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The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
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We will update this information if the situation changes. See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of interests as an owner of a rental property in North Lanarkshire. For those of us who have been involved in the various stages of this legislation, it has been a fairly hectic week that has highlighted why emergency legislation procedures should be used sparingly. Being in the midst of a global pandemic is obviously a solid reason for...
I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of interests, which shows that I am an owner of a rental property in North Lanarkshire. In the stage 1 debate yesterday, I highlighted guidance issued by the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, which states: “Housing has become the front line defence against the coronavirus.” At all points of the...
I take on board members’ comments about this group of amendments and I concede that they are not ideal. We are left in this situation because of how the bill has been drafted. We would like to have lodged amendments that extended the ban on evictions to level 1 and 2 restriction areas, but that has not been possible. I take on board the points that the Deputy First Minister makes about...
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Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 2011 — Election
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