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The Convener (Duncan McNeil): Lab Committee
19 Sep 2007
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning and welcome to the Local Government and Communities Committee. The first item on the agenda is subordinate legislation. The Minister for Communities and Sport, Stewart Maxwell, is accompanied by Jean Waddie, who is a policy officer in the private housing policy te...
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Sep 2008
Subordinate Legislation
The first agenda item is subordinate legislation. The committee will take evidence on the draft order. I welcome John Swinney MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth. Accompanying Mr Swinney are Paul Gray, the director of change and corporate services; Co...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil): Lab Committee
29 Oct 2008
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning and welcome to the 26th meeting in 2008 of the Local Government and Communities Committee.Agenda item 1 is subordinate legislation. The regulations under consideration are a negative Scottish statutory instrument. Members have received a copy of the instrument and...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil): Lab Committee
12 Nov 2008
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning everyone and welcome to the 28th meeting of the Local Government and Communities Committee in 2008. As always, I remind everyone to switch off their mobile phones and BlackBerrys.Agenda item 1 is on subordinate legislation in the form of a draft affirmative instru...
The Convener: Lab Committee
07 Oct 2009
Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 4 is the consideration of a negative instrument. No concerns have been raised about the instrument and no motion to annul it has been lodged. The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the instrument yesterday and draws our attention to it"on the ground that ...
The Convener Lab Committee
24 Nov 2010
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is consideration of subordinate legislation. We have two negative instruments. No concerns have been raised and the Subordinate Legislation Committee agreed that it did not wish to draw the attention of Parliament to either instrument on any grounds within its remit. Ar...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil) Lab Committee
09 Mar 2011
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning, and welcome to the eighth meeting in 2011 of the Local Government and Communities Committee—and our final meeting of this parliamentary session. I express my appreciation to Bob Doris, my deputy convener, and to the other members of the committee. You have suppor...
The Convener Lab Committee
27 Sep 2011
Subordinate Legislation
Item 4 is consideration of three statutory instruments. Members have received a note that sets out the purpose of each instrument. The Subordinate Legislation Committee commented that each set of regulations did not comply with the rule that a Scottish statutory instrument tha...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil) Lab Committee
15 Nov 2011
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning and welcome to the 12th meeting in session four of the Health and Sport Committee. I remind all those who are present—the public and members of the committee—to turn off BlackBerrys and mobile phones. I have received apologies from Gil Paterson. Dennis Robertson j...
The Convener Lab Committee
21 Feb 2012
Subordinate Legislation
The next item on the agenda is the consideration of subordinate legislation. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has raised no issues on the amendment regulations. If members have no comments, does the committee agree that it wishes to make no recommendation on either instru...
The Convener Lab Committee
19 Jun 2012
Subordinate Legislation
We return to the evidence on SSI 2012/163. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has drawn the regulations to the attention of the Parliament on two reporting grounds. The first is that the drafting appears to be defective, and the second is the general reporting ground. We ha...
The Convener Lab Committee
20 Mar 2012
Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 2 is evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy on a Scottish statutory instrument that is subject to affirmative procedure. Members have received a cover note on the purpose of the draft regulations, which have been drawn to the ...
The Convener Lab Committee
18 Dec 2012
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is consideration of one negative instrument. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has drawn the regulations to the Parliament’s attention on the ground of defective drafting. The relevant extract from the Subordinate Legislation Committee’s report is included in the pa...
Mr McNeil: Lab Committee
20 Feb 2007
Legacy Paper
I am referring to my notes, as I scan through the report. It states:"The Health Committee raised these issues with the Subordinate Legislation Committee as part of its inquiry into the Subordinate Legislation Committee process."
The Convener: Lab Committee
19 Sep 2007
Subordinate Legislation
Item 3 is consideration of the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2007 (SSI 2007/379), which is a negative instrument. At its meeting on 4 September, the Subordinate Legislation Committee determined that it did not need to draw the Local Government and Communi...
The Convener: Lab Committee
03 Oct 2007
Subordinate Legislation
The second item is consideration of a negative instrument. No members have raised points on the order, and no motions for annulment have been lodged. At its meeting of 25 September, the Subordinate Legislation Committee agreed to draw to the attention of this committee and the...
