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Chamber and committees

Procedures Committee, 24 Jan 2006

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 24, 2006


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United Kingdom Subordinate Legislation (Amendment of Acts of the Scottish Parliament)

The Convener:

Item 3 concerns a letter from the convener of the Subordinate Legislation Committee, which draws to our attention an issue that that committee thinks is a matter of some concern with regard to our relations with Westminster. The letter asks whether we considered this matter when inquiring into the Sewel convention. The answer is that we did not—that is a factual answer.

The Subordinate Legislation Committee is pursuing the matter and is doing some research. I suggest that we write back to the Subordinate Legislation Committee to give the factual position and to invite that committee to contact us when it has pursued the matter further, whereupon we could take up the issue seriously.

Mr McFee:

I do not disagree with that. We did not touch on this subject when we considered Sewel motions: we merely considered the generality and noted that there is a power for the Westminster Parliament to amend acts of the Scottish Parliament if it so wishes. I agree that the Subordinate Legislation Committee should be encouraged to investigate the matter. We will await with bated breath the outcome of its investigation.

Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.