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Proceeding contribution from Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 15 December 2009. It occurred during Legislative debate on Constitutional Law.


Constitutional Law

Does the Secretary of State agree that the process that he has adopted on this occasion ought to set a precedent for Governments of all colours, in the sense that, once a matter that is clearly in the domain of the Assembly—in spirit and also, to some extent, in words—has been decided by the Assembly, it would not be in order for us to overturn it? Does he therefore acknowledge that we are putting a marker in the sand for how these important decisions might be made in the future, and how they should be respected when they come from Cardiff?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
502 c908-9 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Appeals Costs Business Devolution Bank of England Energy Exemptions Legislative competence Languages Fuels Public bodies National Assembly for Wales Wales Welsh language Welsh Language Board
Legislation
National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Welsh Language) Order 2010
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk