. —————————— 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 Forestry and Land Management (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 Rural Economy and Connectivity (Fergus Ewing MSP) made the following statement: SP Bill 11–LC Session 5 (2017) These documents relate to the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 11) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 10 May 2017 “In my view, the provisions of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”