Synopsis of One Wales/ Cymru'n Un

Cymru’n Un

Ymrwymiad i refferendwm ar bwerau llawn i’r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol

Deddf Iaith Newydd (Comisiynydd Iaith / Hawliau ieithyddol / Y Gymraeg yn iaith swyddogol)
Cefnogaeth i raglen adfywio Môn a Menai

Coleg Ffederal

Comisiwn Annibynol ar ariannu Cymru

Moratoriwm ar y cynlluniau presennol i ail-drefnu’r Gwasanaeth iechyd

Ymrwymiad i beidio defnyddio PFI yn y Gwasanaeth Iechyd

Cefnogi Swyddfeydd Post trwy gydweithio gyda Cynghorau, busnesau a.y.b

Cymorth i fusnesau llai

Mabwysiadu cynllun Cymru gyfan ar gyfer datblygu economaidd

Ystyried ffyrdd i wrthdroi’r dylifiad dawn

Sicrhau fod Cymru’n cael ei chynrhychioli mewn sefydliadau rhyngwladol

Mabwysiadu polisi caffaeliad bwyd lleol

Caniatau Cynghorau i fabwysiadu ardaloedd 100% ar gyfer tai fforddiadwy

Creu Coedwig genedlaethol o goedydd cynhenid Cymreig

Galluogi Cynghorau i reoli nifer ail gartrefi mewn ardaloedd penodol

Grantiau ar gyfer prynwyr tro-cyntaf

Caniatau Awdurdodau Lleol i gynnal Asesiad Impact Ieithyddol fel rhan o bolisi cynllunio

Buddsoddi £50 miliwn mewn gwella rhwydwaith ffyrdd Cymru (Gogledd-De-Gorllewin)

Lleihau amser teithio ar y tren o’r Gogledd i’r De

Cwricwlwm i Gymru

Ehangu gofal plant rhad ac am ddim

Rhoi help i bensiynwyr gyda’r Treth Cyngor

Ystyried datganoli adrannau o’r gyfundrefn Cyfraith a Threfn

Targedau allyriadau carbon gwerth 3%

Cyhoeddi Strategaeth ar gyfer y sector cynnyrch llefrith

Mabwysiadsu rhaglen ddiddymu bTB

Ehangu cefnogaeth ar gyfer cylchgronau a phapurau newydd cyfrwng Cymraeg gan gynnwys papur dyddiol

Cefnogi sefydlu Galeri Kyffin Williams

Cefnogi’r ymgyrch dot.cym

Ymgyrchu i gydnabod y Gymraeg fel Iaith gwaith yr Undeb Ewropeaidd

One Wales

A Progressive agenda for the government of Wales

1. A Strong and Confident Nation

Referendum

There will be a joint commitment to use the Government of Wales Act 2006 provisions to the full under Part III and to proceed to a successful outcome of a referendum for full law-making powers. Both parties agree in good faith to campaign for a successful outcome to such a referendum. The preparations for securing such a successful outcome will begin immediately. We will set up an all-Wales Convention within six months and a group of MPs and AMs from both parties will be commissioned to set the terms of reference and membership of the Convention based on wide representation from civic society.

Funding and Finance

There will be an independent Commission to review Assembly Funding and Finance, to include a study of the Barnett Formula, of tax-varying powers including borrowing powers and the feasibility of corporation tax rebates in the Convergence Fund region, including the implications of recent European Court of Justice Rulings in this area.

2. A Healthy Future

· Agree and implement a new approach to health service reconfiguration. [1]
· Institute a moratorium on existing proposals for changes at community hospital level.
· Undertake that changes in District General Hospital services will not be implemented unless and until relevant associated community services are in place.
· Eliminate the use of private sector hospitals by the NHS in Wales by 2011 and rule out the use of Private Finance Initiative in the Welsh health service during the third term.
· Invest £190 million in public health and health improvement.
· Develop new not-for-profit nursing homes.

