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Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/593)
Under agenda item 3, we have one instrument to consider under the negative procedure: the Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has considered the regulations and has made no comments on them. No member has indicated that they would like to comment on the regulations. Are members content with the regulations and happy to make no recommendation to the Parliament?
Apparently, the minister is on his way. We did not plan to take evidence from him before 11.45 am and the clerks thought that there would be space on the agenda for consideration of our work programme. However, I would rather we heard from the minister now, because I know that one or two members want to leave early to deal with petitions issues. We have heard that the minister will arrive in two minutes, which is not enough time for us to discuss our work programme.
Meeting suspended.
On resuming—