The Devolution of Energy Powers

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:13 pm on 12 December 2017.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:13, 12 December 2017

(Translated)

Well, it’s all-important that the structure is in place so that we can use the powers. We have requested this—that the powers should be deferred for a few months—so that the structure is in place so that we can take action. We don’t want to be in a position where we take the powers and we’re not ready for them. They’re very complex—they’re powers that we haven’t had previously—but we’re very confident, of course, in terms of the timetable that we’ve agreed with the UK Government, that this is something that gives us an opportunity to put structures in place for when the powers are devolved.