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Proceeding contribution from Lord Prys-Davies (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 9 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [HL].


Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [HL]

My Lords, I should have welcomed Amendment No. 30, tabled by the Government. The requirement in that amendment is very helpful, because it will mean that the authorities are to take the guidance with considerable seriousness. So that is a strong obligation. Nevertheless, a minority of authorities will not behave as well as they should, so we will still possibly have difficulties. I note what my noble friend said and shall reflect on it. Meanwhile, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 6 [Review and monitoring: supplementary]:


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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
675 c702 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Age Eligibility Functions Interviews Home care services Powers of entry Powers Public appointments Privacy Older people National Assembly for Wales Monitoring Voluntary organisations Wales Research Commissioner for Older People in Wales Reserved matters
Legislation
Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link
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