Chris White

Former Conservative MP for Warwick and Leamington

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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.

Photo: Paul Holloway

Chris White almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament

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Major votes

  • On 24 Jan 2017: Chris White 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. Show vote
  • On 12 Sep 2016: Chris White voted against allowing public sector bodies to operate rail services in Wales. Show vote
  • On 12 Sep 2016: Chris White voted against devolving powers relating to air passenger duty to the Government of Wales and the Welsh Assembly. Show vote
  • On 11 Jul 2016: Chris White voted for the Welsh Assembly being given powers over policing in Wales. Show vote
  • On 11 Jul 2016: Chris White voted not to devolve powers relation to alcohol and entertainment licensing to the Welsh Assembly. Show vote
  • On 11 Jul 2016: Chris White voted against giving the Welsh Assembly the powers to set Income Tax thresholds for Welsh taxpayers. Show vote
  • On 24 Jun 2014: Chris White 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: Chris White voted against allowing Welsh Ministers to set their own capital expenditure priorities. Show vote
  • On 30 Apr 2014: Chris White 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: Chris White 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: Chris White 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: Chris White voted against devolving tax raising, and borrowing, powers to the Welsh Government. Show vote
  • On 18 Apr 2013: Chris White 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: Chris White 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: Chris White 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: Chris White was absent for a vote on Devolving Responsibility for Jobcentre Plus to the Welsh Government Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 12 Sep 2016: Chris White voted against the separation of the legal systems of England and Wales. Show vote
  • On 5 Jul 2016: Chris White voted against the separation of the legal systems of England and Wales. Show vote
  • On 30 Apr 2014: Chris White 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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