Meeting of the Parliament 29 January 2026 [Draft]
::I put on record that I support Ash Regan’s amendment to move decision time to 6.30 pm on Tuesday 3 February. The Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill has generated a lot of interest among members of the Scottish Parliament and many—me included—want to speak in the stage 1 debate.
I cannot emphasise enough how important the subject is, especially to women and girls. In the past, multiple members have been allowed to speak on certain topics. Under the business motion, my party would get fewer speakers than it would have when the debate was due to run for 80 minutes. That does not seem right. Ms Regan’s amendment would resolve the issue.
It is also my understanding that Meghan Gallacher and Ash Regan are happy to swap the order of the stage 1 debates for their bills. Our business manager has put a request for that to the bureau but it has yet to agree to it. Therefore, I hope that MSPs vote for Ash Regan’s amendment.