It’s good to see from the BBC that the National Assembly for Wales is getting extra powers.

Parliament has just given the Assembly the right to make its own laws (up to a point) without going through parliament. It’s not yet a true legislature for Wales – but that will come.

The big argument was over Labour’s demand for a ban on candidates standing for both constituency and regional lists. Opposition parties said this was designed to thwart opposition. Labour said it was a manifesto pledge. I can see the logic of telling candidates to choose.

The best news is that the debate about whether there should be an Assembly is dead and buried – as shadow Welsh secretary Cheryl Gillan has conceded. The argument now is whether the Assembly is doing its job properly.