Jessica Lee

Former Conservative MP for Erewash

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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Jessica Lee almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament

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Major votes

  • On 24 Jun 2014: Jessica Lee voted against enabling the Welsh Government to underwrite borrowing by private organisations for the purpose of promoting investment in infrastructure. Show vote
  • On 24 Jun 2014: Jessica Lee voted against allowing Welsh Ministers to set their own capital expenditure priorities. Show vote
  • On 30 Apr 2014: Jessica Lee voted against allowing the National Assembly for Wales to set the number of members of the National Assembly for Wales. Show vote
  • On 9 Apr 2014: Jessica Lee voted against devolving responsibility for setting the rate of long haul air passenger duty applying to relevant flights originating in Wales to the National Assembly for Wales. Show vote
  • On 6 Jan 2014: Jessica Lee voted against giving the National Assembly for Wales full powers in relation to water in Wales up to the English border. Show vote
  • On 15 May 2013: Jessica Lee voted against devolving tax raising, and borrowing, powers to the Welsh Government. Show vote
  • On 18 Apr 2013: Jessica Lee voted against devolving responsibility for setting the rate of Air Passenger Duty for long haul flights originating in Wales to the National Assembly for Wales. Show vote
  • On 18 Apr 2013: Jessica Lee voted against devolving responsibility for setting the rate of Air Passenger Duty for long haul flights originating in Wales to the National Assembly for Wales. Show vote
  • On 31 Jan 2012: Jessica Lee was absent for a vote on Devolution of Powers Relating to Energy Generation to the National Assembly for Wales. Show vote
  • On 21 Jun 2011: Jessica Lee was absent for a vote on Devolving Responsibility for Jobcentre Plus to the Welsh Government Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 30 Apr 2014: Jessica Lee voted for any referendum on devolving Welsh income tax rate setting to the National Assembly for Wales to be on allowing an off-set from the rates set by the UK Parliament rather than allowing each Welsh rate to be set independently. Show vote

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