Proceeding contribution from Ian Lucas (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 9 January 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Government of Wales Bill.
Government of Wales Bill
The person who did most to deliver devolution in the United Kingdom was Margaret Thatcher. She alienated the people of Wales and Scotland so profoundly that she created the circumstances in 1997 that led to the setting up of the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly. We know from history that devolution referendums had been held before and had been unsuccessful. It was only because the Conservatives alienated people in Scotland and Wales so much by the manner in which they ran their Government between 1979 and 1997 that devolution was ever established.
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 441 c88
- Session
- 2005-06
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Devolved matters Abuse Accountability Constituency size Constituencies Candidates Devolution Constitutions Delegated legislation Finance Elections Legislative process Disqualification Legislative competence Functions Electoral systems First ministers Legislative drafting Pay Members National Assembly for Wales Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Politics and government Parliament Proportional representation Wales Welsh Government National Assembly for Wales Commission Welsh Consolidated Fund
- Legislation
- Government of Wales Bill 2005-06
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