4. 5. Debate: General Principles of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Bill

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:33 pm on 6 June 2017.

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Photo of Alun Davies Alun Davies Labour 3:33, 6 June 2017

I will also say, in closing, to Huw Irranca-Davies, and the report of the CLA committee, I spent many years on CLAC, as the Member will be aware, and that experience has left me almost unable to refuse to accept the recommendations. But I will seek to ensure that we do move to a more affirmative approach, where that is at all possible. And certainly, when it comes to the code—and reflecting on the remarks made by Darren Millar in both his intervention and his earlier remarks—we will ensure that when we have the legislation itself, we will then undertake a process of scrutiny on the code as well.

And that will ensure that we do not only have the debate and the discussion on the legislation—on the primary legislation—itself, but then when it comes to implementation—. I recognise the points that have been made on all sides of the Chamber about implementation, and we will have, taking Gareth Bennett’s point about an IDP template—we will take forward those sorts of issues, and we will ensure there is time available, with the information that Simon Thomas has asked for and expects, and has a right to expect, and that there then will be the opportunity for further scrutiny of the code. That needs to be timely—timely from the committees’ point of view as well; I’ll say that very, very clearly—but it will also be ensured that this Government delivers a piece of legislation, and that this Assembly then enacts a piece of legislation that will achieve all of our ambitions that have been described in different ways, on all sides of the Chamber this afternoon. Thank you very much.