Legislative Consent: Great British Energy Bill

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long title to the Bill notes that it is a Bill to “Make provision about Great British Energy.”</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><b>Legislative Consent Memorandum – August 2024<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Welsh Government laid a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Bill before the Senedd on <b><a href="https://senedd.wales/media/mrydpnp1/lcm-ld16626-e.pdf">8 August 2024</a></b> (PDF 169KB).</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=699">Business Committee</a> referred the LCM to the <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=741">Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee</a> and the <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=725">Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee</a> with a reporting deadline of <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/0bdn1fgv/cr-ld16665-e.pdf">15 November 2024 </a>(PDF 21.8KB). </p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>On 5 November 2024, the Business Committee <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/mhil52ly/cr-ld16781-e.pdf">agreed</a> (PDF 37KB) a new reporting deadline of 10 January 2025.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Chair of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/documents/s154301/Letter%20from%20the%20Chair%20to%20the%20Cabinet%20Secretary%20for%20Economy%20Energy%20and%20Planning%20in%20relation%20to%20the%20L.pdf">wrote</a> (PDF 107KB) to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning on 7 October 2024. The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning <a href="https://business.senedd.wales/documents/s154790/Response%20from%20the%20Cabinet%20Secretary%20for%20Economy,%20Energy%20and%20Planning%20to%20the%20Chair%20of%20the%20Climate%20Cha.pdf">responded</a> (PDF 173KB) on 21 October 2024.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee laid its <a href="https://senedd.wales/media/mgnmrwso/cr-ld16747-e.pdf">report</a> (PDF 222KB) on 21 October 2024.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </div> <div class="mgFieldGroup"> <p><span class="mgLabel" >Business type: </span>Legislative Consent</p> <p><span class="mgLabel" >First published: </span> 12/08/2024</p> </div> <h3 class="mgSubSubTitleTxt">Documents</h3> <ul class="mgBulletList" > <li class="mgBulletItem" ><a href="documents/s154790/Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Climate Cha.pdf" >Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning to the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee in relation to the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Great British Energy Bill <span class="mgFileSize" ><img height="12" src="mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif" width="12" alt="pdf icon" /> PDF 173 KB</span> </a> </li> </ul> </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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