Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice – in the Senedd at 1:48 pm on 1 March 2023.

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Photo of Peredur Owen Griffiths Peredur Owen Griffiths Plaid Cymru 1:48, 1 March 2023

Back last month, your Government unveiled a new LGBTQ+ action plan. You also signalled intent to start negotiating with the UK Government to devolve powers related to gender recognition. This is a positive step and it is something that, in principle, Plaid Cymru supports wholeheartedly. The current Tory Government is the most regressive and hate-filled Government in generations. The further we can distance ourselves from them, particularly on matters of equality, the better. Unfortunately, your position was undermined just a few days later on the Sharp End programme, not just by the Tory David T.C. Davies, but also by his fellow panellist, and your colleague, Jo Stevens. She said that she would not approve of giving gender recognition powers to Wales because, and I quote,

'equalities legislation is UK-wide legislation'.

Deputy Minister, what is the position of the Welsh Labour Government on the devolution of powers on gender recognition? How disappointed were you by those comments of your party colleague, whose constituency lies only a stone's throw away from our Parliament?