Subordinate Legislation Committee, 22 Feb 2005
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Official Report
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Delegated Powers Scrutiny
Fire (Scotland) Bill: as amended at stage 2
Welcome to the sixth meeting in 2005 of the Subordinate Legislation Committee. Sylvia Jackson is not well. Mike Pringle is in Africa, no doubt for some legitimate reason.
The first item on the agenda is the Fire (Scotland) Bill, as amended at stage 2. Members are well aware of the action that we took on the bill. The bottom line is that the Executive has agreed to lodge stage 3 amendments—indeed, the best way of putting it is to say that the Executive has agreed to do more than we asked it to do. There is no doubt that we did things in what has proved to be the right way. Are members content that, as the Executive has addressed our concerns, we should not move the committee amendment at stage 3? It seems fairly obvious that that was our tactic.
Members indicated agreement.
We are required to report on the bill as amended at stage 2. The timescales demand that the report is issued for publication tonight so that it is published tomorrow, in advance of the stage 3 debate. Members will receive a copy of the draft report this afternoon. I expect that they will pore over it in word-by-word detail. I ask members to let the clerk know of any concerns that they might have.
Members have also received copies of the correspondence from the Executive about further subordinate legislation amendments at stage 3. Do members have any comments on the correspondence?
It all seems to be in order.