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Elaine Smith Lab The Deputy Presiding Officer · Coatbridge and Chryston
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The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motions S4M-12011 and S4M-12012 on committee membership and motions S4M-12013 and S4M-12014 on substitution on committees, en bloc.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees that—

Mark Griffin be appointed to replace Neil Bibby as a member of the Education and Culture Committee;

Siobhan McMahon be appointed to replace Jayne Baxter as a member of the Education and Culture Committee;

Anne McTaggart be appointed to replace Alex Rowley as a member of the European and External Relations Committee;

Lewis Macdonald be appointed to replace Richard Baker as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

Johann Lamont be appointed to replace Margaret McDougall as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

Jayne Baxter be appointed to replace Siobhan McMahon as a member of the Equal Opportunities Committee;

David Stewart be appointed to replace Mark Griffin as a member of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee;

Jayne Baxter be appointed to replace John Pentland as a member of the Justice Committee;

Drew Smith be appointed to replace Ken Macintosh as a member of the Public Audit Committee;

Paul Martin be appointed to replace Hugh Henry as a member of the Public Audit Committee;

John Pentland be appointed to replace David Stewart as a member of the Public Petitions Committee;

Sarah Boyack be appointed to replace Cara Hilton as a member of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee;

Margaret McDougall be appointed to replace Ken Macintosh as a member of the Welfare Reform Committee;

Cara Hilton be appointed to replace Anne McTaggart as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;

Duncan McNeil be appointed to replace Drew Smith as a member of the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee;

Richard Baker be appointed to replace Michael McMahon as a member of the Finance Committee;

Patricia Ferguson be appointed to replace Cara Hilton as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee; and

Hanzala Malik be appointed to replace Anne McTaggart as a member of the Public Petitions Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that—

Gil Paterson be appointed to replace Fiona McLeod as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee; and

Stuart McMillan be appointed to replace Gil Paterson as a member of the Public Audit Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that—

James Kelly be appointed to replace Mary Fee as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee;

Iain Gray be appointed to replace Kezia Dugdale as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee;

Claire Baker be appointed to replace Patricia Ferguson as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the European and External Relations Committee;

Jackie Baillie be appointed to replace Jenny Marra as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee;

Anne McTaggart be appointed to replace Jackie Baillie as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Equal Opportunities Committee;

Jackie Baillie be appointed to replace Iain Gray as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Finance Committee;

Hugh Henry be appointed to replace Graeme Pearson as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Justice Committee;

Margaret McCulloch be appointed to replace Sarah Boyack as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;

David Stewart be appointed to replace Claire Baker as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee; and

Neil Bibby be appointed to replace Jackie Baillie as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Welfare Reform Committee.

That the Parliament agrees that—

James Dornan be appointed to replace Bruce Crawford as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee; and

Bob Doris be appointed to replace Fiona McLeod as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Finance Committee.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]

Elaine Smith Lab The Deputy Presiding Officer · Coatbridge and Chryston
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The question on the motions will be put at decision time.

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