3. Statement by the First Minister: The final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:07 pm on 30 January 2024.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 3:07, 30 January 2024

(Translated)

I would like to start today by congratulating and thanking Laura McAllister and Rowan Williams and all the commissioners for all of their work. They have held a conversation on our constitutional future that has been broader and more inclusive than we have seen since the inception of devolution; more than we have ever had, perhaps. Over two years, they had more than 15,000 engagements with people from all parts of Wales, from all backgrounds. This has demonstrated, despite the claims from some on the benches opposite, that it’s not just the anoraks who are interested in our constitutional settlement. I would argue that one of the greatest successes of the commission’s work is to show that constitutional issues are bread-and-butter issues, and that constitutional questions are bread-and-butter questions, too.