<p>Article 50</p>

Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:43 pm on 30 November 2016.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 2:43, 30 November 2016

(Translated)

Thank you for that response, and I agree with the decision to become part of this case by the Welsh Government. If I have read the submission to the Supreme Court correctly, the Welsh Government is of the view that article 50 should be triggered through a Bill before the House of Commons—not a motion or simply a vote in the Commons, but a Bill. If that is the case, have you considered the kind of Bill that would be an appropriate vehicle for that process? Would it, for example, include a specific section related to Wales and European legislation currently implemented in Wales, and the continuation of that legislation? And have you discussed at all with other law officers how such a Bill could allocate time to respect the decision of the people of the UK as a whole and the referendum whilst also respecting the place of this Assembly in the democratic process?