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Government of Wales Bill

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I have been listening to what he has to say with great interest, but I am a little puzzled as to exactly what he is suggesting. The Scottish situation is clearly different. That country has its own legal system and full legislative authority—the Gladstonian home rule of which the noble Lord has spoken. But if, let us say, the Home Office is producing legislation—as it seems likely to and has done so frequently in the past—does the Home Secretary have to consult with the Welsh Assembly about every aspect? As it goes through Parliament and is amended by the House, does he have to go back to the Assembly and seek authority for changes? I am not at all sure. Clearly in the Welsh case there are great areas which are not being devolved and for which the Westminster Parliament is responsible. I am trying to probe the noble Lord as to how far this consultation process is expected to go.