Wales Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss Lords amendment 44.

I am pleased to open the debate on the amendments made to the Wales Bill in the other place. Give...

While the Secretary of State is talking about the fiscal framework, may I welcome the lifting of ...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the scrutiny he provided at previous stages, and for his ...

Does not the Secretary of State agree that the fiscal framework is already out of date because it...

The hon. Gentleman is well aware that we have a positive dialogue with the Welsh Government on th...

No doubt, then, the Secretary of State would disagree with the hon. Member for Brecon and Radnors...

I did not hear my hon. Friend’s comments, but should there be any attempt to frustrate the proces...

Given the respect that the Secretary of State says there is between the institution of the Nation...

We have maintained that the views of the Welsh Government are important, but the views of other s...

Does not the Secretary of State share my concern that the needs-based factor will be based on sum...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention, and for the scrutiny and interest she has ri...

My right hon. Friend has done a fantastic job of steering the Bill through its Commons stages. Th...

My right hon. Friend played an important role in ensuring that we have the needs-based factor by ...

Does the Secretary of State accept that, as the First Minister set out yesterday in the White Pap...

The hon. Gentleman tempts me to go down a route for which no decisions have been taken. We are ke...

Will the Secretary of State give way?

I would like to make a little progress, but I will happily give way later if time permits.

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In the spirit in which the Bill has so far developed, we will this afternoon see something of a r...

May I say that it is a matter of some pleasure to see this Bill going through the House? It start...

Much has been made of this £1 billion cap, but, as the hon. Gentleman knows, the M4 relief road, ...

The hon. Gentleman well knows why the delays have taken place on that scheme. Obstacles are in th...

I had not planned to say much this afternoon, but I thought that I would take the opportunity to ...

I pay tribute to the right hon. Gentleman for what he has done. My colleague Jenny Randerson grea...

To be absolutely honest, I do not think that this represents the end of the book on Welsh devolut...

I am sure that the House will join me in wishing the best to my hon. Friend the Member for Carmar...

I am happy to clarify that the fiscal framework agreement, which is supported by the Welsh Govern...

I welcome those comments about periodic reviews as opposed to using 10-year-old statistics. I als...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in a debate that is hugely important to ...

I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 10.

With this it will be convenient to discuss Lords amendments 28 to 32, 46 and 137.

The amendments deliver a comprehensive and lasting devolution settlement for Wales on water and s...

I welcome the giving up of the intervention power, but does the Minister remain concerned, as I d...

I dispute the view that there will be no direct line of accountability between Welsh Ministers an...

Will the Minister clarify the position on the Competition and Markets Authority? Its regulatory r...

It is important to highlight that the Bill is not devolving competition power; it is being reserv...

The devolution of water and sewerage matters to the Welsh Government is welcome—and, if we are ho...

I, too, welcome this Bill. As a firm believer in the adage that there are no coincidences in poli...

I rise to speak to the second group of amendments, led by amendment 10. My noble Friend Lord Wigl...

rose—

I thank the Minister for explaining this earlier, but perhaps he will explain it further.

The contents of the protocol and whether it includes a Thatcherite dogma is surely a matter for t...

The Minister explained earlier that competition is a reserved matter. In this case, that prompts ...

As much as two words can ever encapsulate a feeling or a sense, the two words “Cofiwch Dryweryn”—...

I will say a few words about clause 46 and Lords amendment 30 on the water protocol.

Every ...

I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

Lords amendments 2 to 8, 11 to 27...

As I stated earlier, we have engaged constructively with peers, the Welsh Government, the Assembl...

I, too, place on record my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn...

I will come on to that specific point, because a review is being conducted by the Department for ...

I support Labour’s amendment (a) to Lords amendment 36, which would reduce the relevant stake for...

As the Secretary of State has pointed out, there are a lot of amendments in the group, many of wh...

The Secretary of State mentioned how the Government are devolving teachers’ pay to the Welsh Gove...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government have the opportunity to accept that we could l...

I welcome the consideration that colleagues in the other place have given to this matter. I decla...

The third group of Lords amendments is wide-ranging and covers a variety of subjects. Some of tho...

With the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to respond to the points that hav...

The Secretary of State asserts that only Members on this side of the House oppose the proposals, ...

The hon. Gentleman makes a relevant point. We take the issue of problem gambling seriously. As I ...