Draft Wales Bill
The Welsh Secretary publishes plans for a new devolution settlement for Wales.
The Welsh Secretary publishes plans for a new devolution settlement for Wales.
The Wales Office has dismissed as nonsense the First Minister's claim that draft Wales Bill includes an "English veto", giving UK ministers the power to block Welsh legislation, A spokesperson claimed that the bill would give the Welsh people what they want -a stronger Wales within a strong United Kingdom.
The accusation that the draft Wales Bill provides an "English veto" over Welsh laws is complete nonsense. The First Minister is playing a dangerous game by peddling this nationalist rhetoric. Notwithstanding the fact that the UK Government represents all four nations in our United Kingdom, Welsh Government will still be able to legislate in all the devolved areas it currently can as well as in the important new policy areas being devolved to it.
A group of MPs and AMs will meet today to scrutinise the UK Government's proposals on further devolution for Wales.
The UK Government is to publish its Wales Bill which sets out changes to the powers of the Welsh Government and the National Assembly