Thank you for that response. I just wanted to ask the Counsel General in broader terms about the taxation powers that his colleague sitting next to him, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, is currently considering, namely the four new taxes and the possibility of one tax being brought forward. I support the plastics tax and I will be repeating that, and it was good to see that the Assembly voted in favour of such a tax yesterday evening in discussing these issues.

In discussions at the Finance Committee, the finance Secretary said that, in his view, it’s a matter of joint agreement between the Assembly and Westminster— the House of Commons and the House of Lords—and that, for him, what was important was not the policy, that it wasn’t a policy issue for Westminster, but an issue of how this impacted on powers at Westminster, and that both Parliaments should be in accordance with each other and should be agreed on that. But, there is nothing in writing or a protocol here. So, I would like to ask you as Counsel General whether you will now tackle this issue and ensure that the ground is prepared, constitutionally, so that your colleague the Cabinet Secretary can take whatever tax is selected by the Government through successfully and bring it into force.