The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendment S5M-08352.1 Adam Tomkins: Scotland and EU-UK Negotiations on EU Exit—As an amendment to motion S5M-08352 in the name of Michael Russell (Scotland and EU-UK Negotiations on EU Exit), leave out from "that a "no deal" outcome" to end and insert "with the UK Government that it is in everyone's interest for the Brexit negotiations to succeed; welcomes the fact that progress is being made in the negotiations but considers that progress needs to be accelerated; calls on the EU to allow the negotiations to move on to the next phase; welcomes the unambiguous commitment on the part of the UK Government to safeguard the rights of EU nationals living in the UK and calls on the EU to make the same commitment for UK nationals living in other member states; welcomes the reconvening of the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) on 16 October 2017, and understands that the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill is likely to be amended to ensure that both devolution and the UK’s internal market are strengthened and safeguarded".