Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Nia Griffith Excerpts
Wednesday 28th November 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I did not realise the hon. Gentleman wished to ask Question 3. I shall call Nia Griffith first. We will get to the hon. Gentleman; we are saving him up.

Nia Griffith Portrait Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab)
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I very much welcome the Welsh Government’s initiative of introducing legislation to increase organ donation, but after the Supreme Court justices described as “bizarre” the referral by the Secretary of State to the court of the Welsh Government’s byelaw legislation, will the Minister give the House unreserved assurances that the Wales Office will not delay this life-saving legislation and will not waste taxpayers’ money by making any more spurious referrals to the Supreme Court?

Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb
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My Department and the Department of Health have been in close discussion with the Welsh Government about the detail of the legislation, and we are optimistic that all outstanding devolution issues will be addressed before publication of the legislation.