Sentences with phrase «consent motion»

The Legislative Consent Motion before the Assembly today allowed AMs to reject the Bill's provisions which relate to devolved matters.

On bills or sections of bills relating solely to England (or England and Wales), MPs for English (or English and Welsh) constituencies possess a veto as they must pass consent motions before they are voted on by all UK MPs.

This arises in the context of the introduction of Consent Motions.

«There is a lot at stake with the EU Withdrawal Bill and the devolution aspect of it, and it appears that we are heading towards a situation where the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday will almost certainly vote down a legislative consent motion on the EU Withdrawal Bill because of the treatment of devolution within it the way it is currently constructed.

The party supports plain packaging for cigarettes, though MPs have already voted in favour of this, and the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have all passed legislative consent motions to apply the changes.

She's demanding not only that Westminster is consulted but crucially that Holyrood gets a say too, likely through a Legislative Consent Motion, the mechanism by which the Scottish parliament gives the thumbs up to UK legislation that impinges on devolved responsibilities.

Secondly the proposal of the MacKay Commission, which was set up to look at this issue earlier this parliament, to create a «legislative consent motion».

And now, in an unprecedented move, the Scottish parliament is expected to, for the first time, refuse a legislative consent motion (LCM) from the UK government relating to the EU Withdrawal Bill.

Following the devolution of legislative competence to the Welsh Assembly in some area of responsibility, it is unlikely that the UK Parliament would draw up legislation in that area without a Legislative Consent Motion being passed by the Welsh Assembly to allow them to do so (Assembly Standing Order 26).

Under the preferred option, only English MPs would consider the amending stages of legislation that relates only to England and have a veto via a procedure known as a legislative consent motion.

Mr Moxham said the STUC was «disappointed that the presiding officer took the view that she did», saying he hoped a legislative consent motion could still be brought about, giving MSPs a vote on the bill.

On the impact of the Bill on devolution and the National Assembly for Wales, Andrew Langdon QC said: «The Bill will give UK ministers the power to amend adopted legislation that falls within the devolved competence of the National Assembly, without being answerable to the Assembly or requiring that the Assembly pass a legislative consent motion.

To make it more interesting, Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, announced today that a Legislative Consent Motion (LCM) may be required before the British Parliament withdraws from the E.U.