§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions she has had with members of the Scottish Executive about the resource implications of the(a) bilateral and (b) multilateral concordats agreed with UK Government Departments. [24776]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Memorandum of Understanding and supplementary texts are agreements between the Government and the devolved Administrations on how they intend conducting relations between the Administrations. The Memorandum of Understanding reflects best practice on issues such as co-operation, exchange of information, correspondence and parliamentary business. Supplementary texts add more detail for the international and EU fields, statistics and financial assistance to industry.
A revised version of the Memorandum of Understanding was published on 18 December 2001 as Command Paper 5240. Three hundred copies were printed, at a cost of £3,851. These costs were met from the Cabinet Office budget. The main distribution medium will be via the Cabinet Office's website www.cabinet-office.gov.uk.