Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid)
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Official Report 981KB pdf
Contents
- Time for Reflection
- Business Motion
- Topical Question Time
- Covid-19
- Minority Ethnic People and Communities
- Decision Time
- Residential Outdoor Centres
Decision Time
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business.
The first question is, that amendment S5M-22770.2, in the name of Jeremy Balfour, which seeks to amend motion S5M-22770, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on advancing equality and human rights for minority ethnic people and communities, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The second question is, that amendment S5M-22770.3, in the name of Pauline McNeill, which seeks to amend motion S5M-22770, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on advancing equality and human rights for minority ethnic people and communities, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The final question is, that motion S5M-22770, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on advancing equality and human rights for minority ethnic people and communities, as amended, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament believes that promoting equality and human rights for minority ethnic communities should be a priority; reiterates the deep belief that there is a responsibility on everyone in society to tackle racism, prejudice and discrimination and take specific action to remove the barriers and injustices still faced by minority ethnic communities; acknowledges the work and advice of the independent Expert Reference Group on COVID-19 and Ethnicity; calls on the Scottish Government to respond in full to the Group’s recommendations, giving a clear rationale for what aspects it has and has not accepted; believes that its recommendations will be invaluable in responding to the inequalities that have been further exposed by COVID-19, and notes that the Scottish Government will present to Parliament the actions it plans to take as soon as practicably possible on the high incidence of COVID-19 among the BAME population and will continue to advance race equality across all spheres of society, and that, before reporting any recommendations back, it commences immediate engagement with stakeholders on the review of the Scottish-specific sector equality duties.
What a relief that I do not have to do remote voting—that is all I can tell you. [Laughter.]
That concludes decision time. There will be a short pause before we move on to the next item of business.