The The National Assembly for Wales
covers draft and made Statutory
Instruments (including local SI's), the agendas and minutes of All Assembly
committees including legislation committtee and the record of proceedings
(or Hansard) of the Assembly.
It publishes most of its daily business to the Internet, including agendas
and minutes of meetings as well as consultation papers and policy documents.
The minutes of cabinet meetings are also made available 6 weeks after
meetings. A subject index is being developed and details of circulars,
planning notices and other grey paper literature is also available- as are
contact points for more information.
Welsh Legislation
can be found on a special part of the HMSO site, here.
The site contains the full text of all Measures of the National Assembly for Wales and Statutory Instruments
made by the Welsh Assembly Government and formerly the National Assembly for Wales.
Wales Legislation Online
is managed by Cardiff Law School, aiming to make sense of
the functions of, and the subordinate legislation made by, the National Assembly for Wales.
The site analyses those Acts of Parliament which give
powers to the National Assembly and sets out by subject headings the
legislation made by the Assembly.
There is a welcome on the site from Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Presiding Officer. He says
that the comprehensive analysis of the powers of the Assembly found here
is a major source of information for
Assembly Members, Assembly officials, legal and other practitioners and all
those who are involved in the public life of Wales.
Welsh Affairs Committee
of the House of Commons contains details of the current membership of the Committee,
together with press notices from the 1997-98 Session onwards.
It also contains the details (many in full text) of Welsh
Affairs Committee Reports from the 1999-2000 Session onwards.
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW),
based in Whitehall, is the key Government figure liaising with the devolved administration in
Wales and represents Wales interests in the Cabinet and in Parliament.
The Welsh Local Government Association
represents the interests of local authorities in Wales as well (with associated status)
the three Combined Fire Authorities and three National Park Authorities.
It provides access to the WLGA's latest policy papers, consultation
responses, press releases, publications, minutes and papers for meetings, details of forthcoming events,
committees and group membership and links to other organisations and useful sites.
There is a set of links to all the local authorities in Wales as well as general
local government bodies, other Welsh organisations, national bodies, political bodies,
and general Welsh links - an excellent collection.
BBC Online Wales
is a comprehensive source of news and reporting generally about Wales.
