A Guide to the Scottish Parliament: The Shape of Things to ComeThis is an overview of the context, organizations and likely operations of the Scottish Parliament. It covers areas such as: a summary of how we got here; what the Parliament is empowered to do; and how it will integrate itself and its outputs into the context of Scottish society, UK government and European policy. |
Contents
Foreword | |
The Historical Background 1 The New Scottish Politics Gerry Hassan | |
A Brief History of Scottish Home Rule Robert McLean 21 | |
Copyright | |
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1997 General Election appointments areas arrangements Assembly autonomy Barnett Formula British British-Irish Council campaign central civil service concordats Consultative Steering Group courts debate Democracy departments devolution issues Donald Dewar Edinburgh English ensure equal opportunities Executive NDPBs expenditure FPTP functions Government's Grand Committee Guide independent institutions Ireland Irish Joint Ministerial Committee Labour Government legislative competence Liberal Democrats London Lord Advocate MSPs NDPBs organisations political parties powers procedures proposals public bodies referendum regional relations responsibility role Scotland Act 1998 Scotland and Wales Scotland Bill Scotland's Parliament Scots Scottish civil Scottish Constitutional Convention Scottish Executive Scottish Home Rule Scottish Labour Party Scottish Ministers Scottish National Scottish Office Scottish Parliament Chapter Scottish Parliamentary Scottish Parliamentary elections Scottish politics scrutinise Secretary Section Shape of Things social Standing Orders Target Seats UK government United Kingdom Westminster Parliament White Paper Whitehall
References to this book
New Public Administration in Britain John R. Greenwood,Robert Pyper,David Jack Wilson No preview available - 2002 |