Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 17 June 2026 [Last updated 18:21]
17 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Law Officers
We come to the vote on motion S7M-00380, in the name of John Swinney, on the appointment of law officers. Members should cast their votes now.
The vote is closed.
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The Presiding Officer (Kenneth Gibson)
NPA
The next item of business is a debate on motion S7M-00380, in the name of John Swinney, on the appointment of law officers. Before the First Minister speaks,...
The First Minister (John Swinney)
SNP
I am pleased to nominate to the Parliament a new Lord Advocate and a new Solicitor General for Scotland, to welcome them to the chamber at my side and to wel...
Amanda Bland (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Reform)
Reform
The First Minister seeks Parliament’s agreement to recommend to His Majesty the King the appointment of Ruth Charteris KC to the role of Lord Advocate and Br...
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lab
I put on the record my thanks, and the thanks of the Scottish Labour Party, for the work done by Dorothy Bain KC as Lord Advocate over the past five years. D...
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green)
Green
I am pleased to speak in support of the motion recommending the appointment of Ruth Charteris KC as Lord Advocate and Brian Gill KC as Solicitor General for ...
Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh North Western) (LD)
LD
Before I come to the appointments before the Parliament today, I, too, on behalf of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, pay tribute to Dorothy Bain KC—the second...
The First Minister
SNP
I thank colleagues for their contributions to the debate. On the specific point that Amanda Bland raised about the conduct of criminal cases, I confirm on th...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Thank you. That concludes the debate on the appointment of law officers.The question is, that motion S7M-00380, in the name of John Swinney, on the appointme...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
There will be a division. There will be a short suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system.17:34Meeting suspended.17:38On resuming—
The Presiding Officer
NPA
We come to the vote on motion S7M-00380, in the name of John Swinney, on the appointment of law officers. Members should cast their votes now.The vote is clo...
Paul McLennan (East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs) (SNP)
SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I was unable to connect; I would have voted yes.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Your vote has been recorded.
The Minister for Public Finance (Hannah Mary Goodlad)
SNP
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes as well, but I was not able to.
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Your vote has been recorded.
ForAdam, George (Paisley) (SNP)Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)Ahmed, Irshad (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Lab)Anderson, Heather (Dundee City We...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
The result of the division on motion S7M-00380, in the name of John Swinney, on the appointment of law officers, is: For 102, Against 16, Abstentions 0.Motio...