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The Scottish Parliament and law making
The Scottish Parliament and law making

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2 The Scottish Parliament

The time available for debate and scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament is limited. The Parliament sits on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Parliamentary Committees will normally meet on a Tuesday or Wednesday (occasionally Monday). This means that it may not be possible to hear all the detailed aspects of a particular area of legislation quickly. A system, similar to the one used in the UK Parliament, has therefore been developed to allow for the creation of subordinate legislation in the Scottish Parliament.

Figure _unit7.2.1 Figure 1 The debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament
Figure _unit7.2.2 Figure 2 Committee room inside the Scottish Parliament