7. What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government regarding future inter-governmental relations? OQ58483

Llywydd, I have had several conversations with the new Secretary of State for Wales on this and other matters.

Thank you, First Minister. First Minister, I read this morning that you still haven't received a phone call from the UK Prime Minister, but I know that she's been very busy recently, particularly with her u-turns, in destroying the economy, threatening to cut benefits and dealing with prominent members of the Cabinet, such as your new friend, the Secretary of State for Wales, who said today that he disagreed with many of her policies. In January, First Minister, you announced a new inter-governmental agreement with the UK Government. The Counsel General was very confident that this would improve co-operation between Welsh Government and UK Government. We haven't seen any signal of that as of yet, so when will this new plan be implemented?

Llywydd, what Rhys ab Owen said remains true. I haven't heard anything from the new Prime Minister, I haven't had a phone call or an e-mail—nothing at all. We do have a new scheme, a scheme that we had agreed with the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Government and the Westminster Government. The last phone call that I had with Boris Johnson when he was Prime Minister, during that conversation he was talking about an invitation that was going to be sent to us to meet in London under the auspices of the new scheme that we had agreed. So, I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to speak to the new Prime Minister.

In the meantime, as I said, I've had a number of opportunities to speak with Sir Robert Buckland, and I'm looking forward to building on the constructive relationship that we want to see with him.

And finally, question 8, Laura Anne Jones.