I do not know whether, in this procedure, it is permissible for me to answer the question which the Minister was not in a position to. If I might explain, it was hoped that in the spirit of the United Kingdom you might be able to agree on a lawyer. There are an awful lot of lawyers and normally parties can agree, but, as the Welsh Assembly sees it, for some extraordinary reason the Government refused to do what normal litigants do, which is to agree on a lawyer. It stuck on that point because it thought it showed how unworkable the union is becoming if you cannot even agree on a lawyer.
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 23 May 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Victims and Prisoners Bill.
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