The Social Security Committee and the Scottish Affairs Committee held two joint meetings to discuss the delivery of the devolution of social security 20 April 2017 First appointment of an Acting Convener for a committee 7 September 2017 First First Minister’s Question Time without open or diary questions 21 September 2017 First urgent question: asked by Pauline McNeill about combustible cladding in Glasgow 27 February 2018 First time a Scottish Government Bill has been introduced with provisions that the Presiding Officer has stated to be outwith the legislative competence of the Parliament: UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill (statements on legislative competence) 12 March 2018 A new legal requirement to register lobbying activity came into effect as the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force 15 May 2018 First time the Scottish Parliament voted overwhelmingly to refuse legislative consent: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2 October 2018 First Committee Announcement in the Scottish Parliament 11 October 2018 First UK legislature to host the BBC’s political debate programme...