Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 25 June 2025
25 Jun 2025 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-18101, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. I ask Jamie Hepburn to move the motion on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that the Home Detention Curfew (Amendment of Specified Time Periods) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] be approved.—[Jamie Hepburn]
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Motions, questions or amendments mentioned by their reference code.
- S6M-18101 Approval of SSI Motion
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
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Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)
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The Presiding Officer
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Please conclude, cabinet secretary.
Angela Constance
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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 Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-18102, on the desig...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.