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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

My Lords, I would like to have on the record my sincere thanks to the Ministers in the Wales Office, to the First Minister in the Assembly and to Ministers in the Assembly for having entered into a long and, at times, complicated dialogue to ensure that we reach this point. These amendments, tabled by the Government, are extremely important because they ensure that the Assembly will have parity with the powers that will exist in England. They also have the sophistication to allow the powers to be triggered at the decision of the Ministers in the Assembly. I am also grateful to officials who, behind the scenes, have worked with me and enabled the dialogue to take place.