Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
Meeting Minutes
8th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:33
- Meeting closed at: 11:30
- Published: Monday, March 20, 2023 03:07pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Clare Adamson (Convener)
- Donald Cameron (Deputy Convener)
- Alasdair Allan (Member)
- Sarah Boyack (Member)
- Maurice Golden (Member)
- Jenni Minto (Member)
- Mark Ruskell (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2 How is Devolution Changing Post-EU?:
The Committee took evidence from a number of former senior civil servants—
Professor Hugh Rawlings, Welsh Government Director for Constitutional Affairs and Inter-Governmental Relations 2004-2020 ;
Doctor Andrew McCormick, Retired Northern Ireland Civil Service Permanent Secretary and Lead official on Brexit for the NI Executive 2018-2021 ;
Philip Rycroft, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU 2017-2019 and Senior civil servant Cabinet Office official on devolution 2012-2019 ;
Professor Jim Gallagher CB FRSE, Director General for Devolution, Cabinet Office/Ministry of Justice 2007-2011 and Honorary Professor, Centre for Constitutional and Legal Research ;
Paul Cackette, Former Scottish Government Director .
3 Evidence Session:
This item was not taken and will be considered at a future meeting.