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Government of Wales Bill

There is a big difference between bestowing power on the Welsh Assembly to legislate on a certain matter and the measure that is made under that authority. For example, the measure may exceed the delegated power. Suppose that the Secretary of State for Wales takes the view that the Assembly measure goes way beyond the scope of the Welsh Assembly’s authority. Does he have the power at that stage to turn to the Welsh Assembly and say no or doesn’t he? Suppose that he takes the view that the Welsh Assembly measure exceeds the delegated power and Westminster takes a different view. Surely there would be a benefit in those circumstances in having Westminster vote on what the Welsh Assembly had done before the matter was taken by the Secretary of State to Buckingham Palace.