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

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Chamber and committees

Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016


Contents


Armed Forces Bill

The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick)

The next item of business is consideration of motion S4M-15761, in the name of Michael Matheson, on the Armed Forces Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Armed Forces Bill, introduced to the House of Commons on 16 September 2015, relating to MOD firefighters, so far as this matter is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, should be considered by the UK Parliament.—[Michael Matheson.]

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