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The Human Rights Act 1998 and the Scotland Act 1998 represent a botched job, which reflects no credit on the Labour Government and very little credit on the Scottish Executive, which has repeatedly been caught short in the past.
Its status appears to have risen with experience. The original conveners liaison group was an informal grouping that was not covered by standing orders.
The suggested amendments will be considered by the Procedures Committee at its meeting on 24 September with a view to seeking the Parliament's agreement to the changes in October.I should also inform members that I attended the conveners liaison group meeting yesterday. The amendments to the code of conduct, the Parliament's request for a committee bill on ...
I am not convinced by the argument that we needed to work in co-ordination with the Lord Chancellor's Department. Of course, there should be liaison between the two departments, but I do not think that the two pieces of legislation—ours and Westminster's—had to be introduced at exactly the same time.