Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Thursday, April 3, 2014
Official Report
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Decision Time
There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business.
The first question is, that motion S4M-09391, in the name of David Stewart, on the Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill.
The second question is, that amendment S4M-09575.1, in the name of Jenny Marra, which seeks to amend motion S4M-09575, in the name of Angela Constance, on developing skills for Scotland’s digital economy, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The third question is, that motion S4M-09575, in the name of Angela Constance, on developing skills for Scotland’s digital economy, as amended, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the Skills Investment Plan For Scotland’s ICT & Digital Technologies sector and associated £6.6 million funding for digital skills; acknowledges the critical importance of digital skills across Scotland’s economy; recognises that this is also a vibrant and growing sector in its own right; welcomes a partnership approach with industry to meet future skills requirements, including increasing training, apprenticeship and employment opportunities for women and young people, who are currently underrepresented in the sector, and notes that the investment plan calls for adequate teaching capacity in schools, colleges and universities and to ensure that more college and university places are available to meet an increased demand.
The fourth question is, that motion S4M-09567, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on committee membership, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that—
Gordon MacDonald be appointed to replace Joan McAlpine as a member of the Education and Culture Committee;
Joan McAlpine be appointed to replace Christian Allard as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee; and
Dave Thompson be appointed to replace Richard Lyle as a member of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee.
The fifth question is, that motion S4M-09568, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on substitution on committees, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that—
Maureen Watt be appointed to replace Gordon MacDonald as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Justice Committee;
Bob Doris be appointed to replace Joan McAlpine as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;
Annabelle Ewing be appointed to replace Dave Thompson as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Finance Committee; and
Joan McAlpine be appointed to replace Marco Biagi as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee.
Meeting closed at 17:03.