Legislative Consent Motions

The UK Parliament does not normally legislate on matters within the competence of the Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru or the Northern Ireland Assembly without the consent of the relevant body. This constitutional understanding is sometimes referred to as the Sewel Convention. Consent is expressed by means of a Legislative Consent Motion.

In the Assembly, Standing Order 42A regulates the process for obtaining consent            


42A.     Legislative Consent Motions   

(1) A legislative consent motion is a motion which seeks the agreement of the Assembly to the United Kingdom Parliament considering provisions of a Bill which deal with a devolution matter.

     

                       

Where the Assembly has approved a legislative consent motion, it will be included in the table below. 

 

Legislation

Memorandum

Committee Report

Motion

Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act   2020

N/A

N/A

28.01.2020

Agriculture Act 2020

21.02.2020

19.03.2020

01.04.2020

Immigration and Social Security   Co-Ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020

11.06.2020

08.07.2020

29.09.2020

Fisheries Act (2020)

01.03.2020

01.07.2020

30.09.2020

Environment Bill

19.3.2020

18.6.2020

01.07.2020

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

01.05.2020

15.06.2020

17.06.2020

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill

01.11.2020

19.11.2020

08.12.2020