National Assembly Committee agrees general principles of Human ...Caerphilly ObserverNew laws to introduce a soft opt-out organ donation system in Wales is unlikely to increase the level of donations, the National Assembly's Health and Social Care Committee has said. If it became law, The Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill would mean a ...and more »

Energy and Environmental Management (EAEM) MagazineNew body to replace Wales' Environment Agency and Forestry CommissionEnergy and Environmental Management (EAEM) MagazineThe Welsh assembly government has claimed that the new body will produce savings of £158m over ten years. The body is overseen by the new minister for natural resources and food, Alun Davies, a Welsh Labour Co-operative member, formerly the deputy ...and more »

Devolution is better bet that independence, argues Carwyn JonesLeft Foot Forward“Is it right that a Tory Government at a whim, should be able to abolish the Assembly without a vote if they so wanted? Is it right that a Tory ... MPs were, the paper reports, angered by the Welsh government's calls for policing powers to be devolved ...

BBC NewsSerious concerns raised about changes to Wales' organ donation systemWalesOnlineSignificant concerns have been raised about aspects of the Welsh Government's bid to change the organ donation system in Wales. The National Assembly's Health and Social Care Committee agreed the general principles of the Human Transplantation ...Wales organ donation opt-out: Health committee backs billBBC NewsOrgan donation plans 'need further clarification'ITV Newsall 14 news articles »

Daily MailMcKay Commission: Welsh and Scottish MPs should vote on English mattersWalesOnlineThe group was launched to address concerns that while English politicians have no say in the Assembly or the Scottish Parliament MPs from Scotland and Wales can vote on English-only matters. They found that people in England ... The commission also ...A step closer to English votes on English laws?Conservative Home (blog)Give English Lawmakers Extra Rights on English Laws, Panel SaysBloombergKey report: Support of majority of English MPs needed for English lawsPolitics.co.ukall 20 news articles »

Homeless in B&Bs: Costly problem will worsen with bedroom tax, warns PlaidWalesOnline“Welsh Labour said at the 2011 Assembly elections they would protect the people of Wales from the policies of the Coalition Government. Well, it doesn't look like that is happening.” A Welsh Government spokesman said: “We are very concerned that the ...and more »

BBC NewsWelsh Labour conference: Ed Miliband's praise for Welsh governmentBBC NewsHe spoke about the importance of having Labour in power in the Welsh assembly and local government in Wales, adding that "in order to provide real protection we need a Labour government in Westminster". The conference was told that Labour's shadow ...Martin Shipton: The challenges facing Welsh LabourWalesOnlineDevolution is better bet that independence, argues Carwyn JonesLeft Foot Forwardall 20 news articles »

Welsh Assembly hears Business StatementDeHavilland (press release) (subscription)Our responsibility to veterans in relation to public services is a priority for the Welsh Government, but I do not think that it would be a good use of Assembly time to have a statement or a debate in relation to the Iraq war, which clearly is not a ...

Mt. Lebanon, Scotland students join cultural exchange hosted by USDAPittsburgh Post GazetteAlong with the USDA, International School Meals Day is supported by several agencies in the United Kingdom, including the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly and the British Council. The objective is to raise awareness of nutrition in school meals, ...

Kylie shows she's got business styleWalesOnlineDeciding she desperately needed premises to work from, Kylie applied for a bursary from the Welsh Assembly Government and was awarded £6,000. A shop came on the market on Eversley Road in Sketty, but knowing she couldn't afford to buy it outright, ...

BBC NewsPCS strike disrupts Welsh assembly on Budget dayBBC NewsThe decision was taken by the assembly's all-party business committee. The only items tabled for Wednesday's plenary session were Tory motions that criticised the Welsh Labour government. The session, attended only by Conservative and Lib Dem ...Welsh Assembly debates the Welsh Government's PerformanceDeHavilland (subscription) (press release)AMs who don't cross PCS picket line should give up pay, according to Welsh ...Caerphilly ObserverWelsh anger at Osborne for failure on transfer of powersEkklesiaMorning Star Onlineall 17 news articles »

BBC NewsBudget 2013: George Osborne halves growth forecast but insists plan is workingBBC NewsGovernment departments, driving test centres, museums and job centres are among workplaces expected to be hit while meetings at the Welsh assembly have been rearranged because Labour and Plaid Cymru members will not cross a picket line.Osborne to demand £2.5billion MORE cuts as fuel and energy bills force cost of ...Daily Mailall 845 news articles »

South Wales ArgusUnion members in Scotland strike in support of pay dispute to coincide with ...Scottish Daily Record"Main Scottish Government and agency buildings have remained open and arrangements are in place to ensure essential business continues," a spokeswoman for the Government said. Business in the Welsh Assembly was cancelled because Labour and ...Civil servants stage 24-hour strikeExpress.co.ukPublic sector workers strike across EdinburghEdinburgh Evening NewsPCS union stage Budget day strikeBBC NewsWorkplace Savings & Benefits -Irish Independent -South Wales Argusall 41 news articles »

Horse & Hound OnlineWelsh Assembly to act on fly-grazingHorse & Hound OnlineWelsh Deputy Agriculture Minister Alun Davies said: "The Welsh Government vision is for a fly-grazing free Wales, a zero tolerance approach that will ensure that Wales is free from the unacceptable social, economic and environmental harm caused by the ...

BBC NewsBudget Day strike set to disrupt AssemblyDaily Post North WalesAround 20,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union in Wales are expected to take part in a 24 hour walkout on Wednesday in a row with the Coalition Government over job losses, pay and pensions. The union estimates that a quarter ...Tensions flare between First Minister and Labour MPsBBC Newsall 8 news articles »

BBC NewsFees policy 'taking university cash,' finance directors sayBBC NewsFinance directors of Welsh universities say the Welsh government's student fees subsidies are leaving their sector with an uncertain financial future. They have told BBC Wales they can not be sure there will be enough .... to subsidise other ...and more »

BBC NewsPCS strike to disrupt Welsh assembly on Budget dayBBC NewsMeetings at the Welsh assembly have been rearranged because Labour and Plaid Cymru will not cross a picket line of striking public sector workers. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will take action on Wednesday - the UK government's ...

Former Morriston pupil Chris Davies to stand for election in BreconThis is South Wales"Brecon and Radnorshire has been poorly treated by both the Welsh Assembly Government and the Westminster Government for much of the past 15 years. "It is my job over the next two years to gain the trust of all the residents of Brecon and Radnorshire ...and more »

Church in Wales warns Assembly over break-up of United KingdomWalesOnlineIt also calls for devolution of the policing and criminal justice systems and for more control over social welfare, in the wake of a simmering row over the so-called bedroom tax, which the Welsh Government claims will lead to homelessness in Wales from ...

BBC NewsWill it ever be Argoed's turn?South Wales ArgusOf course, I am a realist and understand the council has far more overriding aims, such as social services, houses, and education, not to mention the tight restraints imposed by Whitehall, and the Welsh Assembly Government on its budget. But surely the ...Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood to stand for Rhondda constituency in 2016WalesOnlinePlaid Cymru's Leanne Wood to contest Rhondda in 2016BBC News'Home is where the heart is' expalains constituency choice says Leanne WoodITV Newsall 8 news articles »