, 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
Thanks, Jen. Members, do you have anything to add? Are we happy to note the Welsh Government's response? Yes.
, 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
Item 4, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3, previously considered. The Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2025. The committee considered this instrument at its meeting on 6 October and laid its…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Thank you, Jen. Members, anything further to add? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? I see that Members are.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7, the school organisation code. Section 38 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 provides that the Welsh Ministers must issue a code on school…
, 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, Jen. Members, is there anything you wish to add? Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Do Members have anything to add? No. Are we happy with the reporting points? Yes. I can see people nodding. Item 2.3, the Council Tax (Discounts, Disregards and Exemptions) (Wales) Regulations 2026—draft report. The current system of council tax discounts…
, 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, Jen. Members, do you have anything you wish to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes. Thank you very much. Item 2.2, the Non-Domestic Rating (Provision of Information About Changes of Circumstances) (Wales) Regulations 2026…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
This takes us to item 2, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026. Council…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
That takes us on to the first item, which is introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. We've received apologies today from Mark Isherwood. As a reminder, the meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon and welcome to this meeting of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee.
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
But we know that, in Cardiff, for example, for rugby internationals, major sporting events, the price of hotels goes up substantially, and whether the levy should be able to be increased accordingly.
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
You can't give us any examples now of where it happens. No. Okay, fine. Please share it with us—through you, Chair. And finally from me, a concern was expressed about the lack of detail included in the Bill regarding a visitor levy premium. Do you feel that…
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
Please could you write to us—through you, Chair?
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
The bit of my question that perhaps I didn't—. I hope you can hear me. The bit of my question that I didn't make clear: where in the world do they do that? I mean, there are over 50 countries with tourism levies of one kind or another. Which one does that?
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
Thank you for that answer then. I'm coming back to you, I'm afraid, or pleased. You've advocated that a 'pitch' within the definition of visitor accommodation be reviewed. You've also mentioned business falling below a certain threshold for their annual…
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
I picked 14 February because it's Valentine's Day.
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
Can I say to Bluestone I think you've got an excellent venture there? My wife and my children have been there with grandchildren, and really enjoyed it. They speak very highly of it. It's not cheap, though, is it? If you wanted to go in February for three…
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
It's one I've come round to agreeing with as well.
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
Diolch, Cadeirydd. We’ve talked about this to everybody we’ve talked to today and previously, so I’ll paraphrase at this stage. Do you think that under-18s should be exempt?
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7
That's why Dubai and Japan have so few tourists.
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7
A last question. This has been happening around the world. France brought it in at the beginning of the last century. Are there any lessons that we can learn from what's happened in the rest of the world? Particularly, will we expect, if we have a tourism…
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7
Thank you. I'll be a tourist up in Bangor and Caernarfon at the weekend. To everyone, section 23 of the Bill sets out the types of spending by the local authorities that would meet the requirement for spending on destination management and improvements. What…
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7
Diolch, Cadeirydd. This is to the FSB. Your evidence mentioned that the committee should consider whether the legislation should provide a power for Ministers to change where the revenue from the levy is channelled—rather than a local forum.
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
I have no further questions I want to ask.
, Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
I've got no further questions.
