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European Commission Work Programme 2006 Item 6 is our European Commission work programme tracker—our regular paper that tracks the items on the Commission's work programme that the committee has identified as important and relevant to Scotland.Members will note that the paper sets out some additional information relating to the new early warning system tha...
Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/335) The committee asked the Executive whether, in new regulation 18, the reference should be to article 2.3 of the Commission decision and not to article 2.4.
Before questions to the First Minister, members will want to join me in welcoming to the chamber Pascal Couchepin, Switzerland's Minister for Home Affairs, who is in Edinburgh to open Switzerland's new consulate general. Applause.
Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill: as amended at Stage 2 No supplementary delegated powers memorandum has been provided by the Executive in this instance, as it does not consider that any of the delegated powers in the bill as introduced have been substantially amended or that any new powers have been introduced. There is therefore no requiremen...
On behalf of the committee, I welcome Kristin Mitchell, who is our new assistant clerk.Agenda item 1 is to consider whether to discuss item 4 in private.
In her stead, I have great pleasure in welcoming Bill Butler into our midst; I hope that he does not find the breast too savage. It is customary for new members to declare any relevant interests.
However, those matters will be extensively debated when the draft Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) Bill is introduced. Indeed, the bill will contain a new definition of charitable status and provide for a public benefit test.
We appreciate his efforts and wish him well in his new post. I understand that he will come back to the committee to advise us, which will be interesting.