HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

ills are carried over by ad hoc motions;
a Commons bill carried over in the Commons is treated in the
same way as any other bill brought from the Commons;
a bill that has been carried over falls if it does not reach the statute
book by the end of the session following that in which it was
introduced.
8.09 The procedure does not apply over a dissolution.
Introduction and first reading
8.10 Any member may introduce a bill without notice and without
moving for leave to bring it in.
8.11 The Public Bill Office should be informed of an intention to
introduce a bill not later than the previous working day. Members are
encouraged to submit a draft of any bill to the Public Bill Office before
introduction in order to ensure that, before being printed and circulated,
it is in proper form. The final text of the bill must be handed in to the
Public Bill Office before it is introduced.
Devolution
8.12 The powers of the House to legislate on devolved matters are
unaffected by the devolution legislation. 1
8.13 The government has stated that “there would be instances where
it would be more convenient for legislation on devolved matters to be
passed by the United Kingdom Parliament, [though] Westminster would
not normally legislate with regard to matters within the competence of
the [devolved] parliament without the consent of that parliament”. 2
When either the Scottish Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly
has passed a Legislative Consent Motion, this is indicated in the list of bills
in progress in House of Lords Business.
1 Scotland Act 1998, s. 28(7); Northern Ireland Act 1998 s. 5(6); Government of Wales Act
2006, ss. 93(5), 107(5).
2 HL Deb. 28 October 1998, cols 1947–52. The “Sewel convention”. This was stated in
proceedings on the Scotland Bill, and it is reflected in the Concordat between the
Government and the Scottish Executive about bills. The Concordat states that in practice
consultation with the Scottish Executive is sufficient, on the ground that the Executive will
then consult the Scottish Parliament. This principle applies to the other devolved assemblies.
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