Summary

  • The Finance and Constitution Committee takes evidence from Brexit Minister Mike Russell on the EU Withdrawal Bill

  • The Local Government Committee will take evidence from young people who have experienced homelessness

  • Justice and the law officers ministers and culture tourism and external affairs ministers take portfolio questions

  • Scottish Labour lead a debate on finance calling for income tax increases to allow more investment in public services

  • SNP MSP Linda Fabiani leads this evening's member's debate on fighting for tax jobs in HMRC centres

Live Reporting

Colin Bell and Craig Hutchison

  1. List of 111 powers UK government identifies as 'intersecting' with the devolution settlement

    The Scottish and Welsh governments, headed by first ministers Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones, have been working together on amendmentsPA

    The Scottish and Welsh governments, headed by first ministers Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones, have been working together on amendments

    Scottish government ministers published a list of 111 powers which the UK government has identified as "intersecting" with the devolution settlements.

    These include farm support, fisheries, genetically modified crops, environmental regulations, fracking, rail franchising rules and co-operation against crime.

    The Scottish government has refused to put forward the withdrawal bill for a consent vote at Holyrood until the issue of where these powers reside is settled.

    The Scottish Conservatives have said they want to work with the Scottish government to see where changes could be made to the legislation, in a bid to convince them to bring forward a legislative consent motion. MSPs Jackson Carlaw and Adam Tomkins are to meet with ministers on Thursday.

    Proposed amendments have already been published at Westminster, with some including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru also tabling efforts designed to protect the role of devolved legislatures.

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  3. Background: Scottish and Welsh governments set out Brexit Bill amendments

    The UK and Scottish governments are locked in a dispute over Brexit legislationPA

    The UK and Scottish governments are locked in a dispute over Brexit legislation

    The Scottish and Welsh governments have published proposals for changing the legislation that will take the UK out of the EU.

    Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones claim the EU Withdrawal Bill is a "power grab" of devolved responsibilities.

    But in a letter to the prime minister, the two first ministers said their amendments would allow the bill to "work with, not against, devolution".

    UK ministers deny that they are planning a power grab.

    And they insist that the devolved parliaments will be enhanced, rather than diminished, by Brexit.

    The UK government and the devolved administrations are locked in a dispute over what should happen to powers in areas such are fishing and farming which are not currently reserved to Westminster, but which are currently exercised in Brussels.

    The current proposal in the EU Withdrawal Bill is for those powers to return to Westminster - although the UK government says its intention is that any powers which are not incorporated into UK-wide frameworks will be sent on to the devolved parliaments.

    Read more here.

  4. The Finance and Constitution Committee begins shortly

    First up this morning the Finance and Constitution Committee will take evidence on the legislative consent memorandum for the EU Withdrawal Bill from Brexit Minister Mike Russell.

  5. Good morning and welcome to Holyrood Live

    Good morning and welcome to Holyrood Live's coverage of the Scottish Parliament for Wednesday 20 September 2017.

    First up this morning the finance committee will take evidence from Brexit Minister Michael Russell on the EU Withdrawal Bill.

    Brexit, money in Saltire purse, cyclists at beach and coins on tax formPA, Keith Marshall, BBC

    In the chamber this afternoon we begin with portfolio questions as justice and the law officers take the hot seats followed by culture, tourism and external affairs officers.

    Labour will then lead a debate on finance.

    After decision time SNP MSP Linda Fabiani will lead this evening's member's debate on the PCS report 'Fighting for Tax Jobs, Fighting for Tax Justice.