As an amendment to motion S6M-12010 in the name of Douglas Ross (UK Covid-19 Inquiry Revelations), insert at end "; notes with further concern that no minutes were taken of 'Gold Command' meetings held between the former First Minister, former Deputy First Minister, policy advisors, civil servants and, on occasion, other cabinet secretaries, despite it being stated in paragraph 2.16 of the Scottish Ministerial Code that all meetings that involve two or more ministers should be minuted; recalls that the current First Minister and former finance secretary are among those to have recently told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that these meetings should have been minuted; believes that these meetings would have included critical discussions and insights that shaped the decisions on which lives and livelihoods depended, which would undoubtedly be of interest to both the UK and Scottish COVID-19 inquiries and grieving families desperate for answers, and recommends, therefore, that the First Minister instructs the independent adviser on the Scottish Ministerial Code to conduct a formal investigation into this potential breach."
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, January 29, 2024
Motion reference: S6M-12010
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Result 61 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Motion reference: S6M-12010.1
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Motion reference: S6M-12010.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Motion reference: S6M-12010.5
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Supported by: George Adam, Tom Arthur, Joe FitzPatrick
Result 61 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed