<p>The Sewel Convention</p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:49 pm on 15 February 2017.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 2:49, 15 February 2017

A motion in the House of Commons wouldn’t, but legislation would. It would depend—legislation, presumably in the form of the great repeal Bill, will precede a vote. The vote will be on a treaty, and it will probably be to endorse. But depending upon the nature of that and what implications that has in terms of legislation that is passed in Westminster, again, it would have issues with regard to the implementation of Sewel. I can say to the Member that I think there will be a need to actually look at how conventions such as Sewel are more formalised in, for example, parliamentary procedures and so on, but that is, perhaps, a debate for another time.