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Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 93/1999
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BUSINESS BULLETIN 93/1999
Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section A - Daily Business List
Section B - Business Programme
Section E - Written questions lodged on 15 November 1999
Section F - Motions and Amendments
Section H - New Documents
Section J - Progress of Parliamentary business
BUSINESS BULLETIN 93/1999
Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section A – Daily Business List
Section A – Daily Business List
Meetings of Committees
All meetings take place in Committee Chambers, Edinburgh unless otherwise indicated.
Education, Culture and Sport Committee
8th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 9.15 am in Committee Room 2
1. National Arts Companies Inquiry: The Committee will consider areas of questioning for witnesses.
2. Petition: Mr Brian Monteith will report on petition PE9 by Mr Ronald Guild on impact of current developments at Cramond, Edinburgh.
3. National Arts Companies Inquiry: The Committee will take evidence on the national arts companies from the Scottish Arts Council and from Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet.
Transport and the Environment Committee
7th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 9.15 am in Signet Library, Parliament Square
1. Telecommunications Developments Inquiry: Consideration of evidence and areas of questioning for witnesses
2. Telecommunications Developments Inquiry: The Committee will hear evidence from-
The Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health
Greater Glasgow Health Board
The National Radiological Protection Board
3. Petitions: The Committee will consider the following public petitions
PE16 by Jimmy Oswald on action to reverse the decline of the Capercaillie in Scotland
PE17 by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar on Skye Bridge tolls discounting options for Western Isles residents
PE27 by Skye and Kyle Against Tolls on toll concessions for the transport of livestock, feedstuffs ad other haulage across the Skye Bridge
PE21 by Penicuik and District Community Council on the need for a concessionary bus fare scheme to be operated nationally by the Scottish Executive
PE 22 by Island of Cumbrae Tourist Association on the fare structure of Caledonian MacBrayne for the ferry to Cumbrae Island and calling for more detailed financial information to be made available
4. Work Programme: The Committee will consider its Work Programme to December 1999.
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
10th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the Chamber
1. European Document: The Committee will consider European Document 291 – Draft Council Decision on the integration of refugees.
2. Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 on the general principles of the Bill from—
Mr Rab Hide, Deputy Chairman of Scottish Council, Dr Bill O’Neill, Ethics Department, and Dr Michael Wilkes, Chairman, Medical Ethics Committee, British Medical Association;
Rae Johnston, Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Napier University and Alex McMahon, Advisor on Nursing Policy, Royal College of Nursing;
Professor Sheila McLean, University of Glasgow
3. Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 on the general principles of the Bill from Tommy Sheridan MSP and Mike Dailly, Govan Law Centre.
4. Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 on the general principles of the Bill from—
Dr Alison Elliot, Convener, Scottish Land Reform Convention, Gavin Corbett, Shelter, and Jim Lugton, Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations.
Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
9th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1
1. Action points: The Committee will consider action points from its previous meeting.
2. Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1, on the general principles of the Bill, from-
Lothian Anti-Poverty Alliance & Communities Against Poverty Network
3. Timetable: The Committee will consider its future timetable of work.
Health and Community Care Committee
13th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 11.15 am in Committee Room 3
1. Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the general principles of the Bill.
2. Subordinate Legislation: The committee will consider the following negative instrument¾
The National Health Service (Penalty Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999/121)
Meeting of the Parliament
2.30 pm Time for Reflection – The Most Reverend Richard Holloway, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
followed by Motion by Mr Sam Galbraith
S1M-285 Mr Sam Galbraith: Childcare Strategy for Scotland—That the Parliament supports the Scottish Executive’s commitment to its Childcare Strategy for Scotland and welcomes the substantially increased allocation of funding to local authorities in 2000-01 to develop the Childcare Strategy in their areas.
The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendment
S1M-285.1 Nicola Sturgeon: Childcare Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion (S1M-285) in the name of Mr Sam Galbraith, at end insert ‘and considers that efforts must now be directed at securing long-term sustainable funding for childcare, ensuring further integration of provision and achieving the highest standards of care and education for all children in Scotland.’
followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Debate on the subject of –
S1M-219 Phil Gallie: Proof of Age Card Scheme—That the Parliament commends the actions of South Ayrshire Council in setting up the Proof of Age Card Scheme, which addresses in a positive manner the problem of underage procurement of alcohol, cigarettes and other harmful substances.
BUSINESS BULLETIN 93/1999
Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section B – Business Programme
As agreed by the Parliament on 11 November 1999
Thursday 18 November 1999
9.30 am Ministerial Statement on the Publication of a draft Ethical Standards in Public Life Bill
followed by Debate on an Executive motion on the Modernisation of the Scottish Economy (for text of motion see S1M-296 on Section F)
followed by Business Motion (for text of motion see S1M-293 on Section F)
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (for text of motion see S1M-292 on Section F)
2.30 pm Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of Business Bulletin for Thursday 11 November 1999)
3.00 pm Open Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of Business Bulletin for Thursday 11 November 1999)
followed by, no later than 3.15 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Digital Scotland (for text of motion see S1M-295 on Section F)
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business Debate on the subject of S1M-189: Michael Matheson: Pollution of Bo’ness Domestic Water Supply (see text of motion see Section F of Bulletin for 15 November 1999)
Wednesday 24 November 1999
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Debate on an Executive motion on Social Justice Targets
followed by, no later than 3.45 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Land Reform
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 25 November 1999
9.30 am Debate on a motion by the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Question Time
3.00 pm Open Question Time
followed by Ministerial Statement on Freedom of Information
followed by, no
later than 3.45 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Carers’ Strategy
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
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Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section E - Written questions lodged on 15 November 1999
Section E – Written questions lodged on 16 November 1999
S1W-2552 Mr Jamie Stone: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail (a) the ownership of the buildings of the new school to be built in Dalkeith by Midlothian Council using a Public Private Partnership when the Partnership is ended; (b) whether any long term council debt will be incurred and, if so, whether it will estimate how much; (c) what consultation process, if any, will be put in place whereby the residents of Midlothian can indicate whether they accept or reject any increase in long term council debt which may occur; (d) the proportion of the cost of £33 million which relates to the sports and leisure element of the project, and (e) the reasoning behind the decision to locate the new school in Dalkeith, not in Danderhall or the ward of Armiston/Cockpen where the majority of new housing is now being built.
