Chamber and committees

Good morning, and welcome to the eighth meeting in session 6 of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. I remind everyone present to switch mobile phones to silent.

The first item of business is a decision on whether to take agenda items 6, 7 and 8 in private. Is the committee content to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

I appreciate that.

Under agenda item 3, we are considering one instrument.

We cannot recall the instrument being in the papers before. This is the first time.

Is the committee content with the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

Is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

Do colleagues have any final questions before we move on?

As no one has indicated that they have further questions, I thank the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery and his officials for appearing in front of the committee.

I suspend the meeting briefly to allow the cabinet secretary and his officials to leave the table.

Under agenda item 4, we are considering six instruments, on which no points have been raised.

Under agenda item 5, we are considering two instruments, on which no points have been raised.

Is the committee content with the instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

The reasoning behind why you limited the delegated power on the release of prisoners to being only for Covid.