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Chamber and committees

Suspension and Variation of Standing Orders

  • Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 May 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-21721
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 12 May 2020

That the Parliament agrees that for meetings of committees or sub-committees established by the Parliament, for the duration of the public response to the Novel coronavirus, COVID-19, this being the period up to and including 26 June 2020, and such further period or periods as are determined by the Presiding Officer from time to time following consultation with the Bureau and notified to the Parliament in the Business Bulletin: 

Rule 11.8.3 be suspended and replaced with-

“3. Except as provided in any direction given to a committee by the Parliament, members of a committee (other than a Committee of the Whole Parliament) or sub-committee shall vote either by show of hands, or by means of a roll call vote as described in Rule 11.7.4, or by an electronic voting system. The convener shall determine at the start of each meeting which of those methods of voting the convener considers it appropriate, in all the circumstances of the meeting, to use for that meeting.”