Parliament Workbench
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Standard Motion · S4M-01749 · Session 4

Sir Peter Housden

Lodged by Tavish Scott LD Lodged 18 Jan 2012 13 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes the release of internal civil service briefings by the Permanent Secretary, Sir Peter Housden; considers that the language used in the briefings breaks the tenets of impartiality that govern the civil service, and asks the Permanent Secretary to desist from activity that could call into question his impartiality and risk losing the confidence of the political system.

Signatures by party

13 MSPs besides the lodger · 10 from other parties
Con 6Lab 4LD 3

Party on the day each MSP signed. Signing a motion is voluntary and not whipped. Who signs whose motions

Vote

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.

Amendments

1
  1. Sir Peter Housden
    James Dornan SNP Lodged 18 Jan 2012
    No recorded vote

Supporters

13 MSPs

Con 6 Lab 4 LD 3

Show all 13 supporters by party

Con 6

Lab 4

LD 3

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-01749 by reference.