Sentences with phrase «devolve further»

«As the first minister told parliament yesterday, we will press the prime minister to devolve further job creating and revenue raising powers to the Scottish parliament.

The government has announced plans to devolve further powers to local levels in an effort to encourage economic development in the country's poorest areas.

Amid delays that were based, in part, on political point - scoring, the system lasted only five years before the Welsh Assembly Government moved forward with a referendum to get rid of the LCO system and devolve further powers in one go — evidence, perhaps, that a system which requires the agreement of both devolved and central governments on policy changes might prove detrimental to effective governance.

The case for a convention is strong: the constitutional settlement is currently in flux with cross-party agreement to devolve further powers to Scotland; the Welsh and Northern Irish assemblies want enhanced powers; and there are calls for devolution to the regions and cities within England and / or an English parliament.

Things devolved further when the White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow suggested Haley had «momentary confusion» when she announced the sanctions on Sunday.

Fortunately for anyone watching this situation and hoping it devolves further for entertainment purposes, there are even more reports now — and the comments are coming directly from Yelich's agent!

[484] The bill devolving further powers to Scotland was passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament in March 2016.

It seemed like a poisoned chalice when Lord Smith of Kelvin was handed the task of chairing a cross-party commission to advise on devolving further powers to Scotland after September's referendum.

Add to this the political and legislative workload involved in devolving further powers to Scotland — and potentially revisiting the Smith Commission proposals in the process due to the SNP landslide — while also crafting a working arrangement for English votes for English laws, and it's obvious that the government has more than enough to be going on with as far as constitutional politics is concerned.

Welsh Government sources say David Cameron has told Carwyn Jones that he expects the Queen's Speech to include a Wales Bill devolving further powers to the Welsh Government and Assembly.

Labour leader Ed Miliband promised last week to look at devolving further powers but added his Shadow Chancellor «might have something to say about that.»

[76] She supported establishing a consensus on whether or not to have full tax devolution, but had «reservations» about the prospect of devolving further taxes to Holyrood.

Not exact matches

Seven Iranian military advisors supporting Syrian government forces were killed mid-April, but so far the conflict has not devolved into all - out war, something experts say both countries want to avoid.

So rather than an immediate plunge, we might instead see relative stability, followed by further erosion which might devolve into a crash several weeks later.

«Confirmation by the UK Government that it wants devolved powers over food labelling to transfer to them creates further risk and uncertainty, when much of our success depends on our ability to market Scottish produce and provenance effectively.

We've devolved into something far more cynical than fandom in the last couple decades, and I get it, but that doesn't mean it's any less annoying to listen to.

It is likely that as further fiscal powers are devolved, demands from local and regional for secondary legislation powers will gain currency.

Practical concerns aside, that was the main reason for creating a devolved Scottish Parliament, and it may well provide reasons now for further extending its powers.

The prospect of far - reaching changes to Britain's constitutional arrangements loom closer, as the deputy prime minister lends his support to a plan to devolve power in England

The replacement of the more moderate UUP and SDLP by the DUP and Sinn Fein as the largest parties polarised the situation further, making a resumption of devolved government considerably harder, as the DUP formally refused even to hold talks with Sinn Fein.

If the cost of collection and the complexity of administration militate against the fiscal logic of devolving certain taxes4 then it makes far better sense to wait until the scales tip in the opposite direction.

In the devolved parliaments the Chancellor promised new tax raising and borrowing powers for infrastructure to the Welsh government, a new Enterprise Zone for Colerain in Northern Ireland and in Scotland the government is offering to extend the feasibility study on possible improvements to the A1 north of Newcastle further north into Scotland (if the Scottish government will match fund the costs of this study.

The UK Government and the devolved administrations published the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on 17 July 2007 - setting out a way forward for work and planning on air quality issues and the air quality standards and objectives to be achieved; introducing new policy framework for tackling fine particles and identifying potential new national policy measures which modelling indicates could give further health benefits and move closer towards meeting the Strategy's objectives.

