▁September ▁for ▁all ▁M SP s ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation . ▁So , ▁rather ▁than ▁having ▁the ▁issue ▁h anging ▁over ▁her ▁– ▁and ▁her ▁party ▁– ▁Alexander ▁announced ▁her ▁res ignation ▁as ▁leader ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁stated ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁mistake ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Labour ▁while ▁her ▁children ▁were ▁so ▁young . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁career ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 1 ▁Alexander ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ' s ▁Econom y , ▁Energy ▁and ▁Tour ism ▁Committee . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁conven or ▁of ▁the ▁Scotland ▁Bill ▁Committee , ▁which ▁produced ▁the ▁report ▁for ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁and ▁UK ▁Government ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁propos ing ▁new ▁powers ▁for ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁propos als ▁recommend ▁greater ▁fis cal ▁aut onomy ▁for ▁Scotland , ▁including ▁improved ▁borrow ing ▁powers , ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁issue ▁b onds ▁and ▁further ▁tax ▁de volution . ▁Despite ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Government ' s ▁initial ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁bill ▁they ▁supported ▁the ▁Scotland ▁Bill ▁Committee ' s ▁recommend ations , ▁with ▁parliament ▁voting ▁ 1 2 1 : 3 ▁in ▁favour . ▁In ▁her ▁v aled ict ory ▁speech ▁on ▁the ▁Scotland ▁Bill , ▁Alexander ▁said : ▁" This ▁initi ative ▁has ▁from ▁beginning ▁to ▁end ▁been ▁cross - party , ▁cons ens ual ▁and ▁co - oper ative ▁among ▁the ▁particip ating ▁parties .