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Proceeding contribution from David TC Davies (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 February 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Government of Wales Bill.

Government of Wales Bill

I hesitate to say this to the hon. Gentleman in public, but he is simply not correct. The role that the Assembly plays now is exactly the same as the role that was previously played by the Wales Office. The Wales Office was previously responsible for health, education, transport and so on, and those powers have now transferred to the Welsh Assembly. We went from having three Members of Parliament performing all those functions to having 60 Welsh Assembly Members doing so. I repeat my original question: how many more does the hon. Gentleman want—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
443 c139 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Accountability Constituency size Constituencies Business Devolution Finance Elections Legislative competence Functions First ministers Pay Powers Members National Assembly for Wales Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Politics and government Ministers Trade unions Wales Welsh Government National Assembly for Wales Commission Welsh Consolidated Fund
Legislation
Government of Wales Bill 2005-06
Link
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