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Government of Wales Bill

I quite understand the anxiety behind these amendments which once again show concern that the Assembly should play an active role in approving or disapproving ministerial action in the context of regulatory impact assessments. How else is the Assembly to scrutinise ministerial activity and properly hold Ministers to account? That is the question. While the principle of the Bill is to transfer powers and functions to Ministers, the Assembly must be afforded every opportunity to hold them to account for their subsequent actions. This is clearly going to be a very important part of the new Assembly’s role—a far bigger part than it was in the past under the old regime.