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Chamber and committees

Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012


Contents


Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick)

The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions: motion S4M-04190, on committee membership; and motion S4M-04191, on substitution on committees. The question on the motions will be put at decision time.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that Iain Gray be appointed to replace Jackie Baillie as a member of the Welfare Reform Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that—

Jackie Baillie be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Welfare Reform Committee;

Claire Baker be appointed as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee;

Mark Griffin be appointed to replace Hanzala Malik as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee;

Jenny Marra be appointed to replace Claire Baker as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee; and

Malcolm Chisholm be appointed to replace Jenny Marra as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Equal Opportunities Committee.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]