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Commission on Devolution in Wales

Question for Wales Office

UIN HL5701, tabled on 12 March 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish a table indicating, on the basis of the Secretary of State for Wales' St David's Day statement, which specific proposals of the Silk report have been rejected on the basis of failure to secure unanimity amongst the four consulted political parties; and which parties objected to each of the Silk proposals so rejected.

Answered on

25 March 2015

Annex A of the Command Paper Powers for a Purpose: Towards a Lasting Devolution Settlement in Wales (Cm9020) sets out the Silk Commission’s recommendations and indicates where there was consensus and where there was none. It is for the political parties themselves to set out their view on particular Silk II recommendations.

Answered by

Wales Office