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I remind the committee that members should not put questions to the minister during the formal debate and that officials may not speak in it. Minister, is there anything that you wish to say in relation to motion S6M-07494?
Paragraph 1(1) of the Coronavirus Act 2020 says: “The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for the purpose of preventing, protecting against, controlling or providing a public health response to the incidence or spread of infection or contamination in Scotland” so that gives you the power to do all this stuff.
As soon as a Public Bill (i.e. a Government, Committee or Member s Bill) has completed Stage 1, ’ amendments for consideration at Stage 2 may be lodged; and as soon as Stage 2 is completed, amendments for Stage 3 consideration may be lodged.
How will the Parliament be assured that substantial policy changes that may be made under section 5 will receive adequate scrutiny, given the breadth of the power and the limited detail in the bill as it stands?
If it goes back to the party conference speech and Theresa May’s consistent line ever since that the ECJ must have no sway in the United Kingdom after March 2019, it will not do much good.
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