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<p>There has been extensive engagement at ministerial and official level between Defra
and the devolved administrations (DAs). The Secretary of State made it a priority
to engage with Scottish and Welsh Government counterparts by making phone calls during
his first week of office.</p><p> </p><p>This summer, the Secretary of State meet with
the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary, Fergus Ewing, at the Royal Highland Show
on 22<sup>nd</sup> June, and the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary, Lesley Griffiths,
at the Royal Welsh Show on 24<sup>th</sup> July. The Secretary of State also met with
the Permanent Secretary in Northern Ireland’s Department for Agriculture, Environment
and Rural Affairs (DAERA) at the Antrim Show on 22<sup>nd</sup> July.</p><p> </p><p>Minister
Therese Coffey met with Fergus Ewing MSP during a forestry visit to Scotland on 27<sup>th</sup>
June.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State met ministerial counterparts in the Welsh
and Scottish Governments, along with a senior official from DAERA (NIE), on 25<sup>th</sup>
September for on-going discussions on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The next meeting
is currently being planned for the end of October.</p>
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