Plenary, 23 Dec 2004

Meeting date: Thursday, December 23, 2004

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Point of Order

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Yesterday you issued a statement from your office about the litigation that has been launched against the Scottish Parliament by Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. There are conflicting reports about the nature of the litigation in this morning's newspapers. Could you kindly clarify for Parliament whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is being sewel—sued—

Seweled?

No. We are not Seweling it.

Could you clarify whether the SPCB is being sued on its own in this litigation or whether the Scottish Executive is a co-defender? Secondly, do you and/or the Scottish Executive, to your knowledge, have intimation of any further claims that may be made against the Parliament or the Executive by others involved in the building process?

I have seen the writ and my understanding is that it is against the corporate body solely. It is a matter that is hedged around with some legal difficulty. If I have something further to say, I may be able to do that before questions.