Constitutional Reform And Relations With The Devolved Administrations

EDM number 415 in 2010-12, proposed by Paul Murphy on 06/07/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Devolution.

That this House regrets the Deputy Prime Minister's failure to consult the devolved administrations on his constitutional and political reforms; notes that the proposed reforms wouldhave serious consequences for the dates of the elections to the Welsh Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly, and on the composition of these bodies; and calls on the Deputy Prime Minister to activate the machinery of the British-Irish Council and the Joint Ministerial Conference, to discuss these important issues and to reconsider the proposals if the devolved administrations raise significant concerns.

This motion has been signed by a total of 53 MPs.