Armed Forces Bill — Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures: Legislative Consent Motion Agreed by the Scottish Parliament - March 2026

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Mr Tom Goldsmith
Clerk of the House
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

24 March 2026

Dear Tom,
Motion on Legislative Consent: Armed Forces Bill - UK Legislation
I am writing to notify you that, on 24 March 2026, the Scottish Parliament agreed to a
Motion on Legislative Consent (S6M-21167) on the Armed Forces Bill, which is
currently under consideration at Westminster.
I attach the associated Memorandum and extract of the Minutes of Proceedings.
Memorandum from the Scottish Government (186KB, pdf)

Yours sincerely,

David McGill
Clerk/Chief Executive

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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS—

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Parliamentary Year 5, No. 98, Session 6

Meeting of the Parliament

Tuesday 24 March 2026

Note(DT) signifies a decision taken at Decision Time.

The meeting opened at 10.00 am.

12. Armed Forces Bill - UK Legislation: The Minister for Parliamentary Business
and Veterans (Graeme Dey) moved S6M-21167—That the Parliament agrees that
the relevant provisions of the Armed Forces Bill, introduced in the House of
Commons on 15 January 2026, relating to clauses 2, 50, 52, 54, and 55, so far as
these matters alter the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be
considered by the UK Parliament.

The motion was agreed to (DT).

The meeting closed at 7.37 pm.

David McGill
Clerk of the Parliament
24 March 2026