Devolution A Decade On (ii) HoC 75-ii

Taken before the Justice Committee on Tuesday 29 January 2008 Members present Mr Alan Beith, Jessica Morden Julie Morgan Dr Nick Palmer Mr Andrew Tyrie Dr Alan Whitehead Witnesses: Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Scotland. David Middleton, Head of Department, Scotland Office. Q46 Chairman: Secretary of State and Mr Middleton, welcome. We are very grateful to you for assisting us with our inquiry into how devolution is working after ten years. It is not a review into