Powers of the Welsh Parliament

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on devolving powers to the Welsh Parliament/Senedd. Specific subjects of these votes have ranged from giving the Senedd the ability to raise taxes to devolving powers and responsibility relating to the provision of water in Wales.

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Analysis for Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham generally voted for (84% aligned) transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (84% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Devolving Responsibility for Jobcentre Plus to the Welsh Government 2011-06-21 absent na agree na
Devolution of Powers Relating to Energy Generation to the National Assembly for Wales. 2012-01-31 absent na agree na
Finance Bill — Part 2 — Devolution of Wales Long Haul Rates of Duty 2013-04-18 absent na agree na
Finance Bill — New Schedule — Devolution of Air Passenger Duty to Wales 2013-04-18 absent na agree na
Water Bill — New Clause 1 — Legislative Competence for Water in Wales 2014-01-06 absent na agree na
Finance Bill — Part 2 — Devolution of Welsh Air Passenger Duty Rates to National Assembly for Wales 2014-04-09 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — New Clause 4 — Allowing National Assembly for Wales to Set The Number of AMs 2014-04-30 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — New Clause 2 — Infrastructure Guarantees in Wales 2014-06-24 aye 100% agree aligned
Wales Bill — Clause 19 — Welsh Ministers to Set Own Capital Expenditure Priorities 2014-06-24 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — Schedule 1 — Devolution of Policing Powers to the Welsh Assembly 2016-07-11 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — Schedule 1 — New Schedule 7A to the Government of Wales Act 2006 2016-07-11 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — New Clause 2 — Welsh Thresholds for Income Tax 2016-07-11 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — New Clause 3 — Rail: Franchising of Passenger Services — Public Sector Rail Operators in Wales 2016-09-12 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — New Clause 6 — Tax on Carriage of Passengers by Air 2016-09-12 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — After Clause 48 — Devolution of Regulation of Gaming Machines — Maximum Charge Threshold 2017-01-24 absent na agree na

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Queen's Speech — Devolution of Tax Raising and Borrowing Powers to the Welsh Government 2013-05-15 aye 100% agree aligned
Wales Bill- Clause 11 — Referendum on Devolving Welsh Income Tax Rate Setting — Independent Setting of Each Rate 2014-04-30 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of the Legal Systems of England and Wales 2016-07-05 absent na agree na
Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of the Legal Jurisdictions for England and Wales 2016-09-12 absent na agree na