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Government of Wales Bill

I hope that the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, but on the basis of what he has just said I invite him to join me in the Lobby tonight to vote for our reasoned amendment. As I have made very clear, we are not opposed to everything in the Bill—we want to work constructively with the Government on building on what the Assembly has achieved already and improving it—and the hon. Gentleman has just articulated the very reason for my reasoned amendment. We do not intend to vote against the Bill on Second Reading, but if what he has just said is Liberal party policy, I invite him and his hon. Friends to join us in the Lobby tonight.