Minutes: 29 January 2025

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 7 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the following instruments:

Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft]

Registers of Scotland (Fees and Plain Copies) Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2025 [draft]

Moveable Transactions (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Moveable Transactions (Register of Assignations and Register of Statutory Pledges Rules) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 from—

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, supported by Jill Clark, Team Leader, Private Law Unit and Camilo Arredondo, Solicitor, Scottish Government; and

David Robertson, Policy Lead, Registers of Scotland.

The Minister undertook to provide further information and the Committee agreed to continue the instruments further at its next meeting.

3. Subordinate Legislation:

The Committee agreed to defer consideration of this instrument to next week.

4. Subordinate Legislation:

The Committee agreed to defer consideration of this instrument to next week.

5. Subordinate Legislation:

The Committee agreed to defer consideration of these instruments to next week.

6. Data (Use and Access) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft report on the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic (LCM(S6)52). The report was agreed for publication.

7. Correspondence (In Private):

The Committee considered correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic on the Scottish Budget for 2025/26 and agreed to write to the Scottish Government.