Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House – in the Senedd at 2:44 pm on 16 May 2018.
Thank you very much, and we look forward to having that debate on the devolution of welfare later on this afternoon.
But it is clear that not everyone in your party is content with some aspects, certainly, of these funds—for example, abolishing the independent living fund. I understand that a proposal was passed to restore this fund by the Labour Party conference, which was in favour of adopting the Scottish model. So, could you explain how abolishing this essential support, along with cutting the funding to the Family Fund—? How can doing that be in accordance with my opening words and with the principles of equalities legislation, and your responsibility to remove barriers facing disabled people and children?