The Commission on Scottish Devolution – “the Calman Commission”
This note gives some the background on the Commission on Scottish Devolution, chaired by Professor Sir Kenneth Calman.
This note gives some the background on the Commission on Scottish Devolution, chaired by Professor Sir Kenneth Calman.
This Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 20 July 2009. It followed the publication in July 2007 of the Governance of Britain Green Paper which set out a broad programme of constitutional reform. In March 2008 the Government published the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill and Constitutional Renewal White Paper. The draft Bill was scrutinised by a Joint Committee, with other committees reporting on aspects of the proposals. The content of the Bill is different from that of the draft Bill in some significant ways. As well as clauses on the civil service, the ratification of treaties, judicial appointments and protest around Parliament which were contained in the draft Bill, the Bill includes new provisions on the House of Lords, the Comptroller and Auditor General and the National Audit Office, Human Rights claims against the devolved administrations and the transparency of financial reporting to Parliament. Clauses on the Attorney General, which had been in the draft Bill, are not in the Bill as introduced.
This standard note summarises the powers and work of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales and compares those powers and that work.
Research Briefing
This Standard Note summarises the results of the Welsh Assembly elections in May 2007; the nomination of the First Minister and formation of the Welsh Assembly Government and recent developments in the National Assembly for Wales, including the election of the Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer, the election of the Assembly Commission and the setting up of committees. It also looks at the way in which the Assembly will be able to acquire new powers (via Legislative Competence Orders) to pass legislation called Assembly Measures.
Research Briefing
This standard note lists draft bills introduced in each session since the 2001 general election and gives the following details for each bill: (1) introduction as a draft; (2) any pre-legislative scrutiny at Westminster including government responses; (3) formal introduction of the final bill; and (4) date of royal assent.
Research Briefing
This paper lists the draft bills which were published during each session of the 1997 to 2001 Parliament.