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Written question asked by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 June 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 June 2023. It was answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative) on Monday, 19 June 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Politics and Government

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure that the devolved administrations and His Majesty's Government learn from each other and, where appropriate, co-ordinate policy decisions.

Answer

The UK Government and the devolved administrations jointly agreed improved ways of working in January 2022. The new intergovernmental system ensures that ministers and officials are working together, across all areas, maintaining open channels of communication, discussing best practice and sharing learning from across the governments. Tackling our challenges is a shared endeavour and already this year there have been over 60 ministerial meetings between the Government and DAs on a wide range of issues

This collaboration has been vital in ensuring UK-wide join up, from tackling cost of living pressures to delivering the Homes for Ukraine which has helped over 117,000 people.

As set out in the Levelling Up White Paper, the UK Government is determined to do more to enable the sharing of evidence between the government and devolved administrations. The Concordat on Statistics provides a framework for statistical co-operation between the government and devolved administrations, and the UK Statistics Authority continues to lead on a suite of work to improve the UK-wide coherency of evidence in public policy-making.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8245
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Cooperation Devolution
Link
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