Legislative Consent Motions: January 2020 – November 2021

Synopsis: This briefing paper has been prepared following a request from the Committee on Procedures, which asked for information on the following areas in order to clarify relevant details of figures in relation to LCMs [since January 2020] including; (a) how many Bills have been introduced to Parliament during this period which require(d) the consent of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and of these (b) on how many occasions Ministers have laid a memorandum (either in line with the requirements of Standing Order 42A(4) or not); (c) how much time there was between the Bill’s introduction and its final amending stage (which is the deadline by which the Assembly consent must be given).

Date: 02 December 2021