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I am mindful of the Committee’s intention to consider the motion on the Regulations following recess and will provide answers to the remaining questions in due course.
The Parliament has agreed there will be a pre-election recess that will begin on Thursday 26 March and end on 8 April 2026. i.e. the date before dissolution on 9 April 2026.
Whilst we still expect to lodge the planned supplementary LCM with the Scottish Parliament for the remaining clauses, including any amendments, by mid-December, we now expect the Lords Report Stage to take place after Christmas recess. This means the consent process does not need to be finalised before Christmas recess, but instead in early January.
The procedure for scrutiny of a copy of the draft NPF4 requires it to be laid in the Scottish Parliament and for the Scottish Government to consider representations made to it during a period of 120 days (not including recesses of more than 4 days) from the date of laying.
The procedure for scrutiny of a copy of the draft NPF4 requires it to be laid in the Scottish Parliament and for the Scottish Government to consider representations made to it during a period of 120 days (not including recesses of more than 4 days) from the date of laying.
While the reason provided for the breach of the rule is clear and specific to this Order, the timing of laying the Order just in advance of the Easter Parliamentary recess has meant that this Committee and the lead Committee are only in a position to consider the Order in the week commencing 17 April - 3 weeks after the Order has been brought into force.