Jeremy Miles: The Member is, of course, right to say that the purpose behind the Bill—the intent of the Bill, certainly—is to limit the capacity of the Senedd and Welsh Ministers to act in accordance with the devolution settlement. It didn't have to be this way, and it still doesn't have to be this way. We've proposed an alternative to the Bill that respects the devolution settlement, but also delivers...
Jeremy Miles: The Welsh Government has made clear to the UK Government that an EU trade deal is of vital importance for Welsh citizens and businesses. However, as a responsible Government we are planning for the possibility. This includes making all necessary Welsh legislation to deliver a 'no trade deal' outcome by 31 December.
Jeremy Miles: It would be not only dangerous, but it would be profoundly wrong in the context of the devolution settlement. So, I endorse the comment the Member makes in her question in relation to that. I think the point that Delyth Jewell was making in her question around the protected enactment is an extension of the usual principle. So, we have accepted that there may be occasions when enactments...
Jeremy Miles: Welsh Ministers established a taskforce evaluating potential solutions regarding unadopted roads. It concluded that legislative changes were not required, but a good-practice guide was published, reducing the risk of further unadopted roads being created. We will shortly publish findings from our call for evidence on estate charges on new developments.
Jeremy Miles: I thank Dai Lloyd for his further question in relation to that. I think the Minister for the economy, who commissioned the work of the taskforce, last made a statement on this topic only a few weeks ago at the end of October. The recommendations from the taskforce, which is, obviously, constituted in order to give advice, took the view that the better route at this stage certainly relates to...
Jeremy Miles: The Welsh Government has worked closely with UK Government and the other devolved Governments on the UK Fisheries Bill and on EU exit secondary legislation to secure a suite of powers that will enable us to support Welsh fisheries after the end of the EU transition period.
Jeremy Miles: I almost had to check to see which benches that submission was coming from for a moment. I will always welcome growing recognition from benches on all parts of this Chamber about the impact of the challenge that lies ahead. I will say that it is a very significant set of challenges that this Government has been trying to wrestle with, and I'm glad that there's a recognition of the risks that...
Jeremy Miles: The Welsh Government continues to work closely with the UK Government and devolved Governments to make the case for funding from Her Majesty's Treasury to support the red meat sector in the event of a 'no trade deal' exit.
Jeremy Miles: Well, I'm sorry to disappoint Janet Finch-Saunders, but I think that those questions are largely focused on the policy response of the Government in relation to supporting the red meat sector, and I do think that those questions are probably more appropriately put to Lesley Griffiths as the Minister responsible. But, from a legal perspective, she will be aware that, in the Agriculture Act...
Jeremy Miles: Thank you, Llywydd. I formally move the regulations before us today. I urge the Senedd to support the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations 2020, and I ask formally that Members support the regulations. These regulations amend Schedule 1 to the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019, which, as I said in a debate last week, set out general definitions that apply to terms...
Jeremy Miles: These regulations insert definitions into the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, National Trust, Public Accounts Committee and sentencing code. They also amend the definition of the standard scale of fines for summary offences as a consequence of the sentencing code to allow for Welsh legislation referring to the scale to continue to operate correctly....
Jeremy Miles: In order for the interpretation provision to work properly, it's important that we ensure that every term and definition that is relevant is included. That's why this Senedd agreed to provide powers to Ministers in section 6(2) of the Act to allow them to update the legislation through secondary legislation. These regulations represent the first time that we've made use of those powers....
Jeremy Miles: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I am very pleased that we're staging this debate on the second annual report of the president of Welsh Tribunals, which covers the financial year 2019-20. This is the first debate that we've had on these annual reports published by the president. His first annual report covered the period 2017 to March 2019, and in that report, the president, in his own...
Jeremy Miles: Members will have had the opportunity to consider the president's second annual report, and, like me, I think, will have read it with interest. The past year has seen the Welsh tribunals operate effectively, ensuring tribunal users have continued to be able to properly access justice. The president's next annual report will, I would anticipate, reflect in more detail on the impact of the...
Jeremy Miles: Thank you, Llywydd, I think, because of the translation—it may be an issue at my end—I'll make my remarks in English, if I may. I thank Members for their contributions to this debate. I think it is important that we are having this debate for the reasons that many contributors have outlined, as an important step in the growing role of the Senedd in scrutinising the operation of parts of...
Jeremy Miles: So, thank you to everyone for their contributions, and thank you to Sir Wyn once again for his work.
Jeremy Miles: Deputy Presiding Officer, we have held back until what appeared to be the very last moment to arrange this debate, in the hope that the Government in Westminster would have acknowledged the strength of the opposition to this Bill and would have proposed some compromises on that. Unfortunately, as we know, the main characteristic of the current administration is its arrogance and, therefore,...
Jeremy Miles: I would like, if I may, just to pay tribute to the way in which peers from across the House have been willing to work with us to mount a sterling defence of the devolution settlement, which the UK Government seems willing to trash. In particular, I would like to thank Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Lord Wigley and Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, as well as the Labour...
Jeremy Miles: Diolch, Llywydd. Can I just say, firstly, I'm glad that Delyth Jewell reminded us of the cross-party effort, both in Parliament but also in this Chamber, to support the position that I articulated at the beginning of this debate—whether it's on the Government benches, Plaid Cymru benches and, in a speech, if I might say, of great sagacity by David Melding, it was good to hear a Conservative...
Jeremy Miles: Well, I note that he failed to point me, in his speech, to that clause, Llywydd. Dai Lloyd's contribution—I agree with his rejection of the Bill. I don't agree with his characterisation of the work of the Labour Party, but I do agree with his rejection of the Bill. This is a time for cross-party alliances. We have managed to work together with the SNP Government in Scotland, despite...
