Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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Decision Time

The first question is, that motion S5M-12169, in the name of Joan McAlpine, on Erasmus+, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament notes the findings and recommendations of the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee’s 1st report, 2018 (Session 5), Erasmus+ (SP Paper 290).

The next question is, that motion S5M-12259, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on committee membership, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the following changes to committee membership will apply from close of business on Thursday 17 May—

Oliver Mundell be appointed to replace Jamie Greene as a member of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee;

Alexander Stewart be appointed to replace Jackson Carlaw as a member of the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee;

Jamie Greene be appointed to replace Rachael Hamilton as a member of the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee;

Rachael Hamilton be appointed to replace Michelle Ballantyne as a member of the Public Petitions Committee;

Michelle Ballantyne be appointed to replace Adam Tomkins as a member of the Social Security Committee; and

Tom Mason be appointed to replace Alexander Stewart as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.

The final question is, that motion S5M-12260, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on committee substitution, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that Alison Harris be appointed to replace Michelle Ballantyne as a substitute member of the Education and Skills Committee.