Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 20 May 2015
20 May 2015 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Point of Order
I thank the member for the advance notice of that point of order. He referred to the admissibility criteria that are set out in the “Guidance on Motions”. In particular, he refers to the point that
“The text of motions ... should not disclose ... information that is confidential”.
He asserts that the information referred to is confidential, as it is not publicly available.
In this particular case, the information is in the public domain, as it was raised during First Minister’s questions last week and has also been covered in the media. The motion therefore meets the criteria for admissibility. However, in general terms, debates are better informed where information referred to in motions is easily available to all. That is our position.
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott)
Con
Good afternoon, everyone.
Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)
SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I wish to raise a point of order under sections 4.1 and 6 of our rules on the submission of motions, insofar as they ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Con
I thank the member for the advance notice of that point of order. He referred to the admissibility criteria that are set out in the “Guidance on Motions”. In...