Cabinet meeting: 20 March 2023
Minutes of a meeting of the Cabinet on 20 March 2023.
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Present
- Rt. Hon. Mark Drakeford MS (Chair)
- Lesley Griffiths MS
- Rebecca Evans MS
- Jane Hutt MS
- Julie James MS
- Jeremy Miles MS
- Eluned Morgan MS
- Mick Antoniw MS
- Hannah Blythyn MS
- Dawn Bowden MS
- Lynne Neagle MS
- Julie Morgan MS
- Lee Waters MS
Apologies
- Vaughan Gething MS
Officials
- Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary
- Des Clifford, Director Office of the First Minister
- Rebecca Dunn, Head of Cabinet Division
- Toby Mason, Head of Strategic Communications
- Jane Runeckles, Special Adviser
- Madeleine Brindley, Special Adviser
- Alex Bevan, Special Adviser
- Daniel Butler, Special Adviser
- Ian Butler, Special Adviser
- Kate Edmunds, Special Adviser
- Sara Faye, Special Adviser
- Sam Hadley, Special Adviser
- David Hooson, Special Adviser
- Clare Jenkins, Special Adviser
- Owen John, Special Adviser
- Phillipa Marsden, Special Adviser
- Tom Woodward, Special Adviser
- Christopher W Morgan, Head of Cabinet Secretariat (minutes)
- Damian Roche, Cabinet Secretariat
- Catrin Sully, Cabinet Office
- Tracey Burke, Director General Climate Change & Rural Affairs
- Jo-Anne Daniels, Director General Education, Social Justice and Welsh Language
- Reg Kilpatrick, Director General, COVID-19 recovery and Local Government
- Tim Moss, Chief Operating Officer
- Judith Paget, Director General Health and Social Services
- Andrew Slade, Director General, Economy, Treasury and Constitution
- Helen Lentle, Director Legal Services
- Helena Bird, Permanent Secretary’s office
Item 1: Minutes of previous meetings
1.1 Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet gofnodion y 13 Mawrth / Cabinet approved the minutes of 13 March.
Item 2: First Minister's items
Recent visit to Paris
2.1 The First Minister reflected on his recent visit to Paris, where he had met representatives from energy and industrial companies investing in Wales. He had also hosted a well-attended reception at the British Embassy to mark the start of Wales in France. This would be a year-long celebration of cultural, business and sporting events designed to strengthen existing links and forge new connections between the 2 countries.
2.2 The First Minister also visited UNESCO at its headquarters in Paris.
Item 3: Senedd business
3.1 Cabinet considered the Plenary grid and noted that there had been one change to business on Tuesday, the Minister for Climate Change would be making a statement on building safety. Voting time would be around 7pm on Tuesday and approximately 6:40pm on Wednesday.
Cabinet Secretariat
March 2023