Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), what steps the Scotland Office has taken in the last year to meet its legal duty to keep under review the question of when uncommenced legislation that falls within its area of responsibility should be brought into force.

The Scotland Office undertakes to review legislative provisions falling under its area of responsibility which have not yet been commenced. Relevant officials are responsible for the effective management of legislation within their area, including, if applicable, uncommenced legislation. In relation to primary legislation, the Scotland Office reports annually on the Scotland Act 2016.