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On 2 December 2021, Angus Robertson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture wrote to the Convener of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee to give an update on the common frameworks programme.
The Committee also notes the submission of the Law Society of Scotland to our inquiry on the Scottish Government’s international work which states that “we feel more formal mechanisms for MSPs to oversee the Scottish Government’s international engagement” particularly in relation to alignment with EU law “would be beneficial.
The policy areas highlighted above have involved EROs, trade unions, third sector organisations and other specialists as well as MSPs, Ministers and civil servants. This approach is to be applauded.
The Bill - overview
The Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Parliament on 4 September 2017 by Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities.
The committee has a duty to identify the framework with which we expect MSPs to comply, so that members of the public can access information that might well have an effect on decisions that MSPs take about the issues that they choose to pursue.
I would welcome Mark Richards's comments on how substantial the test is as it applies to MSPs. How would it be interpreted by a court, rather than just by other MSPs?
We know that the view that is taken by the press—that MSPs treat the recess as a holiday—is a fallacy but, just as MSPs take holidays during recesses, particularly the summer, so do Executive staff.