The first question is, that motion S4M-07209, in the name of Dave Thompson, on the draft code of practice for ministerial appointments to public bodies, be agreed to.Motion agreed to,That the Parliament agrees that the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 6th Report, 2013 (Session 4), The Draft Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies in Scotland (SP Paper 371), together with the Official Report of the Parliament’s debate on the report, should form the Parliament’s response to the Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland’s consultation on the draft Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies in Scotland.