The Convener: Lab Committee
07 Nov 2007
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is consideration of a negative instrument—the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2007 (SSI 2007/475). The Subordinate Legislation Committee has not drawn the Parliament's attention to the instrument on any of the grounds that are within its rem...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil): Lab Committee
14 Nov 2007
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning. Welcome to the Local Government and Communities Committee.We had intended to discuss the Scottish statutory instrument, but the Subordinate Legislation Committee decided that it wanted to draw it to the Parliament's attention. We will therefore place it on next w...
The Convener: Lab Committee
05 Dec 2007
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 on the agenda is consideration of a statutory instrument under the negative resolution procedure. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has not drawn the Parliament's attention to the instrument on any of the grounds within its remit. No member has raised points on the ...
The Convener: Lab Committee
12 Dec 2007
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is consideration of a negative Scottish statutory instrument. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has not drawn the attention of the Parliament to the instrument on any of the grounds within its remit. No members have raised any points on the instrument and no motion ...
The Convener: Lab Committee
19 Dec 2007
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is consideration of a statutory instrument under the negative resolution procedure. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has not drawn the Parliament's attention to the instrument on any of the grounds within its remit. No members have raised points on the instrument a...
The Convener: Lab Committee
30 Jan 2008
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 concerns the draft Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Prescribed Documents) Regulations 2008. I welcome the Minister for Communities and Sport, Stewart Maxwell, who is attending the meeting to take part in the debate on the regulations, and his officials: Edythe Murie from th...
The Convener: Lab Committee
20 Feb 2008
Subordinate Legislation
I welcome the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth; Robin Benn, team leader of the non-domestic rates team; Laura Sexton, the senior policy adviser to the non-domestic rates team; and Linda Hamilton, a principal legal officer in the legal division.The Subordina...
The Convener: Lab Committee
05 Mar 2008
Subordinate Legislation
The Subordinate Legislation Committee did not draw the Local Government Committee's attention to this order. The instrument is laid under the affirmative procedure, which means that the Parliament must approve it before its provisions come into force. It has been normal practi...
The Convener: Lab Committee
12 Mar 2008
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is consideration of a negative instrument. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has raised no points on the instrument and no motion to annul has been lodged. Do members agree that we have nothing to report on the instrument?Members indicated agreement.
The Convener: Lab Committee
16 Apr 2008
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is consideration of a Scottish statutory instrument. SSI 2008/84 is subject to the negative procedure, which means that it will come into force unless a motion to annul is lodged in the Parliament. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has raised no points on the instru...
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Sep 2008
Subordinate Legislation
Under agenda item 3, we will take evidence on the draft Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 from the Minister for Communities and Sport, Stewart Maxwell. I welcome the minister and his officials. He is accompanied by David Fotheri...
The Convener: Lab Committee
05 Nov 2008
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is subordinate legislation. We have one negative instrument to consider. When we considered the regulations at last week's meeting, we agreed that we would invite Scottish Government officials to the committee to assist us in our consideration. I welcome Gavin Peart, as...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil): Lab Committee
21 Jan 2009
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning, and welcome to the second meeting in 2009 of the Local Government and Communities Committee. I ask members and the public to turn off all mobile phones and BlackBerrys.Under agenda item 1, we will take evidence from the Minister for Communities and Sport and his ...
The Convener: Lab Committee
28 Jan 2009
Subordinate Legislation
We move on to agenda item 2, which is evidence from the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change and his officials, on draft regulations. During this agenda item, the minister and his officials can respond to members' questions. I welcome Stewart Stevenson and...
The Convener: Lab Committee
28 Jan 2009
Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 4 is consideration, under the negative procedure, of three items of subordinate legislation that are related to the instrument that we have just considered under the affirmative procedure. The minister and his officials will be able to answer any requests for clari...
The Convener: Lab Committee
28 Jan 2009
Subordinate Legislation
The Subordinate Legislation Committee noted a single typographical error in the order, so an amendment order has been prepared. Consideration of the amendment order will follow immediately after our consideration of this one. As members have no requests for clarification on th...
The Convener: Lab Committee
28 Jan 2009
Subordinate Legislation
The amendment order is required to correct a single typographical error that the Subordinate Legislation Committee noted in Scottish statutory instrument 2008/427. Do members have any points that they need clarified on the amendment order?
