Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Good afternoon, colleagues. We begin our week’s business, as always, with time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is Miss Miriam Hussain, young women lead committee...
Our next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-22125, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out revisions to this week’s business....
1. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the transmission of Covid-19 as NHS services resume. (S5T-02293)
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of people tracked through its test and trace system, and the availability of its digital tool to the public....
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. You might have seen reports in the press at the weekend that US surgeon Dr Veronikis, who was supposed to be coming to Scotland, through an arrangement...
The next item of business is a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney, on education recovery.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-22114, in the name of Ben Macpherson, on the Local Government Finance (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-22119, in the name of Fiona Hyslop, on the advisory group on economic recovery’s recommendations.
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendment, members should have the bill as amended at stage 2—that is, SP Bill...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-22115, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill.
I am pleased to call Gillian Martin, Convener of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, to make an announcement on a report on the legislative consent memorandum on the UK...
Our next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S5M-22126 in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on referral of an SSI. Motion moved, That the...
Before we come to decisions, I return to the observation that Andy Wightman made in his opening remarks on the local government finance order about the title of that order as set out in the...
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.
