Patricia Ferguson: There will be a division. Members will remember that they should vote yes to agree with the motion, no to disagree with the motion, and abstain to record an abstention. Members have 30 seconds in which to cast their votes.
Patricia Ferguson: The result of the division is as follows: For 122, Against 3. Motion agreed to. That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Border Rivers) Order 1999, which was laid before the Parliament on 26 May, be approved.
Patricia Ferguson: The next question is, that amendment S1M-19.2, in the name of Mr Alex Salmond, be agreed to. Are we all agreed?
Patricia Ferguson: In that case we will move to a division. Members should vote yes to agree to the amendment and no to disagree to the amendment; abstentions should also be recorded. Members will have 30 seconds in which to vote.
Patricia Ferguson: The result of the division is as follows: For 55, Against 63, Abstentions 7. Amendment disagreed to.
Patricia Ferguson: The question is, that amendment S1M-19.3, in the name of Euan Robson, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Amendment agreed to.
Patricia Ferguson: The question is, that motion S1M-19, in the name of Ross Finnie, as amended, be agreed to. Are we all agreed? Motion, as amended, agreed to. That the Parliament notes that - the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order (S.I.1999/1126) in no way alters or restricts the freedom of the Scottish fleet to fish consistently with the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union; from 1 July the...
Patricia Ferguson: As a rule, we do not publish the names of those who wanted to speak but did not. However, Mr Davidson has now spoken in the debate, so his name will be recorded.
Patricia Ferguson: That concludes the business for today. Meeting closed at 17:06.
Patricia Ferguson: Good morning. Before we begin, members should check that their ID cards have been correctly placed in the microphone system. They can do so by looking at the red light immediately below the card and above the small arrow. If the card has been placed correctly, the light should be off. The first item of business is a statement by the First Minister on legislation in the UK Parliament relating...
Patricia Ferguson: We will now move on to the debate on motion S1M-39, in the name of Henry McLeish, on the consultative steering group report. The debate should conclude at around 12:20 pm and, while I do not intend to impose time limits on members' speeches, I might review the position later on.
Patricia Ferguson: The First Minister will take questions on the issues that were raised in his statement. I intend to allow a maximum of 20 minutes for questions, after which we will move on to the debate. Members should indicate a desire to speak by pressing their buttons.
Patricia Ferguson: I remind members that they should put questions to the First Minister. The time for debate will follow immediately after questions.
Patricia Ferguson: Before we proceed to the debate, I will ask the sound engineer to clear all the requests to ask questions. Members should note that I do not propose to set a time limit for speeches now. This debate will continue during the afternoon, so there should be ample opportunity for all members who wish to speak to do so. As always, I will keep the situation under review. Anyone who wishes to take...
Patricia Ferguson: Members do not have to press their buttons this morning unless they want to get into the debate this morning.
Patricia Ferguson: Could Mr Canavan have his microphone switched on please.
Patricia Ferguson: Can Dr Jackson's microphone be switched on.
Patricia Ferguson: I can assure Mr Henry that the Deputy Presiding Officer does not wish that to happen. Mr Gibson, Mr Henry is indicating that he would like to make a further intervention. Do you wish to accept it?
Patricia Ferguson: That is not a point of order, Mr Gibson. I have switched off your microphone. Please sit down. [Interruption.] Mr Gibson, I switched off your microphone and I was standing. That should indicate to you-and to any other member in that situation-that you should be quiet and sit down. Mr McConnell did not break any convention of this chamber. Similarly, if Mr Neil does not wish to take an...
Patricia Ferguson: Will Mr Raffan please move the debate on?