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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and First Ministers Call Communiqué: 21 July 2021

Updated 22 December 2021

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This communiqué summarises the meeting chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 21 July 2021.

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster chaired a meeting with Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, on 21 July. The meeting took place via video conference.

The attending Ministers were:

For the UK Government:

  • The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt. Hon Michael Gove MP;
  • The Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt. Hon Alister Jack MP;
  • The Secretary of State for Wales, Rt. Hon Simon Hart MP.

For the Scottish Government:

  • First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon MSP.

For the Welsh Government:

  • Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan MS.

For the Northern Ireland Executive:

  • Minister of Health Robin Swann MLA;
  • Junior Minister Gary Middleton MLA;
  • Junior Minister Declan Kearney MLA.

The group discussed recent and planned easements across the UK and vaccine certification.

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