Clause 11 - Access to information, etc by Auditor General
Public Audit (Wales) Bill [Lords]
10:30 am
Mr Don Touhig (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales), Department for Constitutional Affairs; Islwyn, Labour/Co-operative)
I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman is not happy— [Interruption.] I am mortified. It will keep me awake for most of the night. I point out to him that in a later debate, which I do not want to anticipate, he will be arguing against criminal sanctions. The Opposition should exercise a degree of consistency as well. In my response to him, I sought to point out a number of provisions that will be in place in order effectively to deal with his problems, short of applying criminal sanctions. I am sure that in our later
debate, we shall hear much about the need not to have criminal sanctions in respect of other matters to be considered by the Committee. On that basis, I hope that he is prepared to accept the points that I have made.