6. Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance: The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:05 pm on 25 April 2018.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 5:05, 25 April 2018

(Translated)

I thank Siân Gwenllian for what she said at the outset in recognising the hard work that’s gone into the agreement that’s before the Assembly today. No-one is making any power grab from the National Assembly, because we’ve agreed on things and the National Assembly will also have to agree when the powers come onto the floor here.

On the continuity Bill, we said from the outset that that wasn’t our first choice. I said and the First Minister said and the Counsel General said, on every occasion, that if we can come to an agreement with the UK Government on the Bill, that was the best way to deal with the problems in the original Bill. That’s what we’ve succeeded in doing and that’s why I had thought that I could come to the Assembly floor today and tell Members that this is an agreement on which we can all agree.