Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, May 18, 2017

Official Report 360KB pdf

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Annual Report

Agenda item 3 is consideration of our draft annual report. I invite general comments from members.

I thank the clerks for their work in producing the draft report, which comprehensively covers what we have done. Would it be possible to include a paragraph that notes our engagement with the work of the Presiding Officer’s review of parliamentary procedures? We have had a couple of witness sessions covering that area. Are members content to agree to that?

I am sorry, convener, but I was not paying sufficient attention.

The report does not recognise the work that we have done in engaging with the Presiding Officer’s review of parliamentary procedures. I asked whether a paragraph on that could be added in.

I agree. I was going to raise that point myself.

Are we content for the clerks to draft something that can be approved by email?

Members indicated agreement.

Is the rest of the report agreed to?

Members indicated agreement.

10:41 Meeting continued in private until 10:52.