Establishment of Committees

The motion

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

Name of Committee: Equal Opportunities

Remit: Set out in Rule 6.9

Number of members: 7

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Labour Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party.

Name of Committee: European and External Relations

Remit: Set out in Rule 6.8

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 Scottish Labour Party.

Name of Committee: Finance

Remit: Set out in Rule 6.6

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 Scottish National Party.

Name of Committee: Public Audit

Remit: Set out in Rule 6.7

Number of members: 9

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Labour Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

Name of Committee: Public Petitions

Remit: Set out in Rule 6.10

Number of members: 7

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Labour Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party.

Name of Committee: Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments

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 Scottish 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 National Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party.

Name of Committee: Economy, Energy and Tourism

Remit: To consider and report on the Scottish economy, enterprise, energy, tourism and renewables and all other matters within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth apart from those covered by the remit of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee and matters relating to the Cities Strategy falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy.

Number of members: 9

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist 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: Education and Culture

Remit: To consider and report on further and higher education, lifelong learning, schools, pre-school care, skills and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and matters relating to culture and the arts falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs.

Number of members: 9

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish National Party and the Deputy Convener will be a member of the Scottish Labour Party.

Duration: For the whole session of the Parliament

Name of Committee: Health and Sport

Remit: To consider and report on health policy, the NHS in Scotland, anti poverty measures, equalities, sport and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy apart from those covered by the remit of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee.

Number of members: 9

Convenership: The Convener will be a member of the Scottish Labour 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: Infrastructure and Capital Investment

Remit: To consider and report on infrastructure, capital investment, transport, hous

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.

1. 1 Jun 2011
   Parliamentary Bureau Motions

   Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

   The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S4M-00165, on the establishment of committees, and motion S4M-00178, on committee membership.Motions moved,That the Parliam…
2. 1 Jun 2011
   Decision Time

   Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

   There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S4M-00165, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on the establishment of committees, be agreed to.Motion agreed to,That the Parliament shall est…