Bureau Motion · S7M-00149 · Session 7
Suspension of Standing Orders
The motion
That the Parliament agrees, under Rule 17.2.1(b), to suspend and vary Rule 13.6 as follows, for the purpose of First Minister’s Question Time on
Thursday 28 May 2026—(a) in paragraph A1, the words “may be lodged in writing in advance, or” are suspended, and for the word “1” there is substituted the word “3”;(b) in Rule 13.6, paragraphs 1 and 2 are suspended;(c) in paragraph 3, the words “In addition to questions selected in advance under paragraph 2” are suspended; and(d) in paragraph 4, the words “so long as that question is not one which has been selected in advance” are suspended.
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.
Supporters
No MSP has added their name to this motion.
In the Official Report
2 contributions mention S7M-00149-
26 May 2026Parliamentary Bureau Motions
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S7M-00149 and S7M-00150, on suspension and variation of standing orders.Motions mov…
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26 May 2026Decision Time
I propose to ask a single question on two Parliamentary Bureau motions unless any member objects.As no member objects, the question is, that motions S7M-00149 and S7M-00150, on suspension and variation of standing orders, in the name of Ja…