Member

We should realise that this legislation, as the Senedd has quite rightly pointed out, is not simply about criminal law, which is understandably, and I believe rightly, reserved to this place. It is about the future of the NHS. It is about resourcing, as my noble friend Lord Deben has pointed out, and it is about the constitution of the NHS, as the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, pointed out. Those issues were raised by me and others briefly at the beginning of consideration of this legislation. They have not subsequently been addressed, and I fear that they cannot be addressed unless and until this is a government Bill.