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Chamber and committees

Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, April 19, 2017


Contents


Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)

The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motions S5M-05191 and S5M-05192, on the establishment of private bill committees.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament shall establish a committee of the Parliament as follows:

Name of Committee: The Edinburgh Bakers’ Widows’ Fund Bill Committee.

Remit: To consider matters relating to the Edinburgh Bakers’ Widows’ Fund Bill.

Duration: Until the Bill is passed, falls or is withdrawn.

Number of members: 3.

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party.

Membership: Tom Arthur, Mary Fee, Alison Harris.

That the Parliament shall establish a committee of the Parliament as follows:

Name of Committee: The Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission (Scotland) Bill Committee.

Remit: To consider matters relating to the Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission (Scotland) Bill.

Duration: Until the Bill is passed, falls or is withdrawn.

Number of members: 3.

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party.

Membership: Tom Arthur, Mary Fee, Alison Harris.

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