Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Thursday, September 5, 2013
Official Report
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Decision Time
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business.
The first question is, that motion S4M-07209, in the name of Dave Thompson, on the draft code of practice for ministerial appointments to public bodies, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 6th Report, 2013 (Session 4), The Draft Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies in Scotland (SP Paper 371), together with the Official Report of the Parliament’s debate on the report, should form the Parliament’s response to the Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland’s consultation on the draft Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies in Scotland.
The next question is, that motion S4M-07573, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill—United Kingdom legislation, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
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.
The next question is, that motion S4M-07576, in the name of Christine Grahame, on a proposal for European legislation, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the European Commission Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (COM(2013) 534 final) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity as laid down in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
Meeting closed at 17:06.