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Sure.

Emily, would you like to come in?

We will now have questions from Pam Duncan-Glancy before we move on to our next theme.

The deputy convener, Emma Roddick, has a brief supplementary question.

We move to questions from James Dornan, who is joining us online.

Jonathan, would you like to follow up on that?

Agenda item 2 is consideration of a statutory instrument subject to the negative procedure. This is the second additional instrument that has been laid by the Scottish Government in connection with amendments made by the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 to the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020, which came into force on 14 November 2022—that was a tongue-twister.?

Two weeks ago, the committee considered an instrument setting savings provision. The regulations under consideration today also breach the 28-day rule, but the Scottish Government has written to the committee to explain that it needed to break the rule to ensure that the required provisions could come into force at the same time as the substantive provisions.

Are members content to note the instrument?

Good morning, and welcome to the 32nd meeting in 2022 of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee.

Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking business in private. Does the committee agree to take item 4 in private?

Members indicated agreement.

I will bring in Jonathan Senker to answer that, as he has his hand up.

Thank you very much, Mr Senker. We will move straight to questions from members. James Dornan, who is joining us online, will go first.