Plenary, 22 Apr 2009
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Official Report
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“The Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act (asp 1): Proposed Standing Order Rule Changes”
The next item of business is consideration of motion S3M-3924, in the name of Gil Paterson, on behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, on its report "The Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act (asp 1): Proposed Standing Order Rule Changes".
I thank the clerking team to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee for their very valued work.
In my capacity as convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, I am pleased to open the first debate on the three reports that the committee has published in recent months. As all the reports relate to the procedural aspect of the committee's remit and propose what, I hope, are viewed as straightforward rule changes to standing orders, I do not intend to speak at great length on any of the issues involved.
The first report, which is on the Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009, sets out the rule changes that the committee believes are required to give effect to the provisions of that act.
I move,
That the Parliament notes the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's 3rd Report 2009 (Session 3), The Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act (asp 1): Proposed Standing Order Rule Changes (SP Paper 230), and agrees that changes to Standing Orders set out in Annexe A to the report be made with effect from 24 April 2009.
No other members have indicated that they wish to speak, so we will move to the next item.