. —————— ———— Presiding officer’s statement on legislative competence On 4 September 2017, the Presiding Officer (Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Scottish Government statement on legislative competence On 4 September 2017, the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities (Angela Constance MSP) made the following statement: SP Bill 20–LC Session 5 (2017) These documents relate to the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 20) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 4 September 2017 “In my view, the provisions of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”