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Two legislative consent memoranda were lodged prior to the summer recess (for the Child Poverty Bill and the Equality Bill) and have not yet been the subject of a legislative consent motion.
In addition, Ministers are currently considering the detailed analysis (published on 27 June 2008) of the consultation on policy proposals for secondary legislation and expect to publish a response after the summer recess. S3W-14762
Similarly, provision is made for notification on behalf of the committee to be provided if the Scottish Parliament is in recess for more than four days.A rule change to require each subject committee and the Equal Opportunities Committee to appoint a European reporter is also included.
I raised that point with the previous panel before the recess. I was quite taken aback by what Professor Scott said about the six-course choice coming from ADES—that is not my understanding of the situation.
The capital spending does not feel adequate or ambitious enough to rebound and rebuild Scotland’s economy from the deepest recession on record. This Government is tired and out of transformative ideas.
Does the committee agree to deal with the matter at our next meeting, which will be our first meeting after recess? Members indicated agreement. I am obliged.
This report considers the Social Security Committee’s work to date and looks ahead to, what we see as, some of the challenges for our successor committee.