Parliamentary Bureau Motions
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S4M-04149, on committee membership.
The motion provides for changes in committee membership following ministerial appointments.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees that—
James Dornan be appointed to replace Humza Yousaf as a member of the Public Audit Committee;
Brian Adam be appointed to replace Margaret Burgess as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;
John Mason be appointed to replace Paul Wheelhouse as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;
Bruce Crawford be appointed to replace Paul Wheelhouse as a member of the Finance Committee;
Jean Urquhart be appointed to replace Mark McDonald as a member of the Finance Committee;
Willie Coffey be appointed to replace Bill Kidd as a member of the European and External Relations Committee;
Roderick Campbell be appointed to replace Aileen McLeod as a member of the European and External Relations Committee;
Marco Biagi be appointed to replace Stuart McMillan as a member of the Equal Opportunities Committee;
Richard Lyle be appointed to replace Mark McDonald as a member of the Public Petitions Committee;
Chic Brodie be appointed to replace Sandra White as a member of the Public Petitions Committee;
Stewart Stevenson be appointed to replace James Dornan as a member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee;
Stuart McMillan be appointed to replace Chic Brodie as a member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee;
Marco Biagi be appointed to replace Stuart McMillan as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;
David Torrance be appointed to replace Angus MacDonald as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;
Dennis Robertson be appointed to replace John Wilson as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;
George Adam be appointed to replace Marco Biagi as a member of the Education and Culture Committee;
Colin Beattie be appointed to replace Jean Urquhart as a member of the Education and Culture Committee;
Mark McDonald be appointed to replace George Adam as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;
Aileen McLeod be appointed to replace Jim Eadie as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;
David Torrance be appointed to replace Richard Lyle as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;
Sandra White be appointed to replace Humza Yousaf as a member of the Justice Committee;
John Wilson be appointed to replace Joe FitzPatrick as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;
Stewart Stevenson be appointed to replace David Torrance as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;
Stuart McMillan be appointed to replace James Dornan as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;
Angus MacDonald be appointed to replace Dennis Robertson as a member of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee;
Jim Eadie be appointed to replace Aileen McLeod as a member of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee; and
Linda Fabiani be appointed to replace Margaret Burgess as a member of the Welfare Reform Committee.
Minister, will you also move motion S4M-04150, on substitution on committees?
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that—
Rob Gibson be appointed to replace Joe FitzPatrick as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Public Petitions Committee;
Bruce Crawford be appointed to replace Marco Biagi as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Subordinate Legislation Committee;
Joan McAlpine be appointed to replace Jim Eadie as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;
Stuart McMillan be appointed to replace David Torrance as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Equal Opportunities Committee;
Marco Biagi be appointed to replace Colin Beattie as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee;
Jim Eadie be appointed to replace Adam Ingram as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Health and Sport Committee;
Christina McKelvie be appointed to replace Linda Fabiani as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Welfare Reform Committee;
Jamie Hepburn be appointed to replace Gil Paterson as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee;
George Adam be appointed to replace Roderick Campbell as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;
Aileen McLeod be appointed to replace Stewart Maxwell as the Scottish National Party substitute on the European and External Relations Committee; and
Mark McDonald be appointed to replace Jamie Hepburn as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Local Government and Regeneration Committee.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
The questions on the motions will be put at decision time, when five questions will be put as a result of today’s business.
In view of the time, minister, I wonder whether you would be prepared to talk for 30 seconds about the substitution on committees that is needed. [Laughter.]
The changes to committee membership will strengthen the SNP’s representation across committees. I congratulate all the members and look forward to their input on committees. I know that members who are moving to new positions look forward to working closely with Opposition members across the Parliament in helping to take forward the Government’s programme for government.
I think that that was your first test, minister.