Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 24, 2017

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Decision Time

There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S5M-05733.1, in the name of Jamie Greene, which seeks to amend motion S5M-05733, in the name of John Swinney, on safe, secure and prosperous: achieving a cyber-resilient Scotland, be agreed to.

Amendment agreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S5M-05733.2, in the name of Claire Baker, which seeks to amend the motion in the name of John Swinney, be agreed to.

Amendment agreed to.

The next question is, that motion S5M-05733, in the name of John Swinney, as amended, be agreed to.

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament notes that the recent global cyber-attack demonstrates the urgency for everyone to secure their technology, data and networks from the many threats that are faced in the digital world; recognises the continuing and growing importance of cyber-resilience to Scotland’s safety, security and prosperity; resolves that citizens and organisations must be aware of the risks and be able to respond and recover quickly from any kind of cyber-attack if Scotland is to realise its full potential; calls on leaders across all sectors in Scotland to consider their organisations’ resilience to cyber-attacks and take action to ensure that they have plans in place to respond and recover quickly from cyber-incidents; notes that cyber-crimes are often underreported and that more data is needed for a fuller understanding of the scale of such crimes; welcomes that both the UK and Scottish governments have published cyber-security strategies; notes that a number of government, security and enforcement agencies are involved in tackling cyber-threats; believes that both governments should communicate closely to implement these strategies and to minimise the risk of attack; supports investment in public services to ensure that they are well resourced and flexible to withstand future attacks, and calls for the Scottish Government to work with partners across the UK to ensure that Scotland has the capabilities, knowledge and resources to keep people safe and secure online.

The next question is, that motion S5M-05639, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the Registration of Social Workers and Social Service Workers in Care Services (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved.

The final question is, that motion S5M-05768, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on approval of an SSI, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees that the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Prescribed Local Authority Functions etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved.