Parliamentary History
66.The following table sets out for each Stage of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for this Act the dates on which the proceedings at that Stage it took place and the references to the official report of those proceedings. It also shows the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers relating to the Act were published, and references to those reports and other papers.
| Proceedings and Reports: | References: |
|---|---|
| Bill as Introduced – 13 March 2014 | SP Bill 48 – Session 4 (2014) |
| Considered by Health and Sport Committee – 25 March | (In private) |
| Considered by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee – 1 April | (In private) |
| Considered by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee – 22 April | Official Report (Evidence from officials) |
| Considered by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee – 13 May | (In Private) |
| Considered by Health and Sport Committee – 27 May | Official Report (Evidence session) |
| Considered by Health and Sport Committee – 3 June | Official Report (Evidence session) |
| Considered by Health and Sport Committee – 10 June | Official Report (Evidence session) |
| Considered by Health and Sport Committee – 17 June | Official Report (Evidence session) |
| Considered by Finance Committee – 18 June | (In Private) |
| Considered by Health and Sport Committee – 24 June | Official Report (Evidence session with Minister for Public Health) |
| Considered by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee – 24 June | Official Report (Committee content with Scottish Government response to Committee’s Stage 1 report) |
| Considered by Health and Sport Committee – 12 August | (In Private) |
| Considered by Health and Sport Committee – 19 August | (In Private) |
| Stage 1 Report on the Food (Scotland) Bill – 21 August | SP Paper 576 – Session 4 (2014) |
| Stage 1 Debate | Minute of the proceedings of the Parliament of Thursday, 2 October 2014 Vol. 4, No. 35 Session 4 |
| Stage 2 considered by the Health and Sport Committee – 11 November | Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 29th Meeting, 2014 (Session 4) |
| Stage 3 passed – 9 December | Minute of the proceedings of the Parliament of Tuesday, 9 December 2014 Vol. 4, No. 57 Session 4 |
| Royal Assent – 13 January 2015 | Food (Scotland) Act 2015 2015 asp 1 |