Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local
Government
In accordance with the inter-institutional relations agreement, I can report to Members of the Senedd that I represented the Welsh Government at an Inter-Ministerial Group for Elections and Registration meeting on 12 February 2025.
The meeting was held virtually and hosted by the UK Government. In attendance were Rushanara Ali MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Fleur Anderson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Jamie Hepburn MSP, Scottish Minister for Parliamentary Business gave apologies, and the Scottish Government was represented by officials.
This meeting was an opportunity to hear an update from the UK Government on electoral reform plans and the recently enacted Elections Reform and Representation Act in Scotland, as well as giving an update on the Welsh Government’s ongoing work on electoral reform.
A joint communiqué relating to this meeting was issued on 25 March 2025 Interministerial Group for Elections and Registration Communique: 12 February 2025 - GOV.UK
We will continue to work together with meetings planned to take place on a quarterly basis and I will keep Members updated.