There are six questions to put to the chamber.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament (a) approves the recommendations of the Procedures Committee's 2nd Report 2002, Substitution on Committees of the Scottish Parliament (SP Paper 530) and agrees to amend the Parliament's Standing Orders in accordance with Annex A to the Report and (b) agrees that these amendments to the Standing Orders should come into force on 15 March 2002.
The second question is, that motion S1M-2810, in the name of Mike Rumbles, on confidentiality in the Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament agrees to amend the Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament by replacing Section 9.4 with Section 9.4 as set out in Annex D of the Standards Committee's 8th Report 2001, Report on the Investigation of Unauthorised Disclosures.
The third question is, that motion S1M-2868, in the name of Christine Grahame, on behalf of the Justice 1 Committee, on the Justice 1 Committee's eighth report of 2001, on the legal aid inquiry, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament notes the 8th Report 2001 of the Justice 1 Committee, Report on Legal Aid Inquiry (SP Paper 437) and further notes that the Committee intends to publish a final report on legal aid in due course.
The fourth question is, that motion S1M-2862, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on the deputy convenership of committees, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament agrees that the deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Bill Committee be appointed from the Labour Party.
The fifth question is, that motion S1M-2891, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on the designation of lead committees, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament agrees the following designations of Lead Committees—
the Justice 1 Committee to consider the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/88);
the Transport and the Environment Committee to consider the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/83);
the Justice 1 Committee to consider the Adults with Incapacity (Supervision of Welfare Guardians etc by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/95);
the Justice 1 Committee to consider the Adults with Incapacity (Reports in Relation to Guardianship and Intervention Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/96);
the Justice 1 Committee to consider the Adults with Incapacity (Recall of Guardians' Powers) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/97); and
the Justice 1 Committee to consider the Adults with Incapacity (Non-compliance with Decisions of Welfare Guardians) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/98).
The final question is, that motion S1M-2892, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament agrees that the following instrument be approved—
the draft Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2002.
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