Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab)

Could I just deal with this? The noble Lord can come back at the end. I shall deal first with the 28 amendments proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, to remove references to Wales. They would mean that this Bill would not apply to Wales and the Welsh Senedd would not have the power to make a change. As the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, said, this would leave Wales completely in limbo. These amendments raise precisely the same principle that was raised in the first group of amendments that we debated in Committee. I am against these amendments. They do not respect the devolution settlement. The second group of amendments is, effectively, Amendment 844, which was very well introduced with clarity by the noble Baroness, Lady Smith. She, supported by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, is saying that we should change the devolution settlement so that criminal justice can be dealt with in Wales. I understand the point and the principled position from which it comes as far as the noble Baroness is concerned. Again, I am against that change. This is not the Bill in which to change the Welsh devolution settlement.