Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
20th Meeting, 2024
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.
The Committee took evidence from—
Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business,
Iain Hockenhull, Elections Bill Team Leader,
Chris Nicholson, Solicitor and Head of Branch, Constitutional Reform and External Affairs, Scottish Government, and
Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate.
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Parliamentary Bureau on allocation of time for opposition business. The Committee agreed to write to the Presiding Officer in her capacity as Chair of the Parliamentary Bureau.