Up to 1,500 agricultural workers in Pembrokeshire could benefit from a Supreme Court ruling which gives the Welsh Government a green light to set up an Agricultural Advisory Panel to oversee farm wages and promote the development of the agricultural sector. The Welsh Government first tried to introduce an Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill last year, but the Bill was challenged by the UK Government which claimed that it was outside the scope of the Welsh Government's powers. The matter was referred to the Supreme Court which has come out in favour of the Welsh Government and pronounced the Bill to be lawful. The Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill can now be submitted for Royal Assent and is expected to become law later this month. Following Royal Assent, the Welsh Government will launch a 12-week public consultation on the proposed constitution and functions of the new Agricultural Advisory Panel. The Bill will give over 13,000 agricultural workers across Wales a degree of wage protection that was lost when the Conservative-led Coalition Government in Westminster abolished the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales in 2013. This is the second time the UK Government has challenged the legislative competence of the Welsh Government, at significant cost to the taxpayer. On both occasions the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Welsh Government. Delyth Evans, Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for South Pembrokeshire, welcomed the Supreme Court's decision. "This is good news for agricultural workers in Pembrokeshire because it means their wages, sick pay and other working conditions will be protected," she said. "It could affect as many as 1,500 permanent and casual farm workers in the county who work long hours for low wages. It is another example of the Welsh Labour Government standing up for working people, and the UK Coalition Government in Westminster trying to deny them basic employment protection."