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Government of Wales Bill

I warmly support the amendment, but I have a question. Why is it suggested that the Assembly legislation,"““shall be made in a form prescribed by the First Minister””," and that the,"““form and location of the register shall be prescribed by the First Minister””?" I am not sure why that is being proposed. One can see an argument for thinking that it should be made on the authority of the Assembly, or possibly by the clerk to the Assembly, but it does not seem to me to be appropriate that it should be done on the authority of the First Minister. I confess that I am not entirely clear on the arrangements in Parliament, but I cannot believe that it is done on the authority of the Prime Minister. If it is, I shall be surprised. Perhaps the Minister could enlighten me on that. If there is an alternative, perhaps he could suggest what it should be.