Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item is consideration of five parliamentary bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, motions S5M-12879 to S5M-12881, on designation of lead committees, motion S5M-12896, on the office of the clerk, and S5M-12897, on parliamentary recess dates.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Transport (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.

That the Parliament agrees that the Justice Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.

That the Parliament agrees that the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.

That the Parliament agrees that, between 31 January 2019 and 31 January 2020, the Office of the Clerk will be open on all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, 19 and 22 April 2019, 6 May 2019, 24 and 27 May 2019, 13 September 2019, 29 November 2019, 24 December (pm), 25 and 26 December 2019, and 1 and 2 January 2020.

That the Parliament agrees the following parliamentary recess dates under Rule 2.3.1: 9 to 17 February 2019 (inclusive), 30 March to 14 April 2019 (inclusive), 30 June to 1 September 2019 (inclusive), 12 to 27 October 2019 (inclusive), 21 December 2019 to 5 January 2020 (inclusive).—[Joe FitzPatrick]