Clause 3 - Short title, interpretation and extent
Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill [Lords]
5:45 pm
Mr Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell, Conservative)
My question is more a matter of information than anything else. The Bill clearly relates to England and Wales. Will the Minister assure me that any extra costs incurred as a result of similar steps being taken in Northern Ireland and Scotland will not result in extra costs to the United Kingdom public purse but will be met from existing budgets controlled by the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Scottish Parliament? There would otherwise be a question over financial implications beyond purely devolved matters.