Legislative Consent: Subsidy Control Bill

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is a Bill “to make provision regulating the giving of subsidies out of public resources; and for connected purposes.”</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Bill is subject to the legislative consent process under <a href="https://senedd.wales/senedd-business/conduct-rules-and-guidance/">Standing Order 29</a>. This is when the consent of the Welsh Parliament is sought by the UK Government to legislate on an issue which falls within the competence of the Senedd.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Legislative Consent Motion for the Subsidy Control Bill was <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=700&MId=12653&Ver=4">not agreed</a> in Plenary on 1 March 2022.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Subsidy Control Bill became an Act on 28 April 2022.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) – January 2022</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On 6 January 2022, the Welsh Government laid a <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/sg0brr11/slcm-14809-e.pdf">Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum</a>. (PDF 81.5KB).</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Business Committee <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/dvrnwxqd/cr-ld14843-e.pdf">agreed</a> (PDF 38.8KB) that the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Subsidy Control Bill (Memorandum No. 2) will be considered and reported on, to the Senedd, by 3 March 2022.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On 8 February 2022, Business Committee <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/j2ejmhel/cr-ld14940-e.pdf">agreed</a> to amend the reporting deadline to 1 March 2022.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee laid its <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/lqkbwmq2/cr-ld14971-e.pdf">report</a> (PDF 157KB) on 24 February 2022. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b>Legislative Consent Memorandum – July 2021</b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Welsh Government laid a <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/yhcnasow/lcm-ld14446-e.pdf">Legislative Consent Memorandum</a> (LCM) (PDF 112KB) on the Bill before the Senedd on 13 July 2021.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Business Committee <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/mfdbwtne/cr-ld14541-e.pdf">agreed</a> (PDF 38.5KB), in accordance with Standing Order 29.4(i), to invite <a href="https://senedd.wales/committee/738">the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee</a> and <a href="https://senedd.wales/committee/725">the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee</a> to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Subsidy Control Bill, to the Senedd, by 4 November 2021.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On 4 November 2021, the Business Committee <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/1rkhtxhy/cr-ld14637-e.pdf">agreed</a> (PDF 39.3KB) a new reporting deadline of 16 December 2021.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee laid its <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/r02huft4/cr-ld14725-e.pdf">report</a> (PDF 255KB) on 7 December 2021. The Welsh Government <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/documents/s121066/LJC6-01-22%20-%20Paper%2039%20-%20Letter%20from%20the%20Minister%20for%20Finance%20and%20Local%20Government%206%20January%202022.pdf">responded</a> (PDF 332KB) on 6 January 2022.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3C3C3B'>The Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee took evidence on the LCM at its meeting on 21 October 2021 and laid its <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/sdcbnw3q/cr-ld14647-e.pdf">report</a> (PDF 195KB) on the LCM on 9 November 2021. The Chair also wrote to the UK Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 9 November 2021 to draw attention to issues raised in the report.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Further information on the Senedd’s consideration of the LCM, including relevant correspondence, can be found under ‘Related Meetings’.</p> </div> </div> <div class="mgFieldGroup"> <p><span class="mgLabel" >Business type: </span>Legislative Consent</p> <p><span class="mgLabel" >Status: </span><span class="mgPlanItemInForce" >Complete</span></p> <p><span class="mgLabel" >First published: </span> 28/07/2021</p> </div></div> </div> <p> </p> <input type="hidden" value="false" id="hidIsExtLinkNewWindow" name="hidIsExtLinkNewWindow"> <script src="edit-doc-activex.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/js/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/js/jquery-ui-1.13.2.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var mgJQuery = jQuery.noConflict(true); var thisFormValidator; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/json/json2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-ui/Add-ons/mg.jqueryaddons.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="mgAjaxScripts.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="mgGraphScripts.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> function CommonAjaxInit() { Common_DocumentReady(false, 230287347179077); // FB16622 - Default changed from Mark T's original to 0 thereby disabling it if no value set. } mgJQuery(document).ready(CommonAjaxInit); //FB39842 RBFRS Website - Modern.Gov Councillors Page. 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