On 15 March 2017, the following statement was made: “We, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, on behalf of the Trustees of the Widows’ Scheme of the Incorporation of Bakers of the City of Edinburgh, hereby assign to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body copyright in the promoter’s statement on legislative competence, the Explanatory Notes, the Promoter’s Memorandum and the Promoter’s Statement accompanying the Edinburgh Bakers’ Widows’ Fund Bill.”