Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip (in respect of her portfolio responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 2:30 pm on 6 December 2017.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 2:30, 6 December 2017

Well, as I say, I'm not in a position to comment on the situation before I took control of this portfolio. Since I've been in post, which is only a month, I've had a number of meetings around, for example, the progress of the healthy relationships guidance, which I understand will be ready in the new year. We are in the process of appointing the new national advisor, and I've been involved in some parts of that—again, in the very early stages of my taking control of the portfolio. We launched the 'ask and act' guidance only last week, and I was able to do that at a meeting that had been prearranged with a number of people who'd been interested in that guidance, and we'd had a preliminary discussion about that. I absolutely see the Member's commitment and worry in this instance, and I can assure you that one of my priorities in taking this portfolio will be to ensure that the Act is indeed the groundbreaking Act that we would all like to see it being.