 I declare this sixth session of the Scottish Parliament 2021 to 2026, duly constituted. The item of business this morning is members' oaths and affirmations. Unfortunately, I am now going to remind you that physical distancing is still in place across the chamber and across the campus, so I would ask members to take care in observing these measures, including when entering and leaving the chamber. To ensure that physical distancing requirements can be safely observed, there are four groups of members. After each group has concluded, members will be invited to exit the chamber to allow cleaning to take place before the next group arrives. I am going to start with our group one, colleagues here this morning in the chamber. I am going to call each member in turn and invite you to either take the oath of allegiance or to make a solemn affirmation. Members should stand if they are able to and do so when I call your name. They should then repeat the oath or affirmation after the clerk. Nicola Sturgeon is the member for Glasgow Southside and will make an affirmation. Before I do so, I wish to say that the SNP pledges loyalty to the people of Scotland in line with the Scottish constitutional tradition of the sovereignty of the people. I, Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare an affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. Mr Ross is a member for Highlands and Islands and will take the oath. I, Douglas Gordon Ross, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. I, Anas Sarwar, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God. So help me God. I, Patrick Harvie, Mr Harvie is a member for Glasgow and will make an affirmation. Before I do so, on behalf of the Scottish Green Party, I would like to reasset that our allegiance lies with the people of Scotland who elected this Parliament and who are sovereign. We look forward to the day when they can choose their own elected head of state. I, Patrick Harvie, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. I, Lorna Slater, am ystod, is a member for Lothian and will make an affirmation. I believe the Scottish people to be sovereign. I, Lorna Jains Slater, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. I call Willie Rennie. Mr Rennie is the member for North East Fife and will take the oath. I, Willie Rennie, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God. I call George Adam. Mr Adam is the member for Paisley and will take the oath. I, George Adam, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God. I call Karen Adam. Ms Adam is the member for Bamshire and Buckingham coast and will make an affirmation. I, Karen Adam, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. I call Claire Adamson. Ms Adamson is the member for Motherwell and Wishaw and will take the oath. I, Claire Adamson, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God. I, Claire Adamson, do swear that I will be faithful and true to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God. I call Alasdair Allan. Mr Allan is the member for Nhaenlyn and Nlair and will take the oath. I, Alasdair James Allan. I, Alasdair James Allan. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God. I, Alasdair Adamson, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. I, Alasdair Adamson, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, I, Tom Arthur, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. I call Jackie Baillie. Ms Baillie is the member for Dumbarton and will take the oath. I, Jackie Baillie, I, Jackie Baillie, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. I call Claire Baker. Ms Baker is the member for Mid Scotland and Fife and will make the affirmation. I, Claire Baker, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. I call Jeremy Balfour. Mr Balfour is a member for Lothian and will take the oath. I, Jeremy Ross, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors in law. So help me God. I call Colin Beattie. Mr Beattie is the member for Midlothian North and Musselborough and will take the oath. I, Colin Beattie, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. I call Neil Bibby. Mr Bibby is the member for West Scotland and will make an affirmation. I, Neil Bibby, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. I, Neil Bibby, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. I, Neil Bibby, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. So help me God. Is that you will sincerely and truly declare yourself and a firm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her aires and successors according to law. I call Miles Briggs. Mr Briggs is a member for Lothian and will take the oath. I, Miles Edward Briggs, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. I call Keith Brown. Mr Brown is the member for Clack Manenture and Dunblane and will make an affirmation. I, Keith James Brown, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. I call Siobhan Brown. Ms Brown is the member for Ayr and will make an affirmation. I, Siobhan Brown, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her ears and successors according to law, to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her ears and successors according to law. I call Ariane Burgess. Ms Burgess is a member for Highlands and Islands and will make an affirmation. Before I do, I believe that the people of Scotland are sovereign. I, Ariane Burgess. I, Ariane Burgess. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her ears and successors according to law? and successors, according to law. Namfioach ha-myntio na halaba yw achyll. Ha-mysia ar-e-an Burgess, gwsol ym chi ishfyrnych, ac yw'r acal, ac ys agensia gwmbi mi gylas, ac ys fior ywol, do a forych, a bannu elisadge, a chwyrrach yn, ac ys a tanysgyn ar-a'r rai anlych. Alexander Burnett Mr Burnett is the member for Aberdeenshire West. I will take the oath. I, Alexander James, amherst Burnett of Lays. I, Alexander James, amherst Burnett of Lays. To swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her ears and successors, according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her ears and successors, according to law. So help me God. So help me God. I call Stephanie Callaghan. Ms Callaghan is the member for Oddingston and Bellshill and will make an affirmation. I, Stephanie Callaghan. I, Stephanie Callaghan. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her ears and successors, according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her ears and successors, according to law. I call Donald Cameron. Mr Cameron is a member for Highlands and Islands and will take the oath. I, Donald Cameron. I, Donald Cameron. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. So help me God. I call Jackson Carlaw. Mr Carlaw is the member for Eastwood and will take the oath. I, Jackson Carlaw. I, Jackson Carlaw. Do you swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. Do you swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. So help me God. I call Finlay Carson. Mr Carson is the member for Galloway and Westam Fries and will take the oath. Hamilton Carson. I, Finlay Hamilton Carson. Do you swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. Do you swear that I will be faithful and pay due allegiance. To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. To Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. So help me God. I call Maggie Chapman. Ms Chapman is a member for North East Scotland and will make an affirmation. Before I do and a protest I affirm the sovereignty of the people in Scotland and do hereby declare and pledge that in all my actions and deliberations their interests shall be paramount. I, Maggie Chapman. I, Maggie Chapman. Do solemnly sincerely and truly declare and affirm. Do solemnly sincerely and truly declare and affirm. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. chair of the Executive of Parliament I call, Katie Clark. Ms Clark is a member for West Scotland, and we will make an affirmation. Before making the affirmation, I state that the people of this country should be citizens, not subjects, and my first allegiance will be to them. I, Katie Clark. I, Katie Clark. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. I call Willie Coffey. Mr Coffey is a member for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, and we will take the oath. I, Willie Coffey. I, Willie Coffey. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. I call Alex Cole-Hamilton. Mr Cole-Hamilton is a member for Edinburgh Western, and we will make an affirmation. I, Alex Cole-Hamilton. I, Alex Cole-Hamilton. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. I call Angela Constance. Ms Constance is the member for Arlman Valley and we will make the oath. I, Angela Constance. I, Angela Constance. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. I call Ash Denham. Ms Denham is the member for Edinburgh Eastern and we will take the oath. I, Ashden Regan Denham. I, Ashden Regan Denham. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. So help me God. I call Graeme Dey. Mr Dey is the member for Angus South and we will make an affirmation. I, Graeme James Dey. I, Graeme James Dey. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. I call Natalie Dawn. Ms Dawn is the member for Renfrewshire North and West and we will make an affirmation. I, Natalie Dawn. I, Natalie Dawn. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. I call Bob Doris. Mr Doris is the member for Glasgow, Maryhill and Springburn and we will take the oath. I, Bob Doris. I, Bob Doris. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. Mr Carson is the member for Galloway and West and Fр experiencing and we will take the oath. I, Finnlay Hamilton. I, Finnlay Hamilton. Do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her successors and heirs according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God. I can assure members that the Conservatives do not have an extra member because of that. I thank you very much. I apologise to the members whose names I slightly mangled. I hope that my successors have been listening carefully to the way you pronounce your own names. I'm going to suspend this meeting at that stage. This Parliament is suspended.