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Why is this not being done? There are two reasons. First, I regret to say that some departments keep the view, “Whitehall knows best”. It is a stain that runs through the entirety of devolution, but it is still a problem in certain departments in London. Secondly, I have alluded to the problems and differences between the Labour Government in Cardiff and the Parliamentary Labour Party and Government in London, and why they cannot agree on doing something sensible—but it is not for me to go into that. That is why devolution is not going forward.