Item 2 is consideration of a legislative consent memorandum relating to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill. Part 3 of that bill relates to areas that fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, and the committee needs to agree—or not—for those areas of devolved competence to be considered by the United Kingdom Parliament.
Members will recall that the committee has already considered and reported on a legislative consent memorandum relating to a bill covering this topic, but that bill fell at the dissolution of the 2019 session for the general election. A new Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 7 January 2020. A new consent memorandum was lodged on 30 January 2020, and that is what we are considering today.
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.
That is agreed and we will report to the Parliament on that basis.
11:59 Meeting continued in private until 12:09.Previous
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