Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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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 motion S3M-6512, in the name of Adam Ingram, on the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Bill.

The second question is, that motion S3M-6161, in the name of John Swinney, on the financial resolution to the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Bill, agrees to any expenditure of a kind referred to in paragraph 3(b)(iii) of Rule 9.12 of the Parliament’s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act.

The third question is, that motion S3M-6577, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on the designation of a lead committee, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Autism (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.

The final question is, that motion S3M-6578, also in the name of Bruce Crawford, on substitution on committees, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that—

Nanette Milne be appointed to replace Jamie McGrigor as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Health and Sport Committee;

Alex Johnstone be appointed to replace Margaret Mitchell as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Local Government and Communities Committee;

Jamie McGrigor be appointed to replace Nanette Milne as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee.