Conservative Party Labour Party Liberal Democrat Plaid Cymru Scottish National Party Party England Minister for England: English-only stage “who will sit under the in legislation: “so Secretary of State for English MPs can Communities and Local have a separate Government, and will say on laws that work with the only affect Secretaries of State for England.” Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.” Mayors: “For Mayors: “Labour will be Mayors: “All areas combined authorities guided by public should however that are based around opinion when have access to the our great cities, we determining whether to same will continue to include directly elected opportunities and support the adoption mayors in future mayoral of elected mayors, devolution deals.” authorities should but we will not not be ranked support them for the higher in terms of rural counties.” the powers with which they can be granted.” Regions: “We will Regions: Will restore regional offices enable “greater to increase contact devolution of between central and powers from local government on the Westminster to ground.” councils or groups of councils working together – for example to a Cornish Assembly or a Yorkshire Parliament.” Scotland Indyref2: “In order for Indyref2: ““Labour Indyref2: “We will Indyref2: The a referendum to be opposes a second oppose a second General Election is fair, legal and Scottish independence independence not about decisive, it cannot referendum. It is referendum and independence but “a take place until the unwanted and oppose vote for the SNP will Brexit process has unnecessary.” independence." reinforce the right of played out and it the Scottish should not take place Parliament to decide unless there is public when a referendum consent for it to should happen.” happen.” Devolution settlement: Seek power over immigration, power to conclude international agreements, and powers which would enable Scotland to remain in the European Single Market membership. Also call for full control over social security benefits and full devolution of employment and employability policy. Wales Devolution settlement: Devolution Devolution “We will bring forward settlement: Will settlement: Want legislation to make the deliver “proper more powers, “all devolution settlement home rule” for future free trade more sustainable as set Wales. deals, for instance, out by the Welsh Labour “We will raise the must be endorsed government in its status of the by the National Alternative Wales Bill, National Assembly Assembly for including the devolution to become a Wales.” Also power of policing.” Welsh Parliament.” to set rates of tax “We will including: drastically reduce Corporation Tax, Air the number of Passenger Duty, and reserved subjects VAT. and prevent Westminster from being able to override Wales on devolved matters.” Northern Devolved powers: Ireland “We remain committed to the devolution of Corporation Tax powers subject to the executive demonstrating fiscal stability.” Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland – Republic of Ireland Republic of border: “Labour will Ireland border: ensure there is no return “Maintain the to a hard border common travel between Northern area and freedom Ireland and the Republic of movement." of Ireland.” Brexit Devolved Devolved competences: Devolved Devolved competences: “no “We will introduce a competences: “We competences: decision-making that ‘presumption of will work with Expect full powers has been devolved devolution’ where devolved over repatriated will be taken back to devolved powers parliaments and powers that Westminster. Indeed, transferred from the EU assemblies to “currently sit within we envisage that the will go straight to the allocate to them the competences of powers of the relevant region or any powers the Scottish devolved nation.” repatriated as a Parliament, like administrations will result of Brexit in agriculture, fisheries increase as we leave their areas of and environmental the EU." responsibility.” protection." Engagement with Engagement with DAs: Engagement with Engagement with DAs: “We will work "We will also improve DAs: “We will fight DAs: “If the SNP wins closely with the engagement and to ensure that the this election, we will devolved dialogue with the priorities and demand a place for administrations to devolved long-term Scotland at the deliver an approach administrations and interests of the Brexit negotiating that works for the seek to ensure the final nations of the UK table and the are fully taken into inclusion of the case whole of the United Brexit deal addresses account during for our place in the Kingdom.” specific concerns." negotiations.” Single Market in the UK’s negotiating remit." Will seek a guarantee from the UK Government that “they will seek the consent of the Scottish Parliament under the Sewel Convention to the terms of the Brexit Bill." UK framework: “We must also ensure that as we leave the EU no new barriers to living and doing business within our own union are created. In some areas, this will require common UK frameworks." Immigration: Scottish Immigration: Scottish Immigration: “Will Immigration: Will Conservatives want Labour will guarantee guarantee the rights press for to protect the 140, the rights of the 180 of all Europeans immigration powers 000 healthcare staff 000 EU nations living in currently living and to be devolved “so from the EU. Scotland. “Scottish working in Wales.” that Scotland can Labour will continue to attract EU and EEA make Scotland’s voice nationals to work in heard in the drawing up Scotland’s NHS and of any new immigration care sector in the policies.” years to come." Agriculture/fisheries: Agriculture/fisheries: Agriculture/fisheries: Agriculture/fisheries: Will work with “We will allow EU “We will fight to get Will ensure the experts, producers workers employed the best possible fishing industry is and the DAs to devise across farming, fishing Brexit deal for Welsh not used as a new agri- and food manufacturing industry and bargaining chip in environment system to remain in the UK, and agriculture.” Brexit. Scottish and a new regime for reinstate the Seasonal Parliament should commercial fishing. Agricultural Workers have full control of Scheme.” EU agricultural Scottish Labour will “not funding following use the future of Brexit and Scotland’s farming, food “SNP MPs will press and fishing industries as for EU fisheries leverage in Brexit funding to be negotiations.” matched and transferred to Scotland in full.”