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Proceeding contribution from Lord Goodhart (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 26 October 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

My Lords, I quite see that some changes could be made to the Scotland Act itself which would not be of constitutional significance. Does the noble Lord not accept that the constitutional significance really attaches itself to any change because of the fact that there are two Governments involved in the Scotland Act—the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Scotland? That could—I suggest would—make any change a matter of constitutional significance, even if the change looked at on its own is not particularly significant.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
685 c1311-2 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Accountability Crime Bureaucracy Civil service Delegated legislation British constitution EU law Government departments Legislation European communities Local government Ministerial powers Northern Ireland Parliamentary scrutiny Scotland Social security benefits Small businesses Regulation Reform Wales European economic area Legislative reform orders
Legislation
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill 2005-06
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk