Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Official Report 954KB pdf

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the bureau, to move motions S5M-12004 and S5M-12005, on committee meeting times, and motion S5M-12006, on designation of a lead committee.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that, under Rule 12.3.3B of Standing Orders, the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee can meet, if necessary, at the same time as a meeting of the Parliament from 1.00pm to 2.25pm on 10 May 2018 for the purpose of taking evidence from UK Government Ministers on the Article 50 negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

That the Parliament agrees that, under Rule 12.3.3B of Standing Orders, the Justice Committee can meet, if necessary, at the same time as a meeting of the Parliament from 1.00pm to 2.30pm on 24 May 2018 for the purpose of taking evidence from the Secretary of State for Scotland on the implications for the Scottish justice system of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

That the Parliament agrees that the Finance and Constitution Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the supplementary legislative consent memorandum in relation to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (UK Legislation).—[Joe FitzPatrick]