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Welsh Governance

Proceeding contribution from Lord Hain (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 15 June 2005. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Welsh Governance.
I welcome the hon. Lady to the House. The White Paper is published today and the closing date for consultation is 16 September. Anybody in Wales can get hold of a copy and make their views known and, of course, we will take account of that. However, we have a general election manifesto commitment behind the White Paper and the Bill that will follow in due course. Therefore, we have a mandate from the people to follow that policy, including—despite the bleats from the Conservatives—ending the ability of candidates to stand in both categories. We intend to take our Bill forward, but I must ask her why she is afraid of a referendum on primary powers. That does not seem to me to be a very Liberal Democrat policy.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
435 c275-6 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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