What are the powers kept by Westminster called?

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What are the powers kept by Westminster called?

Westminster keeps those areas that were not devolved to Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. These are known as reserved matters. They stay under the UK Parliament’s authority and cover national-level policy such as defense, foreign policy, immigration, and other areas the devolved administrations don’t control. The term devolved powers would describe the opposite—powers given to the devolved legislatures. Local government powers relate to councils, not the national Parliament. The phrase exclusive powers isn’t the standard way to describe Westminster’s retained powers.

Westminster keeps those areas that were not devolved to Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. These are known as reserved matters. They stay under the UK Parliament’s authority and cover national-level policy such as defense, foreign policy, immigration, and other areas the devolved administrations don’t control. The term devolved powers would describe the opposite—powers given to the devolved legislatures. Local government powers relate to councils, not the national Parliament. The phrase exclusive powers isn’t the standard way to describe Westminster’s retained powers.

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