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Regional Government

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans she has to consult the devolved administrations on the proposed European Charter for Regional Democracy. (219002)

The ‘Memorandum of Understanding and Supplementary Agreements’ between the United Kingdom Government and the devolved Administrations provides that the Government will consult the devolved Administrations before deciding its position on an international matter that affects the responsibility of those Administrations. The Government followed this procedure when deciding their position on the proposed regional charter, and would do so again before taking any decision to modify its position.