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Devolved administrations cost £650m
Press Review 2 January 2004
Plaid rejects power transfer
News Article 1 December 2003
Plaid Cymru will oppose moves to devolve responsibility over tuition fees to the Welsh assembly, it has been revealed.
Wales could be 'poor Eastern Europe state'
Press Review 26 November 2003
Welsh devolution 'lacks dynamisim'
News Article 24 November 2003
Two leading think tanks have warned the Welsh assembly lacks the powers to respond to possible economic problems.
Hain challenged on assembly powers
News Article 5 November 2003
Peter Hain has said that any move to give tax raising powers to the Welsh assembly would have to be approved by a referendum.
Police probe claim of assembly rules breach
News Article 24 October 2003
Allegations that four members of the Welsh assembly have failed to fully declare interests have been referred to the police.
Wales 'needs a constitutional convention'
News Article 22 September 2003
The leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats has called for a constitutional convention to campaign for more powers for the Cardiff assembly.
Hain takes swipe at assembly election system
News Article 4 September 2003
Peter Hain has criticised the "perverse" system of proportional representation used in elections to the Welsh assembly.
Welsh assembly gains power to reject top-up fees
News Article 17 July 2003
The Cardiff assembly is to be given powers over university top-up fees, the Welsh secretary has announced.
Labour moves against new powers for Welsh assembly
News Article 16 July 2003
There is no pressing need for the Welsh assembly to take on the additional powers of the Scottish parliament, the Labour Party has suggested.
Welsh agree seating plan
Press Review 16 July 2003
Seating plan leads to Assembly anxieties
Press Review 15 July 2003
Welsh assembly hit by seating row
News Article 15 July 2003
Following a bid by opposition parties to sabotage it, a debate on the Welsh assembly's seating arrangements appears unlikely to go ahead.
AMs anger at prescription charge changes
News Article 9 July 2003
A delay in plans to scrap prescription charges for chronically ill patients has been criticised by Welsh assembly members.
