<p>A Constitutional Convention</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:02 pm on 21 March 2017.

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Photo of David Melding David Melding Conservative 2:02, 21 March 2017

First Minister, I think the problem with a constitutional convention is that you can’t really have one until after a second referendum in Scotland, which, at some point in the future, does look a possibility. I just wonder if your more immediate aims should be with the Prime Minister to see how the Joint Ministerial Committee system could be strengthened. I commend Mr Drakeford’s remarks on how that might happen, although not the style in which he made them. I think it was too caustic in Parliament when he compared the current process to St Fagans Community Council. [Laughter.] But, he did make some interesting points about how the JMCs could be made more robust, with agendas, a secretariat and a clear purpose and future work plan. That’s what you should be concentrating on.