Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
16th Meeting, 2023
Apologies were received from Evelyn Tweed MSP.
Alasdair Allan indicated that he had no relevant interests to declare.
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
The Committee considered an application for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Ukraine, and took evidence from—
Colin Beattie, MSP, Miles Briggs, MSP and Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP, Scottish Parliament.
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP declared an interest as a host under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
The Committee agreed to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Group on Ukraine.
The Committee considered a paper on Cross-Party Groups' compliance with the Code of Conduct. The Committee agreed to write to the Conveners of the Cross-Party Groups on China, Japan and the Future of Football in Scotland.
The Committee considered the evaluation of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016.