Economy and Fair Work Committee
Meeting Minutes
19th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:36
- Meeting closed at: 11:45
- Published: Thursday, June 15, 2023 12:01pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Electronic Trade Documents Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee took evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6-37) from—
Richard Lochhead, Minister for Small Business, Innovation, Tourism and Trade, and
Chris Nicholson, Solicitor and Head of Branch, Constitutional Reform and External Affairs, Scottish Government .
3 Registers of Scotland:
The Committee took evidence from—
Jennifer Henderson, Keeper of the Registers of Scotland and Chris Kerr, Interim Accountable Officer and Registration and Policy Director, Registers of Scotland .
4 Electronic Trade Documents Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2 and agreed to consider a draft report in private at the next meeting.
5 Registers of Scotland (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 3.
6 Post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (In Private):
The Committee considered its approach to post-legislative scrutiny and agreed to consider a further paper at a future meeting.