The following other accompanying documents are published separately: • a Financial Memorandum (SP Bill 22–FM); • Explanatory Notes (SP Bill 22–EN); • a Policy Memorandum (SP Bill 22–PM). —————— ———— Presiding officer’s statement on legislative competence On 13 November 2017, the Presiding Officer (Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In ...