Rejected petition stop the manufacture, sale to all countries and use of armaments and firearms in Wales

Weapons manufactured at the BAE systems plant near Glascoed and sold to warmongering nations, eg Saudi Arabia for use in wars they are fighting, kill and maim millions of people wordlwide each year and do untold damage to our environment

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the Senedd or Welsh Government is not responsible for.

The Government of Wales Act 2006 establishes the extent of the Senedd’s power to make new laws and amend existing law (also known as legislative competence). Schedules 7A and 7B of the 2006 Act set out the issues which are ‘restricted’ or ‘reserved’ - i.e. areas where the UK Parliament, not the Senedd, can legislate.

Paragraph 11 of Schedule 7A reserves all matters relating to defence and the armed forces to the UK Parliament. The Explanatory Notes for the Schedule provide that the reservation includes matters relating to the equipment and resources of the armed forces.

Paragraph 71 of Schedule 7A reserves the ‘Prohibition and regulation of imports and exports’ to the UK Parliament.

Paragraph 51 of Schedule 7A also reserves the subject-matter of the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1997 to the UK Parliament. This includes the regulation of firearms dealers as well as the licensing and certification requirements for the ownership of firearms, shotguns and ammunition.

As a result, it is not possible for the Senedd to take the action called for by your petition.

Further information about the legislative powers of the Senedd can be found here: https://senedd.wales/how-we-work/our-role/powers/

You may wish to consider petitioning the UK Parliament regarding this matter instead: https://petition.parliament.uk/

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Date submitted 19 December 2020
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