Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings of (1) the Joint Ministerial Committee (Plenary), and (2) the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations), they intend to convene in 2018.

Meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee (Plenary) and the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) are subject to agreement by all four Administrations. JMC(EN) met most recently on 16 October and agreed to meet again before Christmas.

The Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the UK Government and Devolved Administrations states that the Joint Ministerial Committee (Plenary) should meet at least once a year. The UK Government and the Devolved Administrations will work together to agree any future date of the next Joint Ministerial Committee (Plenary).