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Chamber and committees

Plenary, 03 Oct 2007

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 3, 2007


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Presiding Officer's Ruling

The Presiding Officer (Alex Fergusson):

I undertook last week to come back to the chamber in response to a point of order that was raised by Margo MacDonald about resolutions of the Parliament. Having now clarified the point that she was making, I confirm that a majority decision in favour of a motion or an amended motion results in a resolution of the Parliament. In relation to the specific resolution to which she referred, I have said previously that where a resolution of the Parliament has implications for the Government, it becomes a matter for the Government to decide how to respond.