Parliament for Wales Campaign
History
First parade
Those in favour of a Welsh parliament paraded in
Parliament for Wales Campaign 1950-1956
From 1950-to 1956, Parliament for Wales Campaign brought devolution back onto the political agenda. A cross-party campaign was led by Lady
Following the establishment of the National Assembly
The Campaign for a Senate was set up following the 1987 general election and the Campaign for a Welsh Assembly (Ymgyrch dros Senedd i Gymru) was officially launched in Merthyr Tydfil on the 26th of November 1988, following multiple meetings in Wales the previous year. Their activities were conducted bilingually. The name of the organisation was changed in 1993 following the recommendation of the National Council to The Parliament for Wales Campaign (Ymgyrch Senedd i Gymru) and remained a cross-party, non-partisan organisation with the aim of gaining support for an elected and legislative Parliament for Wales. In March 1994, the Campaign held a two-day democracy conference in Llandrindod which was attended by 250 people including political parties, churches, local authorities, and trade unions. The campaign prepared questionnaires and petitions and also placed advertisements in newspapers calling for devolution to Wales. Following the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales in 1998, the Parliament for Wales Campaign called for an assembly with similar legislative powers to the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly.[4]
In 2013, the campaign recommended increased powers for the then National Assembly for Wales to the Silk II commission.[5]
Proposed powers included:
- Human Rights. As well as the Criminal Justice System.
- Richard Commission Report recommendation regarding the devolution of the Police and Courts, Animal Welfare, Rail services and Power generation.
- Further devolution of the Civil Service, Post Offices, Licensing, Bank Holidays, Social Security, Job Creation, Ports, Elections, Broadcasting, Higher Education Research and enhanced contracts with the privatized utilities.
- The right of Welsh Courts to interpret Welsh Law with a Welsh Jurisdiction. The Right to a representative of the Welsh Judiciary to sit on the Supreme Court in cases that involve Welsh Law and International Law concerning Welsh people.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Watch Rali Senedd i Gymru, Machynlleth 1949". BFI Player. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ a b "History of devolution". senedd.wales. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ ProQuest 1310498251.
- ^ "Cofnodion Ymgyrch Senedd i Gymru / Parliament for Wales Campaign Records, - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ a b "THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF A DEVOLUTION SETTLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS OF THE WELSH" (PDF). webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-26.