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 Thelma Walker

Thelma Walker generally voted for (83% aligned) transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh 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.

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
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.

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