▁[...] ▁The ▁bill ▁will ▁deliver ▁the ▁most ▁far - re aching ▁transfer ▁of ▁financial ▁powers ▁from ▁London ▁since ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁union . ▁[...] ▁In ▁the ▁future , ▁all ▁Scottish ▁political ▁parties ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁make ▁dec isions ▁about ▁raising ▁money ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁about ▁sp ending ▁it . ▁[...] ▁The ▁bill ▁serves ▁Scotland ▁better ▁[...] ▁It ▁is , ▁quite ▁simply , ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁interest ." ▁ ▁She ▁stood ▁down ▁from ▁Parliament ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁new ▁life ▁outside ▁active ▁politics . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Market ▁Foundation ' s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁and ▁Reform ▁Scotland ' s ▁Political ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁Wend y ▁Alexander ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Professor ▁Brian ▁Ash cro ft ▁and ▁has ▁frat ernal ▁tw in ▁children . ▁ ▁Alexander ' s ▁brother ▁Douglas , ▁was ▁the ▁Labour ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁P ais ley ▁and ▁Ren f rew shire ▁South ▁and ▁was ▁previously ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁International ▁Development ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Scotland . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Affairs ▁under ▁Labour ▁Party ▁Le ader ▁Ed ▁Mil ib and , ▁and ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election ▁to ▁ 2 0 - year ▁old ▁M hai ri ▁Black ▁of ▁the ▁SN P . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁supports ▁R angers ▁FC . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Executive ▁Minister ial ▁Teams ▁