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Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill 2010-12

Type of Bill:
Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor:
Harriett Baldwin

Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Commons

  1. House of Commons
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  2. House of Lords
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  3. Consideration of Amendments
  4. Royal Assent

Last events

Latest Bill

House Bill Date
Commons Bill 10 2010-11 (as introduced) | PDF version, 79KB 03.02.2011

Latest news on the Bill

The Bill had its Report Stage and Third reading on 9 September 2011. The House voted against giving the Bill a Third reading so it will not progress any further. 

Summary of the Bill

The Bill applies to draft primary legislation and to secondary legislation published before the parent Act has gained Royal Assent. In these cases, it requires that the draft Bill should contain a statement setting out its legal effects on each nation of the United Kingdom, and that a memorandum accompany the draft showing its financial effects on each nation.

The Bill would also create new rights for citizens to see how proposed changes in the law would affect them, and for MPs to see how the changes would affect their constituents. The Bill requires that the provisions of draft legislation are compatible with these rights, referred to as “the principles of legislative territorial clarity”. The Secretary of State must make a statement to this effect, or a statement that he/she is unable to do so, but that the Government wishes to proceed nonetheless.

The Bill relates to the 'West Lothian Question', whereby Members representing constituencies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may vote on legislation that applies only to England. If this were addressed by having a special way of voting on ‘England only’ legislation, then this Bill would provide a means of identifying some of those Bills.

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