Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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-02966, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill.
The next question is, that motion S4M-02778, in the name of John Swinney, on the financial resolution on the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill, agrees to any expenditure of a kind referred to in Rule 9.12.3(b) of the Parliament’s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act.
The next question is, that motion S4M-02997, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on substitution on a committee, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that Jamie McGrigor be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee.
The final question is, that motion S4M-02998, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 [draft] be approved.