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I have committed in statements to the Senedd, at committee appearances and in correspondence, to keep Members of the Senedd updated as to the steps the Welsh Government is taking to protect the Senedd from the attack on its competence made by the UK Internal Market Act 2020\.


So far, there has been an exchange of pre\-action correspondence with the UK Government about the Act. Members will recall that a pre\-action letter was sent to the UK Government on 16 December, just before the Act was passed and received Royal Assent. We received a response to that letter on 8 January. That response did not address any of our concerns about the effect of the Act on devolution.


Therefore, I have today issued formal proceedings in the Administrative Court seeking permission for a judicial review.  We recognise the difficulties faced by the Senedd because of the uncertainty that this Act leaves in terms of the Senedd’s ability to legislate. I have therefore applied for the proceedings to be expedited although this is entirely a matter for the Court. I have proposed a timetable to the Court which would result in this case being heard in the final week of March 2021\.


I attach the detailed Grounds of Claim. These grounds confirm the two planks of the challenge we seek to make; that the Act impermissibly, impliedly repeals parts of the Government of Wales Act 2006 in a way that diminishes the Senedd’s legislative


competence and that the Act confers power on the UK Government, by way of wide Henry VIII powers, which could be used by UK Ministers to substantively amend the Government of Wales Act in a way that cuts down the devolution settlement.


I will continue to keep Members closely updated on the progress of this action.





### Documents


* #### Counsel General for Wales v Secretary of State for Business \- grounds for judicial review,
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Translation:


 
Mewn datganiadau i Senedd Cymru, mewn cyfarfodydd pwyllgorau ac mewn gohebiaeth, rwyf wedi ymrwymo i roi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i’r Aelodau o’r Senedd ynglŷn â’r camau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i ddiogelu’r Senedd rhag ymosodiad Deddf Marchnad Fewnol y DU 2020 ar ei chymhwysedd.


Hyd yma, mae gohebiaeth cyn camau cyfreithiol wedi’i chyfnewid â Llywodraeth y DU ynglŷn â’r Ddeddf. Bydd yr Aelodau’n cofio y cafodd llythyr cyn camau cyfreithiol ei anfon i Lywodraeth y DU ar 16 Rhagfyr, ychydig cyn i’r Ddeddf gael ei phasio a derbyn y Cydsyniad Brenhinol. Cawsom ymateb i’r llythyr hwnnw ar 8 Ionawr. Ni roddodd yr ymateb hwnnw sylw digonol i unrhyw rai o’n pryderon ynghylch effaith y Ddeddf ar ddatganoli.


Felly, heddiw, rwyf wedi dwyn achos ffurfiol yn y Llys Gweinyddol i geisio caniatâd am adolygiad barnwrol. Rydym yn cydnabod yr anawsterau sy’n wynebu’r Senedd yn sgil yr ansicrwydd y mae’r Ddeddf hon yn ei greu o ran gallu’r Senedd i ddeddfu. Rwyf felly wedi gofyn i’r achos ddilyn y broses gyflym ond mater i’r Llys yw hynny yn llwyr. Rwyf wedi cynnig amserlen i’r Llys a fyddai’n golygu bod yr achos hwn yn cael ei glywed yn ystod wythnos olaf mis Mawrth 2021\.


Atodaf fanylion Sail yr Hawliad. Mae’r sail hon yn cadarnhau’r ddwy elfen o’n her; sef bod y Ddeddf yn diddymu, mewn modd annerbyniol ac ymhlyg, rannau o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006, gan leihau cymhwysedd deddfwriaethol y Senedd, a bod y Ddeddf yn rhoi pŵer i Lywodraeth y DU, drwy gyfrwng pwerau Harri VIII eang, y gallai Gweinidogion y DU ei ddefnyddio i ddiwygio Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru yn sylweddol mewn ffordd sy’n cwtogi’r setliad datganoli.


Byddaf yn parhau i roi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i’r Aelodau am hynt yr achos hwn.





### Dogfennau


* #### Counsel General for Wales v Secretary of State for Business \- grounds for judicial review,
 Saesneg yn unig,
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