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St/S2/06/5/A Standards and Public Appointments ST/S2/06/5/A STANDARDS AND PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE AGENDA 5th Meeting, 2006 (Session 2) Tuesday 23 May 2006 The Committee will meet at 11.00 am in Committee Room 5. 1. Cross-Party Group on Renewable Energy: The Committee will consider a request from the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy to revise its title and remit. 2. Petition 951: The Committee will consider a petition by Walter Dean calling on the Scottish Parliament to ensure higher parliamentary standards by (a) amending the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002 to put in place an appeal mechanism for complainants whose complaints to the Commissioner have been rejected; (b) providing adequate resources for the Standards Commissioner to carry out these functions properly; and (c) amending the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to ensure that the Standards Commissioner is subject to its provisions. 3. Review of the Code of Conduct for MSPs: The Committee will consider discussion papers on section 8 and Annexe 6 of the Code of Conduct for MSPs. Jennifer Smart Clerk to the Committee Room TG.01 Ext: 85239 email: [email protected] ****************** ST/S2/06/5/A The following papers are attached for this meeting: Agenda item 1 - Cross-Party Group on Renewable Energy Note by the clerks ST/S2/06/5/1 Letter from Robin Harper MSP ST/S2/06/5/1a Registration Form – June 2003 ST/S2/06/5/1b Agenda item 2 - Petition 951 Note by the clerks (includes the petition and electronic signatures) ST/S2/06/5/2 Agenda item 3 - Review of the Code of Conduct for MSPs Section 8: Note by the clerks ST/S2/06/5/3 Extract from the Code of Conduct for MSPs – section 8 ST/S2/06/5/3a Alphabetical list of cross-party groups in the Scottish Parliament ST/S2/06/5/3b Annexe 6: Note by the clerks ST/S2/06/5/3c Extract from the Code of Conduct for MSPs – Annexe 6 ST/S2/06/5/3d The following papers are attached for information: Minutes of the last meeting ST/S2/06/4/M ST/S2/06/5/1 STANDARDS AND PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE CROSS-PARTY GROUP – AMENDMENT TO REMIT 1. A copy of a letter from Robin Harper MSP, Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Renewable Energy, is attached. 2. Mr Harper wishes to extend the remit of the Cross-Party Group (CPG) to include energy efficiency. 3. Also attached is the Group’s registration form which was submitted to the clerks on 17 June 2003 to re-register the CPG in Session 2. The original registration form for approval by the Standards Committee was considered at its meeting on 5 April 2000 when the Committee agreed to accord recognition. 4. Members will note that in accordance with section 8 of the Code of Conduct (Regulation of Cross-Party Groups), proposals to establish Cross-Party Groups must be submitted to the Standards and Public Appointments Committee. Whilst the rules are silent on the amendment of a Group’s title and purpose, Members may consider it appropriate for the Committee to approve changes to a Group’s original purpose. 5. When a proposed CPG applies for recognition, the Standards and Public Appointments Committee pays “particular attention to the information provided about the group’s purpose” (paragraph 8.2.5, Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament). This purpose (or remit) provides part of the basis for the Committee's approval or rejection of a proposed CPG. Therefore changes made without the agreement of the Committee mean that the CPG is not the same as that to which the Committee agreed to accord recognition. 6. Members are invited to consider Mr Harper’s request to amend the purpose of the Cross-Party Group on Renewable Energy. STANDARDS CLERKS MAY 2006 1 ST/S2/06/5/1a STANDARDS AND PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE CROSS-PARTY GROUP – AMENDMENT TO REMIT: LETTER FROM ROBIN HARPER MSP Clerk to the Standards Committee Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP Dear Clerk to the Standards Committee Cross Party Group on Renewable Energy (SPREG) At the annual general meeting on 7 February 2006, the cross party group on renewable energy (Scottish Parliament Renewable Energy Group – SPREG) considered a proposal to amend its purpose so that subject of energy efficiency is included. Introduction The Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Renewable Energy - or SPREG as it is more commonly known - has existed since 2000 to promote debate and discussion on renewable energy in Scotland. Across this time it has been an active group with a wide-ranging membership. The membership is now over 300 and includes 16 MSPs, as well as a large number of other parliamentary staff. In its time SPREG has debated and discussed a wide range of topics relating to renewables and wider energy