Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Monday, 17 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 February 2002. It was answered by Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Labour) on Thursday, 7 February 2002 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Scotland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions she has had with members of the Scottish Executive about the resource implications of the (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral concordats agreed with UK government departments. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions she has had with members of the Scottish Executive about the resource implications of the (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral concordats agreed with UK Government Departments. [24776] Mrs. Liddell: The Memorandum of Understanding and supplementary texts are agreements between the Government and the devolved Administrations on how they intend conducting relations between the Administrations. The Memorandum of Understanding reflects best practice on issues such as co-operation, exchange of information, correspondence and parliamentary business. Supplementary texts add more detail for the international and EU fields, statistics and financial assistance to industry. A revised version of the Memorandum of Understanding was published on 18 December 2001 as Command Paper 5240. Three hundred copies were printed, at a cost of £3,851. These costs were met from the Cabinet Office budget. The main distribution medium will be via the Cabinet Office's website: www.cabinet-office.gov.uk.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 24776; 379 c1127W;379 c1121W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Devolved matters Cooperation Devolution Government departments Scotland Scottish Executive Departmental coordination Scotland Office
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk