Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers exercisable within devolved competence in the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Recommendations & Conclusions
Review of relevant powers
The Committee is content with delegation of the power in principle, and with the choice of the negative procedure.
The Committee has separately written to the Scottish and UK Ministers to ask:
why it is considered appropriate for the power to be exercisable by the Secretary of State within legislative competence; and
how decisions will be made regarding which authority will exercise the power.
The Committee also notes the Scottish Ministers’ commitment to seek to inform the Parliament of any request by the UK Government for consent to the making of regulations, and to allow a 28-day notification period where circumstances allow. The Committee draws that commitment to the attention of the lead committee.
The Committee also notes the Scottish Ministers’ commitment to seek to inform the Parliament of any request by the UK Government for consent to the making of regulations, and to allow a 28-day notification period where circumstances allow. The Committee again draws that commitment to the attention of the lead committee.
The Committee is content with delegation of the power in principle, and with the choice of the affirmative procedure.
The Committee has separately written to the Scottish and UK Ministers to ask:
why it is considered appropriate for the power to be exercisable by the Secretary of State within legislative competence;
what consideration has been given to requiring the consent of the Scottish Ministers before the power may be exercised by the Secretary of State within legislative competence; and
how decisions will be made regarding which authority will exercise the power.
The Committee is content with the powers conferred on the Secretary of State in principle, and that they are not subject to any parliamentary procedure.