Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S4M-01343, on the suspension of standing orders, motion S4M-01344, on the approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, and motion S4M-01345, on committee membership.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that Rule 9B.2.3 of Standing Orders be suspended for the purpose of allowing the Parliament to consider the legislative consent motion on the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill on Thursday 17 November 2011.

That the Parliament agrees that the Planning (Listed Buildings) (Amount of Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that—

Alex Fergusson be appointed to replace Nanette Milne as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;

Gavin Brown be appointed to replace Alex Johnstone as a member of the Finance Committee;

Mary Scanlon be appointed to replace Murdo Fraser as a member of the Public Audit Committee;

Annabel Goldie be appointed to replace Margaret Mitchell as a member of the Equal Opportunities Committee;

David McLetchie be appointed to replace John Lamont as a member of the Justice Committee;

Murdo Fraser be appointed to replace Gavin Brown as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

Alex Johnstone be appointed to replace Jackson Carlaw as a member of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee;

Jackson Carlaw be appointed to replace Mary Scanlon as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;

Margaret Mitchell be appointed to replace Ruth Davidson as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee; and

John Lamont be appointed to replace Alex Fergusson as a member of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and the Environment Committee.—[Bruce Crawford.]

The questions on the motions will be put at decision time.