In practice, the Parliament of Ireland had been completely under the control of Westminster since Poynings' Law of 1494, but Scotland still had a degree of independence.
Tegelikkuses oli Iiri parlament 1494. aastal vastuvõetud Poyningi seadusest saati täielikult Westminsteri kontrolli all, ent Šotimaa püsis teatud määral iseseisvana.