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  • Letters regarding the Legislation (Wales) Bill

    Letters from the Solicitor General Michael Ellis QC MP to Jeremy Miles AC/AM and Elin Jones AC.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Tax is changing in Wales

    The Welsh Government and the National Assembly for Wales became responsible for some of the taxes paid in Wales in April 2018, with additional powers coming into effect in April 2019.

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  • Welsh Secretary confident ahead of talks with First Minister

    The Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns has expressed confidence ahead of further talks with the Welsh Government on delivering a successful exit from the European Union.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Welsh Secretary marks 20 years of devolution in Wales

    Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns statement to mark the 20th anniversary of the vote for the creation of a National Assembly for Wales (18 September 2017).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Philip Rycroft takes up role as Second Permanent Secretary

    He joins DExEU to take responsibility for managing the department’s overall policy and legislative agenda.

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  • Role of Law Officers on Devolution and Bills

    The Solicitor General spoke to Public Law Wales on the role of the Law Officers on Devolution and Bills

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Let's concentrate on delivery not powers, says Wales Office Minister

    Welsh politics needs to move on from dated policy arguments about national differences to concentrate on delivery, Alun Cairns has said.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The devolution of power to Wales

    Alun Cairns tells the Capita devolution conference in Cardiff that it is time to concentrate on delivery, not powers

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Investing in Welsh transport

    As we invest billions in transport, Welsh businesses are already benefiting.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Lord Bourne addresses Academy of Social Sciences

    "It is time to settle the constitutional debate in Wales for the long term"

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Welsh Secretary: Queen’s Speech boosts engines of growth and rewards hard work

    Stephen Crabb today (27 May) said the Queen’s Speech will strengthen Wales’ place within the UK and put working people centre-stage.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The Queen's Speech will bring our country together

    Stephen Crabb: "The Queen's Speech from a One Nation Government will take forward the St David's Day Agreement."

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Budget 2015 - Securing Wales' Future

    Stephen Crabb: "We need to stick to our long-term economic plan so that people across Wales can feel the benefits of the economic recovery."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK government working for Wales

    Ahead of the 2015 Budget, we set out how the UK government has helped hard working people, businesses and local communities across Wales.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New legislation opens up UK Government business to Wales as £11.4billion spent with SMEs

    Further reforms offer opportunity for Welsh firms as over a quarter of UK government procurement now with small and medium businesses.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Baroness Randerson urges young people to get an apprenticeship to boost job prospects

    Baroness Randerson today (12 March) urged young people in Wales to get an apprenticeship during a tour of Airbus’s factory in Wales.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Wales in a Changing Union

    Secretary of State for Wales Stephen Crabb gave the Institute of Welsh Politics annual lecture at Aberystwyth University.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Government helping hundreds of first time buyers in Wales get on the housing ladder

    Stephen Crabb: "We're helping hundreds of people to climb onto the housing ladder"

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Welsh devolution - St David’s Day Agreement: Prime Minister's speech

    David Cameron today announced a new model of devolution for Wales, new powers to the Welsh Assembly and protection of the level of funding for Wales.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Additional powers for Wales - what happens next?

    The UK Government has published the St David's Day agreement which provides a blueprint to create a more stable, clearer and long lasting Welsh devolution settlement.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government