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 Stuart Donaldson

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

Comparable Scottish National Party 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
Wales Bill — Schedule 1 — Devolution of Policing Powers to the Welsh Assembly 2016-07-11 aye 100% agree aligned
Wales Bill — Schedule 1 — New Schedule 7A to the Government of Wales Act 2006 2016-07-11 aye 100% agree aligned
Wales Bill — New Clause 2 — Welsh Thresholds for Income Tax 2016-07-11 aye 100% agree aligned
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
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