Powers of the Scottish Parliament

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on devolving powers to the Scottish Parliament. Specific subjects of these votes have ranged from giving the Scottish Parliament the ability to raise taxes to devolving powers and responsibility relating to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Scotland.

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Analysis for Ged Killen

Ged Killen generally voted for (83% aligned) transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (83% 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.

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 11 — Power for Devolved Administrations to Amend EU Law Retained as UK Law on Withdrawal 2017-12-04 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 11 and Schedule 3 — Power of Devolved Administrations to Amend EU Law Retained as UK Law 2017-12-04 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 2 — Powers for Scottish and Welsh Ministers to Amend Retained EU Law 2017-12-06 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Regulations to Implement Withdrawal Agreement — Report on Reciprocal Healthcare Agreements — Veto for Devolved Administrations 2017-12-13 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 2 — Powers for Ministers in Devolved Administrations 2018-01-16 no 100% agree not aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 11 — Powers of Devolved Administrations to Make Laws Incompatible With EU Law 2018-01-16 aye 99% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Powers of Devolved Administrations 2018-06-12 absent na agree na
Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill — New Clause 16 — Consent of the Scottish Parliament — Taxes on International Trade 2018-07-16 absent na agree na
Trade Bill — New Clause 20 — Approval of Negotiating Mandates — Devolved Administrations — International Trade Agreements 2018-07-17 absent na agree na

Informative Divisions

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

Guide to columns

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.
motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 — Consent of Devolved Legislatures 2017-11-14 absent na agree na
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 11 — Devolved Administrations — Amendment of Retained EU Law 2017-12-04 aye 100% agree aligned
Trade Bill — New Clause 4 — Implementation of International Trade and Government Procurement Agreements — Consent of Devolved Administrations 2018-07-17 aye 100% agree aligned
Trade Bill — Clause 1 — Implementation of the Agreement on Government Procurement — Consent of Welsh and Scottish Ministers 2018-07-17 absent na agree na