Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:49 pm on 19 July 2017.
We know that this responsibility is coming to the Assembly as of next year. I hope the Government aren’t waiting to do some of the preparatory work that might be required to put the safeguards in place when there seems to be a consensus around this Chamber. As I said, we know the scope of the responsibilities that we’ll be inheriting come April next year, so can you confirm that the Government is undertaking that preparatory work so that you can hit the ground running when you do get those responsibilities?