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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 13 October 2025
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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

We have heard concerns that the requirement might disadvantage members of underrepresented groups or people with certain responsibilities, such as caring responsibilities—mostly women. Do you accept that, or do you stand by your earlier point that you think that they should make the effort to come in?

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

How would the actual counting of when someone was in be done? Who would be responsible for monitoring that?

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

—-and still have the simpler system of going to the next person on the list.

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

Before I ask my set of questions, I want to pick up on Annie Wells’s line of questioning. When you were talking about postal votes, I had a random thought. Did you, or would you, consider making the process entirely postal, given that that would cut a lot of costs and that this would be a departure from the norm anyway?

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

I will turn to part 3, on physical non-attendance and the sanctions for that. Why do you think that legislation is necessary in that regard, rather than using the MSP code of conduct? Do you feel that the code of conduct would not be strong enough or is not working?

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

Okay, but, generally, would this committee be involved—

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

Apologies if I have missed this, but, if someone was allegedly not coming in when they should be and so on, would that case come before this committee? Who would instigate the recall process?

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

No?

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

Well, you could raise the percentage.

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Rona Mackay

Okay, that is fine.