Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Oral Answers to Questions

Chris Bryant Excerpts
Thursday 22nd October 2015

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Grayling Portrait The Leader of the House of Commons (Chris Grayling)
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The proposed changes to Standing Orders would mean that clauses or schedules that Mr Speaker considers to relate exclusively to England, or to England and Wales, disregarding any minor or consequential effects for other parts of the United Kingdom, will be subject to the new legislative process.

Chris Bryant Portrait Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)
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Minor and consequential.

Chris Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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Minor or consequential, and consequential. This will include any potential spending effects. Any decision on spending that will have a material impact on the allocation of funding to the devolved Administrations will always be taken by a vote of the whole House of Commons through either the estimates process or a money resolution.