The Committee concluded in its report on the Impact of Brexit on Devolution that there are fundamental concerns which need to be addressed in relation to how devolution works outside the EU. On the back of its report, the Committee looked to facilitate a public debate about how devolution is changing following the UK’s departure from the EU, and importantly how it should evolve post EU exit, to meet the challenges and opportunities of the new constitutional landscape.
The Committee launched a major inquiry to allow businesses, civic society and the wider public to engage on these core issues.
The Committee ran a call for views in order to allow businesses, civic society and the wider public to engage on these core issues.
The call for views closed on 30 November 2022.
The inquiry was discussed at the following Committee meetings:
The Committee undertook the following engagement activities as part of its inquiry:
On Monday 8 January 2024 Strathclyde Law School hosted an event with the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee of the Scottish Parliament (CEEAC) that centred on the committee’s October 2023 report:
How Devolution is Changing Post-EU
The Committee published a joint-note on the event:
Read the joint-note (314KB, pdf) posted 19 March 2024
The Committee wrote to the Scottish Government and the UK Government on 25 May 2023.
Letter to the UK Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, 25 May 2023
The Committee received a response from the Scottish Government on 26 June 2023.
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture, 26 June 2023 (258KB, pdf) posted 31 July 2023
The Committee received a response from the UK Government on 4 September 2023.
Letter from the UK Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, 4 September 2023 (4MB, pdf) posted 05 September 2023
The Committee then published its report on How Devolution is Changing Post-EU on 24 October 2023.
The Scottish Government responded to the Committee's report on 21 December 2023.
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture, 21 December 2023 (191KB, pdf) posted 08 January 2024
The UK Government responded to the Committee's report on 23 January 2024.
Letter from the UK Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, 23 January 2024 (3MB, pdf) posted 24 January 2024
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:
Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in relation to post-EU scrutiny, 30 January 2024
Respone from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities to the Committee's How is Devolution is Changing Post-EU report, 23 January 2024
Letter from the Convener to the Rt. Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, 27 October 2023
Letter from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP in response to our How is Devolution Changing Outside the EU, received 4 September 2023.
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture to the Committee Letter on How is Devolution changing outside the EU?, 14 June 2023
Letter to UK minister for Intergovernmental Relations, The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP on How is devolution changing outside the EU?, 25 May 2023
Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture on How is Devolution changing outside the EU?, 25 May 2023
Response from Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster regarding the Committee's report on the Impact of Brexit on Devolution, 13 October 2022
Letter from the Convener to the Rt Hon. Nadhim Zahawi MP, Chancellor to the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for IGR and Minister for Equalities, 22 September 2022.