Parliamentary Bureau Motions

– in the Scottish Parliament on 3rd September 2013.

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The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S4M-07530, on committee membership; motion S4M-07568, on substitution on committees; and motion S4M-07531, on the office of the clerk.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that—

Hanzala Malik be appointed to replace Rhoda Grant as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

Jayne Baxter be appointed to replace Neil Findlay as a member of the Education and Culture Committee;

Margaret McCulloch be appointed to replace Mary Fee as a member of the Equal Opportunities Committee;

Rhoda Grant be appointed to replace Drew Smith as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;

Mark Griffin be appointed to replace Margaret McCulloch as a member of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee;

Mary Fee be appointed to replace Elaine Murray as a member of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee;

Elaine Murray be appointed to replace Jenny Marra as a member of the Justice Committee;

John Pentland be appointed to replace Graeme Pearson as a member of the Justice Committee;

Richard Baker be appointed to replace John Pentland as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;

Hugh Henry be appointed to replace Iain Gray as a member of the Public Audit Committee;

Ken Macintosh be appointed to replace Mark Griffin as a member of the Public Audit Committee;

Lewis Macdonald be appointed to replace Patricia Ferguson as a member of the Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee;

Drew Smith be appointed to replace James Kelly as a member of the Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee;

Margaret McDougall be appointed to replace Margaret McCulloch as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;

Margaret McCulloch be appointed to replace Hanzala Malik as a member of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee;

Richard Baker be appointed to replace John Pentland as a member of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee; and

Ken Macintosh be appointed to replace Iain Gray as a member of the Welfare Reform Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that—

Kezia Dugdale be appointed to replace Mark Griffin as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee;

Patricia Ferguson be appointed to replace Neil Findlay as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the European and External Relations Committee;

Jackie Baillie be appointed to replace Malcolm Chisholm as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Equal Opportunities Committee;

Iain Gray be appointed to replace Mary Fee as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Finance Committee;

Malcolm Chisholm be appointed to replace Jayne Baxter as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Health and Sport Committee;

James Kelly be appointed to replace Graeme Pearson as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee;

Graeme Pearson be appointed to replace Margaret McDougall as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Justice Committee;

Sarah Boyack be appointed to replace Richard Simpson as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;

John Pentland be appointed to replace Neil Bibby as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee;

Mark Griffin be appointed to replace Malcolm Chisholm as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Public Petitions Committee; and

Mary Fee be appointed to replace Margaret McCulloch as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that, between 5 January 2014 and 31 January 2015, the Office of the Clerk will be open on all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, 18 and 21 April 2014, 5 May 2014, 23 May and 26 May 2014, St Andrew’s Day (28 November 2014), 24 December (pm), 25 and 26 December 2014 and 1 and 2 January 2015.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]

The Presiding Officer:

The questions on the motions will be put at decision time.