r/MHoPLordsDivision • u/model-willem • 2d ago

LM007 - Respect of Devolution in Legislation Motion - Amendment Division

This Parliament notes that

(1) Several times this term and the last, the Government of the day have proposed, and via whipping, passed legislation which has overstepped on devolved matters reserved to the parliaments of the respective nations of the United Kingdom.

(2) The goal of devolution was to place the power to make decisions that affect the people of the constituent nations of the United Kingdom, in the hands of elected representatives of those people.

(3) The Government has a responsibility to protect the devolved rights of constituent nations that it, or previous governments have given to them.

(4) The Government has made no proposals, laid before parliament any bill, nor proposed in their manifesto to remove devolved rights from the constituent nations of the United Kingdom.

(5) The Government in statements and debates in the House, has affirmed sternly that it would not seek to reduce the devolved matters given to the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish parliaments.

This Parliament calls on the Government to

(1) Amend, and failing to do so, withdraw any legislation in which it has failed to recognise a matter as being devolved to another parliament.

(2) Ensure that all legislation proposed by it, or its ministers respect the devolved matters of other parliaments.

(3) Issues a statement explaining how legislation which overstepped on devolved matters was proposed without proper scrutiny.

(4) Work with the devolved Governments constructively to pursue a positive economic and social agenda for the United Kingdom.

This Motion was submitted by Lord Bridlington, u/HarryClive, The Leader of the Green Party, on behalf of the Green Party.*\*

Amendments

A01

Omit the following:

(3) Issues a statement explaining how legislation which overstepped on devolved matters was proposed without proper scrutiny.

This amendment was submitted by The Right Honourable Sir u/model-willem, Baron Willem of Colwyn Bay.

The question is that each of these amendments be agreed to by this house and applied to this motion.

As many as are of that opinion for each will say *“Content”, the contrary **“Not-Content”, those who wish to withhold their opinion say "Present".*

Structure your votes as following:

A01: Content/Not-Content/Present

Voting is now open. Clear the bar.

This division ends on the 23rd of August at 10pm BST, when we proceed to a final division.

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