3. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:02 pm on 4 December 2018.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 5:02, 4 December 2018

Well, I'm not willing to comment on the inquest, other than to say that everybody in the Assembly and its estate has been affected by the issues raised. Carl was a good friend and colleague of all of us, and we all share the sorrow and the opening wounds from the inquest, but I'm not going to comment on any of the processes there, since the inquest stands adjourned and is not yet complete, nor on any of the other peripheral points until the inquest reaches its proper legal conclusion.

On the other matter, the Welsh Government welcomes scrutiny of that sort. I'm afraid I don't know, Deputy Presiding Officer, whether that report can be released in the very short timescale now available to us. If it can, I will make sure that it is. If not, then there will be opportunities to question whoever the Cabinet Secretary for health is in the next term about any content of the report, should it be released over the Christmas period.