§ 14. Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what efforts she is making to ensure that the(a) Scottish Executive and (b) Scottish Parliament are fully informed of European Union matters. [89149]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Government involves the Scottish Executive as fully as possible on European Union matters touching on devolved areas of responsibility, in accordance with "The Memorandum of Understanding and The Concordat on Co-ordination of European Union Policy Issues".
It is the responsibility of the Scottish Executive to inform the Scottish Parliament of relevant European Union matters. Explanatory Memoranda on European Community documents prepared by Whitehall departments are copied to the devolved Administrations. The Scottish Executive routinely pass these to the Scottish Parliament, which can request further explanation from the Executive in the form of a Scottish Covering Note.