Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Thursday, September 5, 2013
Official Report
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High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill
The next item of business is consideration of motion S4M-07573, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill 2013-14, which is United Kingdom legislation.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 13 May 2013, relating to preliminary investment in preparatory works for the construction of a high speed rail network, in so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, should be considered by the UK Parliament.—[Nicola Sturgeon.]
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.