Health Committee, 22 Feb 2005

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 22, 2005

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Subordinate Legislation

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Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) (No 2) Order 2005 (Draft)

Item 3 is two pieces of subordinate legislation. I welcome the minister—once again—to the committee.

The committee is asked first to consider an affirmative instrument—the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) (No 2) Order 2005. The minister is accompanied by her officials Fiona Tyrrell and Joanna Keating.

I can advise committee members that the Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the order and made no comment on it. Does any member wish to seek clarification from the minister or her officials on the order?

No.

Does any member wish to debate the order?

No.

Motion moved,

That the Health Committee recommends that the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) (No 2) Order 2005 be approved.—[Rhona Brankin.]

Motion agreed to.

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Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) <br />(West Coast) (No 2) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/69)

The second Scottish statutory instrument to consider is also an affirmative instrument—SSI 2005/69, on amnesic shellfish poisoning. For this instrument, the minister is accompanied by Sandy MacDougall from the Food Standards Agency, who is slotting into his place as we speak.

The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered this order at its meeting this morning and had no comment to make. Does any member wish to seek clarification from the minister or her official on the order?

I do not seek clarification, convener, but I maintain the stand that I took at the committee's previous meeting and I will oppose the order. I hope that I vote the right way this time. [Laughter.]

Yes—you will be correcting the stand that you took at the previous meeting.

Does any member wish to debate the order?

No.

Motion moved,

That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No 2) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/69) be approved.—[Rhona Brankin.]

The question is, that motion S2M-2439 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

No.

There will be a division.

For

Eadie, Helen (Dunfermline East) (Lab)
Maclean, Kate (Dundee West) (Lab)
McNeil, Mr Duncan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab)
Rumbles, Mike (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)
Turner, Dr Jean (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Ind)

Against

Milne, Mrs Nanette (North East Scotland) (Con)

Abstentions

Cunningham, Roseanna (Perth) (SNP)
Robison, Shona (Dundee East) (SNP)

The result of the division is: For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 2.

Motion agreed to.

Thank you, minister. That was short and sweet.

I will now suspend the meeting for five minutes only, to allow witnesses who intend to give evidence on the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill to come to the table.

Meeting suspended.

On resuming—