He further notes that “there is no equivalent of the Sewel Convention for secondary legislation, so the effect is that the Scottish Parliament loses its ability to formally scrutinise and agree to legislative action within its areas of competence.”3Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in response to the Committee's inquiry. (2023, June 26). Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/correspondence/2023/from-cab-sec-ceac-to-convener-ceeac-committee-re-questions--26-jun-23.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/correspondence/2023/from-cab-sec-ceac-to-convener-ceeac-committee-re-questions--26-jun-23.pdf</a>
The UK Minister for Intergovernmental relations appears to take a different view about the extent of change.