Civil Servants: Devolution
Lords · Question HL12328 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will allow representatives of political parties from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to discuss their legislative programmes with UK civil servants in the event that there is a realistic prospect of those
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 9 Dec 2025
The approach to any discussions between opposition parties and officials of the devolved governments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for those governments. The Cabinet Manual sets out that it is for the Prime Minister to authorise cont...