The Convener: Lab Committee
28 Jan 2009
Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 5 is consideration of an item of subordinate legislation under the affirmative procedure. Again, we will take evidence from the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change on the draft regulations. I invite the minister to make introductory remarks.
The Convener: Lab Committee
04 Feb 2009
Subordinate Legislation
The cabinet secretary stays with us for item 2, which is subordinate legislation. He is joined by Scottish Government officials: David Henderson, head of the local government finance division; James Gilmour, a senior policy officer in the local government division; and Tony Re...
The Convener: Lab Committee
04 Mar 2009
Subordinate Legislation
We move on to agenda item 2, which is consideration of subordinate legislation. Members have seen the order and have not raised any concerns prior to the meeting. A letter from Scottish Renewables has been circulated. Do members have any concerns about, or require clarificatio...
The Convener: Lab Committee
11 Mar 2009
Subordinate Legislation
We will deal with the first of two instruments that are subject to the negative procedure and which relate to the future conduct of the Scottish local government elections. The minister and his officials are here to deal with any questions of clarification.The Subordinate Legi...
The Convener: Lab Committee
29 Apr 2009
Subordinate Legislation
We move to agenda item 2. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has seen all three Scottish statutory instruments that are before us and has raised no concerns on any matters within their remit. Members have received copies of the three instruments and have raised no concerns....
The Convener: Lab Committee
03 Jun 2009
Subordinate Legislation
We will consider three Scottish statutory instruments that are subject to the negative resolution procedure. The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered all three instruments and expressed concerns only about SSI 2009/187. The concerns were to do with defective drafting, ...
The Convener: Lab Committee
17 Jun 2009
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is consideration of five Scottish statutory instruments, which are all subject to negative procedure. Members have copies of the SSIs and have expressed no concerns about them. No motion to annul has been lodged. The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the inst...
The Convener: Lab Committee
01 Sep 2009
Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 4 is on the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SSI 2009/221). The Subordinate Legislation Committee has considered the instrument and has raised no concerns about the matters in it that are within its remit. Members have received...
The Convener: Lab Committee
23 Sep 2009
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is consideration of two negative instruments. The committee members have received copies of the two orders and have raised no concerns. No motions to annul have been lodged. The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the orders and raised no concerns on them on an...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil): Lab Committee
28 Oct 2009
Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 2 is oral evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on a piece of subordinate legislation. The cabinet secretary is accompanied by two officials: Iain Morrison, who is policy and sponsorship manager in the Scottish Government's capital ...
The Convener: Lab Committee
25 Nov 2009
Subordinate Legislation
Under agenda item 4, we must consider two negative instruments. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has drawn the attention of the committee to SSI 2009/378, as detailed in our papers. Do members agree that they do not wish to make any recommendations on the regulations?
The Convener: Lab Committee
03 Feb 2010
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is formal consideration of the regulations. No motion to annul the regulations has been lodged, and the Subordinate Legislation Committee has not made any comment on the instrument. Do members agree that they do not wish to make any recommendation to the Parliament in r...
The Convener Lab Committee
29 Sep 2010
Subordinate Legislation
We now consider two Scottish statutory instruments. No member has expressed concern about the instruments and no motions to annul have been lodged. At its meeting on 21 September, the Subordinate Legislation Committee agreed that it did not want to draw the Parliament’s attent...
The Convener Lab Committee
27 Oct 2010
Subordinate Legislation
Under agenda item 3, we will consider two negative instruments that amend the administration of the firefighters’ pension scheme.The Subordinate Legislation Committee is satisfied that the orders have been drafted appropriately to effect the proposed changes. The orders were c...
The Convener Lab Committee
12 Jan 2011
Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 2 is subordinate legislation. Ken Macintosh has lodged a motion to annul the regulations, and we welcome him to the meeting.We will have a brief evidence session with the minister and his officials to allow committee members to ask questions and seek clarification....
The Convener (Duncan McNeil) Lab Committee
21 Jun 2011
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning, and welcome to the second meeting of the Health and Sport Committee in the fourth session of the Scottish Parliament. As I usually do at this point, I remind members and the public to turn off all mobile phones and BlackBerrys. There are no apologies for absence....
