Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:42 pm on 3 October 2017.
The legislation has gone some way to addressing that. She and I are in a different position. I don’t believe that it makes sense to devolve welfare because we know that Wales is a net recipient of the overall pot. I do agree with her that the actions of the Tory Government have been heartless, unthinking, and have led to more people being homeless. I was in Brighton last week and it was extremely noticeable how bad the problem was in Brighton. We have a problem in Wales, we know that. It was far worse there. I believe part of that is because, in England, they have not enacted legislation that would help to prevent homelessness in the first place. The answer to this, of course, is to have a welfare system that works for people, a welfare system that is compassionate, and a welfare system administered by a Labour Government in London.