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Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask the Minister for Parliamentary Business, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motion S6M-12230, on substitution on committees, and motion S6M-12231, on committee membership.
Motions moved,
That the Parliament agrees that Emma Harper be removed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.
That the Parliament agrees that Elena Whitham be appointed to replace Jim Fairlie as a member of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee; and Emma Harper be appointed to replace Karen Adam as a member of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.—[George Adam]
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
The result of the division on amendment S6M-12203.1, in the name of Jeremy Balfour, is: For 30, Against 87, Abstentions 0.
Amendment disagreed to.
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
The next question is, that amendment S6M-12203.2, in the name of Paul O’Kane, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12203, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on “Building a New Scotland: Social security in an independent Scotland”, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
Members: No.
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
I propose to ask a single question on two Parliamentary Bureau motions. Does any member object?
As no member objects, the final question is, that motion S6M-12230, on substitution on committees, and motion S6M-12231, on committee membership, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, be agreed to.
Motions agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that Emma Harper be removed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.
That the Parliament agrees that Elena Whitham be appointed to replace Jim Fairlie as a member of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee; and Emma Harper be appointed to replace Karen Adam as a member of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
Let us hear Mr Hoy.
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
Let us hear Mr Hoy.
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
The result of the division on motion S6M-12210, in the name of Humza Yousaf, is: For 58, Against 8, Abstentions 21.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that Fiona Hyslop be appointed as a Scottish Minister.
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
The next question is, that motion S6M-12211, in the name of Humza Yousaf, on the appointment of junior Scottish ministers, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
Members: No.
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
We will ensure that that is recorded, Mr McLennan.
For
Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP)
Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)
Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)
Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP)
Balfour, Jeremy (Lothian) (Con)
Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)
Brown, Keith (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP)
Brown, Siobhian (Ayr) (SNP)
Chapman, Maggie (North East Scotland) (Green)
Dey, Graeme (Angus South) (SNP)
Doris, Bob (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP)
Dornan, James (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP)
Dunbar, Jackie (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP)
Ewing, Annabelle (Cowdenbeath) (SNP)
Ewing, Fergus (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP)
Fairlie, Jim (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP)
FitzPatrick, Joe (Dundee City West) (SNP)
Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)
Gilruth, Jenny (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP)
Gougeon, Mairi (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)
Gray, Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)
Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (Con)
Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)
Harvie, Patrick (Glasgow) (Green)
Haughey, Clare (Rutherglen) (SNP)
Hepburn, Jamie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP)
Hyslop, Fiona (Linlithgow) (SNP)
Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)
Lochhead, Richard (Moray) (SNP)
MacDonald, Gordon (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)
MacGregor, Fulton (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)
Mackay, Gillian (Central Scotland) (Green)
Mackay, Rona (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)
Martin, Gillian (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP)
Mason, John (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
McAllan, Màiri (Clydesdale) (SNP)
McKelvie, Christina (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP)
McLennan, Paul (East Lothian) (SNP)
McMillan, Stuart (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)
McNair, Marie (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)
Minto, Jenni (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)
Regan, Ash (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba)
Robertson, Angus (Edinburgh Central) (SNP)
Robison, Shona (Dundee City East) (SNP)
Simpson, Graham (Central Scotland) (Con)
Slater, Lorna (Lothian) (Green)
Somerville, Shirley-Anne (Dunfermline) (SNP)
Stevenson, Collette (East Kilbride) (SNP)
Stewart, Kaukab (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)
Stewart, Kevin (Aberdeen Central) (SNP)
Sturgeon, Nicola (Glasgow Southside) (SNP)
Swinney, John (Perthshire North) (SNP)
Todd, Maree (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)
Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP)
Wells, Annie (Glasgow) (Con)
Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con)
Yousaf, Humza (Glasgow Pollok) (SNP)
Against
Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)
Dowey, Sharon (South Scotland) (Con)
Fraser, Murdo (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Gosal, Pam (West Scotland) (Con)
Hoy, Craig (South Scotland) (Con)
Lumsden, Douglas (North East Scotland) (Con)
McCall, Roz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Mundell, Oliver (Dumfriesshire) (Con)
Stewart, Alexander (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Abstentions
Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab)
Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab)
Boyack, Sarah (Lothian) (Lab)
Choudhury, Foysol (Lothian) (Lab)
Clark, Katy (West Scotland) (Lab)
Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Glasgow) (Lab)
Golden, Maurice (North East Scotland) (Con)
Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Griffin, Mark (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Johnson, Daniel (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)
Marra, Michael (North East Scotland) (Lab)
McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD)
Mochan, Carol (South Scotland) (Lab)
O’Kane, Paul (West Scotland) (Lab)
Rennie, Willie (North East Fife) (LD)
Sarwar, Anas (Glasgow) (Lab)
Smyth, Colin (South Scotland) (Lab)
Sweeney, Paul (Glasgow) (Lab)
Whitfield, Martin (South Scotland) (Lab)
Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)
Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: 20 February 2024
Alison Johnstone
The result of the division is: For 57, Against 9, Abstentions 21.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees that Jim Fairlie and Kaukab Stewart be appointed as junior Scottish Ministers.