Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 26 June 2019
26 Jun 2019 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
I ask Graeme Dey also to move motion S5M-17945, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that the Presumption Against Short Periods of Imprisonment (Scotland) Order 2019 [draft] be approved.—[Graeme Dey]
References in this contribution
Motions, questions or amendments mentioned by their reference code.
- S5M-17945 Approval of SSI Motion
In the same item of business
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)
NPA
The next item is consideration of six Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Graeme Dey to move motions S5M-17939, S5M-17940 and S5M-17941, on designation of le...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
I ask Graeme Dey also to move motion S5M-17945, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees that the Presumpti...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Liam Kerr would like to speak against the motion. 17:29
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)
Con
I rise to speak against the draft Presumption Against Short Periods of Imprisonment (Scotland) Order 2019, which will bring in a presumption against courts i...
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice (Humza Yousaf)
SNP
Presiding Officer, “I want a smarter justice system that reduces repeat crime by providing robust community alternatives to ineffective short prison sentenc...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The question on the motion will be the last one to be put at decision time.