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At its meeting of 2 March 2021, the Committee considered these two petitions for the final time this session and agreed to keep both petitions open for a new committee to consider in session 6.
Subordinate legislation
Throughout the session we considered a large volume of subordinate legislation, covering issues from legal aid to the introduction of new limits for drug driving. Most of the subordinate legislation considered by the Committee was largely uncontroversial and did not require more in-depth scrutiny.
The responses generally contained a mix of the following information: reiteration of evidence; new evidence to support existing views and proposals to amend draft conclusions and recommendations.
This has been the third year of the new Budget scrutiny process under which the Committee has undertaken pre-budget scrutiny in addition to scrutiny of the 2021-22 budget itself.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2021
Reappointment letters were issued in September 2020, inviting Professor Adams and Ms MacInnes to accept their reappointments, with their new terms effective from 19 December 2020.
In October this year, the Minister wrote to the Committee notifying the proposal to delay implementation of new rules on fire and smoke alarm standards for 12 months, and the reasons for this.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 September 2020
The UK will, however, be able to amend the policy underlying retained EU law after the end of the transition period (i.e. with effect from 1 January 2021) by making new domestic laws (laws which apply to all of the UK or to one nation of it).
This conference marked a symbolic 'halfway point' where political leaders met and a new schedule of talks was agreed in the knowledge that no extension to the transition period was to be sought.
We have examined—
The role of community pharmacy, including the new Pharmacy First Initiative;
Automated dispensing;
Dispensing in care homes; and
Online pharmacy.