Plenary, 27 Jun 2007

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 27, 2007

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions S3M-249 and S3M-254, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on the establishment of a committee and on committee membership and substitution on committees.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) to establish a committee of the Parliament as follows:

Name of Committee: Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Scheme Committee;

Remit: To inquire into and report with recommendations for a Committee Bill on a replacement for the Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Scheme rules;

Duration: Until the Parliament has completed its consideration of the committee's report;

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Labour Party;

Membership: Alasdair Morgan, Peter Peacock, David McLetchie and Hugh O'Donnell; and

(b) as an alternative to Rule 6.3.2 of Standing Orders, that this committee shall have four members.

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) that Helen Eadie be appointed as a member and that John Park and Dr Richard Simpson be appointed to replace George Foulkes and Elaine Smith as members of the Subordinate Legislation Committee; and

(b) the following nominated committee substitutes, as permitted under Rule 6.3A—

Labour Party

Audit Committee James Kelly

Economy, Energy and
Tourism Committee Irene Oldfather

Education, Lifelong Learning
and Culture Committee George Foulkes

Equal Opportunities
Committee Claire Baker

European and External
Relations Committee Karen Gillon

Finance Committee Peter Peacock

Health and Sport
Committee Helen Eadie

Justice Committee Mary Mulligan

Local Government and
Communities Committee Rhoda Grant

Public Petitions Committee Marilyn Livingstone

Rural Affairs and
Environment Committee David Stewart

Standards and Public
Appointments Committee David Whitton

Subordinate Legislation
Committee Richard Baker

Transport, Infrastructure and
Climate Change Committee Malcolm Chisholm.

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Audit Committee Derek Brownlee

Economy, Energy and
Tourism Committee Alex Johnstone

Education, Lifelong Learning
and Culture Committee Ted Brocklebank

Equal Opportunities
Committee Mary Scanlon

European and External
Relations Committee Jackson Carlaw

Finance Committee Murdo Fraser

Health and Sport
Committee Jamie McGrigor

Justice Committee John Lamont

Local Government and
Communities Committee Margaret Mitchell

Procedures Committee Elizabeth Smith

Public Petitions Committee John Scott

Rural Affairs and
Environment Committee Nanette Milne

Subordinate Legislation
Committee Bill Aitken

Transport, Infrastructure and
Climate Change Committee Gavin Brown.—[Bruce Crawford.]

Questions on the motions will be put at decision time, to which we are about to come.