Compulsory Purchase of Welsh Government-owned Land

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:29 pm on 6 June 2018.

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Photo of Bethan Sayed Bethan Sayed Plaid Cymru 2:29, 6 June 2018

(Translated)

Okay. Thank you for that. It is helpful, because we are given to understand that the current position in terms of Welsh Government-owned land is that you've made a decision not to allow Baglan Moors to be developed for a new prison. Of course, we welcome that. The legal advice that we've received as an office states that the UK Government could enforce compulsory purchase, but from my recollection, that advice didn't state that there needed to be Welsh Government approval for them to do so. Just to confirm, therefore, although it is Crown land, in law, there is a requirement on the UK Government to facilitate a process where there would be a dialogue, or so there would be something in statute, to ensure that you would have that discussion, just to ensure that, if this issue arises once again, we should understand that all processes are properly in place.