Motion · S1M-00007 · 18 May 1999
Devolving of Work
The motion
That the Parliament resolves that Scotland’s Parliament must extend the reach of its democratic work around Scotland that the Parliament can provide living and breathing evidence of our new democracy across all the communities of Scotland; calls on the Parliamentary Bureau to establish the principle of devolving the work of the Parliament to locations around Scotland by recommending a programme of meetings for the Parliament’s committees at locations encompassing a wide geographical coverage of Scotland; calls on the Parliamentary Bureau to identify which committees of the Parliament can be based at locations outwith the Parliament campus on a permanent basis.
Supporters (21)
- Shona Robison 2 Jun 1999
- Brian Adam 3 Jun 1999
- Bill Aitken 3 Jun 1999
- Dennis Canavan 3 Jun 1999
- Linda Fabiani 3 Jun 1999
- Alex Fergusson 3 Jun 1999
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 3 Jun 1999
- Donald Gorrie 3 Jun 1999
- Mr Duncan Hamilton 3 Jun 1999
- Robin Harper 3 Jun 1999
- Richard Lochhead 3 Jun 1999
- Mr John McAllion 3 Jun 1999
- Jamie McGrigor 3 Jun 1999
- Irene McGugan 3 Jun 1999
- Michael Russell 3 Jun 1999
- Jamie Stone 3 Jun 1999
- Nicola Sturgeon 3 Jun 1999
- John Swinney Scottish National Party 3 Jun 1999
- Ben Wallace 3 Jun 1999
- Andrew Welsh 3 Jun 1999
- Allan Wilson 3 Jun 1999
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.