, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion to appoint a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for the committee meeting on 3 July 2023
Peredur, are you happy? Alun, are you happy to take on that role, please? Thank you very much for that. So, if we can formally confirm that Alun has been appointed temporary Chair for that meeting on 3 July. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion to appoint a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for the committee meeting on 3 July 2023
Item 9, a very important item here. This is an unusual piece of business. It's a motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for the committee meeting on 3 July. We've discussed this a little amongst the committee. I'm attending the next…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Yes, where we hear from one Minister it's not working well, and another Minister says, 'Well, it's working really well'. So, we'll have to continue exploring that. Thank you very much for that, James. But again, item 14 will give us the opportunity to come…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Yes. James.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
That takes us, if colleagues are happy, to item 8, which is papers to note. Item 8.1—we have correspondence from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade in response to our report on the Welsh Government's legislative consent memoranda on the Retained EU…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
If you're happy with that, we'll turn to item number 7, notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. Under item 7.1, we have a written statement and correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Common frameworks
We might return to some of these items in private session as well.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Common frameworks
We move to item 6, common frameworks. Under item 6.1 we have correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution in respect of our committee's report on common frameworks. The Counsel General notes that he's not able to respond formally…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
There we are. We'll do that. Thank you very much, Kate.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
Would we be happy to do that?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered
That takes us on to the next instrument we have in front of us this afternoon, under item 5. It's item 5.1. It's an instrument that raises issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 that we have previously considered. Under item…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Subject to the Welsh Government's response, we're happy to agree those reporting points? We are.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Good afternoon. Welcome back. We're returning after a short break following our second evidence session this afternoon. But we go now into our regular business, and we've got a fair bit in front of us this afternoon in public session. So, if we turn, first of…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Thank you. Okay. So, colleagues, if you're happy, what we'll do once again now is just take a short adjournment here, both for our panellists to leave and also to swap over with officials as well. So, a short adjournment, and we'll reconvene at quarter past…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Okay, that's interesting. Sorry, leave that with us, because I think one of the things we're going to have to consider as a committee is whether people like yourselves with clearly well-informed views have specific practical recommendations that they would…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
And Professor Lock.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Diolch, Peredur. I think we've covered such a large amount of ground there already, I just want to check with colleagues if there are any other questions that they have. I'm going to come to you for any final thoughts you might have, but one of the things I…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Thank you. Peredur.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Fascinating—ways of working. Professor Lock.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
That's really interesting. Before I bring you in, Professor Locke, could I just ask you, Dr Whitten, is it an inevitability—it certainly has been for the past few decades—that Northern Ireland is always that bit different, that bit special in terms of…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Okay. Did either of our witnesses want to come in on that as well? Both do. Let me go first of all, then, to Dr Whitten.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Dr Royles.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Okay. Alun, back to you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Professor Lock, is there anything you'd like to add to that, not just from a Welsh perspective, but from a devolved perspective?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
UK-EU governance inquiry: Evidence session
Dr Royles, did you want to pick up on that?