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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Tuesday 24 October 2017 9:00 AM

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1. Declaration of interests: Bill Bowman will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 8, 9 and 10 in private. 3. European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Legislative Consent Memorandum from— Michael Russell, Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe; Gerald Byrne, Team Leader, Constitution and UK Relations Division; Luke McBratney, Policy Officer, Constitution and UK Relations Division, Scottish Government; and then from— Daphne Vlastari, Advocacy Manager, Scottish Environment LINK; Isobel Mercer, Policy Officer, RSPB Scotland. 4. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Telecommunications Restriction Orders (Custodial Institutions) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 [draft]; Budget (Scotland) Act 2017 Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft]; Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft]; Fishing Vessels and Fish Farming (Miscellaneous Revocations) (Scotland) Scheme 2017 [draft]. 5. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments etc.) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/317); Public and Private Water Supplies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/321); Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/323); Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Revocations) (Scotland) Order 2017 (SSI 2017/324); Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (Scotland) Order 2017 (SSI 2017/325); Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2017 (SSI 2017/329). 6. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Medium Combustion Plant Directive) (Scotland) Order 2017 (SSI 2017/322); Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7, Amendment and Saving Provision) Order 2017 (SSI 2017/330 (C.24)); Act of Sederunt (Civil Legal Aid Rules Amendment) 2017 (SSI 2017/332). 7. Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2. 8. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 9. Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the contents of a report to the Education and Skills Committee. 10. European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting on the Legislative Consent Memorandum relating to the Bill.

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