Closed petition The Scottish Government should be called the Scottish Executive.

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• 17 May 2018

  Petition closed

• 1 March 2018

  Related activity

  MPs want to hear your views on devolution in Scotland

  A group of MPs called the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) are investigating how well devolution is working in Scotland.
  They want hear your views. In particular, they want to hear about:

  • how well you think the UK and Scottish Parliaments currently work together
  • how you think the UK and Scottish Governments could work together better
  • how you think the UK and Scottish Parliaments can ensure that Scottish and UK Ministers work together in the best interests of Scotland

  Get involved by sharing your views on their forum: https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-administration-and-constitutional-affairs-committee/devolution-brexit-web-forum/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=petitions-list&utm_campaign=brexit-forum-205085

  Your comments will help inform the Committee’s inquiry into devolution and exiting the EU. You can find out more about the Committee’s inquiry on its website: https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-administration-and-constitutional-affairs-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/devolution-and-exiting-the-eu-17-19/

  On Monday 5 March, the Committee will be hearing from the Scottish Government and party leaders in the Scottish Parliament as part of their inquiry into devolution and exiting the EU. You can find out more about this session on the Committee’s website: https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-administration-and-constitutional-affairs-committee/news-parliament-2017/edinburgh-devolution-evidence-17-19/

  What is devolution?

  Devolution is the transfer of powers from the UK Parliament to the Scottish Parliament. For example, the Scottish Parliament makes decisions about education and housing in Scotland, but the UK Parliament makes decisions on immigration and consumer rights. You can find out more on the Scottish Parliament website: http://www.parliament.scot/visitandlearn/12506.aspx

  What is the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee?

  The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee looks at constitutional issues and the quality of administration in the Civil Service.

  It's a cross-party committee and is independent of Government.

  You can find more information about the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on their website:
  https://www.parliament.uk/pacac

  You can  follow them on Twitter: @CommonsPACAC

  This is a ‘select committee’. Find out how Select Committees work:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c

• 17 November 2017

  Petition published

  This petition can now be signed.

  If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

  If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

  This petition will stay open until 17 May 2018.