Decision details
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee: Inter-Government and Inter-Parliamentary working inquiry
Decision Maker: Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
The
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs
Committee* undertook an inquiry into inter-institutional working in order:
- To produce best practice principles for
inter-institutional working for constitutional legislation.
- To reflect and build on the work of
other legislatures on inter-institutional working as it relates to broader
policy areas.
- To seek, establish and promote
opportunities for inter-parliamentary working, including promotion of
citizen engagement.
During
the course of the inquiry the Committee decided to change the name of the
inquiry from “A stronger voice for Wales:
engaging with Westminster and the devolved institutions” due to the
evolving nature of the its work and the UKs decision to leave the EU.
The
inquiry focused on two strands:
Strand I: Constitutional
matters
To
review how inter-institutional relations have influenced development of Welsh
devolution since 1998. This included looking at:
- How inter-governmental mechanisms have
impacted on the development of the devolution settlement.
- How inter-governmental relations have
developed and evolved, what worked well and the impact these relations
have had on the devolution settlement.
- How inter-parliamentary relations have
evolved, the current state of these relations and how they could be
further developed in relation to the development and scrutiny of
constitutional legislation.
Strand II: Policy matters
By
building on the work previously undertaken across the UK to explore within the
Welsh context:
- The nature of relationships between the
Welsh and UK Government, how these relationships function and how they can
be improved.
- Improving opportunities for improved
policy learning between Governments and Parliaments.
- Best practice in inter-institutional
relations from across the UK which could be imported into the Welsh
context.
- The nature of the relationship between
the Welsh and UK legislatures and to identify opportunities for effective
inter-parliamentary working.
- To cover any other matters that relate
to inter-institutional relationships, including relevant implications of
the UK leaving the EU.
Evidence gathering
The
Committee launched a public
consultation to seek your views on this issue. The deadline for responses
was 5 June 2017.
The
Committee also wrote
to all Committee Chairs in the National Assembly to seek their views on how
to improve inter-parliamentary working.
Passage of
the Inquiry
The
following table sets out the dates and contents of each of the evidence
gathering sessions during the inquiry:
Evidence
Session |
Date,
Agenda and Minutes |
Transcript |
Video |
1.
Rt Hon Lord Murphy of Torfaen |
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2.
Sir Paul Silk |
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3.
Baroness Randerson |
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4.
Rt Hon Elfyn Llwyd |
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5.
Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales |
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6.
Ieuan Wyn Jones |
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7.
Rt Hon Lord Hain |
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8.
Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan |
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9.
Sir Derek Jones |
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10.
Professor Paul Cairney |
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Stakeholder
Session |
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11.
Elin Jones AM, Llywydd |
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12.
Rt.Hon Alun Cairns MP, Secretary of State for Wales |
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13.
Philip Rycroft CB, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the
European Union |
The Committee published its report
(PDF, 794KB) in February 2018. The report and government response was debated
in Plenary on
28 February 2018.
Decisions:
5.1
The Committee considered the terms of reference for the Inter-Government and
Inter-Parliamentary working inquiry and agreed to return to the issue at a
later date.
Publication date: 18/01/2017
Date of decision: 31/10/2016
Decided at meeting: 31/10/2016 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd
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