Written Question · S3W-26269 · Session 3
How many legislative consent motions have been approved by the Parliament in the current parliamentary session, broken down by year.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many legislative consent motions have been approved by the Parliament in the current parliamentary session, broken down by year.
The answer
A total of 18 legislative consent motions (LCMs) have been passed this session in connection with 17 UK bills. Broken down by year the totals are:
Legislative Consent Motions by Parliamentary Year “ Session 3
Parliamentary Year
| LCMs
9 May 2007 “ 8 May 2008
| 8
9 May 2008 “ 8 May 2009
| 81
9 May 2009 “ Present
| 22
Total Session 3 to date
| 18
Notes:
1. There were two separate LCMs for the UK Energy Bill (18 June 2008 and 13 November 2008).
2. Two legislative consent memoranda were lodged prior to the summer recess (for the Child Poverty Bill and the Equality Bill) and have not yet been the subject of a legislative consent motion.
This information is already in the public domain and is available from on the Scottish Parliament''s website at the following link http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/legConMem/index.htm.
Legislative Consent Motions by Parliamentary Year “ Session 3
Parliamentary Year
| LCMs
9 May 2007 “ 8 May 2008
| 8
9 May 2008 “ 8 May 2009
| 81
9 May 2009 “ Present
| 22
Total Session 3 to date
| 18
Notes:
1. There were two separate LCMs for the UK Energy Bill (18 June 2008 and 13 November 2008).
2. Two legislative consent memoranda were lodged prior to the summer recess (for the Child Poverty Bill and the Equality Bill) and have not yet been the subject of a legislative consent motion.
This information is already in the public domain and is available from on the Scottish Parliament''s website at the following link http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/legConMem/index.htm.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-26269 by reference.