Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 4, 2012

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of five Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S4M-03927, on committee membership; motion S4M-03928, on substitution on a committee; motion S4M-03929, on the designation of a lead committee; motion S4M-03930, on the office of the clerk; and motion S4M-03931, on parliamentary recess dates.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that—

George Adam be appointed to replace Sandra White as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;

Sandra White be appointed to replace George Adam as a member of the Public Audit Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that—

Colin Beattie be appointed to replace George Adam as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee;

Bob Doris to replace Sandra White as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Water Resources (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.

That the Parliament agrees that between 6 January 2013 and 31 January 2014, the Office of the Clerk will be open on all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, 29 March and 1 April 2013, 6 May 2013, 24 May and 27 May 2013, St Andrew’s Day (29 November 2013), 24 December (pm), 25 and 26 December 2013, 1 and 2 January 2014.

That the Parliament agrees the following parliamentary recess dates under Rule 2.3.1: 9 to 17 February 2013 (inclusive), 30 March to 14 April 2013 (inclusive), 29 June to 1 September 2013 (inclusive), 12 to 27 October 2013 (inclusive), 21 December 2013 to 5 January 2014 (inclusive).—[Bruce Crawford.]

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