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Apologies have been received from Foysol Choudhury MSP. I welcome back Natalie Don MSP, our deputy convener, who returns after a period of maternity leave.
The Committee also considered a complaint from Gail Ross MSP about Annie Wells MSP. The complaint was that Annie Wells sought political advantage by making advance public comment on the Equalities and Human Rights Committee's report on “Prisoner Voting in Scotland”.
MSPs
Last updated:
24 October 2025
MSPs get reimbursed for some of their expenses through the Members' Expenses Scheme.
Proposed new grounds for removal include where an MSP does not participate in parliamentary proceedings for a given period without valid reason or receives a prison sentence lower than the current threshold for automatic removal.
Proposed new grounds for removal include where an MSP does not participate in parliamentary proceedings for a given period without valid reason or receives a prison sentence lower than the current threshold for automatic removal.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
Stabilise the funding base: MSPs may wish to consider advocating for a multiyear settlement for the SFC teaching and research grants that also restores real terms value.
The parliamentary-sanction ground for recall is met where:
an MSP is sanctioned; and
the sanction lasts for 10 sitting days or more (or 14 calendar days or more); and
the sanction is that the MSP is excluded from any proceedings of the Parliament; or
the MSP is not allowed on ...
A cross party panel of MSPs (Meghan Gallacher MSP; Rhoda Grant MSP; Kaukab Stewart MSP; and Beatrice Wishart MSP) will also take questions from those attending.