Seventh opposition day debate (part two). Closure motion. Agreed to on question. Main question agreed to.

Seventh opposition day debate (part two). Closure motion. Agreed to on question. Main question agreed to.

Motion that this House has considered the means by which the Government seeks to deliver the objectives outlined by the Leader of the House in his Statement on English Votes on English Laws. Emergency debate following a Standing Order No. 24 application. Negatived on division (2 to 291).

Motion that this House has considered the means by which the Government seeks to deliver the objectives outlined by the Leader of the House in his Statement on English Votes on English Laws. Emergency debate following a Standing Order No. 24 application. Negatived on division (2 to 291).

To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1925, if he will publish the timetable for his proposals for English votes for English laws.

To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2015 to Question 1925, if he will publish the timetable for his proposals for English votes for English laws.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will set out in his proposals for English votes for English laws whether only hon. Members for constituencies in England would be able to participate in (a) committee stages and (b) the committee of the whole House for bills with England-only...

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will set out in his proposals for English votes for English laws whether only hon. Members for constituencies in England would be able to participate in (a) committee stages and (b) the committee of the whole House for bills with England-only...

To ask the Leader of the House, what plans he has for public consultation in advance of decision of the House on proposals on English votes for English laws.

To ask the Leader of the House, what plans he has for public consultation in advance of decision of the House on proposals on English votes for English laws.

To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to page 24 of Implications for Devolution of England, Cm 8969, published in December 2014, when he plans that proposed arrangements for English votes for English laws will be put on a statutory footing.

To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to page 24 of Implications for Devolution of England, Cm 8969, published in December 2014, when he plans that proposed arrangements for English votes for English laws will be put on a statutory footing.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will include in his proposals on English votes for English laws an assessment of the potential opportunities for legal challenge to a decision that a particular piece of legislation is England-only.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will include in his proposals on English votes for English laws an assessment of the potential opportunities for legal challenge to a decision that a particular piece of legislation is England-only.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will include in his proposals on English votes for English laws details of the proposed process of certification for a piece of legislation as English-only.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will include in his proposals on English votes for English laws details of the proposed process of certification for a piece of legislation as English-only.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will clarify in his proposals on English votes for English laws, whether hon. Members for constituencies in Scotland would be able to vote on the second and third readings of a bill but not at committee stage.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will clarify in his proposals on English votes for English laws, whether hon. Members for constituencies in Scotland would be able to vote on the second and third readings of a bill but not at committee stage.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will state in his proposals on English votes for English laws whether the Government plans to propose changes to the standing orders of the House of Lords to prevent Lords from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voting on England-only matters.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will state in his proposals on English votes for English laws whether the Government plans to propose changes to the standing orders of the House of Lords to prevent Lords from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voting on England-only matters.

To ask the Leader of the House, whether under his proposals for English votes for English laws, the Speaker will determine whether a bill is considered by all hon. Members or by those representing English constituencies.

To ask the Leader of the House, whether under his proposals for English votes for English laws, the Speaker will determine whether a bill is considered by all hon. Members or by those representing English constituencies.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make it his policy that a select committee of this House considers any changes to Standing Orders to create English votes for English laws before a motion is tabled for their approval.

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make it his policy that a select committee of this House considers any changes to Standing Orders to create English votes for English laws before a motion is tabled for their approval.

To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Implications for Devolution of England, Cm 8969, published in December 2014, whether he will use Option 3 in the paper as the basis for his proposals on English votes for English laws.

To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Implications for Devolution of England, Cm 8969, published in December 2014, whether he will use Option 3 in the paper as the basis for his proposals on English votes for English laws.

To ask the Leader of the House, whether under his proposals for English votes for English laws, bills may be split so that parts of them can be considered as England-only.

To ask the Leader of the House, whether under his proposals for English votes for English laws, bills may be split so that parts of them can be considered as England-only.

To ask the Leader of the House, whether under his proposals for English votes for English laws, an English Grand Committee will be required to vote on a legislative consent motion before the Third Reading of any bill with England-only implications.

To ask the Leader of the House, whether under his proposals for English votes for English laws, an English Grand Committee will be required to vote on a legislative consent motion before the Third Reading of any bill with England-only implications.

Before the Home Secretary’s announcement, on 15 October last year, of our current thinking, my officials were in regular contact with colleagues in the devolved Administrations to inform the initial analysis of the measures subject to the 2014 decision. Those discussions have continued, and I was in Belfast in February meeting the hon. Lady’s colleague, the Justice Minister, David Ford, to discuss that very issue.

Before the Home Secretary’s announcement, on 15 October last year, of our current thinking, my officials were in regular contact with colleagues in the devolved Administrations to inform the initial analysis of the measures subject to the 2014 decision. Those discussions have continued, and I was in Belfast in February meeting the hon. Lady’s colleague, the Justice Minister, David Ford, to discuss that very issue.

I can absolutely give the hon. Lady that assurance. I very much recognise the issue that she mentions, which was discussed at my meeting with David Ford. I can reassure her that we are mindful of the situation in Northern Ireland and giving it due consideration as we reach our decision.

I can absolutely give the hon. Lady that assurance. I very much recognise the issue that she mentions, which was discussed at my meeting with David Ford. I can reassure her that we are mindful of the situation in Northern Ireland and giving it due consideration as we reach our decision.

I can give my right hon. Friend, and indeed the House, a clear assurance that this Government will go further than any Government in ensuring that the House is involved in the decisions that are taken, and that as we reach agreement within the coalition on the way forward, we will need fully to engage Parliament, his Committee and, indeed, all the Committees with a vested interest in the matter, so that they are able to express a proper view on it.

I can give my right hon. Friend, and indeed the House, a clear assurance that this Government will go further than any Government in ensuring that the House is involved in the decisions that are taken, and that as we reach agreement within the coalition on the way forward, we will need fully to engage Parliament, his Committee and, indeed, all the Committees with a vested interest in the matter, so that they are able to express a proper view on it.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) discussions he has had and (b) consideration he has given to the transfer of responsibilities from his Department to the Welsh Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) discussions he has had and (b) consideration he has given to the transfer of responsibilities from his Department to the Welsh Government.