Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Session: 6
Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
Meeting opened at: 09:45am
Meeting closed at: 10:27am
Craig Hoy
Bill Kidd (Deputy Convener)
Stuart McMillan (Convener)
Graham Simpson
Paul Sweeney
Members of the Committee were invited to declare any relevant interests. The following interests were declared—
Craig Hoy declared an interest as a Councillor for East Lothian.
The Committee chose Stuart McMillan as its Convener.
The Committee chose Bill Kidd as its Deputy Convener.
The Committee agreed to take item 9 in private.
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The Committee agreed to draw to the attention of the Parliament the following—
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
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The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
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The Committee thanked the Members of the Session 5 Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee for its legacy paper and agreed to consider the paper as part of its work programme discussions at a future meeting. The Committee also agreed to write to the previous Convener, Bill Bowman, to thank him for his work.
The Committee agreed to delegate authority to the Committee’s legal advisers to ask questions of the Scottish Government and Lord President’s Private Office in relation to instruments; hold a business planning day during the summer recess; and invite the Minister for Parliamentary Business and the Chair of the Scottish Law Commission to give updates on their respective work at separate committee meetings in September.