Meeting of the Parliament 01 May 2024
Thank you, Mr Greer. As you will be aware, that is not a question about whether proper procedures are or have been followed in the chamber.
The code of conduct for MSPs states that
“Members must abide by the policies that are adopted by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body”.
One of those policies, the protest policy, includes the restriction that protesters should not camp
“at any time, including overnight, for protest or any other reason”.
It has been made clear to the current protesters that, although we support the right to protest at Holyrood, they do not have permission to camp on the Parliament’s grounds and they are not in compliance with the corporate body’s protest policy. It is expected that members would withdraw from any protest that breaches the terms and conditions that are set out in the Parliament’s policy.
That concludes decision time.