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Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007

I, too, congratulate the Minister on getting through all those acronyms at such a speed, which I probably would not have managed at all. I have very few comments. Exactly as their titles state, these orders are consequential provisions and modifications on decisions that have been taken by the Scottish Parliament on devolved matters and simply make the adjustments that are needed in UK statute. We support them fully and see them very much as tidying up issues of Scottish devolved responsibility—that is our only role. I must admit that I was interested to see that the name change to VisitScotland affected legislation regarding the Greater London Authority and the exemptions list in the Financial Services and Markets Act. I wondered whether that was carte blanche for members of VisitScotland to go off to start all sorts of derivatives and options markets without interference by the Financial Services Authority. I am sure that that is not the case. On the police order, I must admit that I did not realise that the Civil Nuclear Police Authority actually existed, so this has been a most educative process. I support these orders.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
690 c195-6GC 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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