Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 03 December 2020
03 Dec 2020 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill: Final Stage
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-23014, in the name of Christine Grahame, on the final stage of the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill.
Before the debate begins, I note that the Presiding Officer is required under standing orders to decide whether, in his view, any provision of the bill relates to a protected subject matter—that is, whether it modifies the electoral system and franchise for Scottish parliamentary elections. In the case of the bill, he has decided that no provision relates to a protected subject matter. Therefore, the bill does not require a supermajority for it to be passed at the final stage.
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Linda Fabiani)
SNP
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-23014, in the name of Christine Grahame, on the final stage of the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Sc...
Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)
SNP
I am pleased to open the final stage debate on the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill. I thank my colleagues on the private bill c...
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)
Lab
I, too, would like to thank my colleagues for their work on the bill to this stage, and I add my thanks to the clerks. Briefly, I will depart very slightly f...
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
SNP
I, too, thank my colleagues on the committee, the clerks and the promoter for their work in getting the bill to this stage, and I thank the convener, Christi...
Bill Bowman (North East Scotland) (Con)
Con
In closing on behalf of the committee, I, too, thank my colleagues for their work on the bill so far, and I again thank the Society of Solicitors in the Supr...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
Thank you, Mr Bowman. That was very succinct. I can confirm that Mr Bowman did not speak for nine minutes—I forgot to restart the clock. That concludes the ...