Group 15: Commencement (Amendment 36)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 7:33 pm on 5 December 2018.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 7:33, 5 December 2018

Diolch, Llywydd. Can I urge colleagues on these benches and across them, 'Let's keep those rebellions happening in Westminster and not here'? [Interruption.] Even though it's late in the day.

And can I just thank, with this final amendment, those who have moved amendments and applied good scrutiny to this stage of the Bill? This issue, indeed, did come up during Stages 1 and 2. In fact, it was this exact amendment, so my response may be entirely foreseeable. The making of commencement Orders is not normally subject to any procedure as they bring into force matters that the National Assembly has already approved. The Welsh Government's position on this issue has already been clarified. I see no reason, therefore, to deviate from the current convention in relation to commencement Orders.