Committee
Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 03 June 2015
03 Jun 2015 · S4 · Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
Item of business
Subordinate Legislation
Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Part 1) Regulations 2015 [Draft]
As there are no further questions, we move to item 3, which is consideration of motion S4M-13314, that the committee recommends approval of the affirmative instrument. We now move into the formal process, which I hope will not take the 90 minutes that are allotted for the item. People in the public gallery may be happy to know that it is unlikely to take as long as that, but we never know. Motion moved, That the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee recommends that the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Part 1) Regulations 2015 draft be approved.—Aileen McLeod. Motion agreed to.
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The Convener
SNP
The second item on the agenda is to consider the draft Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Part 1) Regulations 2015. Th...
The Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (Aileen McLeod)
Yes, I do. Thank you very much, convener. Good morning. I am pleased to be here to support the committee’s consideration of the Water Environment and Water ...
Alex Fergusson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Con
Good morning, minister, and thank you for your introductory remarks. The policy note that we have been given says: “All 3 Directives introduce revised moni...
Aileen McLeod
Yes, I give you that assurance. The impact of the changes will be fairly limited in Scotland because, as I said in my opening remarks, many of the substances...
Alex Fergusson
Con
Thank you for that explanation.
Michael Russell (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)
SNP
Let me follow that up a little. Inevitably, any list of substances will include one or two that people do not think much about but suddenly discover have a u...
Neil Ritchie (Scottish Government)
That is a good point. Two or three years ago there was an extensive period of negotiation on the priority substances directive through European Commission wo...
Michael Russell
SNP
How many substances are there?
Aileen McLeod
There are 20 on the list.
Michael Russell
SNP
Would it be possible, without adding greatly to your regulatory burden, to have a list of the substances and their uses? The committee might want to consider...
Aileen McLeod
I would be happy to supply that. The substances in the current list include pesticides, industrial combustion products, biocides, and products for metal and ...
Claudia Beamish (South Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
Thank you convener. Good morning minister. My question has the same sort of ethos as the previous two. It is important to have pristine water for all sorts o...
Neil Ritchie
The priority substances are kept under regular review at European level, and I understand that reviews of potential impacts are carried out before new produc...
Jim Hume (South Scotland) (LD)
LD
Good morning minister. You mentioned 20 substances, some of which are used in toilets or shipbuilding or as pesticides. You said that there are no adverse im...
Neil Ritchie
First, it is worth reiterating that the Scottish Government did not identify the substances; they were proposed by the European Commission. During the passag...
Aileen McLeod
One of the responsible authorities that we consulted was Scottish Water, and it was content with our proposed approach. 09:45
The Convener
SNP
As there are no further questions, we move to item 3, which is consideration of motion S4M-13314, that the committee recommends approval of the affirmative i...
The Convener
SNP
We thank Aileen McLeod and her official.