Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Official Report
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Decision Time
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business.
The first question is, that motion S4M-06643, in the name of Dr Alasdair Allan, on supporting a science nation: celebrating Scotland’s public science engagement initiatives, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament values Scotland’s science centres and science festivals; notes the efforts made by them and other organisations to make science accessible to a public audience of all ages, and welcomes the Scottish Government’s continuing support for a range of public science engagement initiatives through annual funding.
The second question is, that motion S4M-06645, in the name of Aileen Campbell, on the Children and Families Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Children and Families Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 4 February 2013, which amend the provisions in the Adoption and Children Act 2002 relating to the establishment of a statutory adoption register for the UK, in so far as these matters fall within the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
The third question is, that motion S4M-06644, in the name of Roseanna Cunningham, on the Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament consents to the making of the Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013, a draft of which was laid before the UK Parliament on 18 December 2012 and which makes provision that would be within the legislative competence of the Parliament if it were contained within an Act of that Parliament.
The fourth question is, that motion S4M-06661, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on substitution on committees, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that Jayne Baxter be appointed to replace Rhoda Grant as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Health and Sport Committee.
That concludes decision time.