Brexit will bring about fundamental changes to the devolution settlement across the UK, making possible the return of “significant powers” from the EU to Scotland, according to the Scottish secretary. Speaking on BBC1’s Sunday Politics Scotland, David Mundell suggested that Brexit negotiations could result in new powers for Scotland relating to agriculture, fisheries, the environment and criminal justice. “The focus has been on the single market and migration, but one of the most significant differences that we could feel in Scotland post-Brexit is in the changes to the devolution settlement,” said Mundell. “We need to work out how the UK will work best after powers are repatriated to the United Kingdom, and which powers will be repatriated to Scotland. The Scottish government previously confirmed it was investigating in particular the possible return of powers over agriculture and fisheries in a Brexit deal.

Source: The Guardian November 27, 2016 13:52 UTC