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Welsh devolution is the transfer of legislative power for self-governance to Wales by the Government of the United Kingdom. [1] Wales was conquered by England during the 13th century, with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 applying English law to Wales and incorporating it into England, and later Great Britain and the United Kingdom .
Người Wales. Người Wales ( tiếng Wales: Cymry) là dân tộc bản địa tại Wales. Tiếng Wales, một ngôn ngữ thuộc nhóm ngôn ngữ Celt hải đảo, từng được nói trên khắp Wales. Trước thế kỷ 20, phần lớn người Wales chỉ nói tiếng Wales, với rất ít người biết tiếng Anh. [13] Dù ...
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The Welsh devolution referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum held in Wales on 18 September 1997 over whether there was support for the creation of a National Assembly for Wales, and therefore a degree of self-government.
May 6, 2024 · Welsh devolution should go further - Gordon Brown. No more powers for Wales, says prime minister. Independence for Wales is viable, says report. Mixed views on devolution from Brynamman rugby...
- Crown Estate
- Taxation and Welfare
- Justice System
- Broadcasting
- Rail Infrastructure
- Shared Prosperity Fund
- Energy Firm Taxation and Regulation
- Equality Act: Gender Identity
- Regional Devolution
- Alternatives to Devolution
In 2013, Dr Richard Cowell of Cardiff University said that devolution of the Crown estate in Wales "might enable a better quality of debate about the kind of off-shore renewable energy development pathway that is appropriate for Wales, and open up discussion on how the royalties from resource exploitation should be best invested." Plaid Cymru calle...
A 2020 YouGov poll found that 59% of Welsh voters would be in favour of devolution of tax and welfare, known as "devo-max". The question asked was “If there was a referendum tomorrow on the transferring of more powers to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), including control of tax and welfare, but excluding defence and foreign affairs, how would you vot...
The Labour Welsh Government, Plaid Cymru and various authors have called for the criminal justice system to move from an England and Walessystem to a devolved Welsh system for Wales. The Commission on Justice in Wales produced a report in 2019 assessing the justice system in Wales for the first time in over 200 years. The report criticised the UK g...
A cross-party Senedd inquiry via a report by The Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee concludes that the Senedd should have increased control over how broadcasting is both regulated and funded. The chair of this committee, MS Bethan Sayed concluded that Wales does not have "the media it needs to function as a successful nation". Thi...
Rail infrastructure funding is the responsibility of Network Rail and the UK Government but there are calls from the Welsh Government and cross-party agreement in the Senedd for the devolution of rail infrastructure to Wales, according to Ken Skates AM, Minister for Economy and Transport in a proposal for devolution document. The UK Government offe...
The Shared Prosperity Fund is a UK government fund that replaced the European Structural Funds following Brexit from the EU. European Structural Funding to Wales averaged £375m during EU membership with decision making by the Welsh government. Labour leader, Keir Starmer has promised to devolve the EU replacement fund to the Welsh government, if La...
In 2022, Adam Price, leader of Plaid Cymru, suggested that the power to tax and regulate energy firms should be devolved to Wales in the wake of the energy price crisis in the UK and a 54% rise in energy price cap.
In February 2022, an action plan confirmed that the Welsh labour government would “seek the devolution of powers in relation to Gender Recognition and support our trans community” and suggested that the powers could be devolved “in the short term”.
In February 2023, the Welsh Government scrapped various planned road infrastructure projects in North Wales, including a potential Third Menai Crossing. Clwyd South MS and former Welsh transport minister, Ken Skates, subsequently argued that the Welsh Government should devolve powers over road and rail infrastructure and planning, from Cardiff to N...
In 2011 the Welsh electorate voted in a referendum to give greater legislative powers to the National Assembly for Wales. The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales is an ongoing commission established by the Welsh Government that will make recommendations about Wales’ constitutional future and the powers of the Senedd. Having...
May 6, 2024 · 6 days ago. Cemlyn Davies,Political correspondent. Getty Images. It has been 25 years since the start of Welsh devolution. Monday 6 May marks 25 years since the first election to Cardiff Bay...
The twentieth century saw the beginning of administrative devolution in Wales through the creation of the Welsh Board for Education in 1907 and eventually in 1920, the disestablishment of the Anglican church in Wales. Various schemes for ‘home rule all round’ were proposed between the 1880s and the outbreak of World War I.
