Welsh devolution: Difference between revisions

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the first sentence is now too short, so expand a bit. Also cites not required in lead unless control. "power" is just vague.
well legislative from a legislature. Basically what was wrong with the previous? Don't simplify it too much.
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{{Politics of Wales}}
 
'''Welsh devolution''' is the [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|transfer of governmentallegislative powers]] for [[self-governance]] to [[Wales]] by the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. The current system of devolution began following the enactment of the [[Government of Wales Act 1998]], with the responsibility of various [[Devolved, reserved and excepted matters|devolved powers]] granted to the [[Welsh Government]] rather than being the responsibility of the [[Government of the United Kingdom]].
 
Wales was [[Conquest of Wales by Edward I|conquered]] by England during the 13th century, with the [[Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542]] applying English law to Wales and incorporating it into England (creating the legal jurisdiction that today is called [[England and Wales]]<!--retronymically-->), and later into Great Britain and the United Kingdom.