Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Thursday, March 3, 2011
Official Report
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Decision Time
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S3M-8058, in the name of Alex Salmond, on the 2015 election, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament notes the potential clash of UK and Scottish general election dates in 2015; invites the UK Government to set the next Scottish general election after 5 May 2011 for Thursday 5 May 2016, and looks forward to UK Government consultation on a legislative provision that would set apart UK and Scottish general election dates on a permanent basis.
The next question is, that motion S3M-8005, in the name of Hugh Henry, on “Session 3 reports of the Public Audit Committee—key themes”, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament notes the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Public Audit Committee’s 1st Report, 2011 (Session 3): Session 3 reports of the Public Audit Committee–key themes (SP Paper 559).
The next question is, that motion S3M-8028, in the name of Bill Butler, on the Damages (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Damages (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The Damages (Scotland) Bill is therefore passed. [Applause.]
The next question is, that motion S3M-8029, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The Property Factors (Scotland) Bill is therefore passed. [Applause.]
In passing those two bills, I think that it is only right to draw attention to what I think must be a unique circumstance in any Parliament, that is, that a husband and wife team have successfully taken charge of two members’ bills and had them passed on the same day. [Applause.] On that happy note, we conclude decision time.