Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Scottish Parliament Wednesday 28 May 2008 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 14:30]
Good afternoon. The first item of business is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is Father Paul Francis Spencer of St Mungo's church in Glasgow.
The next item of business is a statement by John Swinney on the Scottish futures trust. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of his 15-minute statement, so there should be no...
The next item of business is a debate on climate change. I should say to all members that time is very tight this afternoon.
Members should note that business motion S3M-1996 has been withdrawn and that a revised business motion—S3M-2010—has been lodged. The Business Bulletin has been revised to incorporate...
The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S3M-1998, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. Motion moved, That the...
There is only one question to be put as a result of today's business. The question is, that motion S3M-1998, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be...
The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S3M-1705, in the name of Alasdair Allan, on fuel costs. The debate will be concluded without any questions being put....
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.