My Lords, if I have understood the point correctly, this is in the context of our firm belief that the port is of strategic UK significance but that there are occasions when it is absolutely right that the Welsh Government need to be involved. They are a significant stakeholder in the port at the moment and—again, I can speak from experience of chairing the enterprise zone—are involved very much in issues there. It is not that the two Governments were at loggerheads; that is far from the case. It seems that we always anticipate that the two legislatures and the two sets of Ministers will always be at each other’s throats; that is far from the case. These two mature institutions very often—indeed, most often—work very successfully together. That is the point I am seeking to make.
Wales Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 14 December 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Wales Bill.
About this proceeding contribution
Reference
777 c1299 Session
2016-17Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamberSubjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2017-02-10 11:40:41 +0000
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-12-14/16121454000011
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-12-14/16121454000011
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-12-14/16121454000011