Reform of policing in Ulster and the health service in Wales indicate the government's continuing "commitment to devolution", ministers have claimed.

With the Northern Ireland peace process currently stalled, ministers have stressed they will continue to press for the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Northern Ireland Office is to introduce a police reform bill, building on the recommendations of the Patten Commission and the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000.

The government says it will "implement fully" the revised Patten proposals for cross-community policing, but Sinn Fein has said the plans do not go far enough and is so far refusing to sit on the policing boards.

Consultations on the details of the bill will be held with Ulster's parties over the coming weeks.

The flagship of Welsh devolution will be a bill to reform the NHS in line with plans agreed by the National Assembly.

It will reform the community health councils to extend their role to primary care and nursing homes.

A Wales Centre for Health will also be created to provide support, training and multi-disciplinary advice.

Ministers have hailed the bill as a demonstration of the government's "commitment to devolution and the National Assembly for Wales".

With a review currently underway into the powers of the Welsh assembly, there is also a pledge to continue the commitment to the success of devolution.

With the Holyrood parliament having its own legislative powers, there will be no new Westminster laws specifically for Scotland.

The government points out that while there would only have been one or two specifically Scottish bills per session prior to devolution, since 1999 there have been over 40 acts passed by MSPs.