British Devolution and European Policy-Making

In 1999 the Blair government introduced British devolution as part of a major program of constitutional reform. This development posed major questions concerning how relations with the EU would be affected. Previously, policymaking in the UK had been centralized on Whitehall and Westminster. However, devolution to Scotland and Wales introduced new actors; the Scottish Executive and Parliament, and the National Assembly for Wales. This study explores the institutional changes designed to accommodate these devolved authorities, while maintaining a central role for the UK government.

Simon Bulmer is Professor of Government, and Martin Burch is in the Department of Government, both at the University of Manchester.

Caitrfona Carteris at the School of Law, University of Edinburgh.

Patricia Hogwood is in the Department of Politics, University of Glasgow.

List of Tables, Box and Figure

vii

Preface

viii

The devolution project

ix

Leaders and events

xiv

Behind the politics: administering devolution

xvii

List of Abbreviations

xxiii

Introduction: Labour, Constitutional Change and European Policy

1

(14)

Introduction

1

(1)

The nature and scope of the study

2

(3)

Institutional change

5

(2)

The process for developing and operationalising Labour Policy on devolution

7

(3)

Devolution and European policy: powers and responsibilities

10

(3)

Summary

13

(1)

Structure of the report

13

(2)

Adapting to Europe: the Pre-Devolution Story

15

(18)

Introduction

15

(1)

Adapting to what? The sources of institutional change

16

(2)

Institutional change and European policy-making prior to devolution

18

(11)

The challenges posed by devolution

29

(4)

European Business and the Executives

33

(38)

Introduction

33

(3)

Establishing the new arrangements: July 1998-October 1999

36

(16)

Arrangements post-devolution

52

(11)

Conclusions

63

(8)

European Business and the Assemblies

71

(36)

Introduction

71

(1)

Parliamentary arrangements for handling EU business: the UK level

72

(5)

Preparing for devolution: July 1998-June 1999

77

(13)

Post-devolution: June 1999-February 2000

90

(12)

Conclusions

102

(5)

The Post-Devolution Governance of Rural and Environmental Affairs: Early Impressions

107

(27)

Introduction

107

(1)

Agriculture

108

(18)

Environmental Policy

126

(5)

Conclusion: continuity or change?

131

(3)

Relations between the Devolved Administrations and the European Union

134

(24)

Introduction

134

(1)

Scotland

135

(9)

Wales

144

(9)

Conclusions

153

(5)

Conclusion

158

(18)

Introduction

158

(5)

The thinking underlying the changes in EU policy-making

163

(3)

Points of tension

166

(4)

Measuring change: a critical juncture?

170

(3)

Proposals for the further reform of European policy-making

173

(3)

Notes

176

(17)

Appendixes

193

(18)

Bibliography

211

(5)

Index

216

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British Devolution and European Policy-Making Transforming Britain into Multi-Level Governance

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