Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]

Meeting date: Thursday, May 16, 2024

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Decision Time

There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S6M-13221, in the name of Tom Arthur, on the Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill at stage 1, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill.

The next question is, that motion S6M-12713, in the name of Shona Robison, on a financial resolution for the Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill, agrees to—

(a) any expenditure of a kind referred to in Rule 9.12.3A of the Parliament’s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act, and

(b) any tax imposed in consequence of the Act in relation to which Rule 9.12.3B(a) of the Parliament’s Standing Orders applies.

The next question is, that motion S6M-13172, in the name of Karen Adam, on behalf of the selection panel, on appointment of the chair of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament nominates Professor Angela O’Hagan to His Majesty The King for appointment as the Chair of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights.

The final question is, that motion S6M-13096, in the name of Maggie Chapman, on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, on appointment of a member of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body’s proposal to appoint Jamie Greene to be a member of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit.

That concludes decision time.