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I will allow him time to sit down.Amendment 66, in the name of Robin Harper, is grouped with amendments 67, 336 and 337. I draw members’ attention to the pre-emption information that appears on the list of groupings.
Consideration will also need to be given to the timing of meetings to ensure that there can be discussion of any proposals that are made in that context.Of course, if there is enhanced pre-legislative—that is, pre-green paper—engagement, the eight-week consultation period will become less of an anxiety.
Although errors are always possible, we should not lose sight of the fact that the first regulations will undergo considerable pre-legislative scrutiny and that there will be parliamentary scrutiny of the draft regulations.
The Scottish Government’s motion is particularly bizarre given that the Scottish Government’s pre-referendum welfare report supported the use of the consumer prices index rather than the retail prices index.
Amendment 12, in the name of Alex Johnstone, is grouped with amendments 13 and 42 to 45. I draw members’ attention to the pre-emption and direct alternatives information on the list of groupings.
You have probably gone over this issue before, but Mr McDonald was asking what functions should return to local government— I do not want you to pre-empt questions that you are likely to be asked, Provost Garvie.
All that we have to do is vote yes. 16:32 I suppose that I should declare an interest because I speak in this debate with some experience. As a single parent with two pre-school children, I was on welfare benefits at times in my life.