Meeting Minutes
1st Meeting, 2021
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Session: 6
Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
Meeting opened at: 09:45am
Meeting closed at: 10:27am
Committee Members Attendees
Craig Hoy
Bill Kidd (Deputy Convener)
Stuart McMillan (Convener)
Graham Simpson
Paul Sweeney
1 Declaration of interests:
Members of the Committee were invited to declare any relevant interests. The following interests were declared—
Craig Hoy declared an interest as a Councillor for East Lothian.
2 Choice of Convener:
The Committee chose Stuart McMillan as its Convener.
3 Choice of Deputy Convener:
The Committee chose Bill Kidd as its Deputy Convener.
4 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 9 in private.
5 Instruments subject to made affirmative procedure:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements)(Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 25) Regulations 2021 (SSI2021/224);
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 26) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/227);
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 12) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/230);
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 13) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/237);
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 27) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/238);
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 28) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/242).
6 Instruments subject to negative procedure:
The Committee agreed to draw to the attention of the Parliament the following—
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Modification) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/210);
Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (Early Expiry of Provisions) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/214);
Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/220);
Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/221);
Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) (Modification and Revocation) (Coronavirus) Amendment Order (SSI 2021/222);
Act of Sederunt (Fees of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers) (Amendment) 2021 (SSI 2021/225);
7 Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
Valuation Timetable (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2021 (SSI 2021/231);
Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/232 (C.12));
Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/234 (C.13));
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/239 C.14)).
8 Legacy Paper:
The Committee thanked the Members of the Session 5 Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee for its legacy paper and agreed to consider the paper as part of its work programme discussions at a future meeting. The Committee also agreed to write to the previous Convener, Bill Bowman, to thank him for his work.
9 Work programme:
The Committee agreed to delegate authority to the Committee’s legal advisers to ask questions of the Scottish Government and Lord President’s Private Office in relation to instruments; hold a business planning day during the summer recess; and invite the Minister for Parliamentary Business and the Chair of the Scottish Law Commission to give updates on their respective work at separate committee meetings in September.