DEVOLTION

• Delegation of devolved powers - allow regions autonomy over partial legislation - not trade and defence - reserved powers
• A country which local governments exercise righst given to them by central gov
• quasi federal as parliament remains sovereign
• Scotland, wales, NI act 1998 - allow for own assemblies
• Scotland - education, local gov, ability to change benefits, limit power over tax, half vat
• wales - 40 elected by fptp and 20 pr - welsh language, stamp duty, health and social welfare, education, housing
• NI - 108 members by STV - education, health and social services, pensions and child supprot, justice and policing
• Greater London authority act 1999 - policing, transport, environemt, planning and housing - ULEZ zones in London - free school meals for all primary - London assembly hold mayor to account
• reserve powers - fp, defence, trade, vat, immigration, social security
• Scotland

  • 1997 referendum - 60% turnout - 74% yes
  • 1998 - Scotland cat
  • 2012 Scotland act - rate of income tax, stamp duty, borrow up to five million and tax authority
  • 2014 - independance referendum - 55% no
  • 2016 Scotland act - band system for income tax - basic rate lower and top rate 2% higher - own laws and voting age
• welsh devolution

  • 1997 referendum - 50% turnout and 50,3% yes - talking shop
  • Govenment of wales 1998 - welsh assembly - no legislative powers - secondary powers ocer transport, education
  • 2011 - should wales have legislative powers - 35% vote and 63% yes
  • wales act 2014v - gain tax raising powers - wales act 2017 - vary tax up to 10%, primary legislation– denned act 2020 - welsh parliament
• NI devolution

  • 1920 independance and stormont discriminate against catholics
  • 1973 - power sharing sunningdale - fell a party - 74-98 uk rule
  • 1998 Good Friday agreement - STV and MLA - stop elected dictatorship and makes it fairer
  • used as bargaining tool
• Englis devolution

  • East Midlands - cities and local gov act 2016 - metro mayors - transport, housing and investment
• Nottingham local gov

  • planning permission
  • find my bin day
  • local roads libraries and leisure
  • Unitary auhrouty district and met borough
• English parliament yes

  provide parits with rest of uk and complete devolution in a logical way

  provide permanent answer to West Lothian

  reduce centralisation of power adn elected dictatorship

  worked elsehwer eefg london
• English parliament no

  • domine so what’s use of uk parliament
  • lacks cohesive and cultural identity represetation - regional identities
  • considerbale extra costs
  • weaken nto strengthen uk
  • 570 MPs uk - most ar English