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Government of Wales Bill

I thank those Members who have contributed to this short debate. The amendment is phrased in relation to earlier amendments—I think that they were the first amendments debated—about the Senedd. We had a long debate then, which I have no wish to repeat. I tend to agree with my noble friend Lord Thomas. Certainly, I thought that it referred to the building, but I also heard what the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan, said; namely, that it was referred to on that occasion as a sister Parliament. Perhaps we should say that there is not clarity in some respects. I know that this was hyped up in the press before the opening of the building and that ““discussions”” took place about this issue. I will go no further than that. The amendment is correct about opinion polls. We want the Assembly to have its say. We certainly support the separation of powers to which the Minister has referred—the executive from the legislature. The Minister has put it into context: he believes this to be an executive function. Many of us will remember the polls on whether pubs should open on Sundays in Wales. I will not go into that, but one would expect the Assembly to have had a view on such things. However, without more ado, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 64 agreed to. Clauses 65 to 67 agreed to. Clause 68 [Contracts]: