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Covering 18 May 1999 to 17 Feb 2000. 5,653 amendments linked to their parent motions. 59,985,316 recorded MSP supports. 2,901 divisions on record (1,666 carried, 1,208 defeated).

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Reference Item MSP Type Date (desc)
S1M-00558 Law Officers Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 17 Feb 2000
S1M-00481 British-Irish Council
1 linked amendment
 Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 02 Feb 2000
S1M-00258 Working Together In Europe
2 linked amendments
 Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 10 Nov 1999
S1M-00186.2 Memorandum of Understanding Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 07 Oct 1999
S1M-00186 Memorandum of Understanding
2 linked amendments
 Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 07 Oct 1999
S1M-00127 Programme for Government
1 linked amendment
 Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 09 Sep 1999
S1M-00052 Holyrood
1 linked amendment
 Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 17 Jun 1999
S1M-00005 Appointment of Junior Ministers
2 linked amendments
 Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 19 May 1999
S1M-00004 Appointment of Ministers
5 linked amendments
 Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 19 May 1999
S1M-00003 Appointment of Lord Advocate and Solicitor General Dewar, Donald Motion
Motion For Debate
 18 May 1999
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S1M-00558 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Dewar, Donald

Lodged on
17 Feb 2000
Heard / answered on
17 Feb 2000

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That the Parliament agrees that it be recommended to Her Majesty that Mr Colin Boyd QC be appointed as the Lord Advocate and that Mr Neil Davidson QC be appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland.
Lodged by Dewar, Donald alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
No division on record. Either the chamber agreed this motion without a vote, it was withdrawn before debate, or it predates 2011 — vote-by-vote records only run from then.

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    S1M-00558
    17 Feb 2000 · Motion For Debate · Dewar, Donald
    That the Parliament agrees that it be recommended to Her Majesty that Mr Colin Boyd QC be appointed as the Lord Advocate and that Mr Neil Davidson QC be appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland.