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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 8 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
I have been trying to clarify the timescale for stages 2 and 3 of the bill. Do you have that information to hand?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure
Meeting date: 8 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
Is the committee content with the instrument?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 8 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
When the committee considers delegated powers in any bill, its first question is always whether or not it is appropriate to delegate the powers in the first place. There are five powers in the bill that would allow the made affirmative procedure to be used, as you have indicated. Can you explain why you considered it appropriate to delegate those powers?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Meeting date: 1 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
Good morning, and welcome to the seventh meeting in session 6 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. I remind everyone present to switch mobile phones to silent.
The first item of business is to decide whether to take agenda items 6, 7 and 8 in private. Is the committee content to take those items in private?
Members indicated agreement.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Evidence
Meeting date: 1 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
Thank you, Deputy First Minister. I will start with questions and then hand over to colleagues.
In respect of the first set of regulations—the made affirmative regulations—section 38(2) and part 2 of schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020 relate to the power of the Scottish ministers to give directions regarding the continuity of education and childcare. Have the powers under that section been greatly used since the act came into being? Do you anticipate those powers being used during the six-month extension?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Evidence
Meeting date: 1 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
As we progress through the year, if it were recognised that the powers were not needed, would the Scottish Government consider laying regulations to remove those powers?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Evidence
Meeting date: 1 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
Thank you, Deputy First Minister.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure
Meeting date: 1 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
No points have been raised on the instrument. Given the evidence that we heard earlier from Mr Swinney in relation to the regulations, do members have any comments to make?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Instruments subject to Made Affirmative Procedure
Meeting date: 1 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
Is the committee content with the instrument?
Members: No.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Instruments subject to Made Affirmative Procedure
Meeting date: 1 March 2022
Stuart McMillan
There will be a division on whether we wish to make no recommendations in relation to the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Alteration of Expiry Date) (Scotland) Regulations 2022.
For
Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)
McMillan, Stuart (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)
Sweeney, Paul (Glasgow) (Lab)
Against
Hoy, Craig (South Scotland) (Con)
Simpson, Graham (Central Scotland) (Con)