matters. A key driver for SPREG is how renewable energy can support action on climate change, while also contributing to Scotland’s economy. An issue often discussed alongside renewable energy is that of energy efficiency. This often crops up within debates. While renewable energy and energy efficiency might be seen as two sides of the same coin, focus within the group has therefore tended to focus on the energy generation side. However, there is not currently a Cross Party Group on energy efficiency, despite its importance and despite the large interest amongst MSPs in the benefits of energy efficiency and problems linked with energy inefficiency such as fuel poverty. Proposal To ensure that the Scottish Parliament has sufficient opportunity to discuss energy efficiency outside of parliamentary debates and outside of Committee work, it was proposed that SPREG change its objectives to include renewable and energy efficiency. ST/S2/06/5/1a Such a change would mirror the work of the Cross Party Groups at Westminster and the National Assembly of Wales where there are groups that look at sustainable energy – i.e. renewable energy and energy efficiency combined. In future, a meeting schedule would be put together to ensure a regular programme of discussion sessions on key energy efficiency and renewable energy topics, with the intention that a minimum of three meetings on each issue be held in each parliamentary year. Revising the Purpose of SPREG The current purpose of the Group is to: “To bring together Members of the Scottish Parliament and others with an interest in renewable energy in Scotland. The group will meet to ensure an exchange of information between Members of the Parliament, industry, NGOs and other interested parties. This may take place through presentations, debates, newsletters and production of reports.” It was proposed that this be amended as follows: “To bring together Members of the Scottish Parliament and others with an interest in renewable energy and energy efficiency in Scotland. The group will meet to ensure an exchange of information between Members of the Parliament, industry, NGOs and other interested parties. This may take place through presentations, debates, newsletters and production of reports.” The annual general meeting on 7 February agreed the proposals as outlined above. Revising the Group Name It was agreed that the current name of the “Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Renewable Energy” be renamed the “Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency”. It was agreed that the name SPREG, which is the less formal name of the group (Scottish Parliament Renewable Energy Group), be retained, but that in future it be a reference to the Scottish Parliament Renewable energy & Energy efficiency Group. Elected members of the group Previously SPREG had an elected vice-convenor and four co-convenors from the MSP members. In addition it also has had an elected Secretary and elected Treasurer: both these posts can be filled from the wider membership. There were no changes made to the role of MSPs as vice convener and co- conveners. It was agreed that the elected post of Secretary be revised to ST/S2/06/5/1a elect two Secretaries, one to work on administering meetings on renewable energy and one to administer meetings on energy efficiency. I have attached a declaration relating to the revised nature of the cross party group and request that the Standards Committee consider this revision at its earliest convenience. Yours sincerely Robin Harper MSP Vice-Convener, Scottish Parliament Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Group May 2006 ST/S2/06/5/1a Declaration on revision of a Cross-Party Group I declare that Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency is constituted in accordance with the Rules on Cross-Party Groups in the Scottish Parliament set out below, and that in its operation the group will comply with the Rules: The group must be Parliamentary in character, and its purpose must be of genuine public interest. The group’s membership must be open to all Members of the Parliament and must include at least 5 MSPs of which at least one Member must be from each of the parties or groups represented in the Parliamentary Bureau. In circumstances where the Standards Committee considers it is merited in relation to a particular group, this rule may be modified or waived. The group may contain members from outwith the Parliament, but the overall membership profile of the group must remain clearly Parliamentary in character, with attendance at group meetings compliant with rule 10 below. The group must elect its officers within 30 days of its first meeting and every 12 months subsequently. At least two of the elected officers, one of whom must be the convener, must be Members of the Parliament.
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