Committees

Devolution Capability in Whitehall

Inquiry

The Committee will look to examine the Government’s progress on building devolution capability in central Government and to explore how well ministers and civil servants understand devolution arrangements, and the steps the Government is taking to embed consideration of every part of the UK in policymaking.  

 

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The deadline for submissions was 9:00am on 9 October 2023.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Correspondence

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Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations on English Devolution, dated 5.12.23
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Oral evidence transcripts

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16 April 2024
Inquiry Devolution Capability in Whitehall
Witnesses John-Paul Marks (Permanent Secretary at Scottish Government), Andrew Goodall CBE (Permanent Secretary at The Welsh Government), and Jayne Brady MBE (Head at Northern Ireland Civil Service)
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16 January 2024
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Witnesses The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE (Former Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (2018-19) at Conservative Party), and Lord Dunlop
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12 September 2023
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Witnesses Phillip Rycroft CB (former Head of UK Governance Group at Cabinet Office), and Richard Parry (Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Science at The University of Edinburgh)
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Written evidence

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Northern Ireland Department of Finance (DCW0022)
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Institute for Government (DCW0021)
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Legislation, Justice, and Constitution Committee, Welsh Parliament (DCW0020)
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Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: pacac@parliament.uk
  • Address: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA