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We would hope that, if we have a system that institutionalises regular interaction, the ministers and officials will get to know one other and get used to working together.
There could be practical difficulties involved in getting everybody together to put in one document and, if you cannot get everybody together, no one can move forward.
I am afraid to say that we wait for the necessary policy interventions and other support that will enable that potential to be realised. I fear that, if we do not get them soon, the islands might be disconnected from the UK in a real sense.
Frequent purposes of lobbying activity
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The Act also gives the UK Government a new power to spend in devolved policy areas such as:
economic development
culture
infrastructure (including health, education, housing and prisons)
domestic educational and training activities and exchanges and
international educational and training activities and exchanges incl...