Contents
- General Question Time
- First Minister’s Question Time
- Point of Order
- Burial and Cremation Charges
- Digital Strategy
- Parliamentary Bureau Motion
- Parliamentary Bureau Motion
- Decision Time
Point of Order
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Yesterday in the chamber Alex Cole-Hamilton raised a point of order. He stated:
“we have had five sycophantic questions from members of the Government’s party”.—[Official Report, 2 November 2016; c 30.]
That related to questions following a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport.
Rule 7.3 of the standing orders of the Scottish Parliament states:
“Members shall at all times conduct themselves in a courteous and respectful manner”.
Not only was Alex Cole-Hamilton wrong, as three questions, not five, came from Scottish National Party back benchers, but I believe that he fell short of the standards that I referred to by using that language in relation to fellow members of the Parliament.
I thank the member for her point of order. The Presiding Officer in the chair dealt with that point of order at the time. I take this opportunity to urge all members to treat one another with respect.
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