Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 10 June 2020
10 Jun 2020 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Decision Time
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Not all the consoles are working, so the votes are not going to be recorded. Just before decision time, there was a flashing light on several of the consoles; they do not appear to be working, so how can we record—
In the same item of business
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)
NPA
The first question is, that amendment S5M-22004.1, in the name of Pauline McNeill, which seeks to amend motion S5M-22004, in the name of Christina McKelvie, ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The next question is, that amendment S5M-22004.2, in the name of Patrick Harvie, which seeks to amend motion S5M-22004, in the name of Christina McKelvie, be...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division.
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP)
SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Not all the consoles are working, so the votes are not going to be recorded. Just before decision time, there was a f...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Mr Doris, your microphone is not on. Will you pause for a second? For the record, Mr Doris just expressed concern that we are not confident that all the ter...
Bob Doris
SNP
Presiding Officer—
The Presiding Officer
NPA
We will resume after a short suspension, Mr Doris. 19:05 Meeting suspended. 19:06 On resuming—
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Thank you, members. Mr Doris, do you want to make another point of order, or shall I just explain what is happening?
Bob Doris
SNP
I apologise, Presiding Officer. My microphone is not working. I have tried three consoles and none of them is working, so I cannot raise a point of order.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Mr Doris, I wonder whether you could produce your card—there we are. Laughter.
Bob Doris
SNP
I appreciate the complexities—Inaudible. I wanted to express my support for the amendment, but I was unable to do that. I tried three different consoles, eac...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Indeed. For members’ information, my console is showing the members who are present. Only four votes were not registered, but it is important that members w...
Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)
SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. The consoles have not cleared; they are still showing the previous vote.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Okay. We will pause while the consoles are cleared, and we will run the vote again. I believe that, when we run the vote again, the consoles will clear and ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division is: For 52, Against 0, Abstentions 11. Amendment agreed to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The names of all those who voted will be available in the business team office—the chamber desk—several minutes after decision time. If members are concerned...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The fourth question is, that motion S5M-21976, in the name of Maree Todd, on the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill at stage 3, be agreed to. As the motion concerns ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division is: For 63, Against 0, Abstentions 0. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The motion has been agreed to, and the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill is passed. Applause. The next question is, that motions S5M-22000 to S5M-22003 inclusive, ...