The Welsh Constitution

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:29 pm on 10 January 2018.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 2:29, 10 January 2018

(Translated)

Well, I had an opportunity, as a result of the question, to remind myself of the effect of the Acts and laws of the Middle Ages in Wales—the Member will be pleased to hear that—including the decisions made by the Aberdyfi council and the Rhuddlan judgments, and as Dai Lloyd mentioned to me yesterday, just to remind myself of the laws of Hywel Dda. I haven't managed to do that in the short time that I've had since then, unfortunately. But on the specific question that you asked, with regard to the issue of the principality, the fact is that Wales is a nation in its own right, as part of the United Kingdom. It has its own legislature and an elected Government that legislate and create policies that are appropriate for the people of Wales. The question of a principality isn’t part of Welsh Government policy. I can’t make any further comment on personal comments that may have been made recently.