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 Simon Lightwood

Simon Lightwood generally voted against (16% aligned) transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted against (16% 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
Scotland’s Future 2022-12-14 absent na agree na
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland): Ten Minute Rule Motion 2023-10-17 absent na agree na
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 2024-01-16 no 100% agree not aligned