5. Motion to alter the name and remit of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:53 pm on 29 January 2020.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 3:53, 29 January 2020

Thank you, Llywydd. I hadn't intended to speak, but in response to those particular comments, which I consider actually are very misleading—. Because although justice per se is not devolved, we have considerable justice functions and we have no mechanism for the scrutiny of those justice functions and to evaluate them, nor indeed to evaluate the recommendations of a particularly important report. So, it seems to me that this is a very sensible move forward. It's one that I am supportive of, it's one that I've kept the members of my committee involved in, and I do not support the objection being made.