Such a process of devolution has been happening in the United Kingdom where certain powers have been devolved from central government in London, England to other parts of the United Kingdom: Scotland was formerly governed by the Scottish Office[?] in London, but now has the Scottish Executive[?] and the Scottish Parliament. Wales used to be governed by the Welsh Office[?] in London, but now has the Assembly of Wales. Northern Ireland has undergone a similar process. In England itself, a process has started to devolve further powers to regional layers of government. An example of this process is the establishment of regional development agencies, e.g the East Midlands Development Agency[?] which has been given a regional development budget which beforehand would have been spent by central government. The process in England is not complete, as regional parliaments have not yet become a reality.
Devolution in the United Kingdom context is sometimes called Home Rule.
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