Nicola Sturgeon's appearance before the Scottish Affairs Committee has been postponed due to "a change in witness availability".
The former First Minister was due to appear before an inquiry into relationships between the devolved governments since the passing of the Scotland Act on April 29.
While she will still appear, her appearance has been postponed until a later date which has yet to be announced.
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A statement said: "Nicola Sturgeon’s appearance in front of the Scottish Affairs Committee, originally planned for Monday 29 April, has been postponed due to a change in witness availability.
"Ms Sturgeon has committed to give evidence to the Committee as part of the inquiry entitled Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998.
"A new date for the session will be announced in due course."
A spokesperson for Ms Sturgeon said: "Nicola is happy to appear before the committee."
Former First Minister Alex Salmond, Baroness Liddell, a former secretary of state for Scotland, and Douglas Alexander are among those who have previously given evidence to the inquiry.
Former Scottish secretary David Mundell appeared before the Scottish Affairs Committee on Monday.
The former cabinet minister – who served from 2015 to 2019 in the Scotland Office – said the Scottish Government were “unhelpful and disruptive” in the years following the vote to leave the EU.
Mr Mundell said: "There is no doubt that over the period of time that Nicola Sturgeon was first minister of Scotland she became much more difficult to deal with.
"In the post-Brexit period, my impression is that Nicola Sturgeon became much more strident and difficult to deal with.
“She might well argue that was her standing up for Scotland or her agenda, but it became much, much more difficult.”
An SNP spokesperson said: "The Tories have nobody to blame but themselves for their decision to ignore Scotland’s democratic vote to remain in the EU as they pursued a catastrophic Brexit that has caused unforgivable harm on people and industries."
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