The Convener Lab Committee
27 Sep 2011
Subordinate Legislation
The second item on our agenda is to take evidence from the Minister for Public Health on an affirmative instrument. Members have received a cover note that sets out the purposes of the instrument, and I note that the Subordinate Legislation Committee had no comments to make on...
The Convener Lab Committee
08 Nov 2011
Subordinate Legislation
The second item on our agenda is consideration of a statutory instrument. As the Subordinate Legislation Committee has made no comment on this order and as members have raised no issues with it, does the committee agree that it does not wish to make any recommendation to Parli...
The Convener Lab Committee
13 Dec 2011
Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 2 is evidence from the Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport on an affirmative instrument. Members have received a cover note that sets out the purpose of the instrument and a note that the Subordinate Legislation Committee had no comments to make on it.I welco...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil) Lab Committee
06 Dec 2011
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning and welcome to the 17th meeting of the Health and Sport Committee in the fourth session of the Scottish Parliament. I remind all those present that mobile phones and BlackBerrys should be turned off as they can interfere with the sound system.Agenda item 1 is cons...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil) Lab Committee
31 Jan 2012
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning and welcome to the fifth meeting in 2012 of the Health and Sport Committee. I remind all those present to turn off mobile phones and BlackBerrys as they can interfere with the sound system. I welcome Dennis Robertson to the committee this morning. Dennis is substi...
The Convener Lab Committee
17 Jan 2012
Subordinate Legislation
Item 2 is an evidence session with the Minister for Public Health on two draft affirmative instruments. Members will have received a cover note that sets out the purpose of the instruments and the fact that the Subordinate Legislation Committee had no comments to make on them....
The Convener Lab Committee
15 May 2012
Subordinate Legislation
Agenda item 2 is consideration of a negative instrument. The Subordinate Legislation Committee raised no issues on the amendment regulations. As members have no comments, does the committee agree that we do not wish to make any recommendations on the regulations?Members indica...
The Convener (Duncan McNeil) Lab Committee
22 May 2012
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning and welcome to the 17th meeting in 2012 of the Health and Sport Committee. Everyone present should turn off their mobile phones and BlackBerrys, as they often interfere with the sound system. We have received no apologies.Our first item is an evidence session with...
The Convener Lab Committee
22 May 2012
Subordinate Legislation
Item 3 is consideration of SSI 2012/132. Members have received a covering note that sets out the purpose of the instrument. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has not drawn the instrument to the Parliament’s attention. As members have no comments, do we agree that we do not...
The Convener Lab Committee
12 Jun 2012
Subordinate Legislation
The next item of business concerns consideration of an affirmative instrument. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has raised no issues on the regulations.I welcome the Minister for Public Health, Michael Matheson, to the meeting. He is accompanied by Simon Cuthbert-Kerr, th...
The Convener Lab Committee
17 Apr 2012
Subordinate Legislation
We now move to agenda item 2, which is consideration of SSI 2012/87. Members have received a cover note that sets out the purpose of the instrument. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has not drawn the instrument to the Parliament’s attention.Do members have any comments to...
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Local Government and Communities Committee, 19 Sep 2007

19 Sep 2007 · S3 · Local Government and Communities Committee
Item of business
Subordinate Legislation
Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (Draft)
McNeil, Duncan Lab Greenock and Inverclyde Watch on SPTV
Good morning and welcome to the Local Government and Communities Committee. The first item on the agenda is subordinate legislation. The Minister for Communities and Sport, Stewart Maxwell, is accompanied by Jean Waddie, who is a policy officer in the private housing policy team.The Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 have been laid under the affirmative procedure, which means that the Parliament must approve them before their provisions come into force. The Subordinate Legislation Committee has raised no points on the regulations for this committee's attention.As committee members do not want to take the opportunity to ask technical questions, we will move to the debate.

In the same item of business

The Convener (Duncan McNeil): Lab
Good morning and welcome to the Local Government and Communities Committee. The first item on the agenda is subordinate legislation. The Minister for Communi...
The Minister for Communities and Sport (Stewart Maxwell): SNP
The amendment regulations make a technical change to the means test that applies when a local authority offers a grant to a home owner to repair, improve or ...
That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the draft Housing Grants (Assessment of Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2...
Motion agreed to.