Which statement best describes Parliament's sovereignty in relation to future changes to devolution?

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Which statement best describes Parliament's sovereignty in relation to future changes to devolution?

The key point is that Parliament is sovereign and can make laws on any matter, including changing how devolution works. Devolution settlements are created by Acts of Parliament, so future changes to those arrangements can be made by Parliament through new or amended legislation. Devolved legislatures do not have a formal veto over Westminster laws, and the monarch’s role is ceremonial rather than unilateral power to modify devolution. There is a political convention (Sewel) that Parliament should seek the consent of devolved legislatures before changing devolved matters, but this is not a legal barrier to Parliament’s ultimate lawmaking power. So the best statement is that Parliament can legislate to alter or repeal devolution arrangements.

The key point is that Parliament is sovereign and can make laws on any matter, including changing how devolution works. Devolution settlements are created by Acts of Parliament, so future changes to those arrangements can be made by Parliament through new or amended legislation. Devolved legislatures do not have a formal veto over Westminster laws, and the monarch’s role is ceremonial rather than unilateral power to modify devolution. There is a political convention (Sewel) that Parliament should seek the consent of devolved legislatures before changing devolved matters, but this is not a legal barrier to Parliament’s ultimate lawmaking power. So the best statement is that Parliament can legislate to alter or repeal devolution arrangements.

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