Sene Gymru Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. CHAPTER 1 : iNTRODUCTlON .......................................................................................................................................... The Constitution Unit anci Devolution ................................................................................................................. The Political Backgrouncl .......................................................................................................................................... 'I'l~ePosition of the Political Parties ....................................................................................................................... Concl~~sion...................................................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 2: LESSONS FROM THE 1970s ................................................................................................................. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... The Political Backgrouild .......................................................................................................................................... A Critique of the Wales Act 1978 ......................................................................................................................... Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 3: DEVOLUTlON IN THE 1990s ................................................................................................................. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. The Policy and Administi-ative Context in the 1990s ..................................................................................... The Rationale for Devolution .................................................................................................................................. The Drawbacks of Devolution ............................................................................................................................... Some Reflectiorls 011 Devolution ............................................................................................................................. Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 4: ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF AN ASSEMBLY .................................................................................... Introductio~l................................................................................................................................................................... The Law Making Role ................................................................................................................................................. Control of Taxation and Expenditure ................................................................................................................... Democratic Criticism, Scrutiny and Redress of Grievances ........................................................................... Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 5: THE POWERS OF THE ASSEMBLY ...................................................................................................... Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... Executive Devolutio~l ................................................................................................................................................. Limited Devolution of Legislative Powers .......................................................................................................... Legislative Devolution ................................................................................................................................................ Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 6: CABINET VERSUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MODEL ..................................................................... Introcluction ................................................................................................................................................................... The Local Government Model .................................................................................................................................. The Cabinet Model ...................................................................................................................................................... The Models Compared ............................................................................................................................................... A Cabinet Model with Safeguards ......................................................................................................................... Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 7: RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ASSEMBLY AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ........................... Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... The Secretary of State for Wales ............................................................................................................................ Representation at Westminster: the West Lothian Question ........................................................................ Welsh or LJK Civil Service ......................................................................................................................................... Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 8: QUANGOS IN WALES .............................. .. .......................................................................................... 89 lntl-otiuctior: ................................................................................................................................................................. 90 A Map of the Welsh Quango Slate .................................................................................................................... 90 Public Concern about Quangos ......................... .. ............................................................................................... 92 Independent Quangos after- Devoiution ............................................................................................................... 93 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................................... 98 Ck-iAPTER 9: RELATIONS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND WITH EUROPE ............................................ 99 fntroduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 100 Local Government: A Difficult Relatiollship ................................................................................................. 100 Wales ill Europe ......................................................................................................................................................... 103 CI-IAPTER 10: FINANCE .................................................................................................................................................. 109 Jntroduction ................................................................................................................................................................ 110 Governniellt Expenditure in Wales ..................................................................................................................... 110 Goveri~lnentExpendittlre in Wales after Devolution ................................................................................. 113 Col~clusioll ................................................................................................................................................................... 118 CHAPTER 11 : ELECTORAL SYSTEMS AND THE SIZE OF THE WELSH ASSEMBLY ................................. 121 Inti-oduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 122 The Choice of Electoral