Tag: Lord McAvoy

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord McAvoy on 2016-01-28.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Joint Exchequer Committee’s negotiations will conclude, and when the fiscal framework will be published.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Whilst there is no set date for the Joint Exchequer Committee to conclude negotiations on the fiscal framework, the UK government is doing everything it can to achieve an agreement.

The Business Managers and usual channels have agreed to move the final day in Committee on the Scotland Bill to Monday 22 February to allow more time for negotiations between the Scottish and UK Governments to progress.

The UK government is working towards a deal that is fair for Scotland, fair for the UK and meets all of the principles of the Smith Commission Agreement.

The fiscal framework document will be published shortly after it is agreed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord McAvoy on 2016-01-28.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the minutes and papers of the last seven meetings of the Joint Exchequer Committee.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

The UK and Scottish governments publish a joint communique after each meeting of the Joint Exchequer Committee, it outlines what was discussed at the meeting. The negotiations are ongoing and require a private space in which discussions can make progress.

The UK government has no plans to publish any further minutes or papers from the Joint Exchequer Committee.