Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution – in the Senedd at 2:36 pm on 1 March 2023.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 2:36, 1 March 2023

Well, I'll give you the answer. I think the answer is that, once the commission has produced its report and its findings, that isn't necessarily the end of the matter. There is a process, then, of engagement. There is a process of involvement to actually turn the conclusions—well, to explain the conclusions, to engage with those who've participated, but also, then, to seek how you can convert those conclusions into practical change. And I think that's a process that doesn't suddenly end in one January, the moment the report is actually delivered. 

If we really want to see this report being more than just another document that analyses all the problems and the issues that we've raised with regard to our constitution, I think there has to be a process that engages. If, of course, the work ceases before then—if that work is actually concluded earlier—then, obviously, that money won't be spent. But unless you've actually budgeted for it, it can't happen, particularly if it needs to happen.