Asked by: Philip Boswell (Scottish National Party - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, which government bills introduced in each of the last five years the provisions of which have not extended to Scotland.
Answered by Chris Grayling
Over the five years of the last Parliament, the Government introduced 20 bills, the provisions of which did not extend to Scotland. It should be noted that this analysis does not include bills containing provisions of a minor or consequential nature.
These were as follows:
2010-2012
Local Government Finance Bill
Academies Bill
Charities Bill
Education Bill
Local Government Bill
Localism Bill
Police (Detention and Bail) Bill
Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill
Water Industry (FInancial Assistance) BIll
2012-2013
Defamation Bill
Jobseekers (Back to Work) Schemes Bill
Mental Health (Approval Functions) Bill
2013-2014
Criminal Justice & Courts Bill
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
Local Audit and Accountability Bill
Northern Ireland Bill
Rehabilitation Bill
Wales Bill
2014-2015
Modern Slavery Bill
Social Action & Heroism Bill
Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Northern Ireland Law Commission has set a date for the publication of its report on the law of defamation in Northern Ireland; and, if not, whether it will now do so.
Answered by Baroness Randerson - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Transport)
The Northern Ireland Law Commission is an independent advisory, non-departmental public body. The Northern Ireland Department of Justice is the Commission’s sponsoring Department. The Noble Lord may wish to contact the Commission or the Northern Ireland Department of Justice directly for information relating to this report.