3. 3. Statement: Supreme Court Ruling on Article 50

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:21 pm on 24 January 2017.

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Photo of Julie Morgan Julie Morgan Labour 3:21, 24 January 2017

I’d like to congratulate the Counsel General on his great efforts on behalf of us and on behalf of Wales in the Supreme Court. I think his presence was absolutely justified and was very significant in reaching the decision that was made. I welcome his statement. I think it’s absolutely, vitally important that such a momentous decision is decided on in Parliament. He said in his statement that we now must go forward and have full, open debate, and there must be no talk about unamendable motions. I’m sure he would agree that it is so important that the motion can be amended, because that can enable full debate. Is he confident now that we are moving forward to a full, open debate?

Most of the questions I had about the Sewel convention have already been asked and answered, but I agree very strongly about the importance of the negotiation between the four countries, and how important that is and how crucial it is that we do reach a consensus. But would the Counsel General agree that there must be at least a possibility that a consensus may not be reached with all four of the nations, and what does he think would be the result of that situation?