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 2:37 pm on 6 December 2017.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 2:37, 6 December 2017

Yes, and that's a very important point, and we have a large range of Government initiatives that are designed to make sure that people have the right information to ensure that they don't enter into arrangements that they find themselves slowly sucked into, into situations where really they can't get back out. The Member has highlighted a number of issues. I'm aware of some that have arisen in my own constituency as well.

We will be working very hard to put a range of things in, first of all, to ensure that enforcement agencies understand what they're looking for and how to make sure that the people who are involved in those awful arrangements have the right information to extract themselves and the right advice; secondly, to put some programmes in place to make sure that people understand what they're being sucked into, and can put a stop to it early on; and, thirdly, to put the right support around the agencies that are involved to make sure that they recognise the signs of that starting to happen and can take appropriate preventative action. But, again, I make the same offer: if the Member has very specific things he'd like to me to look at, I'd be more than happy to do that.