Chamber and committees

Plenary, 31 Jan 2002

Meeting date: Thursday, January 31, 2002

Scottish Parliament Thursday 31 January 2002
Point of Order
Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman Bill: Stage 1
Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman Bill (Financial Resolution)
Presiding Officer's Ruling
Standing Orders (Changes)
Business Motion
Question Time
First Minister's Question Time
Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2002
Parliamentary Bureau Motion
Decision Time
Young Runaways

Presiding Officer's Ruling

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Mr George Reid):

Before we move to the next item of business, I will take the opportunity to rule on the point of order that was made by Alex Johnstone earlier this morning, on the article in the business section of The Scotsman quoting Ross Finnie as saying that there would be a

"Pre-emptive right-to-buy for farm tenants"

in the agricultural holdings bill.

I have read the article in question. Although Mr Finnie's press statement clearly went further than what he said to the Justice 2 Committee, it does not contravene previous Presiding Officers' rulings on Executive statements. This is an area that Executive press officers should keep under review.

Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman Bill (Financial Resolution)

Standing Orders (Changes)

Plenary, 31 Jan 2002

Meeting date: Thursday, January 31, 2002

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