Regional assemblies
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on regional assemblies. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 07.01.2013 | The Greater London Authority |
| This note summarises the role and powers of the Mayor of London, including the changes introduced by the Greater London Authority Act 2007. It also describes the role and powers of the London Assembly. It provides explanations of the electoral system and the system of government within the Greater London Authority, with some notes on current policy priorities (though these are not comprehensive). | |
| 19.12.2011 | The abolition of regional government |
| This Standard Note sets out the changes and closures that have taken place to the machinery of regional government that existed at the General Election of 7 May 2010. The vast majority of the landscape of regional institutions will no longer exist by 1 April 2012, and very many of the related funding streams will also have been closed down. | |
| 30.06.2011 | Thresholds in Referendums |
| Referendums have become an established mechanism for validating constitutional initiatives in the UK. The possibility of using an appropriate minimum turnout, or a special majority to ensure that the outcome of such a poll is seen as legitimate is sometimes raised. This note looks at the debate in the UK so far and briefly looks at the use of referendum thresholds in states outside the UK. | |
| 09.11.2010 | Government Offices for the Regions |
| Government Offices for the English Regions are to be abolished | |
| 14.06.2004 | Regional assemblies: recent developments |
| Regional assemblies: recent developments. By Oonagh Gay. SN/PC/2190. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 22.05.2012 | London elections 2012 |
| Elections for the Mayor of London and London Assembly were held on 3 May 2012. The Conservative candidate Boris Johnson was re-elected as Mayor, winning 44% of first preference votes. Labour won 12 of the 25 London Assembly seats to become the largest party in the Assembly. | |
| 20.05.2008 | London elections 2008 |
| Elections for Mayor of London and London Assembly, 1 May 2008. | |
| 19.07.2004 | Referendums on Regional Assemblies |
| This Paper looks at the policy background to the draft Orders for the conduct of three regional referendums due to be held on 4 November 2004. Including maps of proposed regions. | |
| 21.11.2002 | Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill 2002/03 (Bill 3 2002/03) |
| Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill. (Bill 3 of 2002/03) .House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/62. | |
| 11.12.1998 | Greater London Authority Bill: Electoral and Constitutional Aspects (Bill 7 1998/99) |
| The Greater London Authority Bill: Electoral and Constitutional Aspects (Bill 7 of 1998/99). House of Commons Library Research Paper 98/118. |
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 17.03.2011 | The abolition of regional government |
| This Standard Note sets out the changes and closures that have taken place to the machinery of regional government that existed at the General Election of 7 May ... | |
| 10.02.2011 | Thresholds in Referendums |
| Referendums have become an established mechanism for validating constitutional initiatives in the UK. The possibility of using an appropriate minimum turnout, or ... | |
| 09.11.2010 | Government Offices for the Regions |
| Government Offices for the English Regions are to be abolished | |
| 01.06.2010 | Regional Accountability at Westminster |
| This note looks at the Modernisation Committees recommendation that eight regional select committees and eight grand committees be established and the governments ... |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 20.05.2008 | London elections 2008 |
| Elections for Mayor of London and London Assembly, 1 May 2008. | |
| 18.06.2004 | 2004 London Elections |
| 2004 London elections: elections for the Mayor of London and Greater London Assembly, 10 June 2004. House of Commons Research Paper 04/48. | |
| 21.11.2002 | Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill 2002/03 (Bill 3 2002/03) |
| Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill. (Bill 3 of 2002/03) .House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/62. | |
| 11.12.1998 | Greater London Authority Bill: Electoral and Constitutional Aspects (Bill 7 1998/99) |
