Meeting of the Parliament 20 December 2022
I rise to speak against motion S6M-07321, on stage 3 timetabling. In doing so, I appreciate that that is quite an unusual position to take. I clarify that, in general, I support the existence of guideline times for stage 3 consideration of amendments but, today, we are presented with a timetable that does not do justice to the complexity of the issue that is before us. At every turn, the Scottish National Party has used all its power to ensure that this business is rammed through Parliament before Christmas. Frankly, it has done so to protect its own political capital. That has come at the expense of scrutiny and reflective consideration of the detail of the bill that is before us this week. It has also meant the exclusion of stakeholder voices at key junctures, which we should all be ashamed of.
I believe that those moves by the SNP high command and, sadly, all too often—[Interruption.] I do not think that this is a very humorous point.
Motions, questions or amendments mentioned by their reference code.
- S6M-07321 Stage 3 Timetable Motion