The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions S3M-249 and S3M-254, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on the establishment of a committee and on committee membership and substitution on committees.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) to establish a committee of the Parliament as follows:

Name of Committee: Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Scheme Committee; Remit: To inquire into and report with recommendations for a Committee Bill on a replacement for the Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Scheme rules; Duration: Until the Parliament has completed its consideration of the committee's report; Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Labour Party; Membership: Alasdair Morgan, Peter Peacock, David McLetchie and Hugh O'Donnell; and

(b) as an alternative to Rule 6.3.2 of Standing Orders, that this committee shall have four members.

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) that Helen Eadie be appointed as a member and that John Park and Dr Richard Simpson be appointed to replace George Foulkes and Elaine Smith as members of the Subordinate Legislation Committee; and

(b) the following nominated committee substitutes, as permitted under Rule 6.3A— Labour Party

Audit Committee James Kelly Economy, Energy and

Tourism Committee Irene Oldfather Education, Lifelong Learning

and Culture Committee George Foulkes Equal Opportunities

Committee Claire Baker European and External

Relations Committee Karen Gillon Finance Committee Peter Peacock Health and Sport

Committee Helen Eadie Justice Committee Mary Mulligan Local Government and

Communities Committee Rhoda Grant Public Petitions Committee Marilyn Livingstone Rural Affairs and

Environment Committee David Stewart Standards and Public

Appointments Committee David Whitton Subordinate Legislation

Committee Richard Baker Transport, Infrastructure and

Climate Change Committee Malcolm Chisholm.

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Audit Committee Derek Brownlee Economy, Energy and

Tourism Committee Alex Johnstone Education, Lifelong Learning

and Culture Committee Ted Brocklebank Equal Opportunities

Committee Mary Scanlon European and External

Relations Committee Jackson Carlaw Finance Committee Murdo Fraser Health and Sport

Committee Jamie McGrigor Justice Committee John Lamont Local Government and

Communities Committee Margaret Mitchell Procedures Committee Elizabeth Smith Public Petitions Committee John Scott Rural Affairs and

Environment Committee Nanette Milne Subordinate Legislation

Committee Bill Aitken Transport, Infrastructure and

Climate Change Committee Gavin Brown.—[Bruce Crawford.]

Questions on the motions will be put at decision time, to which we are about to come.