Sentence examples for could be devolved from inspiring English sources

More powers could be devolved, too.

"And, yes, that means considering what further powers could be devolved".

Some told me that the military council would be easily replaced by a Presidential committee; others thought power could be devolved to the cabinet.

Her attempts to establish a commission to examine the extent to which powers could be devolved to Holyrood was frowned upon by Labour's senior figures.

Between the time it was elected in June and started to sit, a shadow assembly in conjunction with the Irish government would agree six areas where powers could be devolved to the new North-South bodies.

Although Cameron repeatedly avoided speculating on what further powers could be devolved, he suggested to questioners that he was unwilling to go as far as Salmond's "devo max" solution would suggest, defending the national welfare state as fairer and pointing out the importance of "fiscal union" inside a single currency.

Responsibility for delivering bus services to schools and hospitals could also be devolved allowing service-specific buses that lie idle for much of the day to be used.

The leader of Bradford council, David Green, said he expected the government to give its first response to the Leeds city region proposal in November's spending review, after which more detailed talks about specific powers to be devolved could take place.

He says that he could not "hand on heart" recommend to the Welsh people that income tax should be devolved as he could not then continue to argue with the UK government that the block grant should be increased to meet Wales' needs.

Many of the new powers the Smith Agreement determined should be devolved to Holyrood could, and should, be given to local councils.

More power over housing and planning will be devolved to councils, which could also end up with greater financial freedom.