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Government of Wales Bill

No. If the noble Lord, Lord Henley, reads the Bill carefully, he will recognise that what is being said in it is that two-thirds of the Assembly should support the proposal for a referendum before the process is undertaken. The basis is not one man at all, but very considerable support in the Assembly, with the understanding that that support would then generate considerable campaigning activity by all those involved. By definition, two-thirds support in the Assembly clearly involves a great deal more than one party, so the basis for a successful campaign might be mounted. A 51 per cent position would put that in very different circumstances, which is why the proposal for a referendum needs to be based on very considerable support in Wales.