Written question WQ84496

Asked by: Rhys ab OwenPlaidMember for South Wales Central
To be answered by: Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Tabled: 9 February 2022
Due: 16 February 2022
Answered: 17 February 2022
Time to answer: 8 days1 day after the due date

Question

Was the Welsh Government notified of the UK Government’s intention to conduct a post legislative review of the Wales Act 2017 and, if so, when was it notified?

Answer

Answered by Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

Successive UK Governments have, for a number of years, carried out post legislative reviews of the operation of most Acts of Parliament, normally resulting in the publication of a command paper issued to the relevant select committee who may then conduct their own scrutiny. The preparation of a command paper is a matter for the UK Government. We await the publication of any command paper in relation to the Wales Act 2017 and we will consider appropriate engagement with any post legislative scrutiny of the Act the Welsh Affairs Committee wishes to conduct. Background and further information on post legislative scrutiny more generally may be found via the following links.

UK Government’s Guide to Making Legislation:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1048567/guide-to-making-legislation-2022.pdf

House of Commons Library paper on Post Legislative Scrutiny

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN05232/SN05232.pdf

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