. —————————— Presiding Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 6 November 2019, the Presiding Officer (Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— SP Bill 59–LC Session 5 (2019) These documents relate to the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 59) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 6 November 2019 Scottish Government Statement on Legislative Competence On 6 November 2019, the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy (Fergus Ewing MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”