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Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 23 February 2022

23 Feb 2022 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of five Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-03302, S6M-03304 and S6M-03305, on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments, S6M-03306, on committee meeting times, and S6M-03307, on designation of a lead committee.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the Climate Change (Nitrogen Balance Sheet) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Order 2022 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that, under Rule 12.3.3B of Standing Orders, the Finance and Public Administration Committee be given permission to meet at the same time as a meeting of the Parliament between 1.30 pm and 3.45 pm on Thursday 24 February 2022.

That the Parliament agrees that the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill at stage 1.—[George Adam]

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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-03303, on the approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. I ask George Adam, o...
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con) Con
With this Scottish statutory instrument, which sets a new launch date for the deposit return scheme, the Scottish National Party and the Greens are asking in...
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) Lab
Does Maurice Golden agree that the Government’s mishandling of the situation has managed to unite those who previously supported the scheme and those who wer...
Maurice Golden Con
I agree that it is a shambles that we are in a situation in which the deposit return scheme, which was agreed by the Parliament in 2011 and could easily have...
Maurice Golden Con
I will happily give way if the Presiding Officer is content that I have the time.
Mark Ruskell Green
If the member wants a deposit return scheme to be delivered faster, why did he and his party vote against it several years ago? Why did he vote for a delay i...
Maurice Golden Con
I have never changed my position, but I want my questions to be answered, so I will list them. Why will the Government not at least guarantee that the rever...
The Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity (Lorna Slater) Green
Our deposit return scheme will increase recycling, cut litter and help us to meet Scotland’s climate targets. The regulations before us will make a numbe...
Maurice Golden Con
Will the minister take an intervention?
Lorna Slater Green
No, I will not. One thing that the regulations do not change is the original ambitious scheme target of 80 per cent in 2024 and 90 per cent in 2025. By pass...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next item of business is consideration of five Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The question on the motions will be put at decision time.