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Government of Wales Bill

I thank the noble Lord for giving way. I said that I would withdraw completely any imputation as to his genuineness if he answered the question clearly and honestly, and he has done so. He said that, in the situation in which we now are, he would be a supporter of Part 4. Perhaps I may put the alternative case now that I have absolved the noble Lord of all possible blame. The alternative case is as follows. Not everyone may be as altruistic as the noble Lord. There may be malcontents who harbour in their hearts nothing but a fear of home rule and a feeling that they will retreat only inch by inch as they are driven back. There could be malcontents who could cobble together an unholy alliance to form 51 per cent and wreck the whole of Part 4 of the Bill in that way. So, rather than having the noble Lord in the dock, one has to proceed on the basis that there are people who would gladly welcome that opportunity.