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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

We have had the benefit of two distinguished and prominent Welshmen discussing, for 40 minutes, maintaining the status quo. I expect it from the noble Lord, Lord Kinnock, because he led the opposition to devolution against his own party in 1979, when, alongside the noble and sleeping Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan, I attempted to introduce devolution. I forget where the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, was on that referendum. I suspect that he was with the noble Lord, Lord Kinnock. Therefore, we have heard from two noble Lords who fought against devolution for Wales—and we in Wales will never forget it—on the basis that the Welsh Assembly would be dominated by Welsh speakers.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
724 c236-7 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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