S1W-2569 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive what the proportion is of grant aid distributed by the Scottish Arts Council that has gone to the national companies (Scottish Ballet, Scottish Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra) for each of the last three financial years for which figures are available and, further to the answer to question S1W-2391 by Sam Galbraith on 8 November 1999, what the actual and estimated allocation is to each in the current and next financial year.
S1W-2573 Kate Maclean: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is committed to an inclusive consultation process which equally involves all of the people of Scotland.
S1W-2574 Kay Ullrich: To ask the Scottish Executive to provide details of the incidence, mortality and survival rates in Scotland for each year over the period 1988 to 1998 for (a) males and (b) females in relation to (i) cancer (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cerebrovascular disease.
S1W-2575 Kay Ullrich: To ask the Scottish Executive to specify, for each year over the period 1988 to 1998, the level of government expenditure in Scotland on health and within that on the treatment of (i) cancer (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cerebrovascular disease.
S1W-2576 Karen Whitefield: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to continue and expand the Strathclyde Police Witness Protection Programme after the current funding of the programme terminates in April 2000.
S1W-2577 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage is of female officers at each rank within each Scottish police force and within the Scottish Crime Squad.
S1W-2578 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests for assistance were made to the Scottish Crime Squad by each police force in each of the last three years for which data is available and how many of these requests were for crimes falling within the definition ‘a serious crime where more than one police area is involved, or likely to be involved’.
S1W-2579 Roseanna Cunningham: To ask the Scottish Executive to specify, in relation to the Public Defence Solicitors’ Office, (a) the number of clients serviced in 1998-99 on (i) a directed basis, and (ii) a voluntary basis, (b) the number of waivers from direction applied for and (i) refused and (ii) granted, and (c) the number of trials undertaken, pleas tendered and the number of pleas tendered at the trial diet.
S1W-2580 Dennis Canavan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Railtrack and to ScotRail for the reopening of Bonnybridge Railway Station.
S1W-2581 David McLetchie: To ask the Scottish Executive what target guidelines it has given to judges and sheriffs on the length of time that it believes should elapse between the conclusion of a hearing and the delivery of a judgement.
S1W-2582 Mrs Margaret Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive what is the number and location of courses which were previously offered but have not been validated this year by the University of the Highlands and Islands.
S1W-2583 Mrs Margaret Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will launch an investigation into why the fine arts degree at Moray College, Elgin has not been validated.
S1W-2585 Mr Kenny MacAskill: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2120 on 8 November 1999 by Lord Hardie, when the Crown Office obtained a full account of the litigation by the Ministry of Defence against the manufacturers of the Chinook FADEC system.
S1W-2586 Mr Kenny MacAskill: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2120 on 8 November 1999 by Lord Hardie, whether the information concerning the litigation by the Ministry of Defence against the manufacturers of the Chinook FADEC system was made available to the legal agents for the families of the victims of the crash of ZD576 RAF Chinook on the Mull of Kintyre and, if so, when.
S1W-2587 Mr Kenny MacAskill: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2120 on 8 November 1999 by Lord Hardie, what the nature was of the settlement between the Ministry of Defence and the manufacturers of the Chinook FADEC system and whether there was an implied or explicit admission of liability in relation to the system.
S1W-2588 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to provide financial support for the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine in order for it to provide adequate premises and staff remuneration.
S1W-2589 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to allow qualified medical herbalists to work in primary health care alongside NHS professionals.
S1W-2590 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to recognise formal qualifications in herbal medicine and regulate its practice.
S1W-2591 Mr Kenneth Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive what financial provision will be available to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency in 2000-01 and 2001-02.
S1W-2592 Mr Kenneth Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to implement the targets in the Landfill Directive in Scotland.
S1W-2593 Mr Kenneth Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to establish a centre to provide the NHS with advice on new health technologies, including drugs.
S1W-2594 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received regarding any difficulties faced by Scottish coal producers wishing to move coal by rail and what action it has taken in response to these representations.
S1W-2595 Donald Gorrie: To ask the Presiding Officer whether he is satisfied that the proposed arrangements for accommodation in the Holyrood buildings of MSPs’ staff and party staff will be sufficiently flexible to enable MSPs to work efficiently.
S1W-2596 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the recent court decision relating to temporary sheriffs applies to temporary judges of the Court of Session and, if so, what assessment it has made of its implications, how many (a) adjourned cases and (b) continued cases are at present before temporary judges and what proposals it has for dealing with them.
S1W-2597 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the number of companies employing 50 or more people in each of the following areas: Darvel, Newmilns, Hurlford, Galston, Stewarton, Dunlop and Kilmarnock.
S1W-2598 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has plans to expand the teaching of Scottish history in both primary and secondary schools.
S1W-2599 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to acknowledge or honour the work of Nigel Tranter in promoting, through his many books, Scottish history and other Scottish causes on the occasion of his 90th birthday on 23 November.
S1W-2600 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Presiding Officer how many staff the Parliament’s full complement of security staff comprises; how many security staff have left since May 1999; what the reasons for security staff leaving were and, in particular, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body considers that low wage levels, in comparison with security jobs in the private sector, are causing security staff to leave.
S1W-2601 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Glasgow Housing Stock Transfer ballot will take place in November 2000 and, if not, why not.
S1W-2602 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive how it will re-allocate resources dedicated to the Glasgow Housing Stock Transfer if the project is cancelled or delayed.
S1W-2603 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive when the review of infertility services in Scotland will be published.
S1W-2604 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail its policies on issues relating to smoking and tobacco.
S1W-2605 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the value of Regional Selective Assistance grant awards made to companies in or locating in Scotland for each of the last three financial years and the current financial year and what its projections are for each of the next three financial years.
S1W-2606 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any estimate of the financial impact of the proposed changes to Regional Selective Assistance eligibility criteria in respect of geographic coverage for each of the next three financial years.
S1W-2607 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any estimate of the financial impact of the proposed changes to Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) eligibility criteria in respect of the reduction from 30% to 20% for total project costs covered by RSA.
BUSINESS BULLETIN 93/1999
Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section F - Motions and Amendments
The full text of all outstanding motions and amendments will appear in the Business Bulletin every Monday.
