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Scotland Bill [Bill No 115 of 2010-11]

Tuesday, 18 January, 2011

The Scotland Bill was published on 30 November 2010, and is scheduled for second reading on 27 January 2011. The Bill contains provisions to give the Scottish Parliament greater responsibility for raising its own revenue, in addition the borrowing powers of the Scottish Government are extended. The Bill also changes the boundary of devolved powers by amending some of the reserved matters in the Scotland Act 1998. Some new matters are devolved, some are reserved. The Bill also proposes small changes to provisions concerning the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government.
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Referendum in Wales: draft Orders

Friday, 26 November, 2010

A referendum on the powers of the National Assembly for Wales is planned for 3 March 2011. This Note outlines the three Orders that will bring about the referedum and govern the procedures appyling to it, which were laid by the Secretary of State for Wales on 21 October 2010.
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Welsh Grand Committee

Friday, 29 October, 2010

Some Members representing Welsh constituencies called for a meeting of the Welsh Grand Committee in order to discuss the impact on Wales of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010. The Secretary of State, Cheryl Gillan, declined. This Note gives a very brief account of the business of the Committee and a list of its previous meetings.
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Referendum for Wales: extending the scope of Assembly powers

Wednesday, 27 October, 2010

This Note explains the current arrangements under which the Assembly legislates, the new approach if the referendum on law making powers approves a change, and how the move to a referendum has come about.
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Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill [Lords]: progress in the Commons

Monday, 18 October, 2010

This note charts progress of the Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill [Lords] in the House of Commons. The Bill completed its passage through the Lords and was introduced in the Commons on 24 February 2010.
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Northern Ireland: political developments January to June 2010

Wednesday, 23 June, 2010

This Note should be read in conjunction with Library Standard Note 5350 The Hillsborough Agreement, published March 2010, which explains in detail the agreement reached on the devolution of policing and justice. This duly took place on 12 April 2010 and David Ford, the leader of the Alliance Party, became Policing and Justice Minister. New arrangements need to be agreed by May 2012.
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The Commission on Scottish Devolution – “the Calman Commission”

Friday, 04 June, 2010

This note gives some the background on the Commission on Scottish Devolution, chaired by Professor Sir Kenneth Calman.
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The Hillsborough Agreement

Thursday, 18 March, 2010

This note outlines the background to, content of, and moves to implement the agreement reached at Hillsborough Castle between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein on 4 February 2010. The full text of the Agreement is included as an appendix to the note.
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Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill [HL] [Bill 75 of 2009-10]

Tuesday, 09 March, 2010

The Bill would allow the Northern Ireland Assembly to delegate the authority for determining Assembly Members' salaries and allowances either to an independent body or to the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission. The Bill specifies that an independent body would have to be established by Act of the Assembly, whereas authority could be delegated to the Commission by resolution of the Assembly. The Bill includes provisions to prevent Assembly Members who also sit in the House of Commons or the European Parliament from drawing their Assembly salaries. They would still be entitled to full allowances in connection with each mandate they hold.
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Northern Ireland- political developments October 2009 to January 2010

Tuesday, 26 January, 2010

This Note gives an update on political events in Northern Ireland from October 2009 to January 2010.
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The proposed Welsh language legislative competence order

Monday, 14 December, 2009
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Political Developments in Northern Ireland since March 2009

Tuesday, 27 October, 2009

This note gives an update on political events in Northern Ireland since March 2009. Notes covering earlier developments have been published previously, and are available on the intranet subject page for the Northern Ireland Assembly as well as the Parliament website.
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The Barnett formula: recent developments

Friday, 03 July, 2009
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Northern Ireland Bill (Bill 62 of 2008-09)

Monday, 02 March, 2009

This Bill is designed to assist with the devolution of policing and justice to Northern Ireland by making amendments to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. These amendments add to the options for appointing the Policing and Justice Minister already set out in the 1998 Act. It also provides for changes to the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 and the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 in respect of judicial appointments and removals.
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Developments in Northern Ireland Since April 2008

Monday, 13 October, 2008

This note aims to give an update on the political events in Northern Ireland since April 2008.
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