Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid)10 March 2021
10 Mar 2021 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Motion of No Confidence
Our next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-24260, in the name of Miles Briggs, on a motion of no confidence.
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The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)
NPA
Our next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-24260, in the name of Miles Briggs, on a motion of no confidence. 14:50
Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con)
Con
Three years ago, two women came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against the former First Minister of Scotland. They were women who worked besid...
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney)
SNP
On occasions on which motions of confidence are debated, other ministers tend to speak on behalf of the minister in question. Today, I have chosen to speak o...
Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab)
Lab
Will the minister take an intervention?
John Swinney
SNP
No, because I need to put across an important point. The outcomes of those discussions are reflected in the pleadings that were made to the court by the Gov...
Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab)
Lab
Before I turn to the substance of the debate, I will make a comment on motions of no confidence. I regard them as serious matters, not something to be brough...
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD)
LD
It gives me no pleasure whatsoever to rise to speak in favour of the motion. We have better things to be doing with our time. By rights, we should be focused...
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)
Green
The Scottish Greens supported the creation of the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints and wanted to see it focus on that i...
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con)
Con
I grew up in the village of Bankfoot, in Perthshire, and I remember the first time I ever met a politician, which happened when I was in primary school. He w...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
That concludes the debate on the motion of no confidence. The vote on the motion will be taken at decision time, which will be at 8 o’clock this evening.
Jackie Baillie
Lab
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I regret having to make this point, but I tried to intervene on the cabinet secretary and he would not let me do so. ...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Thank you, Ms Baillie. That is not a point of order, but I am sure that the point has been noted by the Government and will be taken account of. There will ...