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Although the committee agrees that the negative procedure therefore applies to the order, it notes that that could be more clearly expressed. The Scottish Government has committed to identifying an early opportunity to do that.
The International Labour Organisation's definition of employment is:
Level: Any individual aged 16 and over who is undertaking one hour or more a week of paid work
Rate: Number of people in employment expressed as a percentage of all people aged 16-64
I ask Mr Dennis to comment on that. De facto, the answer is yes. Let us say that two large debtors who I would like to chase owe fees on a huge number of cases.
I, too, suggest that the convener could express the committee’s view that the Government should look at the matter again, if the opportunity arises during the stage 1 debate.
Although there is an assessment of PIP going on in England, there is currently a lack of clarity around the health element of universal credit and those sorts of things, which might have an impact either way—from the UK to Scotland or Scotland to the UK—if changes are made.
One factor that he had not thought about until I mentioned it was about what will happen to his bus pass and other things such as tax credits. When I told him what is going to happen to his tax credits, he looked shocked.