Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition (in respect of his 'law officer' responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 2:43 pm on 12 January 2021.
Well, can I firstly acknowledge gratefully the support that the Member has given to the Welsh Government in our intention to stand up for the Senedd? I'm mindful of the fact that, I think, very early after I made my statement that we planned to do that, the Member was very supportive. So, I'd like to acknowledge that if I may.
There are two or three aspects to the Member's question. Firstly, in relation to advice I have given to other colleagues in relation to the basis for the claim, obviously the advice will be privileged in the usual way, as I'm sure the Member is aware. But obviously I will want to make sure that the basis of the claim and the response from the UK Government is taken fully into account in the statement that I make to Members, so that you can have a clear picture of what's intended and the analysis of the Government to the letter, which I think came in on Friday of last week. In relation to timescale, there is obviously a court procedure, which will be followed when the time comes. Clearly, I wish to give an indication of the outline of that in the statement next week, and I plan throughout to keep Members fully appraised on developments in this matter, given its significance to Members and to the institution generally.