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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3053

Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill would give the Scottish Parliament power to make and change employment laws for Scotland, instead of these laws being decided by the UK Parliament in Westminster. It's part of devolution, which means handing more control to Scotland to run its own affairs in certain areas.

Presented by Gavin Newlands.
HybridLords1st reading
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber

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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote55 MPs
40% Ayes · 2260% Noes · 33
The democratic gap

60% , a wide gap

Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading19 Oct 2021
  • 2nd reading