Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Good afternoon, colleagues. We begin business today, as we do on a Tuesday, with time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is the Rev David T Young, who is parish minister and...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I raise a point of order concerning my vote on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill last Thursday. I intended to vote no but voted yes in error....
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-24388, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out changes to this week’s business....
1. To ask the Scottish Government how it and Police Scotland are ensuring that women are protected from harassment and violence. (S5T-02718)
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether its discussions have concluded with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development regarding publication timetables relating to its review of...
The next item of business is a statement by Nicola Sturgeon on Covid-19. The First Minister will take questions at the end of her statement, and I encourage members who wish to ask a question to...
The next item of business is a statement by Ivan McKee on a global capital investment plan. The minister will take questions at the end of his statement, so there should be no interventions or...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-24379, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a stage 3 timetable. Motion moved, That...
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-24369, in the name of John Swinney, on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
I am minded to accept a motion without notice under rule 11.2.4 to bring forward decision time to now. Motion moved, That, under Rule 11.2.4, Decision Time be brought forward to 7.18 pm.—[...
Before we move to a decision, I ask members to refresh their voting app. There is no need to re-enter the code. We will put the PIN in the BlueJeans chat function for those members who are...
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.
