Decision Time

There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business.

The first question is, that motion S4M-05535, in the name of Mark McDonald, on the High Hedges (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the High Hedges (Scotland) Bill.

The next question is, that amendment S4M-05556.2, in the name of Jenny Marra, which seeks to amend motion S4M-05556, in the name of Roseanna Cunningham, on promoting and protecting human rights—Scotland, Europe and the wider world, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Amendment agreed to.

The next question is, that motion S4M-05556, in the name of Roseanna Cunningham, on promoting and protecting human rights—Scotland, Europe and the wider world, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Motion, as amended, agreed to,

That the Parliament reaffirms the importance in a modern, democratic Scotland of the values proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; acknowledges and asserts the inalienable rights enumerated in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and enshrined in international treaty; dedicates itself once more to the vision of an inclusive Scotland that respects, protects and realises the human rights of all; commends the work of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Scotland’s independent national human rights institution; looks forward to the development of Scotland’s first national action plan for human rights over the course of 2013, and embraces the opportunities presented by Scotland’s engagement in the wider world to promote respect for the universal and indivisible rights of all of humanity, and believes that tackling human trafficking should be an essential part of the national action plan for human rights, including a clear commitment to review the current law to ensure that the crime of human trafficking is defined as clearly and comprehensively as possible.

The next question is, that motion S4M-05541, in the name of David Stewart, on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, on the reappointment of the chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament nominates Professor Alan Miller to Her Majesty The Queen for reappointment for a second term as the Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission from 3 March 2013 until 2 March 2016.

The next question is, that motion S4M-05537, in the name of Mary Scanlon, on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, on the appointment of a member of the Standards Commission for Scotland, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament agrees, under section 8 of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, to appoint Lindsey Gallanders as a member of the Standards Commission for Scotland.

That concludes decision time.