Devolution
Commons · Question 95279 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by John Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she had discussions with the Scottish Government prior to the meeting between the First Minister of Scotland and the Leader of Sinn Fein on 26 November 2025 in Dublin
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 5 Dec 2025
Under the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement, the Devolved Governments are entitled to have discussions with Ireland on matters within devolved competence. These meetings are not routinely attended by UK Government officials but the Foreign, Commonwe...