In response to the question about governance raised by the hon. Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay), the Secretary of State rightly said that he has been an enthusiastic proponent of devolution. Will he tell the House when he intends to reply to the letter written to him by his colleague...

In response to the question about governance raised by the hon. Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay), the Secretary of State rightly said that he has been an enthusiastic proponent of devolution. Will he tell the House when he intends to reply to the letter written to him by his colleague...

I thank the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Albert Owen) for his very kind remarks, and I wish him well personally—although I hope he will not put that in his election address. This might be one of the briefest valedictory speeches in history, but I have felt compelled to respond...

I thank the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Albert Owen) for his very kind remarks, and I wish him well personally—although I hope he will not put that in his election address. This might be one of the briefest valedictory speeches in history, but I have felt compelled to respond...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

Will the hon. Lady give way?

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek the addition of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to the UN's list of territories in the process of decolonisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek the addition of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to the UN's list of territories in the process of decolonisation.

Will the right hon. Lady give way?

Will the right hon. Lady give way?

The Secretary of State's speech is another good argument for an early dissolution. He is obviously out of practice. If Plaid Cymru has nothing to contribute in terms of the economic crisis, why did his party agree to form a coalition with us, and why is the leader of my...

The Secretary of State's speech is another good argument for an early dissolution. He is obviously out of practice. If Plaid Cymru has nothing to contribute in terms of the economic crisis, why did his party agree to form a coalition with us, and why is the leader of my...

How can the Secretary of State have the gall to accuse our parties of being Tories when on virtually every major issue of the past 12 years—whether the Iraq war or the privatisation of Royal Mail—our parties have been to the left of his?

How can the Secretary of State have the gall to accuse our parties of being Tories when on virtually every major issue of the past 12 years—whether the Iraq war or the privatisation of Royal Mail—our parties have been to the left of his?

But is it not the case that if the Labour Government had not gerrymandered the result of the referendum in Scotland, the people of Glasgow and of Scotland would have had a Scottish Parliament to protect them through the dark days of Thatcherism? The fact that that did not happen...

But is it not the case that if the Labour Government had not gerrymandered the result of the referendum in Scotland, the people of Glasgow and of Scotland would have had a Scottish Parliament to protect them through the dark days of Thatcherism? The fact that that did not happen...

I absolutely agree. Credit unions could be part of this new mixed economy in banking and financial services. I mentioned Germany; the third element in the German tripartite banking system is the co-operative movement—the Volksbanken—which is its equivalent of the credit unions. We need to build up the credit unions,...

I absolutely agree. Credit unions could be part of this new mixed economy in banking and financial services. I mentioned Germany; the third element in the German tripartite banking system is the co-operative movement—the Volksbanken—which is its equivalent of the credit unions. We need to build up the credit unions,...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Vale of Glamorgan (John Smith), who is clearly proving an effective advocate for his part of Wales. I would like to focus on the economic crisis, which was at the heart of many of the speeches that we have heard....

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Vale of Glamorgan (John Smith), who is clearly proving an effective advocate for his part of Wales. I would like to focus on the economic crisis, which was at the heart of many of the speeches that we have heard....

The pipeline also goes through my constituency, so I know that it has caused a scar across the length and breadth of Wales. There was a lack of democratic accountability for it, and some of the hon. Lady's English colleagues were instrumental in trying to oppose the plan. Is not...

The pipeline also goes through my constituency, so I know that it has caused a scar across the length and breadth of Wales. There was a lack of democratic accountability for it, and some of the hon. Lady's English colleagues were instrumental in trying to oppose the plan. Is not...

The generosity of the Secretary of State knows no bounds. I think that almost everyone has intervened now. The Secretary of State mentioned the importance of the economic summit. I was wondering what plans there are for members of the board of United Kingdom Financial Investments, which holds the Government's...

The generosity of the Secretary of State knows no bounds. I think that almost everyone has intervened now. The Secretary of State mentioned the importance of the economic summit. I was wondering what plans there are for members of the board of United Kingdom Financial Investments, which holds the Government's...

I should be interested to hear the right hon. Gentleman's response to my practical and relevant suggestion that additional borrowing powers for the Welsh Assembly Government would, in fact, help us to combat the economic crisis that we face.

I should be interested to hear the right hon. Gentleman's response to my practical and relevant suggestion that additional borrowing powers for the Welsh Assembly Government would, in fact, help us to combat the economic crisis that we face.

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

What is the position of the Labour Environment Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government? What, indeed, is the position of the Welsh Assembly Government, who have said that they are against nuclear power? If the issue of nuclear power were devolved to the Welsh Assembly Government, the majority of Labour...

What is the position of the Labour Environment Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government? What, indeed, is the position of the Welsh Assembly Government, who have said that they are against nuclear power? If the issue of nuclear power were devolved to the Welsh Assembly Government, the majority of Labour...