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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.

Read the responses

The Committee also received the following submissions:


Committee report

The Committee published its report on the UK Internal Market Inquiry on Tuesday 22 February 2022.

Read the report

Scottish Government responded to the Committee's report on 19 May 2022.

Read the response

Briefings

Common Frameworks after Brexit

Briefing paper from the Committee advisor Professor Michael Keating to the Committee, 5 January 2022

The Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland

Briefing paper from Committee adviser Professor Katy Hayward to the Committee , 29 November 2021

Subsidy Control Bill

Briefing paper from the Committee adviser Dr Christopher McCorkindale to the Committee, 23 November 2021

Correspondence


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