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Ministerial correspondence related to Brexit vote implications: FOI release

Published: 12 July 2017
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Brexit, Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/17/01407
Date received: 22 and 24 June 2017
Date responded: 5 July 2017

Information requested

Any correspondence between the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Executive, Arlene Foster or Michelle O'Neill regarding the JMC, in particualar, correspondence from 24 June 2016, concerning anything related to the Brexit vote and its implications. The Ministers in question would be the First Minister, Mike Russell and Fiona Hyslop.

Response

Please find enclosed a copy of all of the information you requested, comprising 7 letters, exchanged over the given period, between the Scottish Government (First Minister, Mike Russell and Fiona Hyslop) and the institutions and individuals defined in your request.

Further information on the Scottish Government's engagement with other UK administrations, including some published correspondence, can be found at the following link: (http://www.gov.scot/Topics/International/Europe/eu-referendum/ScotlandsPlaceinEuropeKeyEvents)

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