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Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 20 October 2022
Minutes of the commission's meeting on 20 October 2022.
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Present
Co-chairs
- Laura McAllister
- Rowan Williams
Commission members
- Anwen Elias
- Miguela Gonzalez
- Lauren McEvatt
- Michael Marmot
- Albert Owen
- Kirsty Williams
- Leanne Wood
Expert Panel
- Gareth Williams
Item 2
- Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales
Item 3
- Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice, and Chair of Wales Race Forum
- Kay Denyer, Race Council Cymru
- Aled Edwards, CYTUN
- Professor Uzo Iwobi, Race Council Cymru
- Maria Mesa, Women Connect First
- Rob Milligan, Tai Pawb
- Professor Robert Moore, NWREN
- Andrew Ogun, BLM Gwent
- Shahien Taj, Women Connect First
- Patrick Daly, Welsh Government
- Riaz Hassan, Welsh Government
- Bethan Phillips, Welsh Government
- Paul Webb, Welsh Government
Secretariat
- Gareth Morgan, Deputy Director and Head of Secretariat
- Carys Evans, Adviser
- Heulwen Vaughan, Commission Secretary
- Ruth Leggett, Head of Communications and Engagement
- Victoria Martin, Policy Lead
- Tessa Hajilambi, Office Manager
- Rod Hough, Office Manager
Apologies
- Philip Rycroft
- Shavanah Taj
Item 1: Welcome from the co-chairs
1. The co-chairs welcomed the commissioners and outlined the agenda. The commissioners briefly discussed the evidence sessions which were to follow.
Item 2: Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales
2. The First Minister made the case for a reformed Union that works in the common interests of citizens across the UK, and one to which the people of Wales would want to belong.
Item 3: Wales Race Forum
3. The commission then joined a meeting with the Wales Race Forum, chaired by Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice. A record of this meeting has been published by the Wales Race Forum:
Wales Race Forum: 20 October 2022 on GOV.WALES