Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

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

I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S4M-11334, on amendment to the name, remit and duration of a committee.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament amends the name, remit and duration of the Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee established on 23 October 2012—

from—

Name of Committee: Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee.

Remit: To consider matters relating to The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013, the Referendum (Scotland) Bill, its implementation and any associated legislation.

Duration: Until 31 December 2014.

to—

Name of Committee: Devolution (Further Powers) Committee.

Remit: To consider matters relating to The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013, the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013, its implementation and any associated legislation. Furthermore, (i) until the end of November 2014 or when the final report of the Scotland Devolution Commission has been published, to facilitate engagement of stakeholders with the Scotland Devolution Commission and to engage in an agreed programme of work with the commission as it develops its proposals; and (ii) thereafter, to consider the work of the Scotland Devolution Commission, the proposals it makes for further devolution to the Scottish Parliament, other such proposals for further devolution and any legislation to implement such proposals that may be introduced in the UK Parliament or Scottish Parliament after the commission has published its final report.

Duration: For the remainder of the current session of the Parliament.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]

I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motions S4M-11319, S4M-11320, S4M-11322 and S4M-11323, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments.

That the Parliament agrees that the Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Bankruptcy (Money Advice and Deduction from Income etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Common Financial Tool etc. (Scotland) Regulations 2014 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 [draft] be approved.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]

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