Conservative Senedd member for the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend Andrew RT Davies has demanded Plaid Cymru stop funding legal advice for asylum seekers, branding it “hypocritical”.
Responding to a Written Question by Mr Davies, Deputy First Minister Sioned Williams confirmed the new Plaid Cymru administration funds third sector organisations to provide the advice.
She admitted doing so is not within the Senedd’s remit.
She confirmed, “asylum and immigration law, including the regulation of and access to legal advice, are reserved to the UK Government.”
But she said, “due to the shortage of immigration legal advisors and legal aid providers in Wales, the Welsh Government provides funding to develop and improve the resilience of the legal sector in Wales.”
Mr Davies said Senedd ministers had no business funding the projects, warning it took money from the NHS.
Earlier this week, First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth avoided questions regarding the development of nuclear power at on Anglesey, claiming it was a reserved matter.
Mr Davies said:
Plaid Cymru separatists are taking money from our NHS to fund legal advice for asylum seekers.
Just this week, Rhun ap Iorwerth dodged tricky questions on nuclear power by claiming the matter was not devolved – yet he’s happy to act outside his remit to give asylum seekers special privileges.
This shocking hypocrisy shows where Plaid Cymru separatists’ priorities really lie.
ENDS
Notes to editors:
- A Written Question from Andrew RT Davies to the Deputy First Minister, Sioned Williams.
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