Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:17 pm on 3 July 2018.
Well, the Scottish Government has indicated it wants to participate fully in those common framework discussions in any event, so, in practical terms, that will be available as a mechanism to all parts.
Obviously, the withdrawal Act applies to all parts of the UK, to state the obvious. As of where we are today, there is no Act in force in Scotland that cuts across that. Obviously, as we take steps to repeal the Act here in the Assembly, there will be no legislation here in Wales either. So, there will be, if you like, a level playing field across all parts of the UK. Obviously, that could change if the Scottish Bill becomes law.
I think because of the nature of the cases that have been put, and the arguments that have been put in response, speculating about the exact balance of that, and how it's dealt with by the Supreme Court, isn't something that I think is particularly sensible or probably possible at this point. But we'll obviously be keeping that under review and will watch how submissions are made in the Supreme Court, and we'll be taking a view and responding in relation to that.