Written question asked by Owen Smith (Labour) on Thursday, 1 November 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 November 2012. It was answered by Dominic Grieve (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 November 2012 on behalf of the Attorney General.
National Assembly for Wales
- Question
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To ask the Attorney-General what the total cost was of (a) legal advice, (b) civil service work hours and (c) other costs of the Law Officers' Departments' consideration of whether to refer the National Assembly for Wales (Official Languages) Bill to the Supreme Court.
[126999]
- Answer
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As part of my role, I consider all Bills passed by the Welsh Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Scottish Parliament and I have the power to refer the question of whether any Bill is within legislative competence to the Supreme Court.
The Attorney-General's Office does not separately record the cost of work undertaken on each specific Bill and therefore I cannot provide reliable data without incurring disproportionate cost.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 126999; 552 c548W
- Session
- 2012-13
- Subjects
- Devolution Languages National Assembly for Wales Wales Supreme Court
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