Economy and Fair Work Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Subordinate Legislation

Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2021

Agenda item 3 is consideration of a Scottish Government consent notification for a UK statutory instrument. The committee is invited to consider the consent notification for the Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2021. The Scottish Government gave consent during the campaign recess. At the end of the previous session, it was agreed that, during the campaign recess, the Scottish Government would give its consent to UK statutory instruments and then notify the Parliament at the start of session 6. The Parliament’s consent is not sought for such SIs, but it still has the opportunity to hold the Scottish Government to account for its decision to consent.

The purpose of the instrument is to make technical changes to domestic UK and Scottish procurement legislation to ensure that it reflects the UK’s accession to the World Trade Organization Government procurement agreement in its own right.

Are members content to note the consent notification?

Members indicated agreement.

We will now move into private session for the remaining agenda items.