There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-09963.2, in the name of Neil Bibby, which seeks to amend motion S4M-09963, in the name of Alasdair Allan, on life sciences, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The next question is, that amendment S4M-09963.1, in the name of Liz Smith, which seeks to amend motion S4M-09963, in the name of Alasdair Allan, on life sciences, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The next question is, that motion S4M-09963, in the name of Alasdair Allan, on life sciences, as amended twice, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament recognises the importance of the life sciences sector to the Scottish economy; notes the publication of the Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s Life Sciences Sector by Skills Development Scotland on 29 April 2014, which has been developed in partnership with industry; welcomes the clear statement of the sector’s skills needs that this provides; agrees the importance of meeting the skills priorities in order to support the sector’s future growth; further agrees that this provides a framework for aligning public and private sector investment to meet these needs; notes the important contribution that Research Councils UK funding makes to scientific research at Scotland’s universities; believes that the UK Government should carry out a thorough assessment of the potential economic and scientific impact of Pfizer’s proposed takeover of AstraZeneca; recognises that a robust Scottish life sciences sector is dependent on a strong research base; notes that Scotland has consistently received a greater proportion of UK research funding than its population share; welcomes the fact that the Association of Medical Research Charities invests so heavily in Scotland, and believes that the future development of the life sciences sector requires both a highly skilled workforce and for current levels of investment to be maintained.
The next question is, that motion S4M-09566, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on committee membership, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that Bruce Crawford be appointed to replace Bob Doris as a member of the Public Audit Committee.
Meeting closed at 17:01.Previous
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