. —————————— Presiding Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 15 November 2021, the Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Scottish Government Statement on Legislative Competence On 15 November 2021, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”