Sentence examples for devolved areas from inspiring English sources

She said: "Central government must take responsibility for ensuring devolved areas receive adequate funding to maintain services.

The MPs particularly warn in their report published on Sunday that central government must not "absolve itself of its responsibility to ensure that devolved areas receive adequate funding for sustainable services".

That suggests Brown expects to see the Barnett formula, the Treasury system for allocating spending to devolved areas, being scrapped.

Of these, some 17,000 work directly for the Scottish government in devolved areas such as health, education and justice.

Capital spending in all devolved areas had previously been cut by up to a third which, he said, had heavily affected investment and economic recovery.

It means members have the right to create their own laws in devolved areas like education, health and the environment without Westminster's approval.

Exclude them from deliberations on devolved policy areas, and Labour's voice on matters like health, education and welfare becomes much less throaty.

It was devised in 1979 as a way of adjusting block grants to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to spend on devolved policy areas, on the basis of population.

"The next step is about Wales not having to come to London when it wants to make changes within the devolved policy areas but being able to make the changes itself.

The Barnett formula, named after former Chief Secretary to the Treasury Lord Barnett, was devised in 1979 as a way of adjusting block grants to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to spend on devolved policy areas, on the basis of population.

The Scottish Parliament is currently funded through a block grant and the amount it gets is defined by the Barnett Formula - an arrangement for adjusting funds to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to spend on devolved policy areas, on the basis of population.