Wales Bill Debate

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Department: Wales Office

Wales Bill

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Excerpts
Tuesday 11th November 2014

(9 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Randerson Portrait Baroness Randerson
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The noble Lord makes an important point. By moving forward on a cross-party basis, it is the intention to ensure that there is commitment across the four parties in Wales to ensure that the Bill can come forward in the early stages of the next Parliament.

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Portrait Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)
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I apologise because I had to leave the Chamber for part of this debate. I do not understand. If my noble friend is talking about doing this by St David’s Day, which I think is in April—

None Portrait Noble Lords
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March.

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Portrait Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
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In March; forgive me or I shall ask people to tell me when Burns Night is. If my noble friend is talking about doing this within six months, why on earth is she against the amendment?

Baroness Randerson Portrait Baroness Randerson
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The amendment refers to starting within six months of Royal Assent to this Bill—and, of course, that will not take place for some time yet, even assuming that it has a swift passage through the other place.