Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to examine the extent to which the Dunlop Review into Union Capability has been implemented
12 January 2024
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will next week hear from two former Government ministers, as it continues its inquiry into devolution capability in Whitehall. The Committee will be taking evidence from Sir David Lidington, Theresa May’s de facto Deputy Prime Minister and the Cabinet Minister with responsibility for intergovernmental relations between 2018-19, and Lord Dunlop, who has previously held ministerial roles in both the Scotland Office and the Northern Ireland Office.
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In the second evidence session of the inquiry, MPs will scrutinise how far Whitehall departments factor devolution into policymaking and where responsibility for the Union and devolution should sit within the UK Government.
The Committee will seek to be informed on how well Ministers and civil servants in different departments understand the devolution arrangements in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland and on how they engage with the devolved administrations. MPs will also enquire into how the devolved administrations interact with each other and the best way to organise the civil service across the whole of the United Kingdom.
Taking evidence from Lord Dunlop, Tuesday’s session will be a chance for MPs to investigate the extent to which the Dunlop Review into Union Capability has been implemented.
Witnesses
From 9.30am:
- Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, Former Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (2018-19)
From 10.30am:
- Lord Dunlop, Former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland and Scotland Office (2015-2017)
Further information
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