1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
It isn't at the top of my list for discussion with the UK Prime Minister.
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
I think the first point to note is that you as a committee will be charged with moving forward with that review, and I think it's important that that process is owned by the Senedd, not by the Government. You will be unsurprised to learn that the Government…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
I think it's fair to say that the National Economic Council is somewhat misnamed, because it does seem to be a summit of all of the First Ministers. And while there is a clear economic focus, there will be an opportunity to raise broader issues.
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
The National Economic Council is coming up in a few weeks' time, towards the end of this month. I would expect the range of areas that the Welsh Government is concerned about to be reflected by our Prif Weinidog in his meeting with the other Prif Weinidog.
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
It is on our radar to bring them up. We haven't had those discussions as yet.
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
I think that's exactly the kind of thing I'd expect the review to be considering. I don't know whether you want to add anything, Lloyd.
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
One of the cross-cutting areas in the programme for government is climate change and the nature emergency. That is one of the areas that we'll be addressing right across Government and hopefully making progress on that. It comes back, in part, to the points…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
There are two questions there. I think one of the aspects of my role, and one of the things—I've been meeting with PSB chairs, I've been meeting with local authorities—I've been challenging people to do is to think both about outcomes and for the longer term…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
I think we're certainly open to those mechanisms. I mean, it's sort of 'The Wales We Want' conversation in various forms. I'm keen to involve the public. I'm also keen to involve, as I would hope every Member of this Senedd is, those who are less engaged with…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
Thank you.
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
My view is that stakeholder engagement is a really important part of the process. My colleagues, officials, will be moving the review forward, but we will be looking to engage with stakeholders, whether it's people more generally, whether it's from particular…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
So, we have committed to that review and we will be progressing it in due course, and Lloyd might want to come in there. We've taken the recommendation on board. Our view is that a rapid review will take approximately 12 months, so, at the very least, by this…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
Yes.
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
I think, in principle, certainly we're keen to ensure that we reflect those principles in the work that we're doing. Obviously, my colleague the Cabinet Minister for Finance is leading the budget process at the moment and is engaging with all of those issues…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
I think I might turn to Lloyd on that one.
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
I think there's a general principle point about how we work better together across Government. You will know that sometimes the tendency is to work very much in departments rather than to try and work across Government. I've been working closely with the two…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
Da iawn, Lynne. [Chwerthin.]
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
So, the DRS is clearly an important part of this. As colleagues will be aware, Exchange for Change has been appointed as our deposit management organisation for Wales, and there is work currently ongoing focused on implementation, infrastructure and…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
Yes. UKIMA is an issue. Longer term, our Government position has been clear: there should be a new Wales Bill that enshrines the powers of the Welsh Government and devolves further powers to Wales. That's the clear position of this Government; that is what we…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
It could. And this is more a political comment, but it does seem to me that there is a level of stability in the UK Government that is likely to last for the next two to three years, and therefore there should be a—. I mean, we can reasonably expect a common…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
You're sceptical.
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
I think there are two issues here, as Gareth has outlined. If we can get common frameworks working well, the threat of UKIMA is—. If we can get common frameworks working well, the threat of UKIMA is reduced. If we can get a common understanding around…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
I think—
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
Our fundamental position on the Act is that we believe it should be repealed, because there are some considerable challenges. In terms of common frameworks, there have been delays by a combination of cross-Government political issues and practical programme…
1 Hydref 2026 , Constitution, Justice and External Affairs Committee
Sesiwn i graffu ar waith y Gweinidog Y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Effeithiolrwydd Llywodraeth a'r Cyfansoddiad
It would be clearly unacceptable. I hope to avoid those situations by co-operation and collaboration with the UK Government. I think that's what a responsible Government does. I hope to see the same attitude from the UK Government.
