Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice – in the Senedd at 1:49 pm on 1 March 2023.

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Photo of Hannah Blythyn Hannah Blythyn Labour 1:49, 1 March 2023

Can I first of all thank Peredur Griffiths and Plaid Cymru for the work we've done collectively on the LGBTQ+ action plan and that solidarity and collaborative working, which are so important on these fundamental issues of equality and human rights and dignity? The Welsh Labour Government's position with regards to supporting the trans community and the devolution of gender recognition powers remains as it was; it is the same. It is a commitment in our programme for government and in the co-operation agreement, and it's also one of the 46 actions within the LGBTQ+ action plan to trigger the request to devolve those powers, and then it will be a matter for this Senedd, if that was successful, to determine how those powers are applied. I hear what the Member says in terms of the—. I regret the kind of party political element of that. [Interruption.] We have disagreements within—[Interruption.] We have—