Subordinate Legislation Committee, 24 Jun 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 24, 2003

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Committee Reports (Approval)

The last item on the agenda concerns the approval of committee reports and how we will proceed to ensure that we have the necessary reports ready, given the 20-day limit and the need to turn around quickly reports on bills that are amended at stage 2. I suggest that members delegate to me powers to liaise with Alasdair Rankin and the legal team to ensure that what we agree, and only what we agree—for example, what we agreed on today's Executive responses, some of which had to be turned around today—is included in reports. Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

In your absence, will that delegation of power fall to the deputy convener?

Absolutely not.

If it does, we should say so. I would move that it does.

We could either sub-delegate power to the clerk, or we could act through the deputy convener. Which would members prefer?

Sub-delegating power to the clerk will be fine. There is no point in my getting involved; I would just say okay anyway.

You are hoping that I do not throw myself under a bus.

Is it not the case that anything that is delegated to the convener is delegated automatically to the deputy convener in the convener's absence?

That is how we worked in the Local Government Committee last session. That is how it should be, so there you have it, Gordon.

Apart from Gordon Jackson, we are all new to the committee, so I thank members very much for being so patient during the first three meetings. I will see you all after the recess.

Meeting closed at 11:35.