Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Contents
- Attendance
- Decision on Taking Business in Private
- European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
- European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
- Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Amendment Regulations 2020
The next agenda item is to consider the proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in relation to the Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Amendment Regulations 2020. The proposal is made under the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. As with the previous statutory instrument, the Scottish Government has given the regulations a category A classification. Further details are outlined in the committee’s papers.
We had some conversation about the issue last week. I invite the committee to consider the notification and decide whether it is content for the issues to be dealt with by statutory instrument laid at Westminster. If any member is not content with that approach, please request to speak. I see that Andy Wightman has requested to speak again.
I am content with the UK Parliament dealing with the regulations. I am also pleased that, in contrast to the instrument that we dealt with earlier, we have had the proper timescales for consideration of the regulations—hence our conversation about them last week. I am pleased that, despite the fact that there is not a protocol in place between the Scottish Government and Parliament to cover EU exit-related instruments and that we are using a protocol that was developed under the deficiencies power in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, that protocol is nonetheless helpful to keep the Parliament apprised and give us proper time to scrutinise requests for statutory instruments to be dealt with by the UK Parliament. The notification is very specific and detailed and helps us to understand exactly what the issue is about. I am happy to agree with the proposal.
I have not had any indication that other members want to speak, so I will assume, unless I hear otherwise, that the committee is content to agree to the proposal.