Items marked with an asterisk (*) are new or have been altered. Asterisks in the text show the extent of alterations made.
Motions which members wish to be considered for debate as members’ business in the Parliament are marked with a hash symbol (#).
*S1M-296 Henry McLeish: Modernisation of the Scottish Economy—That the Parliament acknowledges the very real progress being made to prepare the Scottish economy for the next century, but recognises the growing global competitive pressures it faces, that as a result modernisation of every sector of the Scottish economy will need to be accelerated and that public support is best targeted on initiatives which encourage modernisation.
*S1M-295 Peter Peacock: Digital Scotland Initiative—That the Parliament recognises the crucial importance to Scotland’s economic and social well-being of embracing and making full use of new developments in digital information and communications technology; believes that Scotland must seize the opportunities offered to gain competitive economic advantage, enhance learning opportunities for all, open up information resources to every citizen, and offer modern and efficient public services; believes that every community in Scotland must have high quality access to digital technology and information in the future no matter where they live; and welcomes the creation by the Executive of the Ministerial Committee on Digital Scotland and the Digital Scotland Task Force to create a partnership which will help develop a shared analysis of the challenges and champion the opportunities for Scotland arising from developments in information and communications technology, co-ordinate action and help to create conditions where Scotland can realise the benefits of working at the leading edge of application of those technological developments.
Supported by: Mr Jim Wallace*, Mr Sam Galbraith*, Mr Jack McConnell*, Ross Finnie*
*S1M-294# Alasdair Morgan: Closure of Penninghame Open Prison—That the Parliament is dismayed at the announced closure of Penninghame Open Prison near Newton Stewart, as a result of cuts in the Scottish Prison Service budget imposed by the Scottish Executive; is deeply concerned about the effect on the Newton Stewart area of the loss of 48 jobs and of approximately £1.6 million from the local economy in an area which suffers from one of the worst rates of unemployment in Scotland; is further concerned about the effect on local charitable organisations who rely on prisoners for their day to day operations and about the future lack of rehabilitation facilities for Scottish prisoners and seeks reversal of the closure decision and the provision of assistance to the Newton Stewart area.
Supported by: Dorothy-Grace Elder*, Dr Winnie Ewing*, Tricia Marwick*, Andrew Wilson*, Bruce Crawford*, Fiona McLeod*, Shona Robison*, Mr Andrew Welsh*, Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Mr John Swinney*, Mr Adam Ingram*, Michael Russell*, Ms Sandra White*
*S1M-293 Mr Tom McCabe on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Wednesday 24 November 1999
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Debate on an Executive motion on Social Inclusion Targets
followed by, no later than 3.45 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Land Reform
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business debate on the subject of S1M-250 Ms Irene Oldfather: Tobacco Sales to Under-Aged Children
Thursday 25 November 1999
9.30 am Debate on a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party motion
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Question Time
3.00 pm Open Question Time
followed by, no later than 3.15 pm Ministerial Statement on Freedom of Information
followed by, no later than 3.45 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Carers’ Strategy
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business debate on the subject of S1M-261 George Lyon: The Kintyre Economy
Wednesday 1 December 1999
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
followed by Stage 3 debate on the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Bill
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 2 December 1999
9.30 am Debate on a motion by the Scottish National Party
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
2.30 pm Question Time
3.00 pm Open Question Time
followed by, no
later than 3.15 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Equalities
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
*S1M-292 Mr Tom McCabe on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Membership of Standards Committee—That the Parliament agrees that Patricia Ferguson be appointed to the Standards Committee.
*S1M-291 Mr Brian Monteith: Reinstate Home International Football Championship—That the Parliament recognises the widespread interest shown in the European Football Championship play-off between Scotland and England on both sides of the border and calls upon the Scottish Executive to encourage the Scottish Football Association to reinstate this game as an annual fixture as part of a renewed Home International Championship including matches against Wales and Northern Ireland.
*S1M-290# Mr Nick Johnston: Children's Hospital Appeal for Scotland—That the Parliament congratulates the Children’s Hospital Appeal for Scotland (CHAS) on the work done by it at Rachel House in Kinross and asks the Scottish Executive to examine the funding structures currently in place to enable this organisation to plan ahead on a more structured basis and to remove the uncertainty of short term funding for the provision of respite services.
*S1M-288# Dorothy-Grace Elder: Child Pornography and the Protection of Children—That the Parliament urges the Scottish Executive to set up an urgent investigation into new and better ways of protecting children from paedophiles in Glasgow and the menace of child pornography, including increasing the number of prosecutions and sentences for offenders, funding the cost of sufficient lines to Childline’s main Glasgow switchboard to enable more children to get through on the first call, investigating the shortage of social workers protecting children and further investigating with information technology specialists how the users and providers of internet pornography can be apprehended and prosecuted more efficiently.
*S1M-287# Bruce Crawford: European Freight and Passenger Terminal in Fife—That the Parliament notes that the EU is the destination for over half of Scottish exports and that Scotland has no direct ferry connection with Europe; believes that Scotland, being on the geographical periphery of the EU, has an urgent need for good transport links with continental Europe and that it is uneconomic, environmentally unsound and irrational that the majority of Scottish goods and freight traffic should have to pass through Hull or other southern ports to reach destinations in Europe, as this increases the volume of freight traffic on roads and impedes Scottish economic growth; recognises the need to develop a multimodal freight and passenger terminal to serve Scotland, and agrees the need to promote a freight and passenger ferry terminal at Rosyth, assist Fife Council, Fife Enterprise, Scottish industry and the Scottish Tourist Board in their efforts to secure this facility, encourage the fast tracking of all planning applications to allow the proposed facility to be established without delay, encourage the development of road and rail infrastructure links to ensure easy and safe passage for passengers and freight through the proposed terminal at Rosyth and ensure the availability of an appropriate level of freight facilities grant for the proposed ferry terminal at Rosyth.
