Health and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill

Agenda item 6 is consideration of a legislative consent memorandum related to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill. Part 3 of the bill relates to areas that fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, and the committee needs to agree whether those areas of devolved competence should be considered by the UK Parliament.

The bill provides the legal basis for certain time-limited operational measures in support of the games in areas such as funding; ticket touting; advertising; and trading and transport. The provisions in the bill are based on precedents from previous sporting events, such as the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic games and the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth games.

Is the committee content with the LCM and with the Scottish Government’s view that the Scottish Parliament should consent to the UK Parliament legislating in this area?

Members indicated agreement.

The committee will report to Parliament on that basis.

We now move into private session.