Members will recall that agenda item 3, on financial provisions in bills, goes back to the committee's decision earlier this year to propose to the Procedures Committee that the standing orders should be revised in respect of the Finance Committee's role. The time scale has slipped a bit further than we would have hoped. It is now likely, given the meeting that is mentioned in the paper that is before members, that standing orders cannot realistically be amended before November. There is not much that we can do, other than note the position. Things are moving, but rather slowly.
Are you concerned that we are not represented on the working group? The paper states that
Callum Thomson sits on the working group. He is admirably qualified to ensure that the committee's views are represented.
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