Annabelle Ewing: The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motion S6M-10298, on committee membership, and motion S6M-10299, on committee substitutes. Motions moved, That the Parliament agrees that Evelyn Tweed be appointed to replace Christine Grahame as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public...
Annabelle Ewing: I propose to ask a single question on the two Parliamentary Bureau motions. Does any member object? As no member has objected, the question is, that motions S6M-10298 and S6M-10299, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, be agreed to. Motions agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that Evelyn Tweed be appointed to replace Christine Grahame as a member of the...
Conor McGinn: ...would be disrespectful to mention one neighbour without mentioning another.” So I rang my friend Danny Kennedy, a former Minister and deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist party, who told me about George Hawthorne, a 37-year-old father of three who had left the UDR the year before and was murdered on his way to work as a forklift driver at the timber yard in Newry. His wife, sadly...
Kevin Hollinrake: It is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Sir George. I thank the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) for securing today’s important debate and for her constant work in this area on the all-party parliamentary group on post offices. It is always a delight to work with her in these areas. We share her passion for the post office network and the services that it...
Siobhan Baillie: ...me to contribute. I have changed a number of people’s names in my career. As a junior lawyer 20 years ago, I used to get calls from reception saying, “Will you come down and do a deed poll for George Michael?” George Michael had previously been Jon Bon Jovi; Pamela Anderson used to turn up, too. The public do not understand how easy it is. I decided to speak because we have officials...
Liam McArthur: ...and Transport Committee. That the Parliament agrees that— Kevin Stewart be appointed to replace Ben Macpherson as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee; Gordon MacDonald be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee; Jim Fairlie be appointed to replace Bob Doris as the...
The Deputy Presiding Officer: The final question is, that motion S6M-09821, on committee membership, and motion S6M-09822, on substitutions on committees, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, be agreed to. Motions agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that Douglas Lumsden be appointed to replace Liam Kerr as a member of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport...
Liam Byrne: ...for the changes that I will put before the Government today. If anything, this Bill is overdue. Eight years ago, the world came together to agree an ambitious plan to spread freedom, security and justice to every corner of the planet. The sustainable development goals agreed in New York in September 2015 offered hope, progress and a better life to billions of people. Months later, we came...
Pauline McNeill: ...The bill would seemingly effectively draw a line under offences in the troubles era across the UK by ensuring that long-running cases that have not been resolved are closed and closing avenues for justice in cases that did not involve death or serious injury. However, importantly, as Keith Brown said, that view is not shared by virtually any of the political parties and victims groups...
Alison Johnstone: The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-09753, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 5 September 2023 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if...
The Presiding Officer: The question on the motion will be put at decision time. The next item of business is consideration of nine Parliamentary Bureau motions. I call George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-09720, on committee duration; S6M-09757, on approval of an SSI; S6M-09758 to S6M-09760, on designation of lead committees; S6M-09787, on approval of an...
...S6M-09758 to S6M-09760, on designation of a lead committee; S6M-09787 on approval of an SSI; S6M-09761 and S6M-09790 on committee membership; and S6M-09791 on committee substitutes, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, be agreed to. Motions agreed to, That the Parliament agrees, further to motion S6M-00393, that the duration of the COVID-19 Recovery Committee...
Sarah Champion: ...and child abuse. This chaotic dysfunctional abusive home life led to us being vulnerable to abuse outside the family home. I was sexually abused by a school bus driver in 1979…In 1980/81 my dad George Frances Oliver was convicted of child sexual abuse against some of the children in the household (not me). I remember very clearly when my dad was arrested for his crimes. It was an odd...
Lord Allan of Hallam: ...they must, the last thing we want is for the platforms to feel that, if there is any problem further down the track, there will be comeback on them. That would be against the principle of natural justice, given that they have been instructed to hand the data over, and could also act as a barrier. The fact that I am raising these concerns is because it is not far-fetched; however...
Alison Johnstone: The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-09622, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 27 June 2023 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected)...
Matt Rodda: ...of the future of Reading gaol, which is a grade II listed building. It is famous for being the place where Oscar Wilde was incarcerated, and it was designed by the famous Victorian architect George Gilbert Scott, who was responsible for a number of well-known Victorian buildings in London, including the Albert memorial and St Pancras station. Sadly, the gaol has been mothballed since 2013...
Stewart Hosie: ...existence and, with greater ministerial support for its proposals, could have achieved much more.”—[Official Report, Finance (No. 2) Public Bill Committee, 18 May 2023; c. 136.] He also quoted George Crozier of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, as many have done over many years, who said that there had been “useful reforms to employee expenses and inheritance tax reporting,”...
Alison Johnstone: The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-09501, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 20 June 2023 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected)...
Alison Johnstone: The next item of business is consideration of five Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-09503 and S6M-09504, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments, motions S6M-09505 and S6M-09524, on designation of a lead committee, and motion S6M-09538, on committee membership. Motions moved, That the Parliament agrees that the...
...and S6M-09504, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments; motions S6M-09505 and S6M-09524, on designation of a lead committee; and motion S6M-09538, on committee membership, all in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, be agreed to. Motions agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011...