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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Elizabeth Truss almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament
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On 23 Tach 2021:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Gor 2020:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Gor 2018:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Meh 2018:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Ion 2018:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Ion 2018:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2017:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2017:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2017:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2017:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Ion 2017:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Med 2016:
Elizabeth Truss was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — New Clause 3 — Rail: Franchising of Passenger Services — Public Sector Rail Operators in Wales
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On 12 Med 2016:
Elizabeth Truss was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — New Clause 6 — Tax on Carriage of Passengers by Air
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On 11 Gor 2016:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio for the Welsh Assembly being given powers over policing in Wales.
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On 11 Gor 2016:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio not to devolve powers relation to alcohol and entertainment licensing to the Welsh Assembly.
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On 11 Gor 2016:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio against giving the Welsh Assembly the powers to set Income Tax thresholds for Welsh taxpayers.
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On 24 Meh 2014:
Elizabeth Truss was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — New Clause 2 — Infrastructure Guarantees in Wales
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On 24 Meh 2014:
Elizabeth Truss was absent for a vote on Wales Bill — Clause 19 — Welsh Ministers to Set Own Capital Expenditure Priorities
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On 30 Ebr 2014:
Elizabeth Truss 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 Ebr 2014:
Elizabeth Truss 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 Ion 2014:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Ebr 2013:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Ebr 2013:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Ion 2012:
Elizabeth Truss 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 Meh 2011:
Elizabeth Truss was absent for a vote on Devolving Responsibility for Jobcentre Plus to the Welsh Government
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On 14 Maw 2022:
Elizabeth Truss was absent for a vote on Professional Qualifications Bill — Clause 7 — Assistance Centre
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On 13 Rha 2021:
Elizabeth Truss 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 Med 2021:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Ion 2021:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2020:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2020:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2020:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2020:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2020:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2020:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Med 2020:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Med 2020:
Elizabeth Truss was absent for a vote on Fisheries Bill — Decline Second Reading — Sustainable Fishing
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On 17 Gor 2018:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Gor 2018:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Rha 2017:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Tach 2017:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio 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 Med 2016:
Elizabeth Truss 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 Gor 2016:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio against the separation of the legal systems of England and Wales.
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On 30 Ebr 2014:
Elizabeth Truss 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 Mai 2013:
Elizabeth Truss wedi pleidleisio against devolving tax raising, and borrowing, powers to the Welsh Government.
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