Future of Devolution in Wales under the spotlight at Eisteddfod.
Visitors to the National Eisteddfod will have the opportunity to learn more about the future of devolution in Wales on Friday August 8th at 2.30pm.
Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Chair of the All Wales Convention will hold a question and answer session at the National Assembly for Wales stand, along with members of the convention’s executive committee Nick Bennett and Aled Edwards
The All Wales Convention intends to prepare the ground for a possible referendum on full law making powers for the National Assembly. It will engage widely with the public across Wales, to facilitate a debate about the success of the powers already available to the National Assembly, the potential case for moving towards full lawmaking powers for the National Assembly.
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Currently, the National Assembly for Wales can pass laws, called Measures, in certain devolved policy portfolio areas, called Matters. New Matters can be added with the agreement of the UK Parliament via a Legislative Competence Order. The Assembly can gradually increase the policy portfolio areas where it can pass Measures on a case by case basis. This approach is what is set out in Part 3 and Schedule 5 of the Government of Wales Act 2006, which can be found here:
There is the potential for a process by which the National Assembly would gain full law making powers in a package of devolved policy areas, which would pass automatically to the National Assembly, if the people of Wales, in a referendum, voted for that transfer. This would mean Parliament's agreement would no longer be needed on a case by case basis. This is set out in part 4 and Schedule 7 of the Government of Wales Act 2006, which can be found here: