My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. The referendum was conducted on 3 March 2011. As Secretary of State at the time, I remained neutral, because I wanted the Welsh people to have confidence in the outcome, and that is what happened. There was a good result in favour of the Welsh Assembly Government having primary legislative powers, and there was no problem whatsoever with the period of purdah, either at UK Government level or at Welsh Government level.
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Cheryl Gillan
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 September 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union Referendum Bill.
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