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Motion · S6M-20907 · 25 Feb 2026

Respect for the Office of the Presiding Officer

Lodged by Jamie Greene Members' Business Motion 28 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament wholeheartedly condemns what it sees as the repeated and enduring questioning and undermining of the authority and neutrality of the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament by members of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party group; believes that what it sees as  premeditated conduct brings individuals, their party and the entire Parliament into disrepute; notes calls for this conduct to be addressed through appropriate parliamentary processes and, where deemed appropriate, sanctions, and reiterates its unequivocal support for the Presiding Officer as she seeks to uphold the standards, order and running of parliamentary business in a modern democratic institution serving people across Scotland, including in the West Scotland region, in the face of what it sees as unsubstantiated and relentless accusations of conspiracy or bias.

Supporters (28)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.