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Local Transport Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Elis-Thomas, for their contributions. I am not entirely satisfied, but I have been reassured by quite a lot of what the Minister said. Part of my criticism of Clause 109 is that it is so loose. It is badly drafted, and does not make clear the restrictions that there should be. It is also interesting that the Minister has said that part of the Government’s plan is to enhance the legislative powers of the Assembly. That is fine. That is the Government’s business, if that is how they want to go. However, we are there to contradict that. This needs to be properly addressed and properly scrutinised, which can be done positively through the LCO. I wonder why the Government want to slip little gems such as this into a Bill that has very little relation to giving powers to the Welsh Assembly.