Supported by: Mr Kenny MacAskill*, Tricia Marwick*, Christine Grahame*, Fiona McLeod*, Roseanna Cunningham*, Colin Campbell*, Mrs Margaret Ewing*, Michael Matheson*, Shona Robison*, Michael Russell*, Linda Fabiani*, Mr Gil Paterson*, Alasdair Morgan*
*S1M-285.1 Nicola Sturgeon: Childcare Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion (S1M-285) in the name of Mr Sam Galbraith, insert at end "and considers that efforts must now be directed at securing long-term sustainable funding for childcare, ensuring further integration of provision and achieving the highest standards of care and education for all children in Scotland."
S1M-283# Social Workers and Violence (lodged on 15 November 1999) Scott Barrie*
S1M-282 Cannabis and the Scottish Criminal Justice System (lodged on 12 November 1999) Christine Grahame*, Ms Sandra White*, Dennis Canavan*, Nora Radcliffe*, Mr Adam Ingram*
S1M-281# Proposed Accommodation at Holyrood (lodged on 12 November 1999) Mr Brian Monteith*, Dr Winnie Ewing*, Mr John McAllion*, Mr Gil Paterson*, Alex Neil*
S1M-280# UN Convention Report on the Rights of the Child (lodged on 11 November 1999) David Mundell*, Mr John McAllion*
S1M-279# Crichton University (lodged on 11 November 1999) Alex Neil*
S1M-278 Scottish Beef Export to France (lodged on 11 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Alex Neil*
S1M-277 Chechnya (lodged on 11 November 1999) Mrs Margaret Ewing*, Dr Winnie Ewing*, Mr John McAllion*
S1M-276 BBC Resources and BBC Worldwide (lodged on 11 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Alex Neil*
S1M-274 Investigation Into Water Charges (lodged on 11 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*
S1M-272# Credit Union (lodged on 11 November 1999) Scott Barrie*, Ms Margaret Curran*, Dr Elaine Murray*, Mr John McAllion*, Alex Neil*
S1M-271# Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning Compensation for Scallop Industry (lodged on 10 November 1999) Mrs Margaret Ewing*, David Mundell*
S1M-270# East Coast Electrification (lodged on 10 November 1999) Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-269# Scallop Fishing (lodged on 10 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Mrs Margaret Ewing*, Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-264# Police Resources and Special Events (lodged on 9 November 1999) Mrs Margaret Ewing*, Dennis Canavan*, Mr Gil Paterson*
S1M-263 Stane Primary School (lodged on 9 November 1999) Ms Margaret Curran*, Alex Neil*
S1M-261# The Kintyre Economy (lodged on 9 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Maureen Macmillan*, Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-260 Hamish Henderson (lodged on 8 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Mr John McAllion*
S1M-259# Traditional Music in Scotland (lodged on 8 November 1999) Maureen Macmillan*, Dr Elaine Murray*, Mr John McAllion*, Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-256 International Investment Strategies (lodged on 5 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Mr John McAllion*, Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-252# Solidarity with Cuba (lodged on 3 November 1999) Mr Gil Paterson*
S1M-250# Tobacco Sales to Under-Aged Children (lodged on 3 November 1999) Dr Elaine Murray*
S1M-248 Marks and Spencer (lodged on 2 November 1999) Michael Matheson*
S1M-241# Scottish Film Industry (lodged on 2 November 1999) Mr Brian Monteith*, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton*
S1M-235 A Fair Deal for NHS Workers (lodged on 28 October 1999) Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-219# Proof of Age Card Scheme (lodged on 25 October 1999) Dr Elaine Murray*
S1M-209# South West Transport Links (lodged on 15 October 1999) Dr Elaine Murray*
S1M-206 Respect Campaign (lodged on 15 October 1999) Dr Elaine Murray*
S1M-198 Jubilee 2000 Campaign (lodged on 8 October 1999) Scott Barrie*, Dennis Canavan*
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Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section H - New Documents
Subordinate Legislation
Affirmative Instruments
The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 16 November 1999 for approval by resolution—
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.4) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/143)
laid under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985
Other Documents
The following document was laid before the Parliament on 16 November 1999
Scottish Legal Aid Board Annual Report 1998-99 (SE/1999/45)
laid under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986
European Documents
Members wishing to see a list of European documents received in the Parliament should contact the clerks to the European Committee (stephen.imrie@scottish.parliament.uk). Members are reminded that a complete set of all documents received is held by the Document Supply Centre and copies can be made available on request.
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Section J - Progress of Parliamentary business
For further information on the progress of Bills, subordinate legislation and committees shown in this section, please contact either the relevant clerk or web site (end of Section for addresses)
Bills in Progress
Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill
Stage 1 (evidence, Justice & Home Affairs Committee) 17 November
Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill
Stage 1 (evidence, Justice & Home Affairs Committee) 17 November
Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill
Stage 1 (evidence, Justice & Home Affairs Committee) 17 November
Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Bill
Stage 2 Completed 9 November
Subordinate legislation in progress
(date of laying) (Lead Committee)
Affirmative Instruments
For approval by 12 December 1999—
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.4) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/143) (16 November 1999)
For approval
The Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Appropriations) Amendment Order 1999 (Draft) (22 October 1999) (Finance)
Negative Instruments
Subject to annulment until 23 November 1999
The Lobsters and Crawfish (Prohibition of Fishing and Landing) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/88) (1 October 1999) (Rural Affairs)
Subject to annulment until 30 November 1999
The Organic Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999/107)(8 October 1999) (Rural Affairs)
The Erskine Bridge (Temporary Suspension of Tolls) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/116) (15 October 1999) (Transport and Environment)
Subject to annulment until 3 December 1999
The Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999/124) (20 October 1999) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)
The National Health Service (Penalty Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999/121) (21 October 1999) (Health and Community Care)
Subject to annulment until 4 December 1999
The Thurso College (Change of Name) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/126) (25 October 1999) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)
Subject to annulment until 5 December 1999
The Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/129)(28 October 1999) (Rural Affairs)
The Wafer Scottish Seal Directions 1999 (SSI 1999/130)
(28 October 1999) (Justice and Home Affairs)
Committee Business
Dates indicate when the next meeting is due to take place on the relevant subject.
