Public Audit (Wales) Bill [Lords]
9:25 am
Mr Don Touhig (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales), Department for Constitutional Affairs; Islwyn, Labour/Co-operative)
I beg to move,
That the Public Audit (Wales) Bill [Lords] be considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 50, Schedule 1, Clauses 51 to 66, Schedule 2, Clauses 67 and 68, Schedule 3, Clauses 69 to 72, Schedule 4, Clauses 73 to 75, New Clauses, New Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill.
We have had a meeting of the Programming Sub-Committee, and it agreed to the motion. I am pleased that you are in the Chair, Mr. Griffiths; I have been fortunate enough in my time as a Minister to serve on several Committees that you have chaired. Some have considered important legislation for Wales, and your knowledge and insight about Wales, as a Welsh MP and former Welsh Office Minister, have been invaluable. We are fortunate that you are chairing the Committee, because your help, advice, humour and patience will greatly aid our scrutiny of this important legislation. I have no doubt that we will make good progress in debating the Bill, and we will look to you for guidance and help to get through it as expeditiously as possible.