Member

I am keen to see devolution work and for it to harness community commitment and engagement. However, the decision-making and responsibility need to be as near as possible to the community concerned. Does the Minister agree with the objectives that I and others have set out? If so, does she agree that the Bill should clarify this? If not, can we know what the Government propose? Is it reinforcement of this first tier of activity, whether you call it “community” or “government” or whatever, or is it to be its diminution and effective absorption into a much larger and more remote body? It is for those reasons that I have tabled my amendment.