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As the Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights, Patrick Harvie MSP, stated in evidence to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee in February 2023:
The principal bridging mechanism between the emergency legislation and our longer-term work is the power to alter the system of rent adjudication.
The Minister for Community Safety ("the Minister"), Elena Whitman MSP, has, by motion S6M-08058 proposed that the Committee recommends the approval of the instrument.
In this connection, a 9 February letter to the Committee from Deputy First Minister, John Swinney MSP states:
"…we are emphasising that any regulation making provision for UK Ministers that extends to areas of devolved or executively devolved competence in Scotland should require the consent of the Scottish Ministers."
The Minister for Community Safety ("the Minister"), Elena Whitham MSP, has, by motions S6M-07211, S6M-07225, S6M-07223 and S6M-07224 proposed that the Committee recommends the approval of the Regulations.
Overview of the Bill
This Scottish Government Bill was introduced by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Keith Brown MSP on 22 November 2022. The lead committee is the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.
On 7 September, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (DFM), John Swinney MSP, announced to the Parliament £500m in-year cuts to the 2022-23 Scottish budget.
Speaking as the report published, Committee Convener, Joe FitzPatrick MSP said:
“The Committee would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to contribute and engage with our stage 1 scrutiny of this Bill.
Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Bill
Bill Number: SP Bill 5
Introduced on: 21 September 2017
Introduced by: Michael Matheson MSP (Government Bill)
Passed: 21 September 2017
Royal Assent: 30 October 2017
Passage of the Bill
The Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 21 September 2017 by...
Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill
Bill Number: SP Bill 25
Introduced on: 25 January 2018
Introduced by: Derek Mackay MSP (Government Bill)
Passed: 21 February 2018
Royal Assent: 28 March 2018
Passage of the Bill
The Budget (Scotland) Bill [SP Bill 25] was introduced on 25 January 2018.
Now the Committee wants to hear from people in communities throughout Scotland about their experiences of getting an allotment and what more could be done to ensure there is adequate provision.
Committee Convener Ariane Burgess MSP said:
“The Community Empowerment Act sowed the seeds for the provision of allotments throughout Scotland.