Plenary, 03 Sep 2008

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S3M-2477, on committee membership, and motion S3M-2478, on substitution on committees.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that—

Nicol Stephen be appointed to replace Jim Hume as a member of the Audit Committee;

Iain Smith be appointed to replace Tavish Scott as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

Margaret Smith be appointed to replace Jeremy Purvis as a member of the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee;

Jim Hume be appointed to replace Iain Smith as a member of the European and External Relations Committee;

Jeremy Purvis be appointed to replace Liam McArthur as a member of the Finance Committee;

Robert Brown be appointed to replace Margaret Smith as a member of the Justice Committee;

Liam McArthur be appointed to replace Mike Rumbles as a member of the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee;

Robert Brown be appointed to replace Hugh O'Donnell as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that—

John Farquhar Munro be appointed to replace Iain Smith as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Audit Committee;

Jeremy Purvis be appointed to replace Liam McArthur as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

Margaret Smith be appointed to replace Jim Tolson as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Equal Opportunities Committee;

Iain Smith be appointed to replace Jeremy Purvis as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the European and External Relations Committee;

Liam McArthur be appointed to replace Ross Finnie as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Finance Committee;

Alison McInnes be appointed to replace Robert Brown as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Local Government and Communities Committee;

Nicol Stephen be appointed to replace Jim Hume as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Public Petitions Committee;

Jim Hume be appointed to replace John Farquhar Munro as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee;

Mike Rumbles be appointed to replace Alison McInnes as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;

Ross Finnie be appointed to replace Margaret Smith as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Subordinate Legislation Committee;

Jim Tolson be appointed to replace Tavish Scott as the Scottish Liberal Democrats substitute on the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee.—[Bruce Crawford.]

The questions on the motions will be put at decision time.