Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 16 November 2011
16 Nov 2011 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Standing Orders (Changes)
To address the problem, the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee has concluded that party representation on the Conveners Group should for this session be reduced from three to two.
It is possible that in the future conveners may be drawn from a wider range of parties, and in such circumstances the quorum of two or more political parties may be too low. The committee therefore recommends amending the rule so that the quorum will generally remain at three, but the reduced quorum of two will apply in the particular circumstances that have been experienced in this session.
On behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, I move,
That the Parliament notes the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s 1st Report 2011 (Session 4), Minor Standing Orders Rule Changes (SP Paper 25), and agrees that the changes to Standing Orders set out in Annexe A to the report that relate to committee substitutes and the Conveners Group quorum be made with effect from 17 November 2011.
It is possible that in the future conveners may be drawn from a wider range of parties, and in such circumstances the quorum of two or more political parties may be too low. The committee therefore recommends amending the rule so that the quorum will generally remain at three, but the reduced quorum of two will apply in the particular circumstances that have been experienced in this session.
On behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, I move,
That the Parliament notes the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s 1st Report 2011 (Session 4), Minor Standing Orders Rule Changes (SP Paper 25), and agrees that the changes to Standing Orders set out in Annexe A to the report that relate to committee substitutes and the Conveners Group quorum be made with effect from 17 November 2011.
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The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick)
NPA
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Dave Thompson (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)
SNP
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Dave Thompson
SNP
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.