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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Lord Pickles generally voted against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament
TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all
of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source
data on PublicWhip.org.uk.
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On 24 Jan 2017:
Lord Pickles 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:
Lord Pickles voted against the separation of the legal systems of England and Wales.
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On 12 Sep 2016:
Lord Pickles voted against allowing public sector bodies to operate rail services in Wales.
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On 12 Sep 2016:
Lord Pickles 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:
Lord Pickles voted for the Welsh Assembly being given powers over policing in Wales.
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On 11 Jul 2016:
Lord Pickles voted not to devolve powers relation to alcohol and entertainment licensing to the Welsh Assembly.
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On 11 Jul 2016:
Lord Pickles voted against giving the Welsh Assembly the powers to set Income Tax thresholds for Welsh taxpayers.
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On 5 Jul 2016:
Lord Pickles voted against the separation of the legal systems of England and Wales.
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On 24 Jun 2014:
Lord Pickles 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:
Lord Pickles voted against allowing Welsh Ministers to set their own capital expenditure priorities.
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On 30 Apr 2014:
Lord Pickles 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 30 Apr 2014:
Lord Pickles 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 9 Apr 2014:
Lord Pickles 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:
Lord Pickles 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 15 May 2013:
Lord Pickles voted against devolving tax raising, and borrowing, powers to the Welsh Government.
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Lord Pickles 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:
Lord Pickles 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:
Lord Pickles was absent for a vote on Devolution of Powers Relating to Energy Generation to the National Assembly for Wales.
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On 21 Jun 2011:
Lord Pickles was absent for a vote on Devolving Responsibility for Jobcentre Plus to the Welsh Government
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