Scotland Act - passage through the UK Parliamentary system
Scotland Act
- Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)- full text of the Act
- see also: Explanatory Notes
- Scotland Act 1998 - Secondary Legislation - links to secondary legislation on the HMSO website
Scotland Bill
Passage of the Scotland Bill through the House of Commons
Debates (Commons)
- Scotland Bill: Second Reading Debate (Jan 12th 1998)
- Scotland Bill: Second Reading Debate (Jan 13th 1998)
- Scotland Bill: Commons Debate on Lords Amendments (Nov 11th 1998)
Committee Stage (Commons)
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 28 January 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 29 January 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 10 February 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 12 February 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 23 February 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 4 March 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 30 March 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 31 March 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 6th May 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 12th May 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 19th May 1998
Parliamentary Committees (Commons)
- Scottish Affairs Committee
- Scottish Affairs Committee Reports including: Second Report: The Operation of Multi-Layered Democracy
- Scottish Grand Committee Debates
Passage through the House of Lords
Debates (Lords)
- Scotland Bill: Second Reading Debate (June 17th 1998)
- Scotland Bill: Second Reading Debate (June 18th 1998)
- Scotland Bill: Third Reading Debate (Nov 9th 1998)
- Scotland Bill: Final Reading Debate (Nov 17th 1998)
Committee Stage (Lords)
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 8th July 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 14th July 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 16th July 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 21st July 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 23rd July 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 27th July 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 28th July 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 30th July 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 6th Oct 1998
- Scotland Bill: Committee Stage 8th Oct 1998
Report Stage (Lords)
- Scotland Bill: Report Stage (Oct 22nd 1998) / continued
- Scotland Bill: Report Stage (Oct 28th 1998) / continued
- Scotland Bill: Report Stage (Nov 2nd 1998)
- Scotland Bill: Report Stage (Nov 3rd 1998)
House of Commons Library Research Papers
- The Scotland Bill: Devolution and the Scottish Parliament No. 98/1
- The Scotland Bill: Some operational aspects of Scottish devolution No. 98/2
- The Scotland Bill: Some constitutional and representational aspects No. 98/3
- The Scotland Bill: tax-varying powers No. 98/4
- The Scotland Bill: the Scottish Parliament and local government No. 98/5
Other Sites
Remember to check out the BBC's Devolution Site which contains other briefings on all aspects of the Devolution process.