{"value":{"id":754221,"askingMemberId":4425,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2017-07-19T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2017-09-05T00:00:00","uin":"6318","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what legal advice he has sought on whether a Legislative Consent Motion is required from the Welsh Assembly before the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 becomes law.","answeringBodyId":28,"answeringBodyName":"Wales Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4086,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2017-09-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Supreme Court has been clear that the devolved legislatures do not have a veto over the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The Government is committed to positive engagement with the devolved administrations to ensure that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is seeking the consent of the National Assembly for Wales and the other devolved legislatures for the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Wales","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/754221","method":"GET"}]}