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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 6 July 2025
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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

I have a final question before I bring in Bill Kidd. You touched on Ukraine in your opening comments. Any of the instruments that came to the committee will have breached the 28-day rule, which is understandable. Do you anticipate any further instruments coming forward on Ukraine?

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

Minister, you will be aware that our predecessor committee welcomed the Scottish Government’s work in meeting almost all of its historical commitments by the end of the previous parliamentary session. The committee certainly wanted to progress that so that there was a clean slate for the current session.

However, there is still one outstanding commitment, and that is—

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

—the Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Functions and Transfer of Property etc) Order 2019. Will you provide the committee with an update on where things are with that?

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

Thank you.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

Is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

Thank you—that is on the record.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Instruments subject to Negative Procedure

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

Is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

Under agenda item 4, we are considering one instrument, on which no points have been raised.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

I suspend the meeting until 10.30.

10:04 Meeting suspended.  

10:32 On resuming—  

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

I am sure that our colleagues from the committee would welcome that further engagement.

I also have a question in relation to the Building (Scotland) Amendment (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/340). The regulations amended SSI 2022/136 by amending the date on which new mandatory energy and environmental standards for buildings and building work are introduced from 1 December 2022 to 1 February 2023. The committee asked the Scottish Government for an explanation for the 28-day breach, given that the laying requirements were complied with the last time the deadline was postponed. The Scottish Government advised that the breach had occurred due to delay in the last engagement with providers.

What processes does the Scottish Government have in place to manage the planning and timescales for delaying planned implementation of legislation, and what is done to ensure that reviews of any delayed implementations are regularly carried out?