Audit 23 November
Education, Culture and Sport See Section A
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 24 November
Equal Opportunities 23 November
European 23 November
Finance No date established
Health and Community Care See Section A
Justice and Home Affairs See Section A
Local Government 24 November
Procedures 23 November
Public Petitions No date established
Rural Affairs No date established
Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector See Section A
Standards 24 November
Subordinate Legislation 23 November
Transport and Environment See Section A
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Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section A - Daily Business List
Section B - Business Programme
Section E - Written questions lodged on 15 November 1999
Section F - Motions and Amendments
Section H - New Documents
Section J - Progress of Parliamentary business
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Section A – Daily Business List
Section A – Daily Business List
Meetings of Committees
All meetings take place in Committee Chambers, Edinburgh unless otherwise indicated.
Education, Culture and Sport Committee
8th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 9.15 am in Committee Room 2
1. National Arts Companies Inquiry: The Committee will consider areas of questioning for witnesses.
2. Petition: Mr Brian Monteith will report on petition PE9 by Mr Ronald Guild on impact of current developments at Cramond, Edinburgh.
3. National Arts Companies Inquiry: The Committee will take evidence on the national arts companies from the Scottish Arts Council and from Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet.
Transport and the Environment Committee
7th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 9.15 am in Signet Library, Parliament Square
1. Telecommunications Developments Inquiry: Consideration of evidence and areas of questioning for witnesses
2. Telecommunications Developments Inquiry: The Committee will hear evidence from-
The Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health
Greater Glasgow Health Board
The National Radiological Protection Board
3. Petitions: The Committee will consider the following public petitions
PE16 by Jimmy Oswald on action to reverse the decline of the Capercaillie in Scotland
PE17 by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar on Skye Bridge tolls discounting options for Western Isles residents
PE27 by Skye and Kyle Against Tolls on toll concessions for the transport of livestock, feedstuffs ad other haulage across the Skye Bridge
PE21 by Penicuik and District Community Council on the need for a concessionary bus fare scheme to be operated nationally by the Scottish Executive
PE 22 by Island of Cumbrae Tourist Association on the fare structure of Caledonian MacBrayne for the ferry to Cumbrae Island and calling for more detailed financial information to be made available
4. Work Programme: The Committee will consider its Work Programme to December 1999.
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
10th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the Chamber
1. European Document: The Committee will consider European Document 291 – Draft Council Decision on the integration of refugees.
2. Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 on the general principles of the Bill from—
Mr Rab Hide, Deputy Chairman of Scottish Council, Dr Bill O’Neill, Ethics Department, and Dr Michael Wilkes, Chairman, Medical Ethics Committee, British Medical Association;
Rae Johnston, Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Napier University and Alex McMahon, Advisor on Nursing Policy, Royal College of Nursing;
Professor Sheila McLean, University of Glasgow
3. Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 on the general principles of the Bill from Tommy Sheridan MSP and Mike Dailly, Govan Law Centre.
4. Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 on the general principles of the Bill from—
Dr Alison Elliot, Convener, Scottish Land Reform Convention, Gavin Corbett, Shelter, and Jim Lugton, Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations.
Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
9th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1
1. Action points: The Committee will consider action points from its previous meeting.
2. Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1, on the general principles of the Bill, from-
Lothian Anti-Poverty Alliance & Communities Against Poverty Network
3. Timetable: The Committee will consider its future timetable of work.
Health and Community Care Committee
13th Meeting
The Committee will meet at 11.15 am in Committee Room 3
1. Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the general principles of the Bill.
2. Subordinate Legislation: The committee will consider the following negative instrument¾
The National Health Service (Penalty Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999/121)
Meeting of the Parliament
2.30 pm Time for Reflection – The Most Reverend Richard Holloway, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
followed by Motion by Mr Sam Galbraith
S1M-285 Mr Sam Galbraith: Childcare Strategy for Scotland—That the Parliament supports the Scottish Executive’s commitment to its Childcare Strategy for Scotland and welcomes the substantially increased allocation of funding to local authorities in 2000-01 to develop the Childcare Strategy in their areas.
The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendment
S1M-285.1 Nicola Sturgeon: Childcare Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion (S1M-285) in the name of Mr Sam Galbraith, at end insert ‘and considers that efforts must now be directed at securing long-term sustainable funding for childcare, ensuring further integration of provision and achieving the highest standards of care and education for all children in Scotland.’
followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Debate on the subject of –
S1M-219 Phil Gallie: Proof of Age Card Scheme—That the Parliament commends the actions of South Ayrshire Council in setting up the Proof of Age Card Scheme, which addresses in a positive manner the problem of underage procurement of alcohol, cigarettes and other harmful substances.
BUSINESS BULLETIN 93/1999
Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section B – Business Programme
As agreed by the Parliament on 11 November 1999
Thursday 18 November 1999
9.30 am Ministerial Statement on the Publication of a draft Ethical Standards in Public Life Bill
followed by Debate on an Executive motion on the Modernisation of the Scottish Economy (for text of motion see S1M-296 on Section F)
followed by Business Motion (for text of motion see S1M-293 on Section F)
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (for text of motion see S1M-292 on Section F)
2.30 pm Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of Business Bulletin for Thursday 11 November 1999)
3.00 pm Open Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of Business Bulletin for Thursday 11 November 1999)
followed by, no later than 3.15 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Digital Scotland (for text of motion see S1M-295 on Section F)
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business Debate on the subject of S1M-189: Michael Matheson: Pollution of Bo’ness Domestic Water Supply (see text of motion see Section F of Bulletin for 15 November 1999)
Wednesday 24 November 1999
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Debate on an Executive motion on Social Justice Targets
followed by, no later than 3.45 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Land Reform
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 25 November 1999
9.30 am Debate on a motion by the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Question Time
3.00 pm Open Question Time
followed by Ministerial Statement on Freedom of Information
followed by, no
later than 3.45 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Carers’ Strategy
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
BUSINESS BULLETIN 93/1999
Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section E - Written questions lodged on 15 November 1999
Section E – Written questions lodged on 16 November 1999
S1W-2552 Mr Jamie Stone: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail (a) the ownership of the buildings of the new school to be built in Dalkeith by Midlothian Council using a Public Private Partnership when the Partnership is ended; (b) whether any long term council debt will be incurred and, if so, whether it will estimate how much; (c) what consultation process, if any, will be put in place whereby the residents of Midlothian can indicate whether they accept or reject any increase in long term council debt which may occur; (d) the proportion of the cost of £33 million which relates to the sports and leisure element of the project, and (e) the reasoning behind the decision to locate the new school in Dalkeith, not in Danderhall or the ward of Armiston/Cockpen where the majority of new housing is now being built.
