Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
The UK Internal Market
Overview
This inquiry is considering how the UK internal Market affects Scotland and devolution.
The Committee published guidance on the UK Internal Market for subject committees.
Guidance on UK Internal Market
Background on the inquiry
The UK internal market was established in law by the UK Internal Market Act 2020 (IMA) as the UK prepared to leave the EU. Further constitutional arrangements, like common frameworks, will be important to its operation.
SPICe have written a briefing that provides useful background on the UK’s new constitutional arrangements.
Consultation
On 13 September 2021 the Committee launched a call for views on this inquiry. The call for views closed to new submissions on 29 October 2021. The Committee received 17 responses.
The Committee also received the following submissions:
- submission from Professor Kenneth A Armstrong
- submission from Logistics UK
- submission from National Farmers Union Scotland
- submission from CBI Scotland
- submission from Professor Stephen Weatherill
- submission from Billy Melo Araujo
Committee report
The Committee published its report on the UK Internal Market Inquiry on Tuesday 22 February 2022.
Scottish Government responded to the Committee's report on 19 May 2022.
Briefings
Common Frameworks after Brexit
Briefing paper from the Committee advisor Professor Michael Keating to the Committee, 5 January 2022The Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
Briefing paper from Committee adviser Professor Katy Hayward to the Committee , 29 November 2021Subsidy Control Bill
Briefing paper from the Committee adviser Dr Christopher McCorkindale to the Committee, 23 November 2021Correspondence
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