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Committee inquiry into the Draft Wales Bill
- This consultation has completed. It ran from Friday, 23 October 2015 to Friday, 20 November 2015
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Response to the consultation
Evidence submitted in response to this Consultation
- DWB 1 - Thomas Glyn Watkin PDF 172 KB View as HTML (2) 57 KB
- DWB 2 - Emyr Lewis PDF 102 KB View as HTML (3) 28 KB
- DWB 3 - Keith Bush QC PDF 168 KB View as HTML (4) 72 KB
- DWB 4 - Welsh Language Commissioner - Meri Huws (Welsh only) PDF 418 KB
- DWB 5 - Presiding Officer PDF 391 KB View as HTML (6) 287 KB
- DWB 6 - Chair of Finance Committee PDF 318 KB
- DWB 7 - First Minister PDF 613 KB
- DWB 7 - Supplementary PDF 607 KB
- DWB 8 - Chair of Public Accounts Committee PDF 149 KB
- DWB 9 - Auditor General for Wales PDF 133 KB
- DWB 10 - Chair of Enterprise and Business Committee PDF 265 KB View as HTML (12) 47 KB
- DWB 11 - Chair of Communities Equalities and Local Government PDF 853 KB
- DWB 12 - Chair of Environment and Sustainability Committee PDF 710 KB
- DWB 13 - Chair of Health and Social Care Committee PDF 275 KB
- DWB 14 - Chair of Children, Young People and Education Committee PDF 198 KB
- DWB 15 - Laura McAllister and Diana Stirbu PDF 444 KB
- DWB 16 - Marie Brousseau-Navarro, YourLegalEyes PDF 212 KB
- DWB 17 - Bishops of the Church in Wales PDF 50 KB
- DWB 18 - Secretary of State for Wales PDF 33 KB
- DWB 19 - Chwarae Teg PDF 83 KB
- DWB 20 - Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru PDF 51 KB
- DWB 21 - Wales Environment Link's Marine Working Group PDF 196 KB
- DWB 22 - The Learned Society of Wales PDF 394 KB
- DWB 23 - Institute of Welsh Affairs PDF 198 KB
- DWB 24 - Huw Williams PDF 3 MB
- DWB 25 - Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg PDF 485 KB
- DWB 26 - Wales Council for Voluntary Action PDF 89 KB View as HTML (28) 46 KB
- DWB 27 - Aled Edwards PDF 142 KB
- DWB 28 - Electoral Commission PDF 249 KB
- DWB 29 - Elin Royles PDF 77 KB View as HTML (31) 21 KB
- DWB 30 - Norman Bancroft PDF 1 MB
- DWB 31 - Equality and Human Rights Commission PDF 83 KB View as HTML (33) 23 KB
- DWB 32 - Electoral Reform Society Cymru PDF 220 KB View as HTML (34) 35 KB
- DWB 33 - Welsh Water PDF 73 KB
- DWB 34 - Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru PDF 563 KB View as HTML (36) 26 KB
Purpose of the consultation
The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs
Committee agreed to carry out an inquiry into the draft
Wales Bill, published by the UK Government on 20 October 2015.
We are extremely grateful to
everyone for your views on the draft Bill which addressed the following points,
which constitute our terms of reference for the inquiry:
To consider
- the extent to which
the proposed reserved powers model of legislative competence is clear,
coherent and workable, and will provide a durable framework within which
the Assembly can legislate;
- the tests for
determining competence as set out in section 3 and Schedules 1 and 2 to
the draft Bill;
- the extent to which
the proposed new framework changes the breadth of the Assembly’s
competence to make laws;
- the proposed
legislative powers available in specific subject areas as a consequence of
Schedules 1 and 2 to the draft Bill;
- the proposals for the
Assembly to gain powers over its functioning (for example in relation to
its name, number of Assembly Members and electoral powers for the
Assembly);
- the additional powers
to be given to the Welsh Ministers, especially to make subordinate
legislation;
- the proposals
included in relation to the permanence of the Assembly and Welsh
Government;
- the proposals
included in relation to the convention about the UK Parliament legislating
on devolved matters;
- the implications of
the draft Bill for the constitution of the United Kingdom; and
- any other matter
related to the legislative powers needed for effective law-making by the
Assembly.
We are aware that the
Welsh Affairs Select Committee are also undertaking an inquiry on the Bill. To
avoid duplication, you are welcome to submit the same or a similar submission
to our Committee as you are planning to submit (or have already submitted) to
the Welsh Affairs Select Committee.
Invitation to contribute to the inquiry
The Committee welcomes
responses in Welsh or English from both individuals and organisations.
Disclosure of information
The Assembly’s policy
on disclosure of information can be accessed on the Assembly website.
Please ensure that you have considered these details carefully before
submitting information to the Committee. Alternatively a hard copy of this
policy can be requested by contacting the Clerks on the numbers below.
Evidence
from the Public
The Committee held a
public consultation to gather evidence
on this topic
Supporting documents
Contact details
Should you wish to speak to someone regarding this consultation, please use the below contact details:
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Fourth Assembly
Welsh Parliament
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1SN
Email: Contact@senedd.wales
Telephone: 0300 200 6565