S1W-2569 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive what the proportion is of grant aid distributed by the Scottish Arts Council that has gone to the national companies (Scottish Ballet, Scottish Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra) for each of the last three financial years for which figures are available and, further to the answer to question S1W-2391 by Sam Galbraith on 8 November 1999, what the actual and estimated allocation is to each in the current and next financial year.
S1W-2573 Kate Maclean: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is committed to an inclusive consultation process which equally involves all of the people of Scotland.
S1W-2574 Kay Ullrich: To ask the Scottish Executive to provide details of the incidence, mortality and survival rates in Scotland for each year over the period 1988 to 1998 for (a) males and (b) females in relation to (i) cancer (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cerebrovascular disease.
S1W-2575 Kay Ullrich: To ask the Scottish Executive to specify, for each year over the period 1988 to 1998, the level of government expenditure in Scotland on health and within that on the treatment of (i) cancer (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cerebrovascular disease.
S1W-2576 Karen Whitefield: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to continue and expand the Strathclyde Police Witness Protection Programme after the current funding of the programme terminates in April 2000.
S1W-2577 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage is of female officers at each rank within each Scottish police force and within the Scottish Crime Squad.
S1W-2578 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests for assistance were made to the Scottish Crime Squad by each police force in each of the last three years for which data is available and how many of these requests were for crimes falling within the definition ‘a serious crime where more than one police area is involved, or likely to be involved’.
S1W-2579 Roseanna Cunningham: To ask the Scottish Executive to specify, in relation to the Public Defence Solicitors’ Office, (a) the number of clients serviced in 1998-99 on (i) a directed basis, and (ii) a voluntary basis, (b) the number of waivers from direction applied for and (i) refused and (ii) granted, and (c) the number of trials undertaken, pleas tendered and the number of pleas tendered at the trial diet.
S1W-2580 Dennis Canavan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Railtrack and to ScotRail for the reopening of Bonnybridge Railway Station.
S1W-2581 David McLetchie: To ask the Scottish Executive what target guidelines it has given to judges and sheriffs on the length of time that it believes should elapse between the conclusion of a hearing and the delivery of a judgement.
S1W-2582 Mrs Margaret Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive what is the number and location of courses which were previously offered but have not been validated this year by the University of the Highlands and Islands.
S1W-2583 Mrs Margaret Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will launch an investigation into why the fine arts degree at Moray College, Elgin has not been validated.
S1W-2585 Mr Kenny MacAskill: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2120 on 8 November 1999 by Lord Hardie, when the Crown Office obtained a full account of the litigation by the Ministry of Defence against the manufacturers of the Chinook FADEC system.
S1W-2586 Mr Kenny MacAskill: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2120 on 8 November 1999 by Lord Hardie, whether the information concerning the litigation by the Ministry of Defence against the manufacturers of the Chinook FADEC system was made available to the legal agents for the families of the victims of the crash of ZD576 RAF Chinook on the Mull of Kintyre and, if so, when.
S1W-2587 Mr Kenny MacAskill: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2120 on 8 November 1999 by Lord Hardie, what the nature was of the settlement between the Ministry of Defence and the manufacturers of the Chinook FADEC system and whether there was an implied or explicit admission of liability in relation to the system.
S1W-2588 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to provide financial support for the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine in order for it to provide adequate premises and staff remuneration.
S1W-2589 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to allow qualified medical herbalists to work in primary health care alongside NHS professionals.
S1W-2590 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to recognise formal qualifications in herbal medicine and regulate its practice.
S1W-2591 Mr Kenneth Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive what financial provision will be available to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency in 2000-01 and 2001-02.
S1W-2592 Mr Kenneth Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to implement the targets in the Landfill Directive in Scotland.
S1W-2593 Mr Kenneth Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to establish a centre to provide the NHS with advice on new health technologies, including drugs.
S1W-2594 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received regarding any difficulties faced by Scottish coal producers wishing to move coal by rail and what action it has taken in response to these representations.
S1W-2595 Donald Gorrie: To ask the Presiding Officer whether he is satisfied that the proposed arrangements for accommodation in the Holyrood buildings of MSPs’ staff and party staff will be sufficiently flexible to enable MSPs to work efficiently.
S1W-2596 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the recent court decision relating to temporary sheriffs applies to temporary judges of the Court of Session and, if so, what assessment it has made of its implications, how many (a) adjourned cases and (b) continued cases are at present before temporary judges and what proposals it has for dealing with them.
S1W-2597 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the number of companies employing 50 or more people in each of the following areas: Darvel, Newmilns, Hurlford, Galston, Stewarton, Dunlop and Kilmarnock.
S1W-2598 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has plans to expand the teaching of Scottish history in both primary and secondary schools.
S1W-2599 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to acknowledge or honour the work of Nigel Tranter in promoting, through his many books, Scottish history and other Scottish causes on the occasion of his 90th birthday on 23 November.
S1W-2600 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Presiding Officer how many staff the Parliament’s full complement of security staff comprises; how many security staff have left since May 1999; what the reasons for security staff leaving were and, in particular, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body considers that low wage levels, in comparison with security jobs in the private sector, are causing security staff to leave.
S1W-2601 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Glasgow Housing Stock Transfer ballot will take place in November 2000 and, if not, why not.
S1W-2602 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive how it will re-allocate resources dedicated to the Glasgow Housing Stock Transfer if the project is cancelled or delayed.
S1W-2603 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive when the review of infertility services in Scotland will be published.
S1W-2604 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail its policies on issues relating to smoking and tobacco.
S1W-2605 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the value of Regional Selective Assistance grant awards made to companies in or locating in Scotland for each of the last three financial years and the current financial year and what its projections are for each of the next three financial years.
S1W-2606 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any estimate of the financial impact of the proposed changes to Regional Selective Assistance eligibility criteria in respect of geographic coverage for each of the next three financial years.
S1W-2607 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any estimate of the financial impact of the proposed changes to Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) eligibility criteria in respect of the reduction from 30% to 20% for total project costs covered by RSA.
BUSINESS BULLETIN 93/1999
Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section F - Motions and Amendments
The full text of all outstanding motions and amendments will appear in the Business Bulletin every Monday.
