Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:55 pm on 25 October 2017.
I’m grateful to the Member for giving way, and that is an important point, because, of course, the devolution of budget for the whole of the welfare system would be an enormous challenge to us, given the fiscal constraints of the country. But the administration of welfare is another matter, and, of course, the Cabinet Secretary pointed to the administrative costs earlier. The block grant in Scotland was adjusted the year prior to the devolution of the administration of justice, so that there was a top-up to the block grant in Scotland for the administration costs, the initial costs. So, it isn’t just a matter of starting from a complete baseline. However, that does pose, of course, serious questions.