The latest legislative developments from Wales
With Brexit leading to a legislative logjam, the past year has been one of the busiest since Wales gained primary law-making powers. Here we look at the Acts passed since the summer, the Bills currently before the Assembly and what might be on the legislative agenda in the year ahead. Minimum Pricing The Public Health […]
Health in Wales: The Transformation Fund
This week saw the Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, update AMs on the Welsh Government’s Transformation Fund, a £100m pot to implement the recommendations of the Parliamentary Review of health and social care in Wales. Our health expert Madelaine Phillips takes a closer look. One Year On A year after he first announced the fund, Mr […]
This week in the Senedd: Focus on education, health and active travel
Education, education, education School funding is high on the agenda this week, as the Children, Young People and Education Committee begins an inquiry and the Welsh Conservatives lead a debate on the issue. Last week the Tories contested that the Welsh Government has pushed schools to crisis point and criticised its handling of the education […]
The Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill – What’s it all about?
On Wednesday the Assembly’s presiding officer, Elin Jones, introduced the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill to the floor of the Siambr. The Bill makes provision for some of the most significant constitutional changes in Wales since the Assembly was established in 1999. Joe Atkinson takes a look at what the Bill means for the future […]
Senedd this week: Focus on Natural Resources Wales, the Welsh language and more
Natural Resources Wales scrutinised The performance of Natural Resources Wales is back under the microscope this week. The environment quango, which has faced sustained criticism having had its accounts qualified by the Wales Audit Office for three years in a row, will appear before the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on Wednesday, having […]
Housing Policy: The Latest from Wales
In the week an Assembly committee launched an inquiry into small home builders and the latest rough sleeping count was published, we take a closer look at the latest housing policy developments from Wales. What’s the Welsh Government’s approach? Welsh Labour’s 2016 Assembly election manifesto included a pledge to build 20,000 affordable homes between 2016 […]
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Senedd this week: Job losses, railways and regional inequality
Here’s what’s coming up in the National Assembly for Wales this week. Ford job losses Expect plenty of focus on planned job cuts at Ford’s Bridgend plant this week. Wales has been hit by a succession of economic blows in recent months, from Hitachi’s decision to suspend work on the Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant to […]
Senedd this week: AMs to debate curriculum reform, obesity plans and imprisonment
Joe Atkinson runs through five things to look out for in the National Assembly for Wales this week. Curriculum Reform White Paper The Welsh Government is publishing its white paper on curriculum and assessment reform this week. The paper will lay the legal foundations for the biggest overhaul in what children are taught at […]
Senedd this week: No deal preparations and making better use of rain
Joe Atkinson looks ahead to this week’s business in the National Assembly for Wales. No-deal Day After the defeat of Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the House of Commons last week, the Welsh Government responded by scrapping most business planned for this Tuesday and replacing it with statements on the impact of a no-deal Brexit […]
