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Creative Europe Programme and Europe for Citizens Programme Revocation (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The next item of business is consideration of a statutory instrument consent notification. The Creative Europe Programme and Europe for Citizens Programme Revocation (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 would give consent to the UK Government legislating, using the powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
When we discussed the consent notification at our meeting on 31 January, the committee agreed to seek more information from the Scottish Government. That information has been forthcoming, and the Scottish Government has advised that it is no longer content to consent to the notification, as it would require direct payments to be made in the name of the UK Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to organisations in the Scottish cultural sector. The Scottish Government does not consider that a Scottish statutory instrument would be required in that situation, as legislation exists that allows the Scottish ministers to make payments to deliver the EU funding guarantee to the relevant Scottish organisations in the event that that is necessary. Therefore, the Scottish Government does not consider that an SSI is required to remedy any deficiency in this area.
We are asked to note the Scottish Government’s new position, as the committee has no further role in the matter. Are members content to do that?
Members indicated agreement.
10:11 Meeting continued in private until 11:17.