questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving (a) probation services and (b) youth justice to Wales.
answerText: The Government has considered the question of the devolution of justice to Wales and is clear that it is in the interests of the people of Wales for justice to remain a reserved matter, including in respect of probation services and youth justice.
heading: Administration of Justice: Wales