COMPLETE DEVOLUTION It would complete devolution within the UK, and resolve the English Question, by giving England its own parliament. It would create a more coherent system of devolution, with a federal UK Parliament and government responsible for UK-wide issues —...
BALANCED DEVOLUTION It would bring decision making closer to the people and address the differing interests of the English regions. It would create a more balanced devolution settlement within the UK because England is too large to have its own parliament. It would...
QUASI-FEDERAL UK Limited parliamentary sovereignty. Westminster remains sovereign because it can overrule or abolish the devolved bodies. However, Westminster is no longer sovereign over domestic matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — it does not have...
SCOTLAND The Scottish Parliament has 129 members (MSPs) elected by the additional member system (AMS) - 73 MSPs (57% of the total) are elected in single-member constituencies using the FPTP system - 56 MSPs (43% of the total) are ‘additional members’ chosen from party...