Because of the historical and cultural distinctions england has with scotland, wales, and northern ireland, the uk parliament recognized the distinctive governmental needs of these nations in the late 1990s and began a process of devolution the delegation of authority from the central government back to regional governments. use the excerpt from the textbook to answer the question. 10. how has devolution affected the structure of the united kingdom's government? (1 point) ounder devolution, scotland, wales, and northern island have become states with their own governors, like those in the u.s. federal system. ounder devolution, scotland, wales, and northern ireland have become independent countries with their own military and economic policies. ounder devolution, scotland, wales, and northern ireland have their own parliaments and create some of their own policy. ounder devolution, scotland, wales, and northern ireland have joined a council that makes decisions for all of britain.