Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Official Report
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Decision Time
There are seven questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S4M-03408, in the name of Stewart Stevenson, on the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The next question is, that motion S4M-03406, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The next question is, that motion S4M-03491, in the name of Brian Adam, on membership of the regional chamber of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament endorses the Scottish Government’s proposal to nominate, as representatives of the Parliament, Christina McKelvie MSP as a full member and Helen Eadie MSP as an alternate member on the UK delegation to the regional chamber of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe for the remainder of the current parliamentary session to 2016.
The next question is, that motion S4M-03514, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, on the Crime and Courts Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Crime and Courts Bill, introduced in the House of Lords on 10 May 2012, relating to the establishment of the National Crime Agency, for a new drug-driving offence and to allow those detained in Scotland by immigration officers to be able to access legal advice on the same terms as those detained by police officers, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament or alter the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
The next question is, that motion S4M-03523, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Fundable Bodies (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.
The next question is, that motion S4M-03524, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on approval of an SSI, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.
The next question is, that motion S4M-03525, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on approval of guidance, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the Code of Practice on Non-Native Species (SG2012/87) be approved.
That concludes decision time. I hope that you all have a happy and peaceful recess.
Meeting closed at 17:08.