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Meeting of the Parliament 19 March 2020

19 Mar 2020 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill
Fabiani, Linda SNP East Kilbride Watch on SPTV

I remind those who are down to speak to press their request-to-speak buttons, please. We have a few minutes in hand, so if anyone wants to intervene, I can allow that.

16:30  

In the same item of business

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Linda Fabiani) SNP
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-21279, in the name of Christina McKelvie, on the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Sco...
The Minister for Older People and Equalities (Christina McKelvie) SNP
I am delighted to open this stage 3 debate on the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) bill. It is an important bill that will make...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
I remind those who are down to speak to press their request-to-speak buttons, please. We have a few minutes in hand, so if anyone wants to intervene, I can a...
Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con) Con
I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Scottish Conservatives as we bring proceedings on the bill to a close and, I hope, push it through Parliament at the e...
The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP
Before I call Pauline McNeill, I want to let Parliament know that we have fewer members wishing to speak than expected. Therefore, it is likely that decision...
Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab
I am delighted to speak for Scottish Labour. I thank Oliver Mundell, Ruth Maguire, Mary Fee and the members of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee for...
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) LD
As deputy convener of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee, I offer my sincere thanks to the clerks, witnesses and organisations that took us through th...
Christina McKelvie SNP
I am pleased to close the stage 3 debate on the bill. Alex Cole-Hamilton said that FGM is a hidden practice. However, we know that it happens and we should ...
Michelle Ballantyne Con
May I ask for clarification on that? My understanding is that if someone is stopped and found to be in possession of equipment, they cannot be prosecuted for...
Christina McKelvie SNP
If the bill is passed today, given the purpose of an FGM protection order, if we know that a person is using the equipment to carry out or attempt to carry o...
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh) NPA
That concludes our stage 3 debate on the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill.