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Government of Wales Bill

I suffered the most appalling attack from the right hon. Member for Suffolk, Coastal (Mr. Gummer), an accidental defence of the Government. I sought no greater reward than a simple clarification using the words of Lord Kingsland. I hope that the Minister will not make me regret my experience of the slings and arrows from the Conservative Benches. I ask him what is so difficult about agreeing to what appears to be a common-sense form of words—the amendment proposed by Lord Kingsland—to reassure us all that the legislation will never be used"““to the detriment of those who have either benefited from or acted in reliance upon the state of the law before the retrospective Order is made””." That is not a difficult question.