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Further Education and Training Bill [HL]

I, too, thank the Minister. As he knows, we on these Benches are great fans of devolution. We will query anything that smacks of keeping the powers in the centre and not allowing the Welsh Assembly to decide for itself. I shall go away, look carefully at the Minister’s words and consult my Assembly Member colleagues in Wales as to whether they are satisfied with what he said. I am convinced by what he said about the Bill being an appropriate mechanism rather than waiting for an Order in Council—I do not have a problem with that—but I would like to consult further about whether the way in which the powers of intervention are being established in Wales is the right way ahead. Clause 18 agreed to.