Draft Wales Bill
The Welsh Secretary publishes plans for a new devolution settlement for Wales.
Bill would have stopped transplant law claims Welsh Government
The Welsh Government has released a list of laws passed by the Assembly which it claims would have certainly been blocked by the proposals in the draft Wales Bill. It includes flagship legislation such as the new "opt out" system of organ donation. Ministers in Cardiff claim that the proposed bill is so tightly drawn that it reduces the powers of the Assembly. The full list of laws is as follows:
- Qualifications Act
- Planning Act
- Well-Being of Future Generations Act
- Higher Education Act
- Housing Act
- Agricultural Sector Act
- Social Services and Well-being Act
- Control of Horse ACt
- Further and Higher Education (Governance and Information) Act
- Human Transplantation Act
- Local Government (Democracy) Act
- Public Audit Act
- Food Hygiene Rating Act
- Local Government Byelaws Act
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MPs and AMs join forces to quiz leaders on devolution
A group of MPs and AMs will meet today to scrutinise the UK Government's proposals on further devolution for Wales.
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Wales powers plan to be published
The UK Government is to publish its Wales Bill which sets out changes to the powers of the Welsh Government and the National Assembly