David McGill Clerk of the Parliament 31 October 2023 Appendix (Note: this Appendix does not form part of the Minutes) Committee Reports The following report was published on 31 October 2023— Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, 61st Report, 2023 (Session 6): Delegated powers in the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 (SP Paper 458) Subordinate Legislation Affirmative Instruments The following instruments were laid before the Parliament on 30 October 2023 and are subject to the affirmative procedure— Colleges of Further Education and Regional Strategic Bodies (Membership of Boards) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft] laid under section 60(2B) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 and section 34(4)(ca) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 Quality Meat Scotland (Amendment) Order 2023 [draft] laid under section 97(8) of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Negative Instruments The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 30 October 2023 and is subject to the negative procedure— Rural Support (Simplification and Improvement) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/308) laid under section 2(3) of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 Other Documents The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 27 October 2023 and are not subject to parliamentary procedure— Freedom of Information (Scotland Act 2002 – Report on exercise of section 5 power (SG/2023/244) laid under Section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 Heat in Buildings Strategy: 2023 progress report (SG/2023/186) laid under Section 62(2) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland - Annual report 2022-23 (SG/2023/254) laid under Section 18(2) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Scotland's Population 2022 - The Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends (SG/2023/201) laid under Section 1(4) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 Scottish Animal Welfare Commission - Annual report of SAWC activity 2022- 2023 (SG/2023/257) laid under Regulation 14 of the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission Regulations 2020 Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme Annual Accounts and Report 2022/23 (SPCPF/2023/01) laid under Schedule 1, Part S, Rule 102 (2) (b) of the Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009 The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 30 October 2023 and are not subject to parliamentary procedure— Annual Report 2022/23 of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland (CES/2023/01) laid under section 25(1) of the Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc.