Member

It would be remiss of me not to thank the Minister for his attendance and intervention in today’s debate and, indeed, to thank the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, on the Opposition Front Bench. The Government have at earlier stages of the Bill and in the context of their Crown Estate Bill voiced their opposition to devolving powers to Wales, although they are happy to see these powers devolved to Scotland. If Scotland, why not Wales? The Welsh Labour Government have on numerous occasions indicated their support for devolving the Crown Estate and that is, as I have said, widely supported throughout Wales.