Inquiry into Scotland's External Affairs Policy

An External Affairs Inquiry has been launched by the Scottish Parliament’s Culture Committee (Culture Tourism, Europe & External Affairs Committee or ‘CTEEA’). The inquiry will examine how the Scottish Government’s external affairs policy should evolve, in the context of Brexit. The call for written views will close at 8.00pm on 21 June 2019.

Scottish Parliament Building, Edinburgh

Background

The Scottish Government’s current approach to external relations includes;

• Innovation and Investment Hub offices in Berlin, Brussels, Dublin, London and Paris

• The Scottish Government’s ‘International Framework’ sets out the Government’s wider approach to external relations.

• ‘International Development Policy’ which seeks to enable the Scottish Government to play a part in tackling global challenges including poverty, injustice and inequality.

• Scottish Development International have offices in a range of countries which promote international trade and investment between Scotland and other countries.

Information on all of the above can be found on the CTEEA Inquiry web page.

Call For Views

The Committee’s external affairs inquiry will have two distinct strands;

• Engaging with the European Union

• Engagement with the rest of the world

More detail can be found on the Committee’s Webpage. The call for written views will close at 8.00pm on 21 June 2019. The committee also ask you use the data protection form provided as a template to format your submission.

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