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Government of Wales Bill

The Minister has again totally failed to address any of the points that I made about my amendment. The issue is simple. I am perfectly happy for the Minister’s answer to be that the Secretary of State has no discretion. That is fine. In those circumstances there would be no point in coming to Parliament. However, if the Secretary of State has no discretion, we are not talking about the subordinate process that the Government claim this is, both in the Bill and in the notes. We are talking about primary legislation, which is precisely what the Government say it is not. That is the point. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 55 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.]