The next item of business is consideration of motion S3M-4757, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on membership of the Committee of the Regions and membership of the regional chamber of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament endorses the Scottish Government's proposal to nominate, as a representative of the Parliament, Jamie Hepburn MSP as a full member on the UK delegation to the regional chamber of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, and Stewart Maxwell MSP and Irene Oldfather MSP as full members and Nicol Stephen MSP and Ted Brocklebank MSP as alternate members on the UK delegation to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current session to 2012, and notes that the representation from local government to the Committee of the Regions will be Councillors Corrie McChord and Roger Knox as full members and Councillors Graham Garvie and Sandy Park as alternate members.—[Bruce Crawford.]
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.