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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

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Chamber and committees

Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 5, 2012


Contents


Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick)

The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S4M-05094, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument on local government elections, motion S4M-05098, on the approval of an SSI on the Budget (Scotland) Act 2012, motion S4M-05099, on the approval of a United Kingdom statutory instrument, and motion S4M-05100, on the designation of a lead committee.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (No.2) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2012 Amendment Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Finance Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]

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