Devolution

Question 1

What are the devolved powers of the Scottish parliament?

Answer 1

Education, Health, Justice, Transport, Environment, housing, agriculture, culture

Question 2

What are the powers reserved from the Scottish parliament

Answer 2

Defence and national security
Foreign policy
Social security
Immigration
Currency
Broadcasting

Question 3

What are the devolved powers of the Welsh assembly

Answer 3

Education, Health, Transport, Environment, housing, agriculture, culture

Question 4

What are the powers reserved from the Welsh assembly

Answer 4

Defence and national security
Foreign policy
Immigration
Social Security
Currency
Broadcasting

Question 5

What are the devolved powers of the Irish assembly

Answer 5

Similar powers to the other two- oversees devolved stress like education health transport environment housing agriculture and culture

Question 6

What are the powers reserved from Northern Ireland

Answer 6

Defence and national security
Foreign Policy
Immigration
Social security
Currency
Broadcasting

Question 7

What did the scotland act 1998 do

Answer 7

Gave primary powers and income tax varying powers + or - 3p per pound

Question 8

I hat did the Scotland act 2012 give

Answer 8

A small extension of powers, increasing of tax varying powers to + or - 10p and devolution of additional taxes

Question 9

What did the Scotland act of 2016 do

Answer 9

Extended powers in relation to transport energy and social security benefits
Set up income tax rates and thresholds and to receive the proceeds of national VAT

Question 10

What did the wales act of 1998 do

Answer 10

Have secondary legislative powers to the assembly

Question 11

What did the wales act of 2006 do

Answer 11

Provided for an additional referendum on primary legislative powers

Question 12

What did the Welsh devolution referendum in 2011 vote

Answer 12

Yes to give the Welsh assembly direct law making power in 20 devolved areas such as health and education

Question 13

What did the wales act of 2014 do

Answer 13

Have minor tax varying powers and a referendum on income tax varying power

Question 14

What did the wales act 2017 do

Answer 14

Provided for a reserved powers model and a transfer of further powers in transport and energy
Have income tax varying power to + or - 10p without a referendum

Question 15

What did the Northern Ireland act 1998 do

Answer 15

Based on the Belfast agreement it created the assembly and related institutions, have the assembly power to legislate in transferred matters

Question 16

What did the St Andrews agreement of 2006 do

Answer 16

It renewed devolution in 2007

Question 17

What was devolved for northern ureland in 2010

Answer 17

Policing and criminal justice

Question 18

What was the act in 2015 to do with Northern Ireland and what did it do

Answer 18

The corporation tax act 2015 devolved power to set up corporation tax

Question 19

What is primary and secondary legislation

Answer 19

Power to make secondary legislation is set out in primary legislation, primary legislation provides the framework while secondary legislation adds the detailed rules and procedures

Question 20

What is devolution and how does it impact decision-making in the uk?

Answer 20

Devolution is the transfer of power and decision making to more local governments, him back decision making as collaboration is necessary

Question 21

What are some examples of devoted powers in Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland

Answer 21

Education, heart, agriculture, police

Question 22

Why is collaboration between administrations important in the context of devolution?

Answer 22

Because e promotes common professional standards and provides insight. → policy laboratory

Question 23

How does devolution in the UK differ from traditional centralized decision-making?

Answer 23

More local governments have different powers

Question 24

What are some potential benefits of devoluter in terms of policy-making and public services?

Answer 24

Governments making the decisions knows what needs doing, what public services one needed

Question 25

what is the purpose of the joint ministerial committee

Answer 25

to facilitate formal discussions between ministers from different administrations

Question 26

what is the purpose of devolution in the uk

Answer 26

to allow for more localised decision making

Question 27

which areas in the uk have their own seperate legislatures and executives

Answer 27

scotland, wales, northern ireland

Question 28

what role do civil servents play in devolution

Answer 28

they work to implement the priorities of different political parties

Question 29

whats the issue with the ‘west lothian question’

Answer 29

it is the question of wether members of parliament from Nireland, Scotland and wales should be able to vote on matters that only effect england.

Question 30

how long have we had peace in northern ireland for

Answer 30

25 years now