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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Jacob Rees-Mogg almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament
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On 23 Nov 2021:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against requiring approval of the United Kingdom's negotiating aims for international trade agreements from the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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On 12 Jun 2018:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted in favour of giving more powers to the devolved administrations than the European Union (Withdrawal) originally provided for and to set restrictions and scrutiny procedures applying to the use of those powers.
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On 16 Jan 2018:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against requiring 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted to prevent Welsh and Scottish ministers making 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted to generally prevent 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against empowering 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, opting instead to limit devolved powers to where the maximum charge is over £10.
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On 12 Sep 2016:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against allowing public sector bodies to operate rail services in Wales.
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On 12 Sep 2016:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against devolving powers relating to air passenger duty to the Government of Wales and the Welsh Assembly.
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On 11 Jul 2016:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted for the Welsh Assembly being given powers over policing in Wales.
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On 11 Jul 2016:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not to devolve powers relation to alcohol and entertainment licensing to the Welsh Assembly.
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On 11 Jul 2016:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against giving the Welsh Assembly the powers to set Income Tax thresholds for Welsh taxpayers.
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On 24 Jun 2014:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against enabling 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against allowing Welsh Ministers to set their own capital expenditure priorities.
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On 30 Apr 2014:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against allowing the National Assembly for Wales to set the number of members of the National Assembly for Wales.
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On 9 Apr 2014:
Jacob Rees-Mogg 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.
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On 6 Jan 2014:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against giving the National Assembly for Wales full powers in relation to water in Wales up to the English border.
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Jacob Rees-Mogg 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.
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Jacob Rees-Mogg 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.
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On 31 Jan 2012:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against devolving powers relating to energy generation to the National Assembly for Wales.
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On 21 Jun 2011:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against devolving responsibility for Jobcentre Plus to the Welsh Government.
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On 14 Mar 2022:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg was absent for a vote on Subsidy Control Bill — Clause 11 — Subsidies and Schemes of Interest or Particular Interest
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On 14 Sep 2021:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against giving the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland a role in determining the distribution of funds raised via the Health and Social Care Levy.
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On 19 Jan 2021:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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 not to give devolved administrations a veto over such changes.
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On 15 Dec 2020:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against broader exemptions to the "market access principles" intended to ensure a free internal market within the United Kingdom, and not prioritise rules agreed by the four nations of the United Kingdom over those principles.
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On 10 Dec 2020:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg 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; and also 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted for 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg 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.
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On 15 Sep 2020:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted to make sustainability the prime objective of sea fishing regulation in the UK, for other proposed objectives and arrangements relating to the regulation of fishing.
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On 17 Jul 2018:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not to require the consent of Welsh or Scottish ministers before making regulations impacting devolved matters relating to the implementation of a World Trade Organisation agreement on open, fair and transparent conditions of competition be ensured in government procurement.
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On 17 Jul 2018:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against requiring 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against requiring the consent of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
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On 12 Sep 2016:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against the separation of the legal systems of England and Wales.
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On 5 Jul 2016:
Jacob Rees-Mogg 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg 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.
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On 15 May 2013:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against devolving tax raising, and borrowing, powers to the Welsh Government.
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