Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 17 June 2026 [Last updated 18:21]
17 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
With the best will in the world, I say to Mr Sweeney that that sounds very much like a matter for the substantive debate on the LCM next week, when Parliament decides to grant or withhold consent. The Scottish Government has taken a position and is presenting that to Parliament, and it will be incumbent on Parliament to consider that position. My fundamental point—this is inescapable—is that, if we do not agree to the variation in standing orders today, Parliament will not have that opportunity.
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The Presiding Officer (Kenneth Gibson)
NPA
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motion S7...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The questions on the motions will be put at decision time.The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S7M-00397, in the name of...
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Con
First, I acknowledge that the Scottish Government requested that the United Kingdom legislation be amended to require consent for the exercise of powers in r...
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Jamie Hepburn)
SNP
I recognise that it is regrettable that I must stand before Parliament today and ask that it suspend standing orders to allow the first motion on legislative...
Rachael Hamilton
Con
We are a powerful Parliament. The Parliamentary Bureau should consider that the committee can request to sit on another day. We have a full week left next we...
Jamie Hepburn
SNP
I was going to come on to that. I recognise that point, and it was considered, given Ms Hamilton’s concerns. There was engagement with the Economy, Tourism a...
Rachael Hamilton
Con
The minister will know that the committee has not yet met and that the committee members were not aware that the convener had rejected the possibility that w...
Jamie Hepburn
SNP
I believe that that was communicated to all business managers—that is my understanding—and it was certainly communicated to me. With the best will in the wor...
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lab
The only consideration operationally in Scotland in relation to the bill would be the Dalzell steelworks in Motherwell, which is a critical industrial facili...
Jamie Hepburn
SNP
With the best will in the world, I say to Mr Sweeney that that sounds very much like a matter for the substantive debate on the LCM next week, when Parliamen...
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh North Western) (LD)
LD
The minister will forgive me, because Liberal Democrats are not represented on the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee, so we are unclear as to the process...
Jamie Hepburn
SNP
Again, I say with respect that it is not the Government’s place to handhold a committee and talk through the entire process of how it might want to consider ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.