§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland to produce a concordat setting out arrangements for relations between his Department and the Scottish Executive after the establishment of a Scottish Parliament; and if he will make a statement. [23548]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonOfficials from his Department and the Scottish office are discussing the need for a non-statutory agreement between the FCO and the Scottish Executive covering the exchange of information, advance notification and joint working in line with the principles set out in the White Paper "Scotland's Parliament".