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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
That is helpful. I go back to Mr Mundell.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
As no other members have questions for the minister, I thank him and his team for their time today. There are a few action points for him to come back to the committee about. If members want to write to him afterwards about anything, we will certainly do that.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
Under agenda item 2, we are considering four instruments, on which no points have been raised.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Instruments subject to Negative Procedure
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
Under agenda item 3, we are considering four instruments, on which no points have been raised.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
Welcome to the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee’s fifth meeting in 2023. Before we move to the first item on the agenda, I remind everyone present to switch mobile phones to silent.
The first item of business is to decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private. Is the committee content to take those items in private?
Members indicated agreement.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
Thank you for that, minister. You touched on a few areas that you will get questions on.
You are correct regarding the number of errors with instruments; the committee has highlighted that SSI errors are generally low, which we welcome. However, we are still identifying some drafting issues. What are you and your team doing to ensure that the quality of SSIs remains high?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
You touched on receiving information from others late. Is that more common now or is it sporadic?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
This is my final question in this area. When the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill was published, you engaged with colleagues from all the devolved Administrations as well as the UK Government—did they have a similar experience in relation to the bill?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
I have a final question before I bring in Bill Kidd. You touched on Ukraine in your opening comments. Any of the instruments that came to the committee will have breached the 28-day rule, which is understandable. Do you anticipate any further instruments coming forward on Ukraine?
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Meeting date: 7 February 2023
Stuart McMillan
Minister, you will be aware that our predecessor committee welcomed the Scottish Government’s work in meeting almost all of its historical commitments by the end of the previous parliamentary session. The committee certainly wanted to progress that so that there was a clean slate for the current session.
However, there is still one outstanding commitment, and that is—
