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In that letter, the minister noted that a date for consideration of the bill at committee stage had not been set, and he expressed his “concern over the limited time now available for the Scottish Parliament to give its consent and also that” he “will now be obliged to ask it to do so to an expedited timetable” in order for the Parliament’s consent decision to be given before our summer recess.
The Verity House Agreement was concluded just before summer recess and the Committee therefore began its post summer recess work with a session with COSLA and the Scottish Government to better understand the Verity House Agreement.
Under section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, instruments subject to the negative procedure are to be laid at least 28 days before they come into force, not counting recess periods of more than 4 days. The instrument was laid on 28 October 2022 and came into force the same day.
In addition, at a Bureau meeting, Business Managers may request that certain motions are retained if, for example, the motion is to be debated at a future date. Removal of motions lodged before 12 March 2024 5.
In addition, at a Bureau meeting, Business Managers may request that certain motions are retained if, for example, the motion is to be debated at a future date. Removal of motions lodged before 29 June 2023 5.
In addition, at a Bureau meeting, Business Managers may request that certain motions are retained if, for example, the motion is to be debated at a future date. Removal of motions lodged before 25 January 2022 5.
The private sector rent cap, evictions pause and damages for unlawful eviction measures described in this briefing apply to the end of September 2023.
After that date, the Act can be extended again (with parliamentary approval) for a further six months.
The First M inister is also expected to make the usual annual statement on the Government’s legislative programme in the first week after the recess. There has also been a significant amount of subordinate legislation laid before the Parliament since the start of the campaign recess in March 2021.
The Committee would welcome a written response from you on this recommendation and the other findings of the report followed by an early opportunity to hear from you in person at a meeting of the Committee as soon as practical after our summer recess. Our clerks are available to discuss a suitable date with your offi...