Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
The UK Internal Market
Overview
This inquiry is considering how the UK internal Market affects Scotland and devolution.
The Committee published guidance on the UK Internal Market for subject committees.
Guidance on UK Internal Market
Background on the inquiry
The UK internal market was established in law by the UK Internal Market Act 2020 (IMA) as the UK prepared to leave the EU. Further constitutional arrangements, like common frameworks, will be important to its operation.
SPICe have written a briefing that provides useful background on the UK’s new constitutional arrangements.
Consultation
On 13 September 2021 the Committee launched a call for views on this inquiry. The call for views closed to new submissions on 29 October 2021. The Committee received 17 responses.
The Committee also received the following submissions:
- submission from Professor Kenneth A Armstrong
- submission from Logistics UK
- submission from National Farmers Union Scotland
- submission from CBI Scotland
- submission from Professor Stephen Weatherill
- submission from Billy Melo Araujo
Committee report
The Committee published its report on the UK Internal Market Inquiry on Tuesday 22 February 2022.
Scottish Government responded to the Committee's report on 19 May 2022.
Oral evidence
27 January 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Angus Robertson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
Donald Cameron, Deputy Director, Constitution and UK Relations Division, Scottish Government
Euan Page, Head of UK Frameworks, Scottish Government
Committee papers
Papers for the meeting on 27 January 2022
Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript)
Official Report of meeting on 27 January 2022
13 January 2022
The Committee took evidence from:
Jonathan Scott, Non-Executive Director and Chair, CMA
Rachel Merelie, Senior Director of the Office for Internal Market
Sheila Scobie, Director of the Office for Internal Market
Committee papers
Papers for the meeting on 13 January 2022
Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript)
Official Report of meeting on 13 January 2022.
16 December 2021
The Committee took evidence from:
Jonnie Hall, Director of Policy, National Farmers Union Scotland
Committee papers
Papers for the meeting on 16 December 2021
Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript)
Official Report of meeting on 16 December 2021
2 December 2021
The Committee took evidence from:
Billy Melo Araujo, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast
Seamus Leheny, Northern Ireland Policy Manager, Logistics UK.
Professor Jo Hunt, Professor in Law, Cardiff University
Professor Nicola McEwen, Senior Fellow of the UK in a Changing Europe
Professor Stephen Weatherill, Emeritus Jacques Delors Professor of European Law, University of Oxford.
Committee papers
Papers for the meeting on 2 December 2021
Written submission from Logistics UK
Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript)
Official Report of meeting on 2 December 2021
11 November 2021
The Committee took evidence from:
Alison Douglas, Chief Executive, Alcohol Focus Scotland
David Thomson, Chief Executive, Food & Drink Federation Scotland
Vhairi Tollan, Advocacy Manager, Scottish Environment LINK
Michael Clancy, Director Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland
Jess Sargeant, Senior Researcher, Institute for Government
Committee papers
Papers for the meeting on 11 November 2021
Official Report (substantially verbatim transcript)
Official Report of meeting on 11 November 2021
Briefings
Common Frameworks after Brexit
Briefing paper from the Committee advisor Professor Michael Keating to the Committee, 5 January 2022The Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
Briefing paper from Committee adviser Professor Katy Hayward to the Committee , 29 November 2021Subsidy Control Bill
Briefing paper from the Committee adviser Dr Christopher McCorkindale to the Committee, 23 November 2021Correspondence
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture, 26 May 2022
UK Internal Market Act Exclusions Process, 26 May 2022
Letter from Cabinet Secretary to Convener on Common Frameworks
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, to the Convener on Common Frameworks, 23 March 2022Baroness Andrews response to UK Internal Market Letter
Letter from Baroness Andrews, Chair of the Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee, to the Convener, 11 March 2022UK Internal Market Letter to Chairperson of Committee for the Executive Office
Letter from Convener to the Chairperson of Committee for the Executive Office, Northern Ireland Assembly, 22 February 2022UK Internal Market Letter to Legislation Justice and Constitution Committee
Letter from Convener to the Chair of Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, The Senedd, 22 February 2022UK Internal Market Letter to Chair of European Affairs Committee
Letter from Convener to the Chair of European Affairs Committee, House of Lords, 22 February 2022UK Internal Market Letter to Chair of Constitution Committee
Letter from Convener to the Chair of Constitution Committee, House of Lords, 22 February 2022UK Internal Market Letter to Chair of Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
Letter from Convener to the Chair of Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee, 22 February 2022UK Internal Market Letter to Chair of Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Letter from Convener to the Chair of Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 22 February 2022UK Internal Market Letter to Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
Letter from Convener to the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, 22 February 2022Common Frameworks and the Internal Market Act
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, to the Convener on 21 December 2021Common Frameworks
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture to the Convener, 2 December 2021Response from COSLA contribution to Committee Inquiries
Letter from COSLA President to the Convener, 10 November 2021UK Internal Markets
Letter from the Convener to Subject Committee Conveners 10 September 2021Constitutional Consequences of EU Exit and Common Frameworks
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture to the Convener, 26 August 2021Back to Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee