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Chamber and committees

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid)

Meeting date: Thursday, February 25, 2021


Contents


Parliamentary Bureau Motion

The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)

The next item is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S5M-24236, on a stage 2 extension and suspension of standing orders.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees that—

(a) consideration of the Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 5 March 2021;

(b) under Rule 12.3.3B of Standing Orders, the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee can meet, if necessary, at the same time as a meeting of the Parliament, during Members’ Business on Tuesday 2 March 2021, for the purpose of considering the Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill at stage 2;

(c) for the purposes of consideration of the Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill at stage 2, the second sentence of Rule 9.10.2 of Standing Orders is suspended.—[Graeme Dey]

The question on the motion will be put at decision time, to which we now come.