Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 03 March 2021
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S5M-24275, on the campaign recess.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) for the purpose of the pre-election campaign period from 25 March to 4 May 2021 (inclusive), that the office of the clerk be closed from 25 March to 4 May 2021 (inclusive);
(b) in respect of meetings of committees and sub-committees during the pre-election campaign period, that, in rule 12.3.3, the word “normally” in the second sentence be suspended and the words “, except in the case of the COVID-19 Committee which may be convened by the Convener in an emergency” be inserted after “recess”; and
(c) for the purpose of the lodging of written questions immediately prior to the pre-election campaign period, that rule 13.3.4A be suspended and replaced with—
“The last day on which written questions may be lodged in the current session is Thursday 11 March 2021.”—[Graeme Dey]
17:53Motions, questions or amendments mentioned by their reference code.
- S5M-24275 Campaign Recess Motion