Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Thursday, March 17, 2011

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Education Bill

The next item of business is consideration of motion S3M-8145, in the name of Michael Russell, on a legislative consent motion on the Education Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Education Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 26 January 2011, in consequence of the abolition of the Young People’s Learning Agency, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament or the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.—[Michael Russell.]

The question on the motion will be put at decision time.