Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:59 pm on 13 February 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:59, 13 February 2018

We have had questions of the Ministry of Justice that have not yet been satisfactorily answered. We have taken no decision on the sale of the land. I know of the representations that have been made. In some ways, the issue is bound up with the commission for justice, in the sense of what should a Welsh penal policy, or a Welsh sentencing policy as well, look like in the future. It's right to say there are Welsh prisoners serving sentences a long way from home in England—in the category A prisons in England. How do we resolve that situation to ensure that people can serve their sentences closer to home, certainly towards the end of their sentences when they are closer to release and, we hope, rehabilitation? But as I say, as far as Baglan is concerned, no decision has been taken. We are not yet in a position where we feel confident that we can take a decision because the full information has not been provided.