Powers of the Welsh Parliament
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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Nia Griffith generally voted for transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament
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On 23 Nov 2021:
Nia Griffith voted to give devolved Governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland a veto on a range of NHS Governance matters including transferring functions between health bodies.
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On 20 Jul 2020:
Nia Griffith voted to require the consent of relevant devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland before regulations implementing international trade deals which would be within the scope of their devolved powers can be made.
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On 17 Jul 2018:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Trade Bill — New Clause 20 — Approval of Negotiating Mandates — Devolved Administrations — International Trade Agreements
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On 12 Jun 2018:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Powers of Devolved Administrations
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On 16 Jan 2018:
Nia Griffith voted not to allow ministers in devolved administrations to make regulations to correct deficiencies in EU law retained as UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the union without the consent of UK Government ministers.
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On 16 Jan 2018:
Nia Griffith voted to against allowing the devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to make laws which are incompatible with European Union law, and against new United Kingdom frameworks to replace European ones.
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On 13 Dec 2017:
Nia Griffith voted to require the approval of MPs and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, as well as a report on the preservation of reciprocal healthcare agreements, before allowing ministers to make regulations to implement the terms of the UK's agreement with the EU on its withdrawal from the union.
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On 6 Dec 2017:
Nia Griffith voted to allow Welsh and Scottish ministers to make regulations which amend, or are inconsistent with, EU law retained as part of UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the union.
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On 4 Dec 2017:
Nia Griffith voted to allow the devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to modify EU law retained as UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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On 4 Dec 2017:
Nia Griffith voted against generally preventing the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland from amending EU law retained in UK law following withdrawal.
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On 24 Jan 2017:
Nia Griffith voted to empower Welsh ministers and the National Assembly for Wales to regulate the number of betting machines in licensed betting premises where the maximum charge for use is over £2, rather than only where it is over £10.
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On 12 Sep 2016:
Nia Griffith voted to allow public sector bodies to operate rail services in Wales.
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On 12 Sep 2016:
Nia Griffith voted to devolve powers relating to air passenger duty to the Government of Wales and the Welsh Assembly.
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On 11 Jul 2016:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — Schedule 1 — Devolution of Policing Powers to the Welsh Assembly
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On 11 Jul 2016:
Nia Griffith voted to devolve powers relation to alcohol and entertainment licensing to the Welsh Assembly.
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On 11 Jul 2016:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — New Clause 2 — Welsh Thresholds for Income Tax
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On 24 Jun 2014:
Nia Griffith voted to enable the Welsh Government to underwrite borrowing by private organisations for the purpose of promoting investment in infrastructure.
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On 24 Jun 2014:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — Clause 19 — Welsh Ministers to Set Own Capital Expenditure Priorities
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On 30 Apr 2014:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — New Clause 4 — Allowing National Assembly for Wales to Set The Number of AMs
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On 9 Apr 2014:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Part 2 — Devolution of Welsh Air Passenger Duty Rates to National Assembly for Wales
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On 6 Jan 2014:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Water Bill — New Clause 1 — Legislative Competence for Water in Wales
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Part 2 — Devolution of Wales Long Haul Rates of Duty
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — New Schedule — Devolution of Air Passenger Duty to Wales
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On 31 Jan 2012:
Nia Griffith voted against devolving powers relating to energy generation to the National Assembly for Wales.
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On 21 Jun 2011:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Devolving Responsibility for Jobcentre Plus to the Welsh Government
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On 14 Mar 2022:
Nia Griffith voted voted to require representatives from each of the devolved nations on the board of the "Assistance Centre", a body to provide advice to those seeking to practise a regulated profession in the United Kingdom, and to those with United Kingdom qualifications and experience seeking to practice their profession overseas.
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On 13 Dec 2021:
Nia Griffith voted to require consultation with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in relation to subsidies, and subsidy schemes, deemed to be of particular interest.
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On 14 Sep 2021:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Health and Social Care Levy Bill — Clause 2 — Destination of Proceeds of Health and Social Care Levy
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On 19 Jan 2021:
Nia Griffith voted to require changes to standards in pursuit of an international trade agreement to be approved by Parliament prior to Parliament considering the agreement itself, and to give devolved administrations a veto over such changes.
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On 15 Dec 2020:
Nia Griffith voted against for broader exemptions to the "market access principles" intended to ensure a free internal market within the United Kingdom, and to prioritise rules agreed by the four nations of the United Kingdom over those principles.
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On 10 Dec 2020:
Nia Griffith voted to prioritise rules agreed by the four nations of the United Kingdom via the "common frameworks process" over the "market access principles" intended to ensure a free internal market within the United Kingdom provided for in the Bill.
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On 10 Dec 2020:
Nia Griffith voted not to replace specific taxation, health and chemicals related exemptions to the laws intended to ensure a free internal market within the United Kingdom with a broader exemption for proportionate requirements which pursue legitimate aims; and against a proposal to require consultation with, but not consent from, devolved administrations in relation to many potential future changes to the free internal market laws.
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On 10 Dec 2020:
Nia Griffith voted against the involvement of the devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in decisions on the provision, by the UK Government, of financial assistance for economic development under the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.
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On 7 Dec 2020:
Nia Griffith voted to prioritise rules agreed by the four nations of the United Kingdom via the "common frameworks process" over the "market access principles" intended to ensure a free internal market within the United Kingdom provided for in the Bill.
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On 7 Dec 2020:
Nia Griffith voted to replace specific taxation, health and chemicals related exemptions to the laws intended to ensure a free internal market within the United Kingdom with a broader exemption for proportionate requirements which pursue legitimate aims.
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On 15 Sep 2020:
Nia Griffith voted to limit the powers of UK ministers to reduce standards by overriding agreements, or emerging agreements, between the UK government and the devolved administrations covering areas previously governed by EU law.
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On 1 Sep 2020:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Fisheries Bill — Decline Second Reading — Sustainable Fishing
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On 17 Jul 2018:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Trade Bill — Clause 1 — Implementation of the Agreement on Government Procurement — Consent of Welsh and Scottish Ministers
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On 17 Jul 2018:
Nia Griffith voted to require the consent of ministers in devolved administrations before making regulations under the Trade Bill on implementing international trade agreements and a 1994 treaty on government procurement; while retaining the UK government's responsibility for compliance with international agreements.
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On 4 Dec 2017:
Nia Griffith voted to give the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland a veto on if they should be prevented from amending EU law retained as UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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On 14 Nov 2017:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 — Consent of Devolved Legislatures
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On 12 Sep 2016:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of the Legal Jurisdictions for England and Wales
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On 5 Jul 2016:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of the Legal Systems of England and Wales
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On 30 Apr 2014:
Nia Griffith was absent for a vote on Wales Bill- Clause 11 — Referendum on Devolving Welsh Income Tax Rate Setting — Independent Setting of Each Rate
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On 15 May 2013:
Nia Griffith voted in favour of devolving tax raising, and borrowing, powers to the Welsh Government.
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