Names and Remits of Mandatory Committees

The motion

That the Parliament agrees, under Rule 6.1, that the names and remits of the following mandatory committees be amended—

Name of Committee: Finance Committee
New name: Finance and Constitution Committee
Remit: To the remit set out in Rule 6.6 shall be added—
Constitutional matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution

Name of Committee: Public Audit Committee
New name: Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
Remit: To the remit set out in Rule 6.7 shall be added—
Post-legislative scrutiny

Name of Committee: European and External Relations Committee
New name: Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
Remit: To the remit set out in Rule 6.8 shall be added—
Culture and tourism matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Relations

Name of Committee: Equal Opportunities Committee
New name: Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Remit: To the remit set out in Rule 6.9 shall be added—
Human rights, including Convention rights (within the meaning of section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998) and other human rights contained in any international convention, treaty or other international instrument ratified by the United Kingdom.

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. 29 Sep 2016
   Parliamentary Bureau Motion

   Ken Macintosh Meeting of the Parliament

   The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S5M-01693, on names and remits of mandatory committees. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees, under Rule 6.1, that the na…
2. 29 Sep 2016
   Decision Time

   Ken Macintosh Meeting of the Parliament

   The next question is, that motion S5M-01693, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on names and remits of mandatory committees, be agreed to. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees, under Rule 6.1, that the names and remits of the followin…