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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 26 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
Edward Mountain wants to come in.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
Many thanks, Mr Beattie. Unusually, I invite the potential deputy convener, Miles Briggs, to add to that.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
Thank you for that contribution. I ask Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP whether there is anything that he would like to add.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
As there are no further questions, I thank you, gentlemen, for attending the committee this morning. The committee will formally consider whether to approve the application for recognition under agenda item 3, and the clerks will inform you of the committee’s decision in due course.
We move to agenda item 3, which is consideration of approval of a proposed cross-party group on Ukraine. Would anyone like to make a comment or ask a question?
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
Under our next item, the committee will consider a paper on cross-party group compliance with the code of conduct for MSPs. I refer to paper 2. Would any member like to comment or ask a question?
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
Compliance is required, yes. I remind those who are watching that the committee has committed to considering in early 2024 a full report on compliance with the code.
Is the committee content for me to write to the CPGs on China, Japan and the future of football in Scotland, as is proposed in the paper?
Members indicated agreement.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
That is excellent.
Our first item is a decision on taking in private agenda item 5, which is consideration of the committee’s work programme. Do members agree to take that item in private?
Members indicated agreement.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
Our second item is consideration of an application for the recognition of a proposed cross-party group on Ukraine. I welcome Colin Beattie MSP, Miles Briggs MSP and Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, who are the potential convener and deputy conveners.
I turn to Colin Beattie first, for an explanation of the need and the reason for the proposed cross-party group.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
As members have no questions, I will inquire about something. There is clearly strong cross-party support in the documents that you filed. Along with five organisations, almost unusually, 23 non-MSP individuals have expressed an interest in being associated with the group. Can you explain the range of the individuals who are interested in the group? Obviously, cross-party groups are for people outside the Parliament to meet and talk with MSPs, so that MSPs can better understand the situation. Perhaps Colin Beattie could answer that question.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Meeting date: 5 October 2023
Martin Whitfield
Before closing our public session, I put on record my appreciation of the sterling work of our senior clerk, Dr Katy Orr, who, for more than five years, has brought a quiet wisdom, expertise and, I think, patience to all areas of the committee’s work. On a personal note, I place on record my special thanks to Dr Orr for her patience with me, as convener, in what has been a very steep learning curve during this session. Dr Orr will be missed, but we wish her very well—and the best for what is coming along.
10:11 Meeting continued in private until 10:46.