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Should the devolution process continue with more powers given to Scotland and Wales?

Conservative Chancellor George Osborne says more power is being given to Wales, as he backs a tidal lagoon project for Swansea and a city deal for Cardiff in his Budget speech. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-31940008

Green Party The Central Parliament needs to be prepared to surrender many of its traditional powers, and actively assist in the process of decentralisation. To this end, Parliament has a number of key roles to play - first, to devolve functions to more local bodies; second, to lift its hold over councils and enable them to realise their potential; and third, to work with the Constitutional Commission to meet demands from local Government to take on responsibility for resources and functions which are currently dealt with at too high a level by central Government and the private sector.

Labour Labour would "Devolve to all parts of England, including the shires, not just the Tories limited plans for a handful of big cities." Source: Labour Party Manifesto, http://b.3cdn.net/labouruk/89012f856521e93a4d_phm6bflfq.pdf We will implement the Smith Commission's package of further devolution to Scotland, and put devolution to Wales on a stronger statutory basis, as in Scotland.

Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats would introduce ‘Devolution on Demand’, enabling even greater devolution of powers from Westminster to councils or groups of councils working together (for example to a Cornish Assembly). Source: Liberal Democrat pre-2015 Manifesto

Plaid Cymru "The introduction of Welsh legal jurisdiction to make our own laws." Source: Plaid Cymru, http://www.partyof.wales/easy-read-manifesto/

UKIP UKIP will overcome the unfairness of MPs from devolved nations voting on English-only issues.

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