Finance Committee (BSL) - Scottish Parliament: 4th February 2015

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk - Scottish Parliament Finance Committee. Agenda:

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 9 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Addition and Modification of Reliefs) (Scotland) Order 2014 from—
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy, David Kerrouchi, Policy Adviser, Neil Ferguson, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax Bill Team Leader, and John St Clair, Senior Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation: John Swinney Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Constitution to move—S4M-12186—That the Finance Committee recommends that the Land and Building Transaction Tax (Addition and Modification of Reliefs) (Scotland) Order 2014 be approved.

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Administration) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/375), the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Ancillary Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/376), the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/377), and the Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/3) from—
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy, David Kerrouchi, Policy Adviser, Neil Ferguson, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax Bill Team Leader, and John St Clair, Senior Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government.

5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Administration) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/375), the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Ancillary Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/376), the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/377), and the Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/3).

6. Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2.

7. British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Financial Memorandum from—
Mark Griffin, MSP, and Joanna Hardy, Senior Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament.

8. Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Financial Memorandum from—
Quentin Fisher, Bill Team Leader, Ewan Bruce, Finance Business Partner, Keith Main, Policy Manager, Walter Drummond-Murray, Policy Manager, and Peter Reid, Policy Manager, Scottish Government.

9. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.


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