Items marked with an asterisk (*) are new or have been altered. Asterisks in the text show the extent of alterations made.
Motions which members wish to be considered for debate as members’ business in the Parliament are marked with a hash symbol (#).
*S1M-296 Henry McLeish: Modernisation of the Scottish Economy—That the Parliament acknowledges the very real progress being made to prepare the Scottish economy for the next century, but recognises the growing global competitive pressures it faces, that as a result modernisation of every sector of the Scottish economy will need to be accelerated and that public support is best targeted on initiatives which encourage modernisation.
*S1M-295 Peter Peacock: Digital Scotland Initiative—That the Parliament recognises the crucial importance to Scotland’s economic and social well-being of embracing and making full use of new developments in digital information and communications technology; believes that Scotland must seize the opportunities offered to gain competitive economic advantage, enhance learning opportunities for all, open up information resources to every citizen, and offer modern and efficient public services; believes that every community in Scotland must have high quality access to digital technology and information in the future no matter where they live; and welcomes the creation by the Executive of the Ministerial Committee on Digital Scotland and the Digital Scotland Task Force to create a partnership which will help develop a shared analysis of the challenges and champion the opportunities for Scotland arising from developments in information and communications technology, co-ordinate action and help to create conditions where Scotland can realise the benefits of working at the leading edge of application of those technological developments.
Supported by: Mr Jim Wallace*, Mr Sam Galbraith*, Mr Jack McConnell*, Ross Finnie*
*S1M-294# Alasdair Morgan: Closure of Penninghame Open Prison—That the Parliament is dismayed at the announced closure of Penninghame Open Prison near Newton Stewart, as a result of cuts in the Scottish Prison Service budget imposed by the Scottish Executive; is deeply concerned about the effect on the Newton Stewart area of the loss of 48 jobs and of approximately £1.6 million from the local economy in an area which suffers from one of the worst rates of unemployment in Scotland; is further concerned about the effect on local charitable organisations who rely on prisoners for their day to day operations and about the future lack of rehabilitation facilities for Scottish prisoners and seeks reversal of the closure decision and the provision of assistance to the Newton Stewart area.
Supported by: Dorothy-Grace Elder*, Dr Winnie Ewing*, Tricia Marwick*, Andrew Wilson*, Bruce Crawford*, Fiona McLeod*, Shona Robison*, Mr Andrew Welsh*, Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Mr John Swinney*, Mr Adam Ingram*, Michael Russell*, Ms Sandra White*
*S1M-293 Mr Tom McCabe on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Wednesday 24 November 1999
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Debate on an Executive motion on Social Inclusion Targets
followed by, no later than 3.45 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Land Reform
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business debate on the subject of S1M-250 Ms Irene Oldfather: Tobacco Sales to Under-Aged Children
Thursday 25 November 1999
9.30 am Debate on a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party motion
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Question Time
3.00 pm Open Question Time
followed by, no later than 3.15 pm Ministerial Statement on Freedom of Information
followed by, no later than 3.45 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Carers’ Strategy
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business debate on the subject of S1M-261 George Lyon: The Kintyre Economy
Wednesday 1 December 1999
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
followed by Stage 3 debate on the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Bill
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 2 December 1999
9.30 am Debate on a motion by the Scottish National Party
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
2.30 pm Question Time
3.00 pm Open Question Time
followed by, no
later than 3.15 pm Debate on an Executive motion on Equalities
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
*S1M-292 Mr Tom McCabe on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Membership of Standards Committee—That the Parliament agrees that Patricia Ferguson be appointed to the Standards Committee.
*S1M-291 Mr Brian Monteith: Reinstate Home International Football Championship—That the Parliament recognises the widespread interest shown in the European Football Championship play-off between Scotland and England on both sides of the border and calls upon the Scottish Executive to encourage the Scottish Football Association to reinstate this game as an annual fixture as part of a renewed Home International Championship including matches against Wales and Northern Ireland.
*S1M-290# Mr Nick Johnston: Children's Hospital Appeal for Scotland—That the Parliament congratulates the Children’s Hospital Appeal for Scotland (CHAS) on the work done by it at Rachel House in Kinross and asks the Scottish Executive to examine the funding structures currently in place to enable this organisation to plan ahead on a more structured basis and to remove the uncertainty of short term funding for the provision of respite services.
*S1M-288# Dorothy-Grace Elder: Child Pornography and the Protection of Children—That the Parliament urges the Scottish Executive to set up an urgent investigation into new and better ways of protecting children from paedophiles in Glasgow and the menace of child pornography, including increasing the number of prosecutions and sentences for offenders, funding the cost of sufficient lines to Childline’s main Glasgow switchboard to enable more children to get through on the first call, investigating the shortage of social workers protecting children and further investigating with information technology specialists how the users and providers of internet pornography can be apprehended and prosecuted more efficiently.
*S1M-287# Bruce Crawford: European Freight and Passenger Terminal in Fife—That the Parliament notes that the EU is the destination for over half of Scottish exports and that Scotland has no direct ferry connection with Europe; believes that Scotland, being on the geographical periphery of the EU, has an urgent need for good transport links with continental Europe and that it is uneconomic, environmentally unsound and irrational that the majority of Scottish goods and freight traffic should have to pass through Hull or other southern ports to reach destinations in Europe, as this increases the volume of freight traffic on roads and impedes Scottish economic growth; recognises the need to develop a multimodal freight and passenger terminal to serve Scotland, and agrees the need to promote a freight and passenger ferry terminal at Rosyth, assist Fife Council, Fife Enterprise, Scottish industry and the Scottish Tourist Board in their efforts to secure this facility, encourage the fast tracking of all planning applications to allow the proposed facility to be established without delay, encourage the development of road and rail infrastructure links to ensure easy and safe passage for passengers and freight through the proposed terminal at Rosyth and ensure the availability of an appropriate level of freight facilities grant for the proposed ferry terminal at Rosyth.
Supported by: Mr Kenny MacAskill*, Tricia Marwick*, Christine Grahame*, Fiona McLeod*, Roseanna Cunningham*, Colin Campbell*, Mrs Margaret Ewing*, Michael Matheson*, Shona Robison*, Michael Russell*, Linda Fabiani*, Mr Gil Paterson*, Alasdair Morgan*
*S1M-285.1 Nicola Sturgeon: Childcare Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion (S1M-285) in the name of Mr Sam Galbraith, insert at end "and considers that efforts must now be directed at securing long-term sustainable funding for childcare, ensuring further integration of provision and achieving the highest standards of care and education for all children in Scotland."
S1M-283# Social Workers and Violence (lodged on 15 November 1999) Scott Barrie*
S1M-282 Cannabis and the Scottish Criminal Justice System (lodged on 12 November 1999) Christine Grahame*, Ms Sandra White*, Dennis Canavan*, Nora Radcliffe*, Mr Adam Ingram*
S1M-281# Proposed Accommodation at Holyrood (lodged on 12 November 1999) Mr Brian Monteith*, Dr Winnie Ewing*, Mr John McAllion*, Mr Gil Paterson*, Alex Neil*
S1M-280# UN Convention Report on the Rights of the Child (lodged on 11 November 1999) David Mundell*, Mr John McAllion*
S1M-279# Crichton University (lodged on 11 November 1999) Alex Neil*
S1M-278 Scottish Beef Export to France (lodged on 11 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Alex Neil*
S1M-277 Chechnya (lodged on 11 November 1999) Mrs Margaret Ewing*, Dr Winnie Ewing*, Mr John McAllion*
S1M-276 BBC Resources and BBC Worldwide (lodged on 11 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Alex Neil*
S1M-274 Investigation Into Water Charges (lodged on 11 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*
S1M-272# Credit Union (lodged on 11 November 1999) Scott Barrie*, Ms Margaret Curran*, Dr Elaine Murray*, Mr John McAllion*, Alex Neil*
S1M-271# Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning Compensation for Scallop Industry (lodged on 10 November 1999) Mrs Margaret Ewing*, David Mundell*
S1M-270# East Coast Electrification (lodged on 10 November 1999) Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-269# Scallop Fishing (lodged on 10 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Mrs Margaret Ewing*, Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-264# Police Resources and Special Events (lodged on 9 November 1999) Mrs Margaret Ewing*, Dennis Canavan*, Mr Gil Paterson*
S1M-263 Stane Primary School (lodged on 9 November 1999) Ms Margaret Curran*, Alex Neil*
S1M-261# The Kintyre Economy (lodged on 9 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Maureen Macmillan*, Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-260 Hamish Henderson (lodged on 8 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Mr John McAllion*
S1M-259# Traditional Music in Scotland (lodged on 8 November 1999) Maureen Macmillan*, Dr Elaine Murray*, Mr John McAllion*, Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-256 International Investment Strategies (lodged on 5 November 1999) Mr Duncan Hamilton*, Mr John McAllion*, Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-252# Solidarity with Cuba (lodged on 3 November 1999) Mr Gil Paterson*
S1M-250# Tobacco Sales to Under-Aged Children (lodged on 3 November 1999) Dr Elaine Murray*
S1M-248 Marks and Spencer (lodged on 2 November 1999) Michael Matheson*
S1M-241# Scottish Film Industry (lodged on 2 November 1999) Mr Brian Monteith*, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton*
S1M-235 A Fair Deal for NHS Workers (lodged on 28 October 1999) Nora Radcliffe*
S1M-219# Proof of Age Card Scheme (lodged on 25 October 1999) Dr Elaine Murray*
S1M-209# South West Transport Links (lodged on 15 October 1999) Dr Elaine Murray*
S1M-206 Respect Campaign (lodged on 15 October 1999) Dr Elaine Murray*
S1M-198 Jubilee 2000 Campaign (lodged on 8 October 1999) Scott Barrie*, Dennis Canavan*
BUSINESS BULLETIN 93/1999
Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section H - New Documents
Subordinate Legislation
Affirmative Instruments
The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 16 November 1999 for approval by resolution—
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.4) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/143)
laid under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985
Other Documents
The following document was laid before the Parliament on 16 November 1999
Scottish Legal Aid Board Annual Report 1998-99 (SE/1999/45)
laid under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986
European Documents
Members wishing to see a list of European documents received in the Parliament should contact the clerks to the European Committee (stephen.imrie@scottish.parliament.uk). Members are reminded that a complete set of all documents received is held by the Document Supply Centre and copies can be made available on request.
BUSINESS BULLETIN 93/1999
Wednesday 17 November 1999
Section J - Progress of Parliamentary business
For further information on the progress of Bills, subordinate legislation and committees shown in this section, please contact either the relevant clerk or web site (end of Section for addresses)
Bills in Progress
Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill
Stage 1 (evidence, Justice & Home Affairs Committee) 17 November
Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill
Stage 1 (evidence, Justice & Home Affairs Committee) 17 November
Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill
Stage 1 (evidence, Justice & Home Affairs Committee) 17 November
Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Bill
Stage 2 Completed 9 November
Subordinate legislation in progress
(date of laying) (Lead Committee)
Affirmative Instruments
For approval by 12 December 1999—
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.4) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/143) (16 November 1999)
For approval
The Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Appropriations) Amendment Order 1999 (Draft) (22 October 1999) (Finance)
Negative Instruments
Subject to annulment until 23 November 1999
The Lobsters and Crawfish (Prohibition of Fishing and Landing) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/88) (1 October 1999) (Rural Affairs)
Subject to annulment until 30 November 1999
The Organic Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999/107)(8 October 1999) (Rural Affairs)
The Erskine Bridge (Temporary Suspension of Tolls) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/116) (15 October 1999) (Transport and Environment)
Subject to annulment until 3 December 1999
The Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999/124) (20 October 1999) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)
The National Health Service (Penalty Charge) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999/121) (21 October 1999) (Health and Community Care)
Subject to annulment until 4 December 1999
The Thurso College (Change of Name) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/126) (25 October 1999) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)
Subject to annulment until 5 December 1999
The Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/129)(28 October 1999) (Rural Affairs)
The Wafer Scottish Seal Directions 1999 (SSI 1999/130)
(28 October 1999) (Justice and Home Affairs)
Committee Business
Dates indicate when the next meeting is due to take place on the relevant subject.
Audit 23 November
Education, Culture and Sport See Section A
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 24 November
