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Replicating such a list on the face of the Bill does not seem necessary and, unless measures were taken to update it over time, could in future impose unintended restrictions on Scottish Ministers (if, for example, new bodies matching the definition had been created in the interim).
Members already have to consider what might appear to prejudice their ability to participate in proceedings, so the test is nothing new. I am clear that it is nothing new.
I see that the Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs, John Home Robertson, is here today. His visit to Mallaig during the summer was welcome, and I know that other ministers have visited Mallaig and are aware of the problem.
I have produced a short note on the handling of such cases in New South Wales, Australia, where they are dealt with by a special tribunal that is set up under the procedural rules of the New South Wales Supreme Court.
There is concern that many of the local consortiums in the UK are not ready to deal with the changes or to offer the services that they must provide under the new legislation. The latest figures show that 13 local authorities have signed up to be part of the Scottish consortium, but that only seven of them say that t...