Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Official Report
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Parliamentary Bureau Motions
The next item of business is consideration of five Parliamentary Bureau motions. Before I ask Paul Martin to move the motions, I point out that the motion on variation to standing orders has been withdrawn because of a technical issue. A revised section A has been issued.
I ask Paul Martin to move motions S4M-01811 and S4M-01812, on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments, motion S4M-01813, on the establishment of a committee, motion S4M-01814, on the designation of a lead committee and, finally, motion S4M-01815, on the office of the clerk.
Motions moved,
That the Parliament agrees that the Public Services Reform (Social Services Inspections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 [draft] be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Excepted Services) Regulations 2012 [draft] be approved.
That the Parliament shall establish a committee of the Parliament as follows:
Name of Committee: Welfare Reform Committee
Remit: To keep under review the passage of the UK Welfare Reform Bill and monitor its implementation as it affects welfare provision in Scotland and to consider relevant Scottish legislation and other consequential arrangements.
Duration: For the remainder of the current session of the Parliament.
Number of members: 7
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Labour Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party.
Membership: Jamie Hepburn, Margaret Burgess, Annabelle Ewing, Kevin Stewart, Michael McMahon, Drew Smith, Alex Johnstone.
That the Parliament agrees that the Justice Committee be designated as the lead committee and that the Local Government and Regeneration Committee be designated as a secondary committee in consideration of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.
That the Parliament agrees that between 1 February 2012 and 31 January 2013, the Office of the Clerk will be open on all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, 6 and 9 April, 7 May, 1, 4 and 5 June, 30 November, 24 (pm), 25 and 26 December, and 1 and 2 January.—[Paul Martin.]
The questions on the motions will be put at decision time.