Infrastructure Bill [Lords]

Debate between Richard Burden and Jonathan Edwards

Monday 8th December 2014 Commons Chamber

[Richard Burden]

My hon. Friend is absolutely spot on and the answer is yes.

[Jonathan Edwards]

As I said earlier, over the weekend the Labour Government in Wales said that they wanted powers over licensing to be devolved to Wales. Will the official Opposition table amendments in Committee to support the position of the Labour party in Wales?

[Richard Burden]

The important thing in relation to these provisions is that regulation is robust and effective and that it happens at the most effective and correct level. We know that the Smith commission has made some specific suggestions, which we will be considering, and there are other issues that we can talk about. The important thing is that it works. My hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Ian Lucas) was absolutely right to say that what the public want to know is whether it will work.