WRITTEN RESPONSE FROM C. Cllr VE SMITH
& EG SMITH
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| We do not consider the Welsh Assembly should have increased
powers. |
| More powers to the National Assembly would encourage
the further break up of the United Kingdom, additional
expense on administration, delays in legislation, further
confusion for the public and delays in service delivery. |
| There is a real danger within Wales Local Government
that jobs will not go to the best candidate, but to individuals
with the ability to speak Welsh. Thus the calibre of individuals
employed in Wales will be diluted – to everyone’s
detriment. |
| Welsh culture is important to sustain, but compulsion
which exists at present is wrong. |
| 20 December 2002 |
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