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Meeting of the Parliament 15 November 2023

15 Nov 2023 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The question on the motion will be put at decision time.

The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-11261, on approval of a statutory instrument; S6M-11263, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument; S6M-11265, on committee substitutes; and S6M-11266, on recess dates.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2023 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the following changes to committee substitutes will apply from close of business on Thursday 16 November 2023—

Jackie Dunbar be appointed to replace John Mason as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Economy and Fair Work Committee;

Audrey Nicoll be appointed to replace Gordon MacDonald as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee;

Gordon MacDonald be appointed to replace Ruth Maguire as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee; and

Jim Fairlie be appointed to replace Audrey Nicoll as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee.

That the Parliament agrees, further to motion S6M-09150 and under Rule 2.3.1, that the parliamentary recess dates of 29 June to 31 August 2024 (inclusive) be replaced with 29 June to 1 September 2024 (inclusive).—[George Adam]

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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motion S6M-1126...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I call Paul Sweeney to speak to the motion. 17:06
Paul Sweeney (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab
Labour will not support this motion tonight, as we believe that there is more work to be done to ensure that these regulations are proportionate and appropri...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I call Maree Todd to respond. 17:09
The Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport (Maree Todd) SNP
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Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) Lab
Surely we cannot tell whether the regulations will uphold those people’s human rights until we have done a human rights assessment. As my colleague has just ...
Maree Todd SNP
As I explained at committee, much of the work for the human rights assessment has been completed and we are very content to complete it. We are certain that ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The question on the motion will be put at decision time. The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-11264, on the designa...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I call Meghan Gallacher. 17:13
Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con) Con
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The Presiding Officer NPA
I call Shirley-Anne Somerville to respond. 17:15
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Shirley-Anne Somerville) SNP
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The Presiding Officer NPA
The question on the motion will be put at decision time. The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam,...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The question on the motions will be put at decision time.