English Votes for English Laws: Northern Ireland

(asked on 8th July 2015) - View Source

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he has taken to consult the (a) First Minister and (b) Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland on proposed changes to rules on English votes on English laws; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Chris Grayling Portrait
Chris Grayling
This question was answered on 14th July 2015

The proposals have been published and will be put to the House of Commons for a decision after the summer recess. As the proposals relate to House of Commons procedure it is for the House to approve them. Although no direct consultation has taken place with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland the proposals have been published, and ahead of the decision of the House on them it is open to all with an interest to consider them and to make any representations.

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