Motion
Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape
S6M-15086 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Gibson, Kenneth
Lodged on
29 Oct 2024Heard / answered on
31 Oct 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 31 Oct 2024
That the Parliament welcomes the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s 7th Report, 2024 (Session 6), Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach (SP Paper 642); agrees with the recommendation that a dedicated committee should be established to carry out a "root and branch" review, with the purpose of creating a clear strategic framework to underpin and provide more coherence and structure to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) supported body landscape, and further agrees that, while this review is undertaken, there should be a moratorium on creating any new SPCB supported bodies, or expanding the remit of existing bodies.
Backed by
Supported by 3 additional MSPs
Green 1
Lab 1
SNP 1
Lodged by
Gibson, Kenneth
(Scottish National Party).
- Greer, Ross (Green)
- Marra, Michael (Lab)
- Thomson, Michelle (SNP)
Final vote on motion (as amended)
31 Oct 2024
Carried
Show MSPs
For
92Against
24Abstain
0Not voted
13Amendments incorporated
- S6M-15086.3 McKee, Ivan — carried 84/25: As an amendment to motion S6M-15086 in the name of Kenneth Gibson (Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape), leave out from "and further agrees" to end and insert "which should complete its work by June 2025, and furt...
In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 6 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur)
LD
Chamber
· 31 Oct 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 31 October 2024
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-15086, in the name of Kenneth Gibson, on behalf of the Finance and Public Administration Committee, on Scotland’s commissioner landscape. I invite …
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 31 Oct 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 31 October 2024
There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Ivan McKee is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Ross Greer will fall. …
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 31 Oct 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 31 October 2024
I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Ivan McKee is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Ross Greer will fall. We move to the vote on amendment S6M-15086.3, in the name of Ivan M…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 31 Oct 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 31 October 2024
I remind members that if the amendment in the name of Sarah Boyack is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Ross Greer will fall—it has fallen already. Laughter. The next question is, that amendm…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 31 Oct 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 31 October 2024
The next question is, that motion S6M-15086, in the name of Kenneth Gibson, on behalf of the Finance and Public Administration Committee, on Scotland’s commissioner landscape, as amended, be agreed t…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 31 Oct 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 31 October 2024
The result of the division on motion S6M-15086, in the name of Kenneth Gibson, on behalf of the Finance and Public Administration Committee, on Scotland’s commissioner landscape, as amended, is: For …
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-15086Selected itemCarried 92/2429 Oct 2024 · Motion For Debate · Gibson, KennethThat the Parliament welcomes the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s 7th Report, 2024 (Session 6), Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach (SP Paper 642); agrees with the recommendation that a dedicated committee should be established to carry out a "root and branch" review, with the purpose of creating a cl...
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S6M-15086.1Linked amendment/item30 Oct 2024 · Amendment · Greer, RossAs an amendment to motion S6M-15086 in the name of Kenneth Gibson (Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape), after "body landscape" insert ", to be concluded no later than June 2025".
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S6M-15086.2Linked amendment/itemDefeated 24/9230 Oct 2024 · Amendment · Boyack, SarahAs an amendment to motion S6M-15086 in the name of Kenneth Gibson (Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape), leave out from "; agrees with" to end and insert ", and notes the recommendation that a dedicated committee should be established to carry out a 'root and branch' review, to be concluded by June 2025, with the purpose of creating a clear stra...
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S6M-15086.3Linked amendment/itemCarried 84/2530 Oct 2024 · Amendment · McKee, IvanAs an amendment to motion S6M-15086 in the name of Kenneth Gibson (Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape), leave out from "and further agrees" to end and insert "which should complete its work by June 2025, and further agrees that, while this review is undertaken, there should be a moratorium on creating any new SPCB supported bodies, or expanding the r...