, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
But fundamental problems with the Bill remain. Not least, the broad delegated powers given to UK Government Ministers within the Bill mean that there is still a real risk that the Senedd will be bypassed as decisions are made in devolved areas.
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
The retained EU law listed in the new Schedule to the Bill, which is to fall at the end of this year, does include law in devolved areas. It is concerning that the UK Government has included such legislation without first consulting the Welsh Government. Yet…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
I will focus on a few key points that arise from the Counsel General's response to my committee.
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
The Welsh Government laid memorandum No. 5 before the Senedd on 26 May and it reflects the amendments tabled to the Bill by the UK Government for consideration at Lords Report Stage and Third Reading. So, yesterday afternoon, my committee was able to give…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Thank you, Llywydd. When we last spoke in this Siambr about the matter of granting legislative consent for the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, I said that my committee had been unable to report on memorandum No. 4 as a consequence of amendments…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. I’m sure that the First Minister will have followed the debate on the proposed Food (Wales) Bill recently with a great deal of interest. Perhaps in a quiet moment he may even have read my recent article on this issue, which called…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
5. What are the underlying principles of the Welsh Government's food policy? OQ59597
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Can I just ask you whether, under Standing Order 17.42, you're happy to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting and we can then move into private? We are. Thank you. Gareth and our clerking team, I wonder if you could take us into…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
So, in which case, if we're happy to note those, we'll go on to item No. 6, which are other papers to note, the first of which we've batched together, colleagues: items 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. We're grateful to Peter Fox MS for his correspondence there in response…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
Okay, and we go on, then, to item No. 5, notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. So, under 5.1, we have correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change in respect of the net-zero energy and climate change…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered
Thank you very much. Good.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered
I wonder if we have any insight on that, Pered. Kate, or any one of our colleagues?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered
In which case, then, we move on to item No. 4, which is instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 that we’ve previously considered, and we have one item here as well. It’s in respect of item 4.1, SL(6)357, the school…
, 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
So, that brings us on, then, to item No. 3, which is instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Orders 21.2 or 21.3 that we have previously considered, and, under this, we have one item. It’s SL(6)356, the Public Procurement…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you very much, Kate. So, we can see that there’s a good reason, good justification here for expediting these particular regulations. Colleagues, are you content with that reporting point? We are. Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Kate, and, as I say, we don't need a Welsh Government response to those. Are colleagues content with that? We are. Good. That takes us on to the last item, then, in this section, item 2.3. It’s an affirmative resolution instrument, SL(6)360, the…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you very much, Kate. Are we content with that, colleagues? We are. Thank you, Kate. We'll go on, then, to item 2.2, SL(6)361, the Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2023. In your papers there…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
We'll go straight on, then, to the first substantive item, item No. 2, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3. The first of these is item 2.1, SL(6)359, the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everybody, to this afternoon's session of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. Just as a reminder, we're meeting in virtual session today, but the meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv. The Record of Proceedings will be…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to you all.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Oh, wow.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
The ambient hum of jacuzzis—[Inaudible.]
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
In some ways, this is most exciting, but also we're right at the edges of understanding on this, including the professionals in the field, as well. But it does strike me that there is sometimes a desire to seek out noisy, colourful, lively environments, as…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
When you're stationary—that is idling. Right. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
You stop, and your engine is running.
