Concise Minutes - Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister

Meeting Venue: Hybrid: Committee Room 5 and Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Friday, 13 December 2024

Meeting time: 10.00 - 13.03
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14196

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

David Rees MS (Chair)

Russell George MS

John Griffiths MS

Llyr Gruffydd MS

Mark Isherwood MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Delyth Jewell MS (Guest Member)

Witnesses:

Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales

Andrew Gwatkin, Welsh Government

Amelia John, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Cerian Jones (Clerk)

Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk)

Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser)

Sara Moran (Researcher)

Lucy Morgan (Researcher)

 

 

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members and witnesses to the meeting. The Chair also welcomed Delyth Jewell to the meeting as a guest of the Committee.

 

1.2        There were no apologies and no declarations of interest.

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2       Wales and the World

2.1 The Committee scrutinised the First Minister on policy relating to Wales and the World.

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3       Topical Scrutiny

3.1  Members asked the First Minister questions on topical matters.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Discussion of previous evidence sessions

5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence from the session.

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6       Discussion of future meetings

6.1 The Committee agreed that its next meeting will take place on 28 March 2025, with the theme of Intergovernmental Relations and Workings.

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