. —————————— Presiding officer’s statement on legislative competence On 2 October 2018, the Presiding Officer (Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Scottish government statement on legislative competence On 2 October 2018, the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs (Fiona Hyslop MSP) made the following statement: SP Bill 40–LC Session 5 (2018) These documents relate to the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 40) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 2 October 2018 “In my view, the provisions of the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”