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Government of Wales Bill

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Conwy, for his support of the principles lying behind the amendment. From what the Minister has said, I understand that obviously the separation of powers comes into this. Indeed, he has enlightened us by saying that the code of practice is an executive function and an executive document. I would wish to read carefully what he has said, although it certainly seemed to me to be a clear statement to that effect. There is another matter that I wondered about. The Minister also stated that Welsh Ministers would be held to account and would have explicit duties. Some of the subjects, particularly in RIAs and sustainable development, can be extremely controversial and, indeed, great differences of opinion can take place. Given what he said, therefore, I hope that the Assembly will hold Ministers to account and that there will be an effective method for it to do so in a democratic fashion. That being the case, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 76 agreed to. Clause 77 agreed to. Clause 78 [Sustainable development]: [Amendment No. 52 not moved.] Clause 78 agreed to. [Amendment No. 53 not moved.] Clauses 79 to 87 agreed to. Schedule 4 agreed to. Clauses 88 to 91 agreed to. Clause 92 [Assembly Measures]: