Devolution

scotland referendum

1997 yes vote 74% turnout 60%

wales referendum

1997 yes vote 50.3% turnout 50%

Good Friday agreement

81% turnout 1998 yes vote 71%

power in wales at first vs scotland

fewer powers at the start as the appetite for devolution was much lesser

1998 scotland act fiscal powers

it they could vary the rate of income tax by 3p in the pound which is called the scottish variable rate

1998 scotland act legislative powers

able to legislate in a number of domestic areas like law and order, health, education transport and the environment

2012 scotland act

gave them the ability to raise or reduce tax to 10p of a pound, scottish rate of income tax also devolved stamp duty and allowed them to borrow £5 billion to create revenue scotland

2016 scotland act

own air passenger duty and income changes across bands as well as own rules on devolved elections for who can vote in them

1998 wales act

set up welsh assembly which lacked primary legislative power but they had the ability to devise secondary legislation in areas like fisheries, agriculture education and housing

government of wales act

2006, enabled the assembly to request further powers from westminster and gain primary legislative powers if they had a referendum

wales abolished school league tables

2001

referendum in wales for primary powers

2011

wales 2011 referendum turnout

35%

result of 2011 referendum

64%

wales introduced opt out organ donation

2015

wales act 2014

stampt duty, business rates and landfill tax

wales act 2017

levels basically on the same level as scotland and ability to determine own electoral system

electoral system in wales and scotland

AMS

3 forms of devolution in england

county councils

london boroughs

city mayors

3 reasons why local government in the UK lacks power

constant reorganisation

revenue raising powers limited

lack of popular support

78% voted against a regional council where

in the north east in 2004

arguements against english parliament

england lacks a cohesive identity

lack of public enthusiasm

english parliament would dominate

nationalist argument for devolution

SNP success

Sin Feinn success

nationalist arguments against devolution

scotland and NI dragged out of the EU despite voting remain