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

I agree, but such issues should not always be dealt with by convening a Welsh Grand Committee and tabling an order on the Floor of the House, as I intend to do. Issues should be dealt with in a proportionate way according to the sensitivities involved. All the LCOs are important, and I think we all agree that the one under discussion is especially important to enable everybody to have a say. As my right hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff, South and Penarth and my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon have stressed, the more consensus we can achieve on furthering the Welsh language, the better for the language and for Wales. That is why I have proceeded in this way. However, many LCOs are better handled by the scrutiny process that has been used until now, in which the Welsh Affairs Committee works in tandem with the Assembly without the need for the Welsh Grand Committee. We will consider every subject as we go along.