A Bill to establish a mechanism by which the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament and a majority of Members representing Scottish constituencies may jointly determine further powers and responsibilities to be devolved to Scotland; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
13 May 2016
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The bill would create a formal process for deciding whether Scotland should receive more powers from the UK Parliament. It would require agreement among the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, and a majority of MPs representing Scottish constituencies in Westminster before any further powers are devolved, and it would set out related procedures.
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25 Nov 2015
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 25 November 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
