European Council

Lord Wallace of Tankerness Excerpts

Tuesday 14th March 2017 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

My noble friend is right—I agree with that.

[Lord Wallace of Tankerness (LD)]

My Lords, the Prime Minister’s statement made reference to working with the devolved Administrations as we move towards the exit negotiations. Can the Leader of the House indicate whether the UK Government intend to give a substantive response to the Scottish Government’s submission of December 2016 and, if so, when?

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

The Scottish Government’s proposals have been considered in detail, including through the JMC process. In the last month, there have been a series of technical meetings on the content of the proposals. Officials in the Scottish Government have met UK specialists in trade, customs, the single market, law, devolution, and goods and services, so close working is going on.