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Tuesday 18 September 2012 Meeting of the Parliament Business motions 6 contributions · 2 speakers Watch on Scottish Parliament TV

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Tricia Marwick The Presiding Officer · Mid Fife and Glenrothes
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The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S4M-04149, on committee membership.

Joe FitzPatrick SNP The Minister for Parliamentary Business · Dundee City West
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The motion provides for changes in committee membership following ministerial appointments.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees that—

James Dornan be appointed to replace Humza Yousaf as a member of the Public Audit Committee;

Brian Adam be appointed to replace Margaret Burgess as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;

John Mason be appointed to replace Paul Wheelhouse as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;

Bruce Crawford be appointed to replace Paul Wheelhouse as a member of the Finance Committee;

Jean Urquhart be appointed to replace Mark McDonald as a member of the Finance Committee;

Willie Coffey be appointed to replace Bill Kidd as a member of the European and External Relations Committee;

Roderick Campbell be appointed to replace Aileen McLeod as a member of the European and External Relations Committee;

Marco Biagi be appointed to replace Stuart McMillan as a member of the Equal Opportunities Committee;

Richard Lyle be appointed to replace Mark McDonald as a member of the Public Petitions Committee;

Chic Brodie be appointed to replace Sandra White as a member of the Public Petitions Committee;

Stewart Stevenson be appointed to replace James Dornan as a member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee;

Stuart McMillan be appointed to replace Chic Brodie as a member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee;

Marco Biagi be appointed to replace Stuart McMillan as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

David Torrance be appointed to replace Angus MacDonald as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

Dennis Robertson be appointed to replace John Wilson as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

George Adam be appointed to replace Marco Biagi as a member of the Education and Culture Committee;

Colin Beattie be appointed to replace Jean Urquhart as a member of the Education and Culture Committee;

Mark McDonald be appointed to replace George Adam as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;

Aileen McLeod be appointed to replace Jim Eadie as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;

David Torrance be appointed to replace Richard Lyle as a member of the Health and Sport Committee;

Sandra White be appointed to replace Humza Yousaf as a member of the Justice Committee;

John Wilson be appointed to replace Joe FitzPatrick as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;

Stewart Stevenson be appointed to replace David Torrance as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;

Stuart McMillan be appointed to replace James Dornan as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;

Angus MacDonald be appointed to replace Dennis Robertson as a member of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee;

Jim Eadie be appointed to replace Aileen McLeod as a member of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee; and

Linda Fabiani be appointed to replace Margaret Burgess as a member of the Welfare Reform Committee.

Tricia Marwick The Presiding Officer · Mid Fife and Glenrothes
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Minister, will you also move motion S4M-04150, on substitution on committees?

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees that—

Rob Gibson be appointed to replace Joe FitzPatrick as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Public Petitions Committee;

Bruce Crawford be appointed to replace Marco Biagi as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Subordinate Legislation Committee;

Joan McAlpine be appointed to replace Jim Eadie as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

Stuart McMillan be appointed to replace David Torrance as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Equal Opportunities Committee;

Marco Biagi be appointed to replace Colin Beattie as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee;

Jim Eadie be appointed to replace Adam Ingram as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Health and Sport Committee;

Christina McKelvie be appointed to replace Linda Fabiani as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Welfare Reform Committee;

Jamie Hepburn be appointed to replace Gil Paterson as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee;

George Adam be appointed to replace Roderick Campbell as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;

Aileen McLeod be appointed to replace Stewart Maxwell as the Scottish National Party substitute on the European and External Relations Committee; and

Mark McDonald be appointed to replace Jamie Hepburn as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Local Government and Regeneration Committee.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]

Tricia Marwick The Presiding Officer · Mid Fife and Glenrothes
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The questions on the motions will be put at decision time, when five questions will be put as a result of today’s business.

In view of the time, minister, I wonder whether you would be prepared to talk for 30 seconds about the substitution on committees that is needed. [Laughter.]

Joe FitzPatrick SNP Dundee City West
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The changes to committee membership will strengthen the SNP’s representation across committees. I congratulate all the members and look forward to their input on committees. I know that members who are moving to new positions look forward to working closely with Opposition members across the Parliament in helping to take forward the Government’s programme for government.

Tricia Marwick The Presiding Officer · Mid Fife and Glenrothes
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I think that that was your first test, minister.

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