Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Official Report 879KB pdf

Decision Time

There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S5M-04570, in the name of Joan McAlpine, on behalf of the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee, on reports on the implications of the European Union referendum for Scotland, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament notes the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee’s 1st Report, 2016 (Session 5), The EU referendum result and its implications for Scotland: Initial Evidence (SP Paper 5); 1st Report, 2017 (Session 5), Brexit: What Scotland thinks: summary of evidence and emerging issues (SP Paper 64); 3rd Report (Session 5), EU Migration and EU Citizens’ Rights (SP Paper 84) and 4th Report, 2017 (Session 5), Determining Scotland’s future relationship with the European Union (SP Paper 99).

The final question is, that motion S5M-04611, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on First Minister’s questions, portfolio and general questions and topical questions, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the period for Members to—

lodge a First Minister’s Question for answer on Thursday 20 April should end at 9.30am on Tuesday 18 April;

submit their names for Portfolio and General Questions on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April should end at noon on Monday 10 April; and

lodge a Topical Question for answer on Tuesday 18 April should be 9.30am on Tuesday 18 April.