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There have been two occasions when the membership of the Committee changed in the reporting period:
Jeremy Balfour MSP replaced Gordon Lindhurst MSP on 29 June 2017
Clare Adamson MSP replaced Sandra White MSP on 16 November 2017
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It should be noted that Short money is not paid direct to MSPs or MPs. It is paid to opposition parties, but calculated by reference to the number of MSPs or MPs that the party has.
Membership of the Parliamentary Bureau
Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) (NPA)
George Adam MSP (SNP)
Neil Bibby MSP (Lab) (until 18 April 2023)
Alexander Burnett (Con) (from 22 September 2022)
Stephen Kerr MSP (Con) (until 22 September 2022)
Gillian Mackay MSP (Green)
Martin Whitfield MSP (Lab) (from 18 April 2023)
The SPCB will not meet the trade unions, because it is not competent for us to do so. We are not the employer of MSP staff; MSPs themselves are the employers.
If an MSP in that situation does resign, his or her place on the committee would normally be filled by another member nominated by the MSP’s former party.
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The Committee notes that Mr Simpson’s intention in proposing a process to recall MSPs is to provide for greater democratic accountability over MSPs’ conduct.