Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Thursday, May 23, 2013
Official Report
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Decision Time
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S4M-06605, in the name of Keith Brown, on the Forth Road Bridge Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Forth Road Bridge Bill be passed.
The second question is, that motion S4M-06524, in the name of Fiona McLeod, on the National Trust for Scotland (Governance etc) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that The National Trust for Scotland (Governance etc.) Bill be passed.
The final question is, that motion S4M-06723, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on the Energy Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the UK Energy Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 29 November 2012 relating to a duty on fossil fuel plant not to exceed annual CO2 emissions limits and the regulation making powers for monitoring compliance with, and enforcement of, the emissions limit duty, in so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament or alter the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
Meeting closed at 17:00.