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Devolved Administrations: Intergovernmental Relations

Debate between Baroness Scott of Bybrook and Earl of Kinnoull
Tuesday 8th November 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl of Kinnoull Portrait The Earl of Kinnoull (CB)
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My Lords, I do not think the Cross Bench has had a go yet. The first inter- governmental relations quarterly report came from the Cabinet Office. The latest one comes from the Department for Levelling Up. Can the Minister explain why that has moved and explain how the machinery of government works so that if a ministry is found not to be pulling its weight in this important aspect, it is encouraged to do so?

Baroness Scott of Bybrook Portrait Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)
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The area of inter- governmental relations was with the Department for Levelling Up prior to the last reshuffle. It then went to the Cabinet Office and it is now back with the Department for Levelling Up. That is the place—the communities area—where it should be.