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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

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 14 October 2024
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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Instruments subject to Negative Procedure

Meeting date: 8 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

Is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure

Meeting date: 8 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

Is the committee content with the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure

Meeting date: 8 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

Is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure

Meeting date: 8 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

In relation to the draft Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Regulations 2024, does the committee wish to note that the instrument gives effect to a decision of the Scottish ministers that is the subject of judicial review proceedings?

Members indicated agreement.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure

Meeting date: 8 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

Welcome to the 28th meeting in 2024 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. I remind everyone to switch off, or put to silent, mobile phones and other electronic devices.

The first item of business is consideration of three instruments, on which no points have been raised.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Instruments subject to Negative Procedure

Meeting date: 8 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

Under agenda item 2, we are considering two instruments, on which no points have been raised.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure

Meeting date: 8 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

Under agenda item 3, we are considering one instrument, on which no points have been raised.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure

Meeting date: 8 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

The committee’s next meeting will take place on Tuesday 29th October.

Meeting closed at 10:08.  

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure

Meeting date: 8 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

In relation to the draft Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024, does the committee wish to note that the original draft of the instrument was withdrawn and the present version relaid following questions raised by the committee with the Scottish Government?

Members indicated agreement.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee [Draft]

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Meeting date: 1 October 2024

Stuart McMillan

In the last evidence session with the previous minister in March, the committee highlighted that four instruments had been reported on reporting grounds that it considers to be more serious. Since that evidence session, the committee has also reported another two instruments on one of the more serious reporting grounds, ground (i), which is that

“drafting appears to be defective”.

The minister indicated the various processes that are in place for instruments during the process that they go through, including a review of the instruments by someone who is external to the process. Could the Government take any other steps to try to ensure that the quality of SSIs remains high and that the number of more serious issues reduces?