Commission on Devolution in Wales

Part of Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 5:05 pm on 3 November 2011.

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Photo of Eleanor Laing Eleanor Laing Conservative, Epping Forest 5:05, 3 November 2011

No, that is not the logic at all. If the hon. Gentleman argues in that way, he is arguing against himself. He agrees with me and with many of his hon. Friends that it is this Parliament that represents the whole of the United Kingdom, so this Parliament must have the responsibility not only for raising most taxes but for spending them. He has argued, as have others, that devolved Assemblies and Parliaments must bear responsibility as well as wielding power. As I say, if that is his argument, he is arguing against himself.