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  • The Duke of Montrose – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    The Duke of Montrose – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Duke of Montrose on 2015-11-26.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times the Scottish Parliament has passed a legislative consent motion for legislation regarding matters that were not at that time devolved under Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998, and in each case what reason was given for the motion.

    Lord Dunlop

    This Government and its predecessors have always sought consent from the Scottish Parliament with regard to legislating on devolved matters under the Sewel Convention. The Convention does not require consent to be sought for matters which are reserved under Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998, though the legislative consent process can be used to enable the Scottish Parliament to indicate its consent for certain matters to be transferred in or out of Schedule 5. For example, section 10 of the Scotland Act 2012 made provision for certain elements in relation to air weapons to be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament and a Legislative Consent Motion was passed to cover this provision.

  • The Duke of Montrose – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The Duke of Montrose – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Duke of Montrose on 2014-06-25.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to report on the effect of the current badger culling trials on other wildlife and the general ecology in those areas.

    Lord De Mauley

    Defra has published the Food and Environment Research Agency’s evaluation of the potential consequences for wildlife of a badger control policy in England.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wildlife-of-a-badger-control-policy-in-england-evaluation-of-the-potential-consequences

    We are not planning any further work on this at the present time.

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  • The Duke of Montrose – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The Duke of Montrose – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Duke of Montrose on 2014-04-03.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any countries have outstanding applications for membership of the European Union and which they are; how many countries having applied are pending recognition that they have reached the level of compliance required under Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union; and whether any precedence will be given to applicants based on the date when they are recognised as having reached the compliance criteria.

    Baroness Warsi

    Five countries currently have the status of a ‘candidate’ for membership of the EU. Of these, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are currently in accession negotiations. Iceland has suspended its accession negotiations. Macedonia is a candidate country but has not yet opened accession negotiations. Negotiations are opened on the basis that countries have achieved a high degree of compliance with the membership criteria, including respect for the values referred to in Article 2 Treaty on EU (TEU).

    Albania has also submitted an application for EU membership. It did this in 2009. The Council is considering Albania’s application in light of assessments prepared by the Commission.

    Each aspiring country’s progress towards the European Union depends on its individual efforts to comply fully with the Copenhagen criteria for accession and broader enlargement conditionality. No precedence is given to applicants based on the date they have been recognised as having reached the criteria for opening accession negotiations.

    The UK continues to be a strong supporter of enlargement based on firm-but-fair conditionality. Countries should proceed strictly on merit, with full adherence to the necessary conditionality before accession.