Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 16 November 2017
16 Nov 2017 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission (Scotland) Bill: Preliminary Stage
Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is a debate on motion S5M-08649, in the name of Tom Arthur, on the Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission (Scotland) Bill. I call Tom Arthur to speak to and move the motion on behalf of the Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission (Scotland) Bill Committee.
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The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)
NPA
Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is a debate on motion S5M-08649, in the name of Tom Arthur, on the Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commi...
Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP)
SNP
I am pleased to open this preliminary stage debate on the Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission (Scotland) Bill. Members could be forgiven for thinking that...
The Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy (Paul Wheelhouse)
SNP
I will speak briefly on behalf of the Scottish Government. Some private bills are straightforward. As the preliminary stage report shows, this is not a strai...
Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
I thank the convener, Tom Arthur, for moving the motion. As we have heard, how the annual budget will be determined each year is key to our considerations, b...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
No one else has asked to speak in the debate, so I call Alison Harris to close. 14:44
Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con)
Con
I thank the convener, Tom Arthur, and Mary Fee for their speeches. Currently, there is nothing in the bill to prevent the commission’s budget, and therefore...