Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 2, 2013

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Point of Order

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. In response to a question by Annabelle Ewing, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning said correctly that he could not comment on the closure of schools in Fife, as he may be asked to rule on them should they be called in at some later point. He said:

“It is inappropriate to comment further at this stage on Fife Council’s plans in case that is seen to prejudice any decisions that must be taken.”

Against that backdrop, perhaps the cabinet secretary could explain a picture that I have here that was tweeted by the chief executive of the Scottish National Party, Peter Murrell, which has the cabinet secretary proudly posing with SNP literature entitled “Save Our Schools”. [Interruption.]

Order.

Does the Presiding Officer believe that the cabinet secretary has compromised his position with his conduct in the Dunfermline by-election?

Ms Dugdale, that was a debating point.