Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Official Report 601KB pdf

Subordinate Legislation

Official Controls (Temporary Measures) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No 3) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/1491)

Our second item of business is consideration of a United Kingdom statutory instrument. I refer members to paper 3. If any member has any questions or comments, I ask them please to type R in the chat function.

Since there are no questions or comments, I ask whether members agree with the Scottish Government’s decision to consent to the inclusion in UK, rather than Scottish, subordinate legislation of the provisions that are set out in the notification. Please type N in the chat function if you do not agree; otherwise, I will presume that all members agree.

No member has objected, so we are in agreement.

Members will note that the temporary measures expire on 1 July 2022. Given the short timescale that is involved in the current package of subordinate legislation on the issue, I propose to write to the Scottish Government to ask for further information about when it is intended that the policy will next be reviewed and to seek assurances that the Scottish Government will allow sufficient time for the Scottish Parliament to consider future notifications. Are members content with that suggestion? If not, I ask them to type N in the chat function; otherwise, I will presume that all members agree.

No member has objected, so that is agreed.

That concludes our business in public.?