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Wales Bill: Memorandum of Analysis of English Votes for English Laws in relation to Government amendments made in the House of Lords

Written statement made by Alun Cairns (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 January 2017 in the House of Commons, on behalf of the Wales Office.

I am pleased to announce the publication of analysis of English Votes for English Laws in relation to Government amendments to the Wales Bill during its passage through the House of Lords.

The English Votes for English Laws process applies to public bills in the House of Commons. To support the process, the Government has agreed that it will provide information to assist the Speaker in considering whether to certify that Bill or any of its provisions for the purposes of English Votes for English Laws. Bill provisions that relate exclusively to England or to England and Wales, and which have a subject matter within the legislative competence of one or more of the devolved legislatures, can be certified.

The memorandum provides an assessment of tabled Government amendments to the Wales Bill, for the purposes of English Votes for English Laws, ahead of Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments (CCLA). The Department’s assessment is the amendments do not change the territorial application of the Bill.

This analysis reflects the position should all the Government amendments be accepted.

The memorandum can be found on the Bill documents page of the Parliament website at: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/wales.html and I have deposited a copy in the Libraries of the House.

Type
Written statement
Reference
HCWS423 
Session
2016-17
Deposited Paper DEP2017-0055
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Deposited papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Legislation
Wales Bill 2016-17
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