HL Deb 18 December 2003 vol 655 cc191-2WA
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether all Bills requested by the National Assembly for Wales will be introduced in this Session of Parliament; and, if not, why not. [HL287]

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

The Wales Office competes each year with all other government departments for spaces in the legislative programme. The Wales Office has a good track record of securing Wales-only Bills, but also seeks opportunities to add Welsh clauses to other Bills, to secure the Assembly's legislative requests. In the current Session seven Bills have specific Welsh clauses, in addition to the Public Audit (Wales) Bill.

Through these measures, we are enabling the Welsh Assembly to deliver its programme.