The following other accompanying documents are published separately: • a Financial Memorandum (SP Bill 1–FM); • Explanatory Notes (SP Bill 1–EN); • a Policy Memorandum (SP Bill 1–PM). —————————— Presiding officer’s statement on legislative competence On 16 November 2016, the Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, th...