Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Session 6]
14th Meeting, 2025
The Committee considered and agreed a draft submission to the UK Government's Consultation on the UK Internal Market Act Review.
Paragraph 40 was agreed by division (For: Clare Adamson MSP, George Adam MSP, Keith Brown MSP, Patrick Harvey MSP; Against: Stephen Kerr MSP, Neil Bibby MSP, Alexander Stewart MSP).
At paragraph 40, Neil Bibby proposed alternative wording as follows: "The Committee believes, therefore, that the review should address the concerns of stakeholders that there continues to be a risk of a chilling effect on devolved policy innovation arising from the operation of UKIMA.” The proposal was disagreed by division (For: Stephen Kerr MSP, Neil Bibby MSP, Alexander Stewart MSP; Against: Clare Adamson MSP, George Adam MSP, Keith Brown MSP, Patrick Harvey MSP).
At paragraph 60, Stephen Kerr proposed replacing the word "can" with "does" The proposal was disagreed by division (For: Stephen Kerr MSP, Alexander Stewart MSP; Against: Clare Adamson MSP, George Adam MSP, Neil Bibby MSP, Keith Brown MSP, Patrick Harvey MSP).