Member

The issue of the common framework is a very interesting discussion. I have just been reading a paper by the Institute for Government on that very subject—how it interrelates with the 2020 Act. I accept there are some issues about how it works practically. There is no doubt that it has been helpful in ensuring that a common approach is taken with the powers returned from the EU, which then intersect with policy areas of devolved government. There is a series of common frameworks, and it is interesting to look at the extensive list of frameworks that have been agreed by UK government policy departments with their devolved government counterparts, and with parliamentary scrutiny following.