Future Governance of the UK

Constitution Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 19 Mar 2021 Closed: 20 Jan 2023 Parliament page
The United Kingdom as currently constituted marks its centenary in 2021. It is also under strain. Both Brexit and the differences in the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic between the UK Government, the devolved administrations and English local government have highlighted long-standing tensions in inter-governmental relations. The Constitution … Read more
1 Report
15 Oral sessions
13 Letters
16 Events
Activity timeline 46 events
17 Jan
2023
Correspondence
21 Oct
2022
Correspondence
2 Sep
2022
Report published
20 Jan
2022
Report published
18 Jan
2022
Correspondence
6 Jan
2022
Correspondence
9 Dec
2021
Correspondence
1 Dec
2021
Oral evidence
1 Dec
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 4, Palace of Westminster
25 Nov
2021
Correspondence
15 Nov
2021
Correspondence
15 Nov
2021
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Oral evidence sessions 15 sessions
1 Dec 2021
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Cllr James Jamieson · Local Government Association Cllr Nick Forbes · Local Government Association
28 Oct 2021
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Professor James Mitchell · The University of Edinburgh Professor Jim Gallagher · The University of Glasgow
27 Oct 2021
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Colum Eastwood MP · Social Democratic and Labour Party
21 Oct 2021
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Professor Laura McAllister · The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales Professor Richard Wyn Jones · Cardiff University
20 Oct 2021
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Naomi Long MLA · Northern Ireland Department of Justice
13 Oct 2021
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Professor Iain McLean · University of Oxford
15 Sep 2021
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Rt Hon Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · Democratic Unionist Party
8 Sep 2021
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Professor Graeme Roy · University of Glasgow Professor Philip McCann · Sheffield University Management School
20 Jul 2021
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Rt Hon Michael Gove MP · The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Sue Gray · Cabinet Office
14 Jul 2021
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Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS · Welsh Government
13 Jul 2021
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Rt Hon Angus Robertson MSP · Scottish Government
7 Jul 2021
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Andy Burnham · Greater Manchester Combined Authority The Lord O'Neill of Gatley · Northern Powerhouse Partnership
30 Jun 2021
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Professor John Denham · University of Southampton and member of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law's Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice Professor Michael Kenny · Bennett Institute for Public Policy
23 Jun 2021
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Alex Massie · The Times Sam McBride · News Letter
16 Jun 2021
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Philip Rycroft · Cabinet Office Professor Ciaran Martin · National Cyber Security Centre
Correspondence 13 letters
17 Jan 2023 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, to Baroness Drake, Chair of the Constitution Committee, in response to the Committee's follow up questions on the Government response to the Committee's report on Respect and Cooperation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st century (10th Report, Session 2021–22, HL Paper 142) (17 January 2023)
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21 Oct 2022 To committee Letter from Baroness Drake, Chair of the Constitution Committee, to Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on the Government Response to the Committee report's on Respect and Cooperation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st century (10th Report, Session 2021–22, HL Paper 142) (21 October 2022)
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18 Jan 2022 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, to Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Chair of the Constitution Committee, on the Review of Intergovernmental Relations, Dunlop Review, Machinery of Government, and the Shared Prosperity Fund (18 January 2022)
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6 Jan 2022 To committee Letter from Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, to Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Chair of the Constitution Committee, on providing additional information on the EU Exit Local Government Ministerial Delivery Board (6 January 2022)
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9 Dec 2021 To committee Letter from Neil O'Brien MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, the Union and Constitution at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Chair of the Constitution Committee, on providing evidence on the Government's position on English devolution and the Share Prosperity Fund (1 December 2021)
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25 Nov 2021 To committee Letter from Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Chair of the Constitution Committee, to Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, on the publication of the intergovernmental relations review and outstanding Dunlop Review recommendations (25 November 2021)
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15 Nov 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to Select Committee Chairs on Intergovernmental Relations (24 March 2021)
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15 Nov 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to Lord Dunlop on Intergovernmental Relations (24 March 2021)
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10 Nov 2021 To committee Letter from Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Chair of the Constitution Committee, to Neil O'Brien MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution) at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on providing evidence and information about the Shared Prosperity Fund (9 November 2021)
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4 Nov 2021 To committee Letter from Angus Robertson MSP, the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, to Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Chair of the Constitution Committee, on Sewel Convention (4 November 2021)
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27 Oct 2021 To committee Letter from Carál Ní Chuilín MLA, Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly's Committee on Procedures, to the Constitution Committee on Sewel Convention (26 October 2021)
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25 Oct 2021 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, to Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Chair of the Constitution Committee, on the publication of the second quarterly report on intergovernmental relations (21 October 2021)
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7 Oct 2021 To committee Letter from Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Chair of the Welsh Parliament's Legislation Justice and Constitution Committee, to Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Chair of the Constitution Committee, on consideration of Welsh Government Legislative Consent Memoranda for UK Government Bills (7 October 2021)
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