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National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Welsh Language)

I do not want to provoke the hon. Lady. [Hon. Members: ““Go on!””] My hon. Friends want me to do so. It is a shame: if she aspires to the position of Secretary of State for Wales, she should say something about substance rather than talk about procedure the whole time. Today’s debate is part of the scrutiny process that we are all undertaking. In view of the importance of this matter—it is the most important and potentially sensitive of all the LCOs that have come before Parliament—I have also requested time for the draft order to be debated by all Members on the Floor of the House. I hope that will happen well before the end of the year. It is only right that all Members can have a say on the order, so that Parliament and the people of Wales as a whole can be assured that its scope and content have been fully scrutinised, and so that no critics can complain that such an important order has not been given due consideration. Given the sensitivity of the subject and its importance to Wales, it is very important that that procedure is followed.