Institute for Government

Number of UK parliament acts where legislative consent was granted or withheld by the three devolved legislatures, 1997–01 to 2019–24

Source: Institute for Government analysis of legislative consent motions recorded on parliament.uk, parliament.scot, senedd.wales, and niassembly.gov.uk. Notes: These numbers reflect the decision taken in the final legislative consent motion for any given bill; where there are multiple motions, the earlier motions are not included. The chart also excludes occasions where devolved legislatures have granted or withheld consent to UK bills that have fallen and not received Royal Assent. The Northern Ireland Executive has undergone several periods of suspension where legislative consent motions could not be voted on. Get the data Embed