Plenary, 27 Jan 2010

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions.

I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S3M-5614, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the draft Crofting (Designation of Areas) (Scotland) Order 2010 be approved.—[Bruce Crawford.]

The question on the motion will be put at decision time.

I ask Bruce Crawford to move motions S3M-5615 and S3M-5616, on codes of practice for the welfare of dogs and cats.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Government Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs (SG 2009/279) be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Government Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats (SG 2009/280) be approved.—[Bruce Crawford.]

The question on the motions will be put at decision time.

Finally, I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S3M-5617, on the establishment of a Forth crossing bill committee.

I am fatigued, Presiding Officer, but I move,

That the Parliament agrees to establish a committee of the Parliament as follows—

Name of Committee: Forth Crossing Bill Committee;

Remit: To consider and report to the Parliament on the Forth Crossing Bill;

Duration: Until the Bill has received Royal Assent, falls or is withdrawn;

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party;

Membership: Jackson Carlaw, Joe FitzPatrick, Hugh O'Donnell, David Stewart.

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