Recommendation 19

The Committee also notes that although the Scottish Parliament has twice voted by division to support repeal of the UK Internal Market Act in Session 6, the possibility of repeal was not considered as part of the UK Government review of UKIMA. We also note that this has impacted negatively on the Scottish Government’s agreement of Common Frameworks “where the IMA continues to present obstacles to successful operation, such as the Resources and Waste Common Framework…” 1 Scottish Government. (2026). Letter from Angus Robertson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture providing the Scottish Government’s approach to the finalisation of Common Frameworks. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/correspondence/2026/finalisation-of-common-frameworks