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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 7 July 2025
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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

I absolutely agree. I was on the committee in the previous session, and I remember the long list of outstanding commitments. The committee wanted the situation to be improved greatly, and it certainly is.

On this particular order, I am sure that my colleagues would appreciate it if you were to write to the committee with an update after you have that dialogue with your colleagues.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Minister for Parliamentary Business

Meeting date: 7 February 2023

Stuart McMillan

Mr Mundell touched on some of the issues with the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill. Likewise, during an earlier parliamentary session, some issues were raised with the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018 because there was such a length of time between the SLC undertaking its work and the bill being introduced. If, in future, an SLC bill has been sitting there for, say, five years, would the Government consider doing some more consultation with stakeholders before the bill is introduced so that it could draw out any issues? I think that it is fair to say鈥攊t certainly came up in evidence on the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill and when I was on the committee at the time of the Prescription (Scotland) Bill鈥攖hat probably not everyone or not many organisations engaged fully with the subject matters and subject areas of those bills because they did not think it was really relevant for them. However, if the Government was to do some further consultation before such a bill was introduced, it might draw out some issues and help the parliamentary process.

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鈥檚 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鈥攄id they have a similar experience in relation to the bill?