The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition (in respect of his 'law officer' responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 2:41 pm on 12 January 2021.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 2:41, 12 January 2021

(Translated)

Well, from the very outset, I made it clear that the Government here would take all possible steps to safeguard the powers of the Senedd. We have done that in terms of our strategy of tabling amendments in Westminster working with the House of Lords. We've done so in terms of recommending the rejection of legislative consent, as, of course, happened. And the third element of that strategy is to take the legal steps that I have already alluded to. As I have said, we've received a letter in response to the letter that I sent and that is being considered at the moment in detail. But what I would tell the Member is this: I've read the letter and, in my view, the questions that we posed haven't been answered. So, I do expect us to proceed with legal proceedings and I expect to be in a position to make a written statement to Members next week updating them on that.