Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:29 pm on 20 March 2019.
Thank you for taking the intervention. It's really an opportunity to correct what I thought was misleading information on the position of the DWP that was made by the Conservatives. There is no reason at all, when there is a judicial review, why the DWP can't comment, because it's about process and procedure. If the DWP recognises that the women have been treated unfairly, they can say so. All they have to do is withdraw their opposition to the judicial review, and then enter into negotiations and discussions as to how they rectify what has been a rather serious mistake—a gross mistake that they've made. [Applause.]