Interministerial Standing Committee Communiqué: 1 February 2023
Updated 13 November 2023
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The Interministerial Standing Committee met for the third time on 1 February 2023 via video conference. The meeting was chaired by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution in the Welsh Government, Mick Antoniw MS.
The other attending Ministers were:
From the Scottish Government: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery John Swinney MSP.
From the UK Government: Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations – Rt Hon Michael Gove MP; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Housing and Homelessness), Felicity Buchan MP; Secretary of State for Wales, the Rt Hon David TC Davies MP; and the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt Hon Alister Jack MP.
In the current absence of a First and deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive, officials from the Northern Ireland Civil Service attended the meeting in an observational capacity.
The Committee progressed the discussion on current UK Parliament legislative programme including the Retained EU Law Bill; Sewel Convention; and Common Frameworks.
Ministers agreed the importance of reporting to both the IMSC and legislatures on the operation of Common Frameworks, once they are fully implemented and that officials should carry out an assessment, including on the impact of emerging issues on the programme.
The IMSC has commissioned a working group to coordinate work between the UK and devolved governments in response to cost of living pressures, and agree next steps and ministerial engagement.
Ministers noted the progress on establishing Interministerial Groups (IMGs) to date. The next IMSC is to be held in spring and will be chaired by the UK Government, in line with rotating chair arrangements.