Legislative Consent: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
Legislative Consent: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (the Bill) was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 December 2019.
The Bill was subject to the legislative consent process under Standing Order 29. This is when the consent of the National Assembly for Wales is sought by the UK Government to legislate on an issue which could normally fall within the competence of the Assembly.
The Welsh Government laid a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Bill before the National Assembly on 6 January 2020.
The Business Committee referred the LCM to the External Affairs and Additional Legislation, and Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committees, with a reporting deadline of Friday 17 January 2020.
Consideration by the External Affairs and Additional
Legislation Committee
The Committee held a scrutiny session with the First Minister on 6 January 2020 at which the First Minister responded to Members’ questions about legislative consent.
The Committee laid its report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on 16 January 2020.
Consideration by the Constitutional and Legislative
Affairs Committee
The Committee held a scrutiny session with the First Minister on 13 January 2020 at which the First Minister responded to Members’ questions about legislative consent.
The Committee laid its report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on 17 January 2020.
Business type: Legislative Consent
Reason considered: Government Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 09/01/2020
Documents
- Legislative Consent Memorandum - European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - 6 January 2020
- Business Committee - Timetable for consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the European Union (Withdrawal - January 2020
- Letter from the First Minister - 8 January 2020 PDF 258 KB
- Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Legislative Consent Memorandum Report: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
- External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Legislative consent