. —————————— Presiding officer’s statement on legislative competence On 10 May 2017, the Presiding Officer (Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Scottish Government statement on legislative competence On 10 May 2017, the Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (Roseanna Cunningham MSP) made the following statement: SP Bill 12–LC Session 5 (2017) These documents relate to the Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 12) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 10 May 2017 “In my view, the provisions of the Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”