Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Agenda: 13 January 2022
Thursday, 13 January 2022
1st Meeting, 2022
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
2. Cross-Party Groups
The Committee will consider applications for recognition from 4 Cross-Party Groups, and take evidence from—
- Craig Hoy
Convener of the proposed CPG on Beer and Pubs
Scottish Parliament - Paul Sweeney
Convener of the proposed CPG on Maritime and Shipbuilding
Scottish Parliament - Beatrice Wishart
Deputy-Convener of the proposed CPG on Poverty
Scottish Parliament - Graham Simpson
Convener of the proposed CPG on Sustainable Transport
Scottish Parliament
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - CPG Applications (145KB, pdf) posted 10 January 2022
3. Cross-Party Group - approval
The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Groups on Beer and Pubs, Maritime and Shipbuilding, Poverty and Sustainable Transport.
4. Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2022 from—
- George Adam
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Scottish Government - Lauchlan Hall
Senior Policy Adviser
Scottish Government - Iain Hockenhull
Elections Bill Team Leader
Scottish Government
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - SSI cover note (171KB, pdf) posted 10 January 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
5. Subordinate legislation
George Adam (Minister for Parliamentary Business) to move—S6M-02576—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Committee recommends that the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2022 be approved.
6. Future parliamentary procedures and practices
The Committee will consider its approach to its inquiry.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item