They stopped short of granting the military forces a permanent block of seats in the assembly, an idea which had gathered momentum during two months of backroom dealing.

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The senate has fewer powers than the National Assembly, but can block its proposals.

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The Assembly passed a bill yesterday to block fracking until at least May 15, 2015.

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That means Parliament shouldn't block any manifesto commitment by a ruling party in the assembly.

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However, Mr Paisley has predicted that the DUP will hold the balance of unionist power in the assembly and that his party will therefore have the power to block any such move.

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Opening a Commons debate on the commission on 3 November 2011, Mrs Gillan told MPs she believed the current system - under which the Welsh government can only spend what it receives through an annual block grant from the UK Treasury - did not provide enough accountability for Assembly Members at Cardiff Bay.

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In effect, though, the government, formed from a majority in the assembly, calls the shots, playing one chamber off against another to block anything introduced by backbenchers it does not like.

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The decision not to block the application has been welcomed by Clwyd South AM, Ken Skates, who heads one of the assembly's committees on the future of media in Wales.

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