Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2026 [Draft]
It was “Cry Me a River” from Craig Hoy. How desperate and sad it was. It is no wonder that the Scottish Conservatives are a reduced rump in the Parliament.
The Parliamentary Bureau has spent the past few weeks discussing and agreeing the committee remits and convenerships. We have done so collaboratively and collegiately. We have done it together without rancour and division. Yes, there has been debate and it has resulted in the proposals that are before the Parliament.
The number of members from each party on the committees is largely based on d’Hondt calculations, to try to ensure fairness across committees. That has been the method used since devolution. The reason that I say it is largely based on d’Hondt is that one party would have been entitled to more committee places under that formula: the Scottish National Party.