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| Revised Wales Bill to be published after 'overhaul' | Revised Wales Bill to be published after 'overhaul' |
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| Plans for the next stage of devolution have been "overhauled" and will put an end to "outdated arguments" over power, according to the Welsh secretary. | Plans for the next stage of devolution have been "overhauled" and will put an end to "outdated arguments" over power, according to the Welsh secretary. |
| Alun Cairns will publish the revised Wales Bill on Tuesday. | Alun Cairns will publish the revised Wales Bill on Tuesday. |
| It is expected the bill will remove the need for the Welsh Government to call a referendum before taking partial control of income tax. | It is expected the bill will remove the need for the Welsh Government to call a referendum before taking partial control of income tax. |
| It will also give the assembly new powers, including control of speed limits and fracking. | It will also give the assembly new powers, including control of speed limits and fracking. |
| In addition, the assembly will be given the ability to rename itself a parliament. | In addition, the assembly will be given the ability to rename itself a parliament. |
| Mr Cairns's predecessor Stephen Crabb's draft version of the bill was heavily criticised, with claims it would reduce the assembly's powers. | Mr Cairns's predecessor Stephen Crabb's draft version of the bill was heavily criticised, with claims it would reduce the assembly's powers. |
| Writing in the Western Mail, Alun Cairns said the bill would "set in stone a strong package of powers for assembly members". | |
| "There are few pieces of government legislation which have undergone more scrutiny than the Wales Bill," he said. | "There are few pieces of government legislation which have undergone more scrutiny than the Wales Bill," he said. |
| "It has been the subject of often fiery debate and provoked passions across the political divide. | "It has been the subject of often fiery debate and provoked passions across the political divide. |
| "The UK government has listened, overhauled the draft bill in key areas and has produced a piece of clear legislation that takes account of the distinct and growing body of Welsh law." | "The UK government has listened, overhauled the draft bill in key areas and has produced a piece of clear legislation that takes account of the distinct and growing body of Welsh law." |
| "The Wales Bill is in the finest traditions of Welsh radical reformers like Lloyd George. | "The Wales Bill is in the finest traditions of Welsh radical reformers like Lloyd George. |
| "It is designed to set the course for decades ahead and put a definitive end to outdated arguments over who possesses what powers." | "It is designed to set the course for decades ahead and put a definitive end to outdated arguments over who possesses what powers." |
| First Minister Carwyn Jones told the BBC's Good Morning Wales programme some areas still needed work. | |
| "The old bill had this bizarre idea in it that a lot of what we did needed to be rubber stamped by Westminster. The people of Wales rejected that in a referendum in 2011. That's gone," he said. | |
| "There are still some areas like policing, where we think, just like in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Manchester for that matter, that Wales should control policing. The government in Westminster thinks that should stay in London. | |
| "So there are some areas where we are not going to agree but there has been a fair bit of progress since the last time around and we've got something now that can be worked on to get it improved by the time it becomes an act." | |
| The draft version of the bill was dogged by controversy amid claims it in some ways took powers back to Westminster. | The draft version of the bill was dogged by controversy amid claims it in some ways took powers back to Westminster. |
| The row prompted the UK government to promise significant changes to the planned legislation. | The row prompted the UK government to promise significant changes to the planned legislation. |
| The Wales Bill is an attempt to rewrite how Wales is governed by defining what is under the control of Westminster, known as the reserved powers model. | The Wales Bill is an attempt to rewrite how Wales is governed by defining what is under the control of Westminster, known as the reserved powers model. |
| The current system defines what is under the assembly's control, with everything else assumed to lie with the UK government. | The current system defines what is under the assembly's control, with everything else assumed to lie with the UK government. |
| The legislation was first announced in the Queen's Speech in May 2015, but the draft version, published in October, attracted widespread criticism that it could actually reduce the assembly's powers. | The legislation was first announced in the Queen's Speech in May 2015, but the draft version, published in October, attracted widespread criticism that it could actually reduce the assembly's powers. |
| A final version was due to be presented to Parliament by March, but Mr Crabb - since replaced by Mr Cairns - paused the process in February. | A final version was due to be presented to Parliament by March, but Mr Crabb - since replaced by Mr Cairns - paused the process in February. |
| At that time, Mr Crabb said the UK government would overhaul the bill as there were areas which needed "significant and substantial changes". | At that time, Mr Crabb said the UK government would overhaul the bill as there were areas which needed "significant and substantial changes". |