Clause 29 — Information-sharing

Scotland Bill (Programme) (No.2) – in the House of Commons at 9:47 pm on 9 November 2015.

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Amendments made: 82, page 29, line 32, after “pensions,” insert—

“( ) welfare foods,”.

This amendment ensures that the Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers may share information during the course of devolving welfare foods functions and subsequently.

Amendment 193, page 29, line 38, after “8” insert “and 10”.

This amendment is consequential on NC34. It provides that a function exercisable by the Scottish Ministers within devolved competence by virtue of the exception inserted by that New Clause is a relevant Scottish social security function for the purposes of sharing information under clause 29.

Amendment 83, page 29, line 45, at the end insert—

‘( ) a function of the Scottish Ministers relating to welfare foods;” —(Stephen Barclay.)

This amendment is consequential on New Clause 14 and ensures that the meaning of “relevant Scottish social security function” includes the Scottish Ministers’ functions relating to welfare foods.