Items 2 and 3 on the agenda are on subordinate legislation, on which we will receive a short presentation from the minister. We will have a break after we have dealt with the subordinate legislation.
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)<br />(West Coast) (No 11) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/561)
I ask the committee to consider SSI 2003/561 on amnesic shellfish poisoning, which is subject to the affirmative procedure. I welcome Tom McCabe, the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, and Chester Wood, from the Food Standards Agency Scotland. No comments have been received from members in relation—[Interruption.] I beg your pardon. A comment has been received from one member in relation to the instrument. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has no comment to make. Do you wish to make your comment now, David?
I will do so briefly, convener. I cannot support the instrument, but I ask the minister to meet me to discuss evidence that came from a research company at the weekend.
That is very intriguing—it is an invitation you could not resist.
Absolutely—I will do it after Christmas, convener. [Laughter.]
Given that, do members wish to debate the instrument?
In that case, I ask the minister to move motion S2M-670, in his name, on the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No 11) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/561).
SSI 2003/561 is an emergency order to ban harvesting of king scallops off the west coast of Scotland, because amnesic shellfish poisoning has been found at a level above the safety level set by Europe.
The question is, that motion S2M-670 be agreed to. Are we all agreed?
No.
There will be a division.
For
The result of the division is: For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 2.
Motion agreed to.
National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No 3) Regulations 2003 (SSI 2003/517)<br />Specified Sugar Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (SSI 2003/527)
We are to consider two instruments that are subject to the negative procedure. They are SSI 2003/517 and SSI 2003/527. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has no comment on either instrument, and no comments have been received from members. No motions to annul have been lodged, and it is suggested that the committee make no recommendation in relation to the instruments. Is that agreed?
Members indicated agreement.
Meeting suspended.
On resuming—