Policy paper

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and First Ministers Call Communiqué: 21 July 2021

Updated 22 December 2021

This communiqué summarises the meeting chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 21 July 2021.

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster chaired a meeting with Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, on 21 July. The meeting took place via video conference.

The attending Ministers were:

For the UK Government:

  • The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt. Hon Michael Gove MP;
  • The Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt. Hon Alister Jack MP;
  • The Secretary of State for Wales, Rt. Hon Simon Hart MP.

For the Scottish Government:

  • First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon MSP.

For the Welsh Government:

  • Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan MS.

For the Northern Ireland Executive:

  • Minister of Health Robin Swann MLA;
  • Junior Minister Gary Middleton MLA;
  • Junior Minister Declan Kearney MLA.

The group discussed recent and planned easements across the UK and vaccine certification.