Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 17 January 2017.
There is an unfortunate history in this place, where benefits have been devolved but without all the funding to follow. That happened with the council tax benefit. So, we’re not in favour of receiving any powers without the agreement of this Assembly, and we’re not in favour of receiving powers without the full funding to follow. So, if that was offered to us, we would consider it, but we would never wish to take any new powers without the funding being made available and without the assurance in the long term about the source of that funding.