[66][67] Further powers would be devolved to the Scottish Parliament as a result of the Scotland Act 2012.

The British state is being dramatically restructured by the ongoing wave of devolution deals but the focus so far has been on devolving economic powers and the delivery of public services.

The 45 % who voted Yes to Scottish independence — as well as substantial numbers of the 55 % who voted No — are eager for further powers to be devolved and for the timetable to be met.

Though it doesn't go as far as devolving tax - raising to Cardiff, it is an important step on the road.

Tax professionals have welcomed another strong performance from the body charged with administering and collecting Scotland's devolved taxes but cautioned that the numbers are likely to fuel further concerns over the Scottish Government's flagship property tax.

Cutright goes a lot further (as did a lot of other modernization theorists): if a non-democratic country developed their economy, they would either have to become more democratic or their economy or devolve back to a less developed state.

George genuinely believes in a small state and devolving powers as far down the system as is possible.

This lack of commitment is further evidenced by the withdrawal of all Treasury funding for energy efficiency programmes from next year in contrast to the Devolved Administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which will continue to support fuel - poor households through their own Government - funded programmes.»

There are already many powers devolved but as part of the constitutional convention that I want to see, one of the things that we'll obviously be looking at is whether and what further powers should be devolved in London, that's a conversation we should be having.

Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has told AMs that the Assembly is getting «the most far reaching and significant package of powers ever devolved to Wales» and urged them to use those powers rather than spend their time demanding more.

However, the party maintained its opposition to further powers being devolved.

How different has this reality been so far for the supposedly «devolved power» Welsh and Scottish administrations?

The chancellor Gordon Brown will also hold further talks with party leaders to agree an economic package for the devolved government.

Devolving power further needs to be at the core of a future Conservative offering.

This may change in the future, should agreement be reached on further powers being devolved from Government.»

Further powers and resources may be devolved to the Mayor and the Combined Authority if agreement can be reached in the future.

Given the caravan of corruption that has now completely entrenched the GOP, and the bastion of hypocrisy that false, fake and failed leadership within this devolved party that strains all credibility, it would be far easier for you to retreat right now — and join the French Foreign Legion!

The meeting came just two days before crunch talks at St Andrews in Scotland, involving all the key political players in Northern Ireland and aimed at furthering the restoration of devolved power at Stormont.

Far from planning a «Stalinist attack on property rights» (as the Institute of Directors has rather hysterically claimed), Miliband will devolve power to councils, communities and neighbourhoods, and he will promote new institutions that nurture a sense of vocation, value and virtue.

Mr Cameron said the coalition government's academies agenda, giving local groups the opportunity to take control of their schools, reflected the popular enthusiasm for devolving power as far as possible.

There will be close work with the devolved regions and further securing of peace in Northern Ireland.

«In the meantime I think we will press for further powers to be devolved to the Scottish government, particularly in the economics sphere, so we have the tools of government that most governments have.»

Brown's detailed proposals add to expectations that Lamont will announce next week that Labour will give Holyrood far greater control over income tax rates, cede control over some welfare policies to Holyrood, and devolve more financial powers to local councils.

Voters in Scottish local elections and Northern Ireland's devolved assembly already know that this is not true, and you do not have to look far, only across the Irish Sea in fact, to see how untrue that is for a national parliament.

The Conservatives have promised to devolve more powers to Scotland, but Cameron is maintaining he is willing to go no further than the proposals published by the Smith commission, offering partial responsibility for tax raising.

Authorities with devolved powers in 17 regions across Spain have also been required to make further cuts.

What began, however glossily, as an ambiguity - laced power struggle between two people from separate social and sexual worlds has devolved into a far less intriguing victory lap for an exquisite couple that wants, and can afford, most of the same things — at least until the pesky matter of baby - making gets in the way.