The final item is the Census (Amendment) Scotland Bill. Are there any comments on this, apart from mention of the paucity of information? This is emergency legislation.
Perhaps someone can clarify this for me. Is it adding a question to the census form?
It is not. It is changing the law so that a question may be added. At the moment, a question on religion is not allowed.
I presume that the financial memorandum covers the cost of the form and everything else. Are the forms printed already? Will they have to be reprinted?
There are the financial implications of publishing the bill as well.
Let us redirect our attention to the memorandum.
No comments.
We have made remarkable progress: we have dealt with eight items in an hour and a quarter. As was agreed previously, we will now move into private session to consider advisers.
Meeting continued in private until 11:18.