7. 7. Plaid Cymru Debate: Superprisons

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:23 pm on 20 September 2017.

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Photo of Carl Sargeant Carl Sargeant Labour 6:23, 20 September 2017

Thank you, Llywydd. I’ve listened carefully to today’s debate, but the Government will be opposing both the motion and the amendment as laid.

I must start by setting the record straight on the actions and powers of the Welsh Government, and some of the contributions that were made in the Chamber today. Responsibility for prisons lies with the UK Government. The Welsh Government was approached by the Ministry of Justice as part of an exercise across England and Wales to see if we knew of any land that could be developed for this scale of prison. We supplied a list of 20 sites. We regularly provide a list of this type—[Interruption.] In a second I will, Dai. We regularly provide this type of service for all businesses and all developers.