Member

We will engage with Ministers of the devolved Governments before publishing the statement of strategic priorities. We have reset the relationship with the devolved Governments and intend to work as collaboratively as possible with them. I take the point made by the noble Earl, Lord Effingham, about consultation within the communities in each of the devolved Governments. We think that we can establish a very good working relationship. The consultation with the devolved Governments is, in a sense, part of establishing the groundwork for such a relationship.