Welsh Assembly members have realised that since the referendum last week that they will soon no longer have to go cap in hand to Westminster asking for approval to pass laws in the areas that have already been devolved to the Assembly.
As many of the Assembly ministers lack the self-confidence, this has led to a rush of Legislative Competence Orders being submitted as members look for approval from London.
We understand that Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning and Face-painting – Leighton Andrews has asked if it is OK to allow Welsh school children an additional choice of Frosties and Honey Nut Loops alongside their existing options of Coco Pops and Corn Flakes with their free school breakfasts.
We believe that Minister for Heritage and Old Stuff Alun Ffffffred Jones is asking if it is OK to include Andy Fairweather-Low, Dave Edmunds and Bullet for My Valentine in his portfolio of Welsh rock has-beens and Health minister Edwina Have-A-Heart is asking if it is alright to give half an aspirin to the under 10s if they look a bit off colour.
Plaid spokes-women Leanne Wood is seeking clarification on how to address Wills and Kate following the Royal wedding and asking if the commemorative tea towels will be available in both English and Welsh, while shadow minister for Equality and Suff – Oscar Asghar is asking if it is alright for drag artistes not to have to speak Welsh after 10:00pm on a Sunday evening if they are performing in Newport.
A spokesman for the Welsh Conservative party who declined to be named told us:
“We were up all for more powers for Wales but when we thought about we realised that True Wales had a point. We really are not up to thinking for ourselves and we’d much rather London ‘sanity checked’ our half-baked ideas”.
Finally, President of Wales and Ceiling of the Senedd, Ieuan Dafydd-Wynn-Elis-Thomas-Jones went on to say:
“The people of Wales have given us their mandate. There is only one way forward. We want full devolution and S4C on 26 hours a day if that’s OK with London”.
