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Scottish devolution is the process of the UK Parliament granting powers (excluding powers over reserved matters) to the devolved Scottish Parliament. [1] [2] [3] Prior to the advent of devolution, some had argued for a Scottish Parliament within the United Kingdom – while others have since advocated for complete independence.
Long title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a Scottish Parliament and Administration and other changes in the government of Scotland; to provide for changes in the constitution and functions of certain public authorities; to provide for the variation of the basic rate of income tax in relation to income of Scottish taxpayers in accordance with a resolution of the Scottish Parliament ...
The Scottish Parliament, commonly known as Holyrood, was established in 1999 following a 74% yes vote in the 1997 Scottish devolution referendum. Labour returned the most Members of the Scottish ...
The United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. In the United Kingdom, devolution (historically called home rule) is the Parliament of the United Kingdom's statutory granting of a greater level of self-government to the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), the Northern Ireland Assembly and the London Assembly and to their associated executive bodies: the ...
Sir Tony Blair was the prime minister who legislated for a Scottish Parliament.
The Scottish Constitution Secretary said ministers in London are ‘attempting to diminish the powers and responsibilities of the Scottish Government’. Devolution under ‘systemic attack ...
The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum held in Scotland on 11 September 1997 over whether there was support for the creation of a Scottish Parliament with devolved powers, and whether the Parliament should have tax-varying powers.
The Labour government held that the Act's requirements had not been met, and that devolution would therefore not be introduced for Scotland. In the wake of the referendum the disappointed supporters of the bill conducted a protest campaign under the slogan "Scotland said 'yes ' ", officially launched in a Glasgow hotel on 7 March 1979. [ 5 ]