There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business.
The first question is, that amendment S4M-11301.1, in the name of Iain Gray, which seeks to amend motion S4M-11301, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the Scotland devolution commission, the Smith commission, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The next question is, that motion S4M-11301, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the Scotland devolution commission, the Smith commission, as amended, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament welcomes the submissions made to The Smith Commission by all parties involved; notes the publication of More Powers for the Scottish Parliament: Scottish Government Proposals and the publication of all parties’ enhanced devolution proposals; recognises the importance of all parties working together constructively to agree substantial further powers for the Parliament that deliver a better deal for the people of Scotland; encourages people and organisations across Scotland to respond to the commission’s call for evidence by 31 October 2014; offers its support to the commission in developing proposals for strengthening the powers of the Parliament, and agrees that the people of Scotland must have the opportunity to inform and influence the implementation of these proposals through public participation and dialogue.
The next question is, that motion S4M-11314, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provision of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, introduced to the House of Commons on 5 February 2014, relating to the amendment of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so far as this matter alters the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, and relating to the activities of officers of the National Crime Agency when those officers are operating in Scotland, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
That concludes decision time. Members who are leaving the chamber should do so quickly and quietly.
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