Prime Minister: Meetings with First Ministers of the Devolved Governments

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts

Monday 10th January 2022 Lords Chamber

[Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)]

Certainly the tragedies of teenage suicides affect the whole of the UK. The new intergovernment review structure is set up to allow closer co-operation and in-depth discussions between the devolved Governments on strategies to tackle matters such as this very important point that the noble Lord has raised. Engagement going forward into 2022 can be at three levels: portfolio engagement at official level; interministerial standing committee level; and, of course, higher up at the heads of devolved Government council level.

[Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)]

My Lords, given the recent new customs regulations that came into force for goods moving from the UK to the EU on 1 January, can my noble friend give the House an update on recent developments on framework agreements between the four nations of the UK?