Rule 8 - Parliamentary Duties (1) All of the allowances referred to in this Scheme are to be used only for the purpose of members carrying out their Parliamentary duties. (2) In this Scheme, "Parliamentary duties" means the undertaking of any task or function which a member could reasonably be expected to carry out in his or her capacity as a member of the Parliament including: (a) attending a meeting of the Parliament; (b) attending a meeting of a committee or sub-committee of the Parliament of which the member is a member or which the member is required to attend because of being in charge of a Bill or other matter under consideration by the committee or sub-committee or for any other valid reason relating only to the business of the committee or sub-committee; (c) undertaking research or administrative functions which relate directly to the business of the Parliament; (d) attending meetings for the purpose of representing electors or explaining the application of policy including attending meetings for the purpose of seeing a constituent or constituents; (e) attending Parliamentary party group meetings in Edinburgh or such other place in Scotland as may be approved in advance by the SPCB; (f) attending a meeting, ceremony or official...