Establishment of Committees

The motion

That the Parliament shall establish committees of the Parliament as follows:

Name of Committee: Audit
Remit: Set out in Rule 6.7
Number of members: 8
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Labour Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

Name of Committee: Equal Opportunities
Remit: Set out in Rule 6.9
Number of members: 8
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Labour Party.

Name of Committee: European and External Relations
Remit: Set out in Rule 6.8
Number of members: 8
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Labour Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party.

Name of Committee: Finance
Remit: Set out in Rule 6.6
Number of members: 8
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Labour Party.

Name of Committee: Public Petitions
Remit: Set out in Rule 6.10
Number of members: 9
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Labour Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party.

Name of Committee: Procedures
Remit: Set out in Rule 6.4
Number of members: 7
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Labour Party.

Name of Committee: Standards and Public Appointments
Remit: Set out in Rule 6.5
Number of members: 7
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Labour Party.

Name of Committee: Subordinate Legislation
Remit: Set out in Rule 6.11
Number of members: 7
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party.

Name of Committee: Justice
Remit: To consider and report on (a) the administration of criminal and civil justice, community safety, and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and (b) the functions of the Lord Advocate, other than as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.
Number of members: 8
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Labour Party.
Duration: For the whole session of the Parliament

Name of Committee: Economy, Energy and Tourism
Remit: To consider and report on the Scottish economy, enterprise, energy, tourism and all other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth apart from those covered by the remits of the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change and the Local Government and Communities Committees.
Number of members: 8
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party.
Duration: For the whole session of the Parliament

Name of Committee: Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
Remit: To consider and report on matters relating to transport, infrastructure and climate change falling within the remit of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth.
Number of members: 8
Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Green Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Labour Party.
Duration: For the whole session of the Parliament

Name of Committee: Health and Sport
Remit: To consider and report on (a) health policy and the NHS in Scotland and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing and (b) matters relating to sport falling within the responsibility of the Minister for Communities and Sport.
Number of members: 8
Convenership: The Convener will be a

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

No MSP has added their name to this motion.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3M-00137 by reference.