Wales Bill

Insert the following new Clause—

“Role of National Assembly for Wales

All matters pertaining to the electoral arrangements for the National
Assembly of Wales contained in this Bill shall be subject to agreement by
the Assembly before implementation.”

Leave out Clause 2 and insert the following new Clause—

“Membership of Assembly

There shall be two members of the Assembly for each of the forty
Parliamentary constituencies in Wales comprising of—

(a)   the man with the highest number of votes; and

(b)   the woman with the highest number of votes

for each constituency.”

Lord Anderson of Swansea gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that
Clause 2 stand part of the Bill.

Page 31, line 18, at end insert “but shall not come into effect until the
recommendations of a constitutional convention on the distribution of power
within the United Kingdom have been considered and voted upon by Parliament.”

Page 31, line 18, at end insert “but shall not come into effect until the Welsh
Government have implemented the report of the Commission on Public Service
Governance and Delivery led by Sir Paul Williams.”

Page 31, line 24, at end insert—

“(2A)    Sections 8 and 9 shall not come into force until a Welsh Government
Minister has laid a report before the National Assembly for Wales
containing a statement to the effect that the Welsh Government, with
regard to the Statement of Funding Policy, is content with the fairness of
the arrangements for allocating funding from the UK Government to
Wales.

(2B)    Sections 8 and 9 shall be suspended following any substantive reform,
amendment or other alteration of the arrangements mentioned in
subsection (2A), until the process under subsection (2A) has been
repeated.”