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The Government's Legislative Programme: Wales
14 May 2026
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Wales Office
At a Glance
Issue Summary
This statement outlines the UK government's legislative [11D [K legislative programme for Wales, focusing on economic growth, job creation, [9D [K creation, and improved national security.
Action Requested
The statement announces a new Local Growth Fund wort [4D [K worth over £500 million, supports the Energy Independence Bill to cut house [5D [K household bills and drive clean energy investment, and introduces the Railw [5D [K Railways Bill to reform railways and support Welsh rail projects. It also o [1D [K outlines measures for national security and police reform.
Key Facts
- Legislative programme includes bills on Armed Forces, Civ [3D [K Civil Aviation, Clean Water, Commonhold and Leasehold Reform, Competition R [1D [K Reform, Courts and Tribunals, Cyber Security and Resilience, Digital Access [6D [K Access to Services, Electricity Generator Levy, Energy Independence, Enhanc [6D [K Enhancing Financial Services, European Partnership, Immigration and Asylum, [7D [K Asylum, National Security, Health, Northern Ireland Troubles, Police Reform [6D [K Reform, Public Office (Accountability), Railways, Regulating for Growth, Re [2D [K Remediation, Removal of Peerages, Representation of the People, Small Busin [5D [K Business Protections (Late Payments), Sovereign Grant, Sporting Events, Ste [3D [K Steel Industry (Nationalisation), Tackling State Threats, and Ticket Tout B [1D [K Ban.
- The Local Growth Fund is worth more than £500 million.
- The Energ [5D [K Energy Independence Bill aims to transform the energy system and support cl [2D [K clean energy projects in Wales.
- Railways Bill includes a manifesto commi [5D [K commitment for Welsh Government involvement in rail management with up to £ [1D [K £14bn investment, unlocking 12,000 jobs.
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