Comments on: Third Term and Hitting the Ground Running http://blog.nickbourne.org.uk/2007/12/02/third-term-and-hitting-the-ground-running/ Leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh Assembly Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:27:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Nick M http://blog.nickbourne.org.uk/2007/12/02/third-term-and-hitting-the-ground-running/#comment-33912 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:48:00 +0000 http://blog.nickbourne.org.uk/2007/12/02/third-term-and-hitting-the-ground-running/#comment-33912 Should not the Assembly be developing more Measures (i.e. legislation within the Matters/Fields in the Government of Wales Act 2006) than LCOs? The Assembly has a duty, of course, to push for greater powers but given the prospects of the glacial progression of LCOs through the Assembly and Westminster we should also give equal - or perhaps greater - consideration to Measure-making. My understanding of the situation is that there is only one Measure on the table at the moment - the NHS Redress Act. It would be a terrible shame, and a great argument for those who oppose devolution, if we were to reach 2011 with much greater potential powers but having done nothing of note with the powers already there. Passing Measures that improve life in Wales will be a great advert for the Assembly to the people of Wales and beyond. Should not the Assembly be developing more Measures (i.e. legislation within the Matters/Fields in the Government of Wales Act 2006) than LCOs? The Assembly has a duty, of course, to push for greater powers but given the prospects of the glacial progression of LCOs through the Assembly and Westminster we should also give equal - or perhaps greater - consideration to Measure-making. My understanding of the situation is that there is only one Measure on the table at the moment - the NHS Redress Act. It would be a terrible shame, and a great argument for those who oppose devolution, if we were to reach 2011 with much greater potential powers but having done nothing of note with the powers already there. Passing Measures that improve life in Wales will be a great advert for the Assembly to the people of Wales and beyond.

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