Food (Scotland) Bill

Introduction of the Bill

This Government Bill was introduced by Alex Neil MSP on 13 March 2014.

• Bill (As Introduced) (1.23MB pdf posted 14 March 2014)
• Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents) (876MB pdf posted 14 March 2014)
• Policy Memorandum (561KB posted 14 March 2014)
• Delegated Powers Memorandum (287KB pdf posted 14 March 2014)

Research Briefings on Bill

• SB14-35 Food (Scotland) Bill (718KB pdf)

Stage 1

The Stage 1 Debate took place on 2 October 2014.

• Official Report 2 October 2014
• Minute of Proceedings of the Parliament of Thursday 2 October (239KB pdf)

Lead Committee: Health and Sport Committee

• 8th Report, 2014 (Session 4): Stage 1 Report on the Food (Scotland) Bill (3.1MB pdf)

Dates considered by Lead Committee:

    25 March 2014

    27 May 2014 (evidence)

    3 June 2014 (evidence)

    10 June 2014 (evidence)

    17 June 2014 (evidence)

    24 June 2014 (evidence)

    12 August 2014

    19 August 2014

Consideration by other committees:

    1 April 2014 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee)

    22 April 2014 (evidence, Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee)

    13 May 2014 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee)

    18 June 2014 (Finance Committee)

    24 June 2014 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee)

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee published its report on the delegated powers provisions in the Bill on 13 May 2014:

• 34th Report, 2014 (Session 4): Food (Scotland) Bill (1.18MB pdf)

Stage 2

The Health and Sport Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 on 11 November 2014.

• Daily List of amendments (17KB pdf)
• Marshalled List of Amendments for stage 2 (646KB pdf posted 7 November 2014)
• Groupings of Amendments for stage 2 (174KB pdf posted 7 November 2014)
• Bill (As Amended) (629KB pdf posted 12 November 2014)
• Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 11 November 2014 (151KB pdf posted 12 November 2014)
• Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum (158KB pdf posted 27 November 2014)
• Revised Explanatory Notes (244KB pdf posted 3 December 2014)

Link to Minute of Stage 2 proceedings

Link to Official Report of Stage 2 proceedings

Delegated Powers and Law reform Committee Report on the Bill as Amended at Stage 2, published on 2 December 2014:

• 68th Report, 2014 (Session 4): Food (Scotland) Bill as amended at stage 2 (423KB pdf)

Stage 3

• Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 3 (141KB pdf posted 4 December 2014)
• Groupings of Amendments for Stage 3 (Timed) (88KB pdf posted 8 December 2014)
• Bill (As Passed) (518KB pdf posted 10 December 2014)
• Minute of Proceedings 9 December 2014 (193KB pdf posted 14 January 2015)

Link to Minute of Stage 3 proceedings

Link to Official Report of Stage 3 proceedings

After Passing

Received Royal Assent on 13 January 2015.

• Food (Scotland) Act 2015 asp 1 (338KB pdf)

The following volume contains all of the material relevant to the passing of this Bill and was published on 2 September:

• SPPB 210: Food Scotland Bill (18MB pdf)

Passage of the Bill

• summary (90KB pdf)