Written question asked by Bill Tynan (Labour) on Friday, 16 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 July 2004. It was answered by Anne McGuire (Labour) on Thursday, 22 July 2004 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Scotland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what regular assessments of the balance between devolved and reserved powers are carried out.

Answer: Mr. Tynan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what regular assessments of the balance between devolved and reserved powers are carried out. [185660] Mrs. McGuire: The Government keeps policy and practice in relation to all aspects of the Scottish devolution settlement under review. Those matters reserved to the UK Parliament are set out in Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998. Any amendments to Schedule 5, either increasing or reducing the scope of reserved matters, are considered on a case- by-case basis and are subject to scrutiny in both the UK and Scottish Parliaments.

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