Download or read book The Scotland Bill written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Scottish Affairs Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scottish Affairs Committee report on the Scotland Bill, states that the Bill achieves its stated purpose of increasing the financial accountability of the Scottish Parliament, but identifies a number of areas for improvement. The committee stresses the need for transparency and calls for the figures used to calculate all parts of the financial arrangements of the Scotland Bill to be opened up for scrutiny, in order to enhance decision-making. It says it intends to keep this area under review and requests regular reports on progress. At the heart of the Government's proposals are the provisions to give the Scottish Parliament the powers to raise a single rate of Scottish income tax, and to reduce the block grant accordingly. The committee says it is a major omission that neither the Bill nor the Command Paper provides an adequate explanation as to how the balance between income tax and the reduction to the block grant will be calculated. The Government should have put forward a considered proposal on the principles and methodology of this system, and detailed consideration should be given, as a matter of urgency, to how the reduction in the block grant will be calculated. Provisions in the Bill for both capital and revenue borrowing powers are to be welcomed, but the committee notes the concern of witnesses that the limits are too low. It recommends that the Government, in close consultation with the Scottish Parliament and with the committee, reconsiders the proposed limits, and it suggests as a starting point for discussion the amount of £1bn, with a limit of £500 million in any one year.The report also highlights the committee's intention to continue its scrutiny role as the proposals are implemented. In particular, it intends to closely monitor the roles of the UK Government, HMRC and the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Download or read book The Scottish Political System Since Devolution written by Paul Cairney and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It outlines the relative effect of each government on Scottish politics and public policy in various contexts, including: high expectations for 'new politics' that were never fully realised; the influence of, and reactions from, the media and public; the role of political parties; the Scottish Government's relations with the UK Government, ELI institutions, local government, quasi-governmental and non-governmental actors; and, the finance available to fund policy initiatives. It then considers how far Scotland has travelled on the road to constitutional change, comparing the original devolved framework with-calls for independence or a new devolution settlement.
Download or read book The Stationery Office Annual Catalogue written by Stationery Office (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics written by Michael Keating and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 767 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Scottish Politics provides a detailed overview of politics in Scotland, looking at areas such as elections and electoral behaviour, public policy, political parties, and Scotland's relationship with the EU and the wider world. The contributors to this volume are some of the leading experts on politics in Scotland.
Download or read book The Scottish Law Review and Sheriff Court Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 29-47, 1913-1931 and v. 72-79, 1956-1963 include Scottish Land Court reports, v. 1-19 and v. 44-51.
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Download or read book The Stationery Office Annual Catalogue 2005 written by Stationery Office and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 2006-08-10 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No public library discount on this title
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Download or read book The Standing Orders of the House of Lords Relating to Public Business 2005 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-05-23 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains the Standing Orders of the House of Lords which set out information on the procedure and working of the House, under a range of headings including: Lords and the manner of their introduction; excepted hereditary peers; the Speaker; general observances; debates; arrangement of business; bills; divisions; committees; parliamentary papers; public petitions; privilege; making or suspending of Standing Orders.
Download or read book Publics Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK written by Daniel Kenealy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the governance of the UK, and the process of constitutional change, between Scotland’s independence referendum in September 2014 and the UK general election in May 2015. The book contrasts the attitudes of the public, captured through an original survey, with those of politicians, civil servants, and civic leaders, identified through over forty interviews. It pays particular attention to two case studies involving recent changes to the UK’s governing arrangements: the Smith Commission and the transfer of further powers to the Scottish Parliament, and Greater Manchester’s devolution deal that has become a model for devolution across England. It also considers the issue of lowering the voting age to 16, contrasting the political attitudes of younger voters in Scotland with those in the rest of the UK. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of UK politics, devolution, constitutional change, public attitudes, and territorial politics.
Download or read book Devolution and British Politics written by Michael Oneill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devolution has transformed the British Polity in the last decade. Taking this profound change as its theme, Devolution and British Politics is an up-to date, comprehensive and effective review of the origins and development of the devolution process.Devolution in British Politics offers a de-centralised assessment of British politics and encourages critical thinking regarding contemporary political theory.
Download or read book Turpin and Tomkins British Government and the Constitution written by Alison L. Young and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 1099 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lot has happened to the UK Constitution in the last seven years. We've witnessed the UK's exit from the EU, further devolution to Scotland and Wales, a number of prominent cases by the Supreme Court, two early parliamentary general elections, major governmental defeats and two Prime Ministerial resignations. Alison Young has built on the text of Colin Turpin and Adam Tomkins' earlier edition, keeping their unique historical and contextual approach, whilst bringing the material up to date with more contemporary examples, including references to Brexit, the recent prorogation and Brexit case law, and the Covid-19 pandemic. The book continues to include substantial extracts from parliamentary and other political sources as well as from legislation and case law. It also provides a full yet accessible account of the British constitution at the culmination of a series of dramatic events, on the threshold of possible further constitutional reform.
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Download or read book National 4 5 Modern Studies Democracy in Scotland and the UK Second Edition written by Frank Cooney and published by Hodder Gibson. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: Modern Studies First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: Summer 2018 This second edition comprehensively covers the changes made to course content and prepare students to cope with the increased emphasis on knowledge and understanding in the new National 5 exam. - Analyses what it means to live in a democracy - Defines representation in the Scottish and UK Parliaments - Explains voting systems and election campaigns in the UK
Download or read book Parliament and the Law written by Alexander Horne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parliament and the Law (Second Edition) is an edited collection of essays, supported by the UK's Study of Parliament Group, including contributions by leading constitutional lawyers, political scientists and parliamentary officials. It provides a wide-ranging overview of the ways in which the law applies to, and impacts upon, the UK Parliament, and it considers how recent changes to the UK's constitutional arrangements have affected Parliament as an institution. It includes authoritative discussion of a number of issues of topical concern, such as: the operation of parliamentary privilege, the powers of Parliament's select committees, parliamentary scrutiny, devolution, English Votes for English Laws, Members' conduct and the governance of both Houses. It also contains chapters on financial scrutiny, parliamentary sovereignty, Parliament and human rights, and the administration of justice. Aimed mainly at legal academics, practitioners, and political scientists, it will also be of interest to anyone who is curious about the many fascinating ways in which the law interacts with and influences the work, the constitutional status and the procedural arrangements of the Westminster Parliament.
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