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Our second item of business is consideration of legislative consent memorandum LCM-S5-15, which was lodged by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop MSP. The Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee has been designated the lead committee in relation to the LCM, which is on the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill.
The purpose of the bill is to remove a sunset clause from the parent legislation, which is the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009. The effect of the parent legislation is to enable national institutions to transfer ownership of objects in their collections when they have been found to have been stolen during the Holocaust.
Members are asked to consider whether to recommend that Parliament agree to a legislative consent motion, as outlined in the memorandum, in relation to the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill, and to delegate to the convener and the clerk the production of a short factual report detailing the committee’s consideration and the arrangements for its publication. Are members content with that?
Members indicated agreement.
11:15 Meeting continued in private until 11:34.Previous
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