Found: Correspondence from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 8 July

Found: We look forward to learning more about the review of prison officer training carried out by Lord Timpson

Found: Correspondence from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 1 July

Found: Lord Timpson: There are drugs in every prison.

Found: Lord Timpson: It is more HMPPS.

Found: Lord Timpson OBE, Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending Individuals: ■

Found: Lord Timpson OBE, Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending Individuals: ■

<p>I don't agree with that characterisation at all. The Deputy First Minister had an extremely good meeting with the Lord Chancellor, in which she authorised officials to work together on the beginnings of the steps for the devolution of youth justice. That work is going on apace. We've appointed a head of youth justice devolution here in the Welsh Government in order to push that work on apace. Various other meetings on probation are occurring.&nbsp;Myself and the Minister for Social Justice are going up to visit the Manchester model for probation during August, for example, with a view to looking at that.</p>
<p>Lord Timpson has done an enormous amount of work on the absolute shambles the Conservative Government left the court and prison system in. They should be hanging their head in shame, as opposed to the nonsense we actually get. You've only got to look at any of the prisons—I have one in my own constituency—to see the terrible overcrowding and dreadful, dreadful outcome of terrible<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> years of failure to invest.</span></p>

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">years of failure to invest.</span> Lord Timpson has been concentrating on that. To be fair to him, the devolution process is not within his remit. He's a Minister looking very specifically at some things. It is not our experience that that's what's happening. The manifesto of the UK Government said that it would explore the devolution of youth justice and probation, and we are doing that. I am confident that we will&nbsp;get the steps towards that that we expected in this first year and a bit of the UK Labour Government, and I'm sure that that journey will continue.</p>

<p>Papers to note, item 7.1, correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care on the Welsh Government’s legislative consent memorandum on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.&nbsp;The Cabinet Secretary responds to our letter in which we asked why the Senedd's consent is not needed for certain clauses in the Bill, which creates a regulatory framework for lawful assistance in ending one's life, mostly within the NHS.&nbsp;He states that consent is required for certain clauses, but not for others, based on their assessment in line with Standing Order 29. The letter also mentions that the Bill allows terminally ill adults to request assistance to end their own life, with specific provisions for Wales.&nbsp;Do Members have any comments they wish to make? No.</p>
<p>Moving on to item 7.2, correspondence from the Welsh Government on the Welsh Government's legislative consent memorandum on the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill.&nbsp;Members are invited to note the correspondence from the First Minister and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, following our letter on 9 May. The First Minister agrees with the committee's recommendation that the Welsh Government should assess whether UK Parliamentary Bills relate to devolved matters and engage Standing Order 29, rather than relying on the UK Government's analysis.&nbsp;The Cabinet Secretary's letter responds to all other recommendations made by the committee.&nbsp;Do Members have any comments? No.</p>
<p>Item 7.3, correspondence from the Equality and Social Justice Committee—criminal justice session with Lord Timpson.&nbsp;Members are invited to note the correspondence from the Equality and Social Justice Committee in relation to the rearrangement of an evidence session with Lord Timpson, which is now scheduled for next Monday. Members may wish to discuss this matter in private, but Members also need to know that we have a meeting ourselves next Monday, which will be going on throughout the time that Lord Timpson is there.</p>
<p>Item 7.4, correspondence from the Welsh Government: the Welsh Government's response to the committee's report on the Welsh Government's supplementary legislative consent memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.&nbsp;Members are invited to note the response from the Welsh Government in relation to the committee's report on the Welsh Government's supplementary legislative consent memorandum—memorandum No. 2—on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. Are Members content to note this? Yes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Correspondence from the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister on the reporting of inter-governmental meetings. Members are invited to note&nbsp;the letter from the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister, which draws to our attention information provided to that committee by the First Minister on how the Welsh Government intends to speed up the process of reporting to the Senedd about inter-governmental meetings.&nbsp;The First Minister states that officials in the central inter-governmental relations team will further emphasise through internal discussions, training and guidance the importance of swift reporting of information related to formal inter-governmental meetings in line with the inter-institutional relations agreement. Are Members content to note this?&nbsp;</p>