Finance Committee, 27 Jun 2006

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Official Report 277KB pdf

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Financial Memoranda

Agenda item 3 concerns financial memoranda. Members may be aware that the Transport and Works (Scotland) Bill was introduced today and that other bills may be introduced before the recess. There are also a couple of members' bills that committee members have signalled they would like us to consider.

The committee would usually receive an approach paper and decide in public session on the level of scrutiny that it will undertake for each financial memorandum. Given that this meeting is our last before the recess, I propose that the committee delegates that authority to me. That would allow the clerks to set in motion the evidence-taking sessions that we may require to meet lead committee timetables. The delegated authority would last only for the summer recess period and we would revert to normal procedure on our return. Do members agree to delegate authority to me to decide on the appropriate level of scrutiny for the financial memoranda that accompany the Transport and Works (Scotland) Bill and any bills that may be introduced over the summer months?

Members indicated agreement.