Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 02 December 2020
02 Dec 2020 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
In keeping with the Covid scrutiny protocol that was agreed between the Government and the Parliament, I should outline the purpose of this Scottish statutory instrument, which is to modify some of the restrictions and requirements for the different levels and to set out changes to the levels that apply to some areas of Scotland.
The regulations give effect to the First Minister’s announcement of 10 November and came into force on 13 November.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/374) be approved.
In the same item of business
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)
NPA
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S5M-23563, on the approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. Motion moved, That...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Liam Kerr wishes to speak against the motion. 18:07
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)
Con
I rise to speak against the order, and I urge MSPs to vote against it at decision time. The order concerns the business rates that our shops, enterprises, ho...
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Lab)
Lab
Will the member take an intervention?
Liam Kerr
Con
I will make a little progress and then I will come back to Ms Boyack. I understand why the change is being proposed. The minister will tell us that the Gove...
Sarah Boyack
Lab
Does Mr Kerr agree that, although the majority of Scottish businesses support a delay to the tone date, the evidence that the Local Government and Communitie...
Liam Kerr
Con
Yes, I agree with that. I can see from the record that many business groups did not support the proposal in the order. I will shortly speak specifically abou...
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Kate Forbes)
SNP
Contrary to Liam Kerr’s point, the Barclay review’s primary concern was to provide stability and minimise the impact of economic shocks. It would be irrespon...
Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab)
Lab
Will the cabinet secretary acknowledge that the tone date in Scotland is different from the tone date in Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom?
Kate Forbes
SNP
Yes, and I celebrate that, because it minimises the time for the market to be considerably different at the point on which the revaluations are based. A one-...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The vote on that SSI will be taken at decision time. The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S5M-23557, on approval of the...
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey)
SNP
In keeping with the Covid scrutiny protocol that was agreed between the Government and the Parliament, I should outline the purpose of this Scottish statutor...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The decision on that SSI will also be taken at decision time. The next item of business is consideration of six Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Graeme D...