The representatives can also ask questions of more senior officials, and may sometimes be able to propose new laws themselves. They will be expected to look after the interests of all their constituents whether or not they voted for them at election time. A Parliament will normally have a role in approving the Budget. It may have the power to remove the Government from office in exceptional circumstances. The relative power of a Parliament will vary from country to country, depending on the constitutional arrangements.
Parliaments can have many different forms.
The Scottish Parliament will share some characteristics with all of the Parliaments mentioned above, but in other ways will be a unique and novel institution. 1707 Act of Union. Separate Parliaments abolished. 1885 Scottish Office formed. Beginnings of administrative devolution 1886 Post of Secretary for Scotland established 1979 First referendum held on devolution for Scotland.