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Legislative Consent: Agriculture Bill
This
is a matter where the consent of the National Assembly for Wales is sought by
the UK Government to legislate on an issue which could normally fall within the
competence of the Assembly.
The
Agriculture
Bill (the Bill) was introduced in the House of Commons on 12 September
2018.
The
Agriculture Bill seeks to provide the legal framework for the United Kingdom to
leave the Common Agricultural Policy and establish a new system in its place.
Legislative
Consent Memorandum
The
Welsh Government laid a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Bill before
the National Assembly on 4
October 2018.
The Constitutional and
Legislative Affairs Committee published its report (PDF,
715KB) on the LCM on 4 January 2019.
The Climate Change, Environment
and Rural Affairs Committee published its report (PDF, 1MB) on
the LCM on 4 January 2019.
Supplementary
Legislative Consent Memorandum
On 26 March 2019, the Welsh Government laid a Supplementary
LCM.
The Constitutional
and Legislative Affairs Committee published its report (PDF,
171KB) on the Supplementary LCM on 7 June
2019.
The Climate Change, Environment
and Rural Affairs Committee published its report (PDF,
1MB) on the Supplementary LCM on 11 June
2019.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through UK Parliament
before Dissolution. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
Business type: Legislative Consent
Reason considered: Government Business;
First published: 23/10/2018
Documents
- Legislative Consent Memorandum - The Agriculture Bill - 10 October 2018
- Business Committee Timetable: Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Agriculture Bill - 10 October 2018
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- Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Agriculture Bill
- Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Report on the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 2) on the Agriculture Bill - June 2019
- Correspondence
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, 11 October 2018
PDF 1 MB
- Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs - 24 September 2018
PDF 82 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - 26 March 2019
PDF 1 MB
- Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - 25 July 2019
PDF 401 KB