Scotland Session S5 Status: Introduced

SP Bill 73 — Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Sco

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Scottish Parliament
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

This bill addresses time limits for requesting post-mortem examinations in specific cases.

The legislation sets time limits within which requests for post-mortem examinations must be made. It aims to streamline the process for such examinations in relevant circumstances.

Bill Text

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on · 90 voted No

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Scotland) Bill — S5M-23803

Failed 26 Yea · 90 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2690013
Total 2690013
% of votes cast 20%70%0%10%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Nay
Adamson, Clare — Nay
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Nay
Arthur, Tom — Nay
Baillie, Jackie — Yea
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Nay
Ballantyne, Michelle — Nay
Beamish, Claudia — Yea
Beattie, Colin — Nay
Bibby, Neil — Not Voting
Bowman, Bill — Nay
Boyack, Sarah — Yea
Briggs, Miles — Nay
Brown, Keith — Nay
Burnett, Alexander — Nay
Cameron, Donald — Nay
Campbell, Aileen — Nay
Carlaw, Jackson — Nay
Carson, Finlay — Nay
Chapman, Peter — Nay
Coffey, Willie — Nay
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Not Voting
Constance, Angela — Nay
Corry, Maurice — Nay
Crawford, Bruce — Nay
Cunningham, Roseanna — Nay
Davidson, Ruth — Not Voting
Dey, Graeme — Nay
Doris, Bob — Nay
Dornan, James — Nay
Ewing, Annabelle — Nay
Ewing, Fergus — Nay
Fabiani, Linda — Nay
Fee, Mary — Yea
Findlay, Neil — Yea
Finnie, John — Yea
FitzPatrick, Joe — Nay
Forbes, Kate — Nay
Fraser, Murdo — Nay
Freeman, Jeane — Not Voting
Gibson, Kenneth — Nay
Gilruth, Jenny — Nay
Golden, Maurice — Not Voting
Gougeon, Mairi — Nay
Grahame, Christine — Nay
Grant, Rhoda — Yea
Gray, Iain — Yea
Greene, Jamie — Nay
Greer, Ross — Yea
Griffin, Mark — Yea
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Nay
Hamilton, Rachael — Nay
Harper, Emma — Nay
Harris, Alison — Nay
Harvie, Patrick — Yea
Haughey, Clare — Nay
Hepburn, Jamie — Nay
Hyslop, Fiona — Nay
Johnson, Daniel — Yea
Johnstone, Alison — Not Voting
Kelly, James — Yea
Kerr, Liam — Nay
Kidd, Bill — Nay
Lamont, Johann — Yea
Lennon, Monica — Not Voting
Leonard, Richard — Yea
Lindhurst, Gordon — Nay
Lochhead, Richard — Nay
Lockhart, Dean — Nay
Lyle, Richard — Nay
MacDonald, Angus — Nay
MacDonald, Gordon — Nay
MacGregor, Fulton — Nay
Macdonald, Lewis — Yea
Macintosh, Ken — Not Voting
Mackay, Derek — Not Voting
Mackay, Rona — Nay
Macpherson, Ben — Nay
Maguire, Ruth — Nay
Marra, Jenny — Yea
Martin, Gillian — Nay
Mason, John — Nay
Mason, Tom — Nay
Matheson, Michael — Nay
McAlpine, Joan — Nay
McArthur, Liam — Nay
McDonald, Mark — Not Voting
McKee, Ivan — Nay
McKelvie, Christina — Nay
McMillan, Stuart — Nay
McNeill, Pauline — Yea
Mitchell, Margaret — Nay
Mountain, Edward — Nay
Mundell, Oliver — Nay
Neil, Alex — Not Voting
Paterson, Gil — Yea
Regan, Ash — Nay
Rennie, Willie — Nay
Robison, Shona — Nay
Ross, Gail — Nay
Rowley, Alex — Yea
Rumbles, Mike — Nay
Ruskell, Mark — Yea
Russell, Michael — Nay
Sarwar, Anas — Not Voting
Scott, John — Nay
Simpson, Graham — Nay
Smith, Elaine — Yea
Smith, Liz — Nay
Smyth, Colin — Yea
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Nay
Stevenson, Stewart — Nay
Stewart, Alexander — Nay
Stewart, David — Yea
Stewart, Kevin — Nay
Sturgeon, Nicola — Not Voting
Swinney, John — Nay
Todd, Maree — Nay
Tomkins, Adam — Nay
Torrance, David — Nay
Watt, Maureen — Nay
Wells, Annie — Nay
Wheelhouse, Paul — Nay
White, Sandra — Nay
Whittle, Brian — Nay
Wightman, Andy — Yea
Wishart, Beatrice — Nay
Yousaf, Humza — Nay

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