Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:48 pm on 4 October 2022.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 1:48, 4 October 2022

Well, Llywydd, the Member knows perfectly well that the decision is made, there will be no Welsh separate inquiry and, instead, the answers to the questions that people quite rightly want to see here in Wales will be properly, fully, and best answered by the inquiry that his Prime Minister established, and which I was able to discuss with Downing Street on a series of occasions to make sure that Welsh interests were fully represented in the terms of reference and in the way that the inquiry will be conducted. That will ensure that the best possible answers are provided. That's why I believe that to be the right course of action. The First Minister of Scotland must speak for herself. I see that Lady Poole, the chair of the independent Scottish inquiry, has resigned. Any idea that everything in Scotland is completely marvellous because they've agreed to an inquiry would not stand up to a moment's examination.