. —————————— Presiding Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 5 October 2022, the Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Scottish Government Statement on Legislative Competence On 6 October 2022, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Humza Yousaf MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”