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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-19921, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a busi...

Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con) Con

Yesterday’s responses to my urgent question on grooming gangs were nothing short of a farce. Once again, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs p...

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab

I, too, had concerns about the fact that the cabinet secretary was not here to answer what has now become a really important national question. The member an...

Meghan Gallacher Con

That is exactly why I am here this evening: because there is a frustration. We cannot get answers. We cannot seem to find any mechanism afforded to MSPs that...

The Presiding Officer NPA

I call the minister to respond on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau. 18:24

The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey) SNP

I will respond from the perspective of responding to a call for a statement, as I believe was intended, which was covered in the latter part of Meghan Gallac...

Meghan Gallacher Con

Will the minister take an intervention?

Graeme Dey SNP

I want to make some progress, because I think that I will answer the member’s question. The answer on 19 November clarified the position regarding Professor ...

Pauline McNeill Lab

Made a request to intervene.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Minister, can I confirm that you were about to take the intervention from Ms McNeill?

Graeme Dey SNP

Sorry, I was not aware of the intervention. I am happy to take it.

Pauline McNeill Lab

I want to draw the minister’s attention to the question that I have now asked twice. It is a serious question. An apology has been made because Professor Jay...

Graeme Dey SNP

I will write to Pauline McNeill, having looked into that matter for her.

The Presiding Officer NPA

I clarify for members that this item of business is about members wishing to change forthcoming items of business. That should be the focus. The question is...

The Presiding Officer NPA

There will be a division. There will be a short suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system. 18:28 Meeting suspended. 18:30 On resuming—

The Presiding Officer NPA

We come to the vote on motion S6M-19921, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Members should c...

The Presiding Officer NPA

The result of the division on motion S6M-19921, in the name of Graeme Dey, is: For 92, Against 26, Abstentions 0. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agr...

The Presiding Officer NPA

The next item of business is consideration of business motions S6M-19922 and S6M-19923, on stage 1 timetables for bills, and S6M-19924, on a stage 2 timetabl...