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Certified as England, Wales and Northern Ireland only under the English votes for English laws (EVEL) process

House of Commons

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The English Votes for English Laws (EVEL) process is designed to ensure that legislation that affects only England, or England and Wales, is approved by a majority of MPs representing English constituencies, or English and Welsh constituencies. It also applies to legislation introducing a tax measure that affects only England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which must be approved by a majority of MPs representing constituencies in those areas.

Librarian notes

Scope note: Note we may get notification of this before the Certificate appears in the Vote. We actualise and then update our data when it does appear.

Link note: V&P anchor link

Date note: Date we receive notice which is then updated with the date of the Vote when it appears.

Publication name: Votes and Proceedings

Publication URL: https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/search?SearchTerm=Votes+and+Proceedings

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