Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Bruce Crawford to move motions S3M-7645, on committee membership, S3M-7647, on substitution on committees, S3M-7648, on a change to a committee remit, and S3M-7649, on the approval of a Scottish statutory instrument.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that—

Alex Johnstone be appointed to replace David McLetchie as a member of the Local Government and Communities Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that—

David McLetchie be appointed to replace Alex Johnstone as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Local Government and Communities Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that the remit of the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee be amended to—

To consider and report on agriculture, fisheries and rural development and other matters (other than climate change) falling within the remit of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment.

That the Parliament agrees that the Sale of Tobacco (Registration of Moveable Structures and Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 be approved.—[Bruce Crawford.]

The questions on those motions will be put at decision time.