Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions S5M-10210 to S5M-10212, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments, and motion S5M-10213, on the Budget (Scotland) (No 2) Bill.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources - Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance and Property Interference - Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Equipment Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament agrees that, subject to its agreement to the general principles of the Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill, for the purposes of consideration of the Bill at stage 2, in Rule 9.10.2 of Standing Orders—

• the word “third” be substituted for the word “fourth” in both places where it occurs,

• the words “except on a final lodging-day, when amendments may be lodged only until 12:00” be omitted.—[Joe FitzPatrick]

The question on the motions will be put at decision time.