Part of 5. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:10 pm on 15 November 2017.
Andrew RT Davies
Conservative
3:10,
15 November 2017
I'm grateful for the answer you gave yesterday, First Minister, which did acknowledge that allegations had been made and had been dealt with, as you indicated in First Minister's questions. I would seek greater clarity on that acknowledgement by this question today, and I would be interested to know when the allegations were first brought to your attention that the former Minister Leighton Andrews and the senior special adviser Steve Jones have indicated—specifically indicated. I would be grateful to understand who investigated those allegations and also what conclusions and, importantly, what actions were taken either by you or by someone you delegated to deal with any subsequent follow-up points that were required from the report that they collated.
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