Devolution

Question 1

Scotland Act 1998

Answer 1

Several primary legislative powers
Local government
Housing
Environment
Law and order
Education
Health
Income tax varying powers of 3p to the pound

Question 2

Scotland act 2012

Answer 2

Increased powers
Varying income tax by up to 10p in the pound
Authority to borrow £5 billion

Question 3

Scotland act 2016

Answer 3

Powers over a range of domestic areas such as
Determining abortion laws
Deciding air passenger duty
Determining speed limits
Permanent feature of UK constitution only abolished through referendum

Question 4

Examples of going it’s own way

Answer 4

In 2018 Scot parliament introduced a minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit to reduce excessive drinking
First part of uk to ban smoking in 2006
Free university for residents
Voting age reduced to 16 for local elections,referendums and elections to Scot parliament
Since 2011 medical prescriptions has been free

Question 5

Result of devolution on Scot and wanting independence

Answer 5

In 2024 only got 9 seats
Call for a second independence referendum after Brexit since Scot voted 62% remain but declined by Supreme Court

Question 6

Why does Wales have less independence

Answer 6

Wales was absorbed into the English state in medieval period and so did not develop a distinct legal system while medieval and Tudor monarchs often boasted of welsh decent
Labour also has very firm roots in English speaking south wales while Plaid Cymru in welsh speaking north wales
Welsh nationalism less progress

Question 7

Wales 1997 referendum

Answer 7

Not granted any primary legislative powers instead simply given administrative powers in areas such as education, health,transport and agriculture
In effect they just had power to decide how to implement acts of Parliament passed in Westminster

Question 8

Wales act 2006

Answer 8

Seperated executive from legislature
Have limited powers of primary legislation
Another referendum to be held on whether wales should be allowed further devolved powers which resulted in favour

Question 9

Wales act 2014

Answer 9

More power
Control of a number of taxes including stamp duty,land tax and landfill tax
Changed name from welsh assembly to welsh government

Question 10

Wales act 2017

Answer 10

Vary income tax by up to 10p to the pound
New primary legislative powers over electoral arrangements,transport and energy
Permanent feature of constitution

Question 11

Policies

Answer 11

Free prescriptions in 2007
First part in UK to introduce single use plastic bag charge in 2011
In 2019 first country in the world to declare a climate emergency