The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:25 pm on 2 May 2018.

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Photo of Mr Neil Hamilton Mr Neil Hamilton UKIP 2:25, 2 May 2018

Can I give the Counsel General my wholehearted support on this issue? Is it not correct that the agreement that has been arrived at between the UK Government and the Welsh Government is fundamentally a political agreement, not a legal agreement? Ultimately, as we are part of the United Kingdom, if the United Kingdom Parliament wished to reverse any previous legislation, it would be perfectly possible to do so. But any attempt to resile from the devolution settlement following two referenda here in Wales would clearly create a constitutional conflict between Wales and the United Kingdom Government, and there would be widespread support in this Assembly from all sides, I think, of the house for resisting any such move. So, the leader of Plaid Cymru's fears in this respect, I think, must be regarded as illusory.