Group 1: Environmental Principles and Governance (Amendment 9)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:44 pm on 21 March 2018.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 5:44, 21 March 2018

Well, no. In actual fact, David, as you well know, what I'm doing is commenting on an amendment that's put in that has not been raised previously, an amendment that could be raised at any stage in any piece of legislation, and I'm also reminding you, of course, that the Welsh Bill is different from the Scottish Bill and has adopted a different approach. What I'm actually saying is that because of the importance of the constitutional issue to this Assembly and to the legislation that is going through Westminster, it would be reckless to actually put that on the table and to take that particular gamble with the constitutional status of this Bill. For that reason, I think it is an inappropriate amendment and one that I would oppose.