Asked by: Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Baroness Goldie on 17 October (HL Deb, col 511), whether the joint ministerial committees intend to meet at regular intervals of no more than two calendar months until the end of the Brexit negotiations.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
Meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) are subject to agreement by all four administrations. The Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) met most recently on 16 October and agreed to meet again before Christmas.
The Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the UK Government and devolved administrations states that the Joint Ministerial Committee (Plenary) should meet at least once a year. The UK Government and the devolved administrations will work together to agree any future date of the next Joint Ministerial Committee (Plenary).
Asked by: Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU negotiations did not meet between February 2017 and October 2017.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations is just one of the ways the UK Government engages with the devolved administrations. There has been, and will continue to be, constructive engagement on the issue of EU exit through a variety of means. Since negotiations began, the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU has spoken to ministers from the Scottish and Welsh Governments on a number of occasions to update on progress. The First Secretary of State has met the Deputy First Minister of Scotland and First Minister of Wales to progress discussions between JMC meetings.
Asked by: Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions within the last 12 months the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU negotiations) has met.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
Within the last 12 months, the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) has met five times.
Asked by: Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions it is intended the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU negotiations) will meet within the next 12 months.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) (JMC(EN)) met on Monday 16 October and will meet again later in 2017. Further meetings are to be agreed by all administrations.
The UK Government is committed to engagement with the devolved administrations, both within the formal structures of the Joint Ministerial Committee and also through bilateral discussions.
Asked by: Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU negotiations) has, in relation to Wales, met members of the Welsh Assembly.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) (JMC(EN)) consists of representatives from the UK Government and each of the devolved administrations.
Mark Drakeford, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government in the Welsh Government and the Welsh Labour Assembly Member for Cardiff West, has attended every meeting of JMC(EN) as a Minister for the Welsh Government.