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Written question asked by Lord Pack (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 14 May 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 29 May 2026. It was answered by Lord Hermer (Labour) on Monday, 1 June 2026 on behalf of the Attorney General.


Advocate General for Scotland: Legislation

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), what steps the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland has taken in the last year to meet its legal duty to keep under review the question of when uncommenced legislation that falls within its area of responsibility should be brought into force.

Answer

The Office of the Advocate General, along with supporting the Advocate General as a Law Officer, is the Scottish legal team for other UK Government departments.  Decisions about the implementation of uncommenced legislation are made by the UK Government department with responsibility for the legislation in question


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL124
Session
2026-27
Related items
Legislation
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Legislation Advocate General for Scotland
Link
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