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Local Transport Bill [HL]

I have one comment to make. The difference between framework powers in a Bill and the LCOs is that the LCOs are initiated in Wales. The Local Transport Bill is an opportunity that has come about because of the UK Government’s programme. It is a question of where the initiative started. The initiative began with the UK Government, and Welsh Ministers have seen an opportunity to promote the concepts of devolution through the Bill. As the noble Lord, Lord Elis-Thomas, pointed out, the end product, if the Welsh Assembly decided to go that way, would be Welsh matters. There are two routes to get there. There is nothing more complicated about it than where the initiation of the process comes; the end product would be the same.