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Part of Orders of the Day — Wales Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 April 1978.

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Photo of Mr Neil Kinnock Mr Neil Kinnock , Bedwellty 12:00, 5 April 1978

The hon. Gentleman has used the phrase "on behalf of" several times, and I assume that he does so deliberately. Does he therefore see the role of the Secretary of State for Wales as being a sort of super-delegate mandated by the Welsh Assembly in order to assert the bids or aims made clear by the Welsh Assembly by resolution? If he does, how does he think that the Secretary of State could possibly avoid having to resign if he did not accomplish what he was required to do by the Assembly, or, on the other hand, how could he fulfil the function of being the intermediary between an Assembly which he did not represent and a Cabinet which would not listen to him?