3. A Prosperous Society

Adopt an all-Wales approach to economic development, guaranteeing investment in all regions of Wales and develop an all-Wales green jobs strategy.
Press ahead with relocation of Assembly divisions to North Wales, West Wales and the South Wales Valleys.
Explore options for a public sector investment agreement with the European Investment Bank.
Enhance the business rate relief scheme, within the context of more effective support for businesses.
Increase support for farmers’ markets.

4. Living Communities

Provide grants for first- time buyers.
Draw down legislative power to the Assembly in order to suspend the ‘Right to Buy’ in areas of housing pressure.
Review and reissue TAN 20 with a view to allowing local authorities to use Language Impact Assessments for planning purposes in areas of housing.
Provide local authorities with the ability to secure 100% affordable housing on development sites to meet local needs in areas of high housing pressure.
Aim to provide local authorities with the power to control the conversion of full-time dwellings into second homes in areas of housing pressure.
Allow local authorities greater freedom to designate non-development sites for the sole purpose of affordable housing
Press ahead with improvements to major road links between the North, the West and the South of Wales, investing over £50 million for this purpose over the four year term.
Create a new all-Wales Traws Cambria transport network integrating long distance rail and coach routes with electronic cross-ticketing by 2011.
Reduce rail travel time between the North and South of Wales.

5. Learning for Life

Set out a new policy agreement with Local Education Authorities to require them to assess the demand for Welsh-medium education, including surveying parental wishes, and to produce a resulting School Organisation Plan, setting out clear steps to meet need.
Establish a Welsh-medium Higher Education Network - the Federal College - in order to ensure Welsh-medium provision in our universities.
Continue to develop a distinctive curriculum that is appropriate for Wales.
Continue the existing grant arrangements for small and rural schools, making greater use of school buildings to improve viability.
Commit to progressing provision of universal, affordable childcare, with additional budget support, including extended free, full-time, high-quality childcare for two year olds in areas of greatest need.
Initiate a pilot scheme for laptops for children.
Provide extra assistance with student debt, maintain existing fee levels in Wales up to and including 2009/10.

6. A Fair and Just Society

· Provide extra help for pensioners with council tax.
Reinstate and refocus the Post Office Development Fund
Encouraging the location of free ATMs in post offices.
Support the aim to halve child poverty by 2010 and eradicate child poverty by 2020.
Consider the evidence for the devolution of the criminal justice system within the contexts of (a) devolution of funding and (b) moves towards the establishment of a single administration of justice in Wales.

7. A Sustainable Environment

Establish a Climate Change Commission for Wales which will include members from all four political parties, businesses, local government and voluntary sector groups.
Aim to achieve annual carbon reduction-equivalent emissions reductions of 3% per year by 2011 in areas of devolved competence.
Commit to targets on the carbon neutrality of public buildings.
Submit a Rural Development Plan for 2007 – 2013 to the European Union, based on the level of Tir Mynydd funding agreed by the Assembly in March 2007 and develop a replacement scheme post 2010, including a new farm entrants scheme.
Complete, publish and implement a Strategic Action Plan for the dairy industry.
Vigorously pursue a programme of bTB eradication.
Make a commitment to maximum restrictions on GM crops.
Create an all-Wales coastal path.
Pursue the devolution of building regulations to the Assembly.

8. A Rich and Diverse Culture

Seek enhanced legislative competence on the Welsh Language and work to extend the scope of the Welsh Language Legislative Competence Order included in the Assembly government’s first year legislative programme, with a view to a new Assembly Measure to confirm official status for both Welsh and English, linguistic rights in the provision of services and the establishment of the post of Language Commissioner.
Drive forward our efforts to obtain agreement on the use of the Welsh language in specified areas of EU business.
Expand the funding and support for Welsh-medium magazines and newspapers, including the establishment of a Welsh-language daily newspaper.
Support the dot.cym campaign to gain domain name status for Wales on the internet
Establish a National English-language Theatre and explore the creation of a National Gallery for Wales.
Continue to support the case for making St. David’s Day a Bank Holiday.
Support establishing a Kyffin Williams gallery.
Support the campaign for Wales to become a fair trade nation.
Widen Wales’ membership and effectiveness in appropriate international bodies, including institutions associated with the European Union.
Continue to make our contribution to the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, with support for the Wales for Africa programme and its international development fund.