Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Official Report
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Decision Time
There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is that motion S4M-04505, in the name of Christine Grahame, on the role of the media in criminal trials, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament notes that the Justice Committee is examining the role of the media in criminal trials and that, in order to inform any future work in this area, the Committee would welcome members’ views on the issues arising in both SPICe Briefing 12-50, Role of the Media in Criminal Trials, and in the summary of evidence gathered to date.
The next question is that motion S4M-04545, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on the establishment of a committee, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament shall establish a committee of the Parliament as follows:
Name of Committee: Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee.
Remit: To consider matters relating to The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013, the Referendum (Scotland) Bill, its implementation and any associated legislation.
Duration: Until 31 December 2014.
Number of members: 11.
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish Labour Party.
Membership: Bruce Crawford, Annabelle Ewing, Linda Fabiani, Stewart Maxwell, Stuart McMillan, Rob Gibson, James Kelly, Patricia Ferguson, Annabel Goldie, Tavish Scott, Patrick Harvie.