Lanarkshire's newly elected MSPs are to be sworn in at Holyrood this Thursday, May 13.
The oath-taking and affirmations will be the first item of business in the new five-year session of the Scottish Parliament.
Members must pledge their allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen before they can take part in any other parliamentary business at Holyrood.
Leader of the largest party, Nicola Sturgeon, will be the first to be sworn in at 9am, followed by the other party leaders, and remaining MSPs in four groupings and in alphabetical order. Outgoing Presiding Officer, Ken Macintosh, will oversee the oath-taking proceedings.
The eight Lanarkshire MSPs being sworn in are:
Airdrie and Shotts - held by Neil Gray (SNP)
Coatbridge and Chryston - held by Fulton MacGregor (SNP)
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth - held by Jamie Hepburn (SNP)
East Kilbride - held by Collette Stevenson (SNP)
Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse - held by Christina McKelvie (SNP)
Motherwell and Wishaw - held by Clare Adamson (SNP)
Uddingston and Bellshill - held by Stephanie Callaghan (SNP)
Rutherglen - held by Clare Haughey (SNP)
The Central Scotland List MSPs also being sworn in are:
- Richard Leonard (Labour)
- Monica Lennon (Labour)
- Mark Griffin (Labour)
- Stephen Kerr (Conservative)
- Graham Simpson (Conservative)
- Meghan Gallacher (Conservative)
- Gillian Mackay (Green)
Once all MSPs are sworn in, the Presiding Officer will suspend the meeting of the Parliament until circa 2.10pm when the election of a new Presiding Officer will take place. The election of two Deputy Presiding Officers will take place at 10.30am on Friday, May 14.
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