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2005-06

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Government of Wales Bill. Brought from Commons. Explanatory notes HL Bill 81-EN also published.
Wednesday, 1 March 2006
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Lord Livsey of Talgarth | 680 c1114-31 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 28:"Page 17, line 12, at end insert ““not belonging to the same political group”...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c1137 (Link to this contribution) I emphasise that it is not dictation. It does not dictate to the Assembly. If the Assembly can reach...

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Lord Henley | 680 c1137 (Link to this contribution) Quite simply, it is not a fallback position. Clause 29 is absolutely clear. This is what will happen...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c1137-8 (Link to this contribution) No, I do not think that is the position. I am seeking to explain to the Committee why we cannot be m...

Lord Thomas of Gresford | 680 c1138 (Link to this contribution) I am struggling to grasp the position. Clause 28(3) states:"““The standing orders must make provisio...

Lord Crickhowell | 680 c1138 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way but, once again, the Explanatory Notes are helpful. T...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c1138-9 (Link to this contribution) I hope I am not contradicting what is in the Bill. I am seeking to explain why the concept is one in...

Lord Henley | 680 c1139-40 (Link to this contribution) We have not cleared the air at all. We are even more confused than when we started. The Minister see...

Lord Thomas of Gresford | 680 c1140 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord suggested that in drafting our amendments we should put in a mechanism for resolving ...

Lord Livsey of Talgarth | 680 c1140-1 (Link to this contribution) The lead amendment in this group is tabled in my name. There is no doubt that there is a fundamental...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c1141 (Link to this contribution) If the noble Lord will allow me, the Assembly clearly has the ability to reach an agreement outside ...

Lord Crickhowell | 680 c1133-4 (Link to this contribution) I apologise for not being in my place at the beginning of the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Livsey....

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c1134-5 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to all the noble Lords who have spoken in the debate, which we all recognise has its t...

Lord Henley | 680 c1131-2 (Link to this contribution) I have my name down to Amendment No. 29, together with my noble friends Lord Roberts of Conwy and Lo...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 680 c1132-3 (Link to this contribution) I wish to speak briefly to these amendments. At Second Reading I expressed grave concern about the d...

Lord Henley | 680 c1136 (Link to this contribution) If the noble Lord uses the expression, ““We are not trying to impose d’Hondt on the Assembly””, why ...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c1136 (Link to this contribution) The answer to the noble Lord is quite straightforward—or perhaps the question to the noble Lord is p...

Lord Henley | 680 c1135 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord says that the larger the number the greater the fairness, but as I understand it once...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c1135-6 (Link to this contribution) Of course that is inevitably the case, but at the same time the noble Lord will recognise that if th...

Lord Crickhowell | 680 c1136-7 (Link to this contribution) I am provoked into intervening again. It is an issue to which we shall almost certainly have to retu...

Lord Thomas of Gresford | 680 c1136 (Link to this contribution) If using the d’Hondt system is a fall-back, why do not the Government set out primarily that the num...

Lord Roberts of Conwy | 680 c1153-4 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Prys-Davies, for the words that he has just uttered; namely, t...

Lord Crickhowell | 680 c1149-50 (Link to this contribution) I warmly support the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Prys-Davies, and my noble friend Lord...

Lord Roberts of Llandudno | 680 c1148-9 (Link to this contribution) We would of course give wholehearted support to the amendment proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Prys-...

Lord Prys-Davies | 680 c1147-8 (Link to this contribution) I rise to speak in support of Amendment No. 53 in this group. I agree with almost every word uttered...

Lord Roberts of Conwy | 680 c1145-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 38:"Page 20, line 23, at end insert ““which shall be made in both English and We...

Baroness Noakes | 680 c1145 (Link to this contribution) I am extremely disappointed with the Minister’s response. I thought that I had made out a convincing...

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 680 c1144-5 (Link to this contribution) As we have heard, this group of amendments, spoken to by the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, would re-n...

Lord Crickhowell | 680 c1144 (Link to this contribution) I shall make a very brief point to round off the debate. Again, I turn to the Explanatory Notes. I f...

Lord Livsey of Talgarth | 680 c1143-4 (Link to this contribution) I speak to Amendment No. 34, which, as the noble Baroness just said, is slightly different in its wo...

Baroness Noakes | 680 c1141-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 33:"Page 19, line 18, leave out ““Audit Committee or Pywllgor Archwilio”” and in...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c1141 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 30:"Page 100, line 29, at end insert ““but subject to any appropriate modificati...

Lord Livsey of Talgarth | 680 c1141 (Link to this contribution) It is clear from what I have just quoted that it did not work in Scotland. I do not want to go back ...

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 680 c1150-2 (Link to this contribution) I start by paying tribute to the work that the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Conwy, has done over the ...

Lord Prys-Davies | 680 c1152-3 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lords, Lord Crickhowell and Lord Roberts of Llandudno, for their support. However...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c1154 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move that the House do now resume. Moved accordingly, and on Question, Motion agreed to.

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