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Chamber and committees

Subordinate Legislation Committee, 24 Feb 2009

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009


Contents


Welfare Reform Bill

The Convener:

The bill is United Kingdom Parliament legislation and we will consider the powers to make subordinate legislation that it proposes to confer on the Scottish ministers, the first of which is under clause 31, "Power to make provision enabling exercise of greater choice and control". Although the power is very wide, the bill indicates what it is contemplated might be done in exercise of the power and what any regulations might contain. Furthermore, protection is afforded by the requirement for affirmative procedure. So we have that cover.

Are we content with that, and are we also content to refer in our report to the provision of a non-mandatory pilot scheme in clause 34 of the bill?

Members indicated agreement.