Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) <br />(West Coast) (No 5) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/379)<br />Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) <br />(West Coast) (No 6) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/384)
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) <br />(West Coast) (No 7) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/391)<br />Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) <br />(West Coast) (No 8) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/410)
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/415)
We move to our consideration of subordinate legislation. I welcome the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, who is with us for the first five affirmative instruments, all of which deal with amnesic and paralytic shellfish poisoning. This may be the minister's first outing to the Health Committee on the subject, but I am sure that it will not be his last. The minister is accompanied by Chester Wood—is that right? Chester is an unusual name—of the Food Standards Agency.
Thank you, convener. This is my first visit to the Health Committee and I thank members for the opportunity to address you so early in my new role, although I will be brief. This is my first appearance before the committee on the subject, but it will not be my last. However, because of the change in regime that is to come into force at the end of the year, it will very nearly be my last appearance in the present format.
Does any member wish to seek clarification from the deputy minister or his official with regard to the five instruments?
I do not seek clarification, but I have a brief comment. As members know, my party group has opposed such orders in the past but, given the changes that are to happen at the end of the year, I will make no further comments on those that come between now and then.
Does any member wish to debate the orders?
No.
Does any member object to a single question being put on the motions?
No.
I therefore invite the deputy minister to move motions S2M-3179, S2M-3180, S2M-3181, S2M-3207 and S2M-3211 en bloc.
Motions moved,
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 5) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/379) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 6) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/384) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 7) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/391) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 8) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/410) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/415) be approved.—[Lewis Macdonald.]
Motions agreed to.
Mental Health (Content and amendment of care plans) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/309)<br />Mental Health (Content and amendment of Part 9 care plans) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/312)
National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/336)<br />National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 <br />(SSI 2005/337)
Agenda item 3 is consideration of further statutory instruments. Sorry. We are moving so fast that I forgot to thank the minister—thank you, minister.
Members indicated agreement.
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