Meetings

CLA(5)-25-20 – Paper 57 – Draft report

The Committee considered its draft report on Wales’ Changing Constitution, and agreed to consider it again following the evidence session with the Counsel General on 21 September in relation to the UK Government’s internal market proposals.

CLA(5)-22-20 – Paper 31 – Key issues paper

CLA(5)-22-20 – Paper 32 – Summary of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence received to date in relation to its inquiry into Wales’ Changing Constitution and its plans for reporting on the issues raised.

Jeremy Miles MS, Counsel General

Des Clifford, Director General, Office of the First Minister, Welsh Government

Chris Warner, Deputy Director, Constitutional Affairs & Intergovernmental Relations, Welsh Government

CLA(5)-18-20 – Briefing

CLA(5)-18-20 – Paper 20 – Welsh Government statement, 25 February 2020

CLA(5)-18-20 – Paper 21 – Letter from the First Minister, 11 June 2020

The Committee took evidence from the Counsel General and his officials.

The Committee discussed the evidence provided by the Counsel General and agreed to consider the key issues arising from the inquiry at a future meeting.

The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP, Secretary of State for Wales

Geth Williams, Deputy Director, Constitution and Policy, Wales Office

CLA(5)-09-20 - Briefing

The Committee took evidence from the Secretary of State for Wales.

The Committee agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Wales to follow up on issues raised during the session.

The Committee considered the evidence received during the session with the Secretary of State for Wales and the key issues to consider moving forward.

CLA(5)-07-20 – Paper 19 – Letter from the First Minister, 12 February 2020

CLA(5)-07-20 – Paper 20 – Letter to the First Minister, 23 January 2020

The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister.

CLA(5)-06-20 – Paper 19 – Key issues paper

The Committee considered the key issues for its inquiry into Wales’ Changing Constitution.

CLA(5)-04-20 – Paper 6 – Key issues paper

CLA(5)-04-20 – Paper 7 – Letter to the First Minister, 23 January 2020

The Committee considered the evidence received to date for its inquiry into Wales’ Changing Constitution and agreed to consider a draft report at a future meeting.

The Committee considered the evidence and agreed to consider key issues for inclusion in a draft report at a future meeting.

Mark Drakeford AM, First Minister of Wales

Chris Warner, Deputy Director, Constitution and Justice

Des Clifford, Director General, Office of the First Minister

Rob Parry, Deputy Director European Transition Legislation

Reforming our Union: Shared Governance in the UK (PDF 184KB)

CLA(5)-02-20 - Briefing

CLA(5)-02-20 - Paper 1 – Letter from the Counsel General, 27 November 2019

Items 2 and 3 were taken together.

The Committee took evidence from the First Minister and his officials.

The Committee agreed to follow-up on issues raised during the session, through correspondence with the First Minister.

CLA(5)-33-19 – Paper 10 – Letter from the Counsel General, 27 November 2019

The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General and, in private session, agreed to consider the issues raised in finalising its work on the inquiry.

CLA(5)-29-19 – Paper 25 – Written evidence

The Committee considered the evidence received to date and noted that the First Minister had accepted the Committee’s invitation to attend its meeting on 25 November to discuss Reforming our Union in the context of the Committee’s inquiry.

CLA(5)-29-19 – Paper 23 – Letter from the First Minister, 10 October 2019

The Committee noted the correspondence from the First Minister and, as previously stated, noted that the First Minister had agreed to give evidence to the Committee at a future meeting.

CLA(5)-28-19 – Briefing 1

CLA(5)-28-19 – Briefing 2

CLA(5)-28-19 – Paper 12 – Written evidence (Dr Andrew Blick)

CLA(5)-28-19 – Paper 13 – Written evidence (Jo Hunt and Hedydd Phylip)

Professor Michael Keating, Centre on Constitutional Change, University of Aberdeen

Dr Andrew Blick, Centre for British Politics and Government, King’s College London

Professor Jo Hunt, Wales Governance Centre

Akash Paun, Institute for Government

Professor Alan Page, University of Dundee

Professor Aileen McHarg, University of Durham

Professor Michael Gordon, Liverpool Law School

Professor Alison Young, Cambridge Centre for Public Law

Dr Jack Simson Caird, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law

Dr Huw Pritchard, Wales Governance Centre

Professor Dan Wincott, Wales Governance Centre

The Committee took evidence from a panel of academics and subject matter specialists as part of its inquiry.

The Marquess of Salisbury, Constitution Reform Group

Sir Paul Silk, Constitution Reform Group

CLA(5)-26-19 – Briefing 2

Carwyn Jones AM advised that he has been asked to join the Constitution Reform Group.

The Committee took evidence from the Marquess of Salisbury and Sir Paul Silk from the Constitution Reform Group.

Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General

Diane Dunning, Welsh Government

Dr Hugh Rawlings, Welsh Government

Simon Brindle, Welsh Government

CLA(5)-24-19 – Briefing 2

CLA(5)-24-19 – Legal brief

The Committee took evidence from the Counsel General; Dr Hugh Rawlings, Director of Constitutional Affairs and Inter-Governmental Relations, Welsh Government; Diane Dunning, Deputy Director of Legal Services, Welsh Government; and Simon Brindle, Director of Brexit Strategy, Welsh Government.