Concise Minutes - Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 and Zoom

Meeting date: Friday, 28 March 2025

Meeting time: 10.07 - 12.57
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14852

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	David Rees MS (Chair) Russell George MS Buffy Williams MS (In place of John Griffiths MS) Llyr Gruffydd MS Mark Isherwood MS Jenny Rathbone MS Carolyn Thomas MS
Witnesses:	Piers Bisson, Welsh Government Andrew Jeffreys, Welsh Government Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales
Committee Staff:	Cerian Jones (Second Clerk) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Adam Cooke (Researcher) Josh Hayman (Researcher) Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1   The Chair welcomed Members and witnesses to the meeting. Buffy Williams MS substituted for John Griffiths MS. There were no declarations of interest.

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2 Intergovernmental relations and workings

2.1   The Committee Scrutinised the First Minister on the topic of Intergovernmental Relations and Workings.

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3 Topical Scrutiny

3.1   The Committee scrutinised the First Minister on topical issues.

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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 11 July 2025 in Cardiff.

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