Parliament Live from Holyrood – 05/10/2021
Join us for Parliament Live from Holyrood including the First Minister’s COVID Statement and the Scottish Government Debate on Legislative Consent to the Environment Bill.
2:00pm – Topical Questions
Beatrice Wishart S6T-00218
1. To ask the Scottish Government what measures public sector agencies, including the Scottish Government, Police Scotland and the Crown Office, will take to increase efforts to ensure women are protected from harassment and violence.
First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update
Ministerial Statement – Covid Recovery Strategy
Scottish Government Debate – Legislative Consent to the Environment Bill
Michael Matheson S6M-01512 – Legislative Consent to the Environment Bill
That the Parliament notes the supplementary legislative consent memorandum on the UK Environment Bill lodged by the Scottish Government on 9 July 2021, and the report of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee of 29 September 2021; calls on the UK Government to respect the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament with respect to measures with an environmental purpose in Scotland; further calls on the UK Government to amend clause 119 (formerly 107) to adequately reflect the devolved purpose of these regulations, and calls on the UK Government to remove clause 20(4) – (6), as it is inappropriate for the UK Government to seek to impose its own environmental principles on UK ministers for decisions with respect to Scotland.
Donald Cameron S6M-01512.1 – Legislative Consent to the Environment Bill
As an amendment to motion S6M-01512 in the name of Michael Matheson (Legislative Consent to the Environment Bill), leave out from “calls on the UK Government to respect” to end and insert “supports giving legislative consent to the UK Environment Bill; welcomes the UK Government’s commitment to the environment, and calls on the Scottish Government to work constructively with the UK Government in tackling climate change.”
Monica Lennon S6M-01512.2 – Legislative Consent to the Environment Bill
As an amendment to motion S6M-01512 in the name of Michael Matheson (Legislative Consent to the Environment Bill), leave out from “further calls on” to end and insert “is disappointed that the UK and Scottish governments have failed to have early and constructive dialogue on the environmental protections that are required, and believes that parliamentary time would be better spent on measures to address the global climate emergency.”
Committee Announcements
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00pm – Decision Time
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