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Understanding devolution in Wales
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This image recreates a referendum ballot, written in both English and Welsh. The English version reads as follows: Referendum. Vote (X) in one box only. The National Assembly for Wales: what happens at the moment. The Assembly has powers to make laws on 20 subject areas, such as: agriculture, education, the environment, health, housing, local government. In each subject area, the Assembly can make laws on some matters, but not others. To make laws on any of these other matters, the Assembly must ask the UK Parliament for its agreement. The UK Parliament then decides each time whether or not the Assembly can make these laws. The Assembly cannot make laws on subject areas such as defence, tax or welfare benefits, whatever the result of this vote. If most voters vote 'yes' – the Assembly will be able to make laws on all matters in the 20 subject areas it has powers for, without needing the UK Parliament's agreement. If most voters vote 'no' – what happens at the moment will continue. Question: Do you want the Assembly now to be able to make laws on all matters in the 20 subject areas it has powers for? YES / NO The Welsh version reads as follows: Refferndwm. Pleidleisiwch (X) mewn un blwch yn unig. Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru: yr hyn sy'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd. Mae gan y Cynulliad bwerau i lunio deddfau mewn 20 maes pwnc, megis: amaethyddiaeth, addysg, yr amgylchedd, iechyd, tai, llywodraeth leol. Mae'r Cynulliad yn gallu llunio deddfau ar rai materion ym mhob maes pwnc ond nid ar faterion eraill. Er mwyn llunio deddfau ar unrhyw un o'r materion eraill hyn, mae'n rhaid i'r Cynulliad ofyn am gytundeb Sendd y DU. Yna, mae Senedd y DU yn penderfynu bob tro a gaiff y Cynulliad lunio'r deddfau hyn neu beidio. Ni all y Cynulliad lunio deddfau mewn meysydd pwnc fel amddiffyn, trethi neu fudd-daliadau lles, beth bynnag fo canlyniad y bleidlais hon. Os bydd y rhan fwyaf o bleidleiswyr yn pleidleisio 'ydw' – Bydd y Cynulliad yn gallu llunio deddfau ar bob mater yn yr 20 maes pwnc y mae ganddo bwerau ynddynt, heb orfod cael cytundeb Senedd y DU. Os bydd y rhan fwyaf o bleidleiswyr yn pleidleisio 'nac ydw' – Bydd yr hyn sy'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd yn parhau. Cwestiwn: A ydych yn dymuno i'r Cynulliad allu llunio deddfau ar bob mater yn yr 20 maes pwnc y mae ganddo bwerau ynddynt? YDW / NAC YDW
Figure 10 Referendum ballot

 5.4 Referendum on law making powers