Co-ordinated Response to Covid-19: Devolved Administrations

Part of Scotland – in the House of Commons at 11:02 am on 11 November 2020.

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Photo of Iain Stewart Iain Stewart The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 11:02, 11 November 2020

The hon. Lady raises an important point. As I said in my initial answer, there are very regular discussions between all Government Departments and devolved Administrations at many levels—be that in Health, Transport or Education. I think that there is a widespread understanding of the need to balance UK-wide interventions with allowing local flexibilities where circumstances dictate.