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The relationship between the UK and Scottish Governments inquiry

Inquiry


The Scottish Affairs Committee is investigating the relationship between the UK and Scottish governments.

In particular, the Committee is interested in looking at the following questions:

  • What machinery currently exists to support intergovernmental relations between the UK and Scottish governments?
  • How effective has the UK’s intergovernmental machinery been in managing and mitigating disputes? How might this be improved?
  • Is there a need for greater transparency of intergovernmental relations, and if so, how should be achieved?
  • How have the UK’s intergovernmental relations systems evolved and adapted to respond to different administrations?
  • What lessons can be learned from how other nations manage relations between different levels of government?
  • What new machinery might be necessary post-Brexit, particularly in relation to the creation of common UK frameworks, and how should they operate?

Reports, special reports and government responses

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8th Report - The relationship between the UK and Scottish Governments
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7th Special Report - The relationship between the UK and Scottish Governments: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report
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HC 2532
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7th Special Report - The relationship between the UK and Scottish Governments: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report
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Correspondence

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Letter from the Minister for the Constitution to the Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee, regarding devolution knowledge among UK Government civil servants, 12 April 2019
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Letter from the Minister for the Constitution, to the Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee, regarding devolution capability, interchange and the UK Government hub in Edinburgh, 21.03.19
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Letter from the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to the Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee, regarding Ministerial engagement with the devolved administrations, 17 January 2019
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Oral evidence transcripts

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12 March 2019
Inquiry The relationship between the UK and Scottish Governments inquiry
Witnesses Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Government, Business and Constitutional Relations, Scottish Government
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5 March 2019
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Witnesses Chloe Smith MP, Minister for the Constitution, UK Government
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5 February 2019
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Witnesses Lord Wallace, former Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Sir Peter Housden, former Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, Lord McConnell, former First Minister of ScotlandBaroness Liddell, former Secretary of State for Scotland, Alun Evans, former Director of the Scotland Office, Michael Moore, former Secretary of State for Scotland
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Written evidence

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Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland (IGR0012)
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Secretary of State for Scotland (IGR0011)
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Professor Jim Gallagher (IGR0002)
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Other publications

Engagement documents
Documents relating to committee engagement activities, such as forums, surveys or ‘roundtable’ events with experts and stakeholders that the committee has chosen to make public.
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