Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 22 February 2017
22 Feb 2017 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Digital Economy Bill
Will the member take an intervention?
In the same item of business
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)
NPA
The next item of business is consideration of legislative consent motion S5M-03925, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on the Digital Economy Bill. I call Fergus E...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
I call Edward Mountain to speak on behalf of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee. 16:48
Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Con
As convener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, I will make the following comments on the United Kingdom Parliament’s Digital Economy Bill legis...
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Lab
I echo the concern about the timescale that has been allowed for scrutiny of the memorandum, which makes it especially difficult for committees to do their j...
Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland) (LD)
LD
The Liberal Democrats will vote against the legislative consent motion at decision time. I find it astonishing that the Scottish Government has brought it be...
Richard Lyle (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)
SNP
Correct.
Mike Rumbles
LD
Well, SNP members should not believe that for a moment. If Scottish ministers are granted the power unchecked by our Parliament, they will use it—either they...
Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)
SNP
Will the member take an intervention?
Mike Rumbles
LD
I would love to, but I have only 60 seconds left, so I cannot. Members: Oh, go on.
Mike Rumbles
LD
I would love to—I would love to have a debate about the matter. Even if SNP members think that our current ministers are benign, they cannot be sure that th...
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity (Fergus Ewing)
SNP
I will deal first with the issues that were raised by Edward Mountain and Rhoda Grant. I note the concerns from relevant committees about the lack of time th...
Mike Rumbles
LD
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I ask the Presiding Officer to confirm something, please. From what the minister has just said, it seems that, altho...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
That is not a point of order—the member is asking for clarification. He is well able to put that question to the minister; it is not for me to adjudicate on ...