Sentence examples for be further devolved from inspiring English sources

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be further devolved

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To encourage growth.

  • Further the economy.

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Following this transfer, responsibility for the management of those assets will be further devolved to local authority areas such as Orkney, Shetland, Na h-Eilean Siar or other areas who seek such responsibilities.

However, in a move that immediately provoked an angry reaction from Scotland's pro-independence first minister, Alex Salmond, Cameron repeatedly ruled out discussing what powers could be further devolved to Edinburgh before the vote.

Powers and budgets for apprenticeships should also be further devolved to local authorities.

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The Scottish Affairs Committee said the UK government should commit to having the Crown Estate's marine responsibilities and rights related to Scotland devolved to the Scottish government, on condition the powers were further devolved to local level.

Still technically Scotland's First Minister until the new SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, takes over, Mr Salmond came close to vowing an effective UDI if Scotland was denied further devolved powers.

A rattled no campaign in the Scottish independence referendum was accused of panic and bogus bribes on Sunday after George Osborne vowed that "a credible timetable and process" will be agreed to develop further devolved powers.

According to the protocol provided by Navy Secretary George M. Robeson, command of the expedition was turned over to Budington, under whom discipline further devolved.

Lord Smith was tasked by Prime Minister David Cameron with overseeing the delivery of further devolved powers to the Scottish Parliament following the No vote in September's referendum.

"Skills funding is possibly being devolved to London and possibly the further education colleges as well, so we'd look at that," she says.

He says he would consider further devolved powers as an alternative to independence, because "central government is really about the south of England", but says that the pro-UK parties still do not seem to know what they're offering.

The ideal is further compromised by Lamb's methods, which devolve into kidnapping, extortion and murder.

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