Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Official Report
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Decision Time
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-10262.2, in the name of Sarah Boyack, which seeks to amend motion S4M-10262, in the name of Derek Mackay, on local government elections, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The next question is, that motion S4M-10262, in the name of Derek Mackay, as amended, on local government elections, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament notes with concern the trend toward low turnout in elections across Europe, and welcomes the Scottish Government’s recent consultation, Scotland’s Electoral Future: Delivering Improvements in Participation and Administration, and its commitment to engage with stakeholders following the consultation, build on examples of best practice and develop a strategy to increase democratic engagement and public participation in future local government elections; notes the urgent need to reconnect politics and voters, particularly young people and those from less affluent areas, who are the least likely to vote, and believes that increased citizen participation on local issues is ultimately best achieved by re-empowering local government and local communities”.
The next question is, that motion S4M-10270, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on approval of an SSI, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Health Care and Associated Professions (Indemnity Arrangements) Order 2014 [draft] be approved.
The next question is, that motion S4M-10271, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on approval of an SSI, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the HGV Speed Limit (M9/A9 Trunk Road) Regulations 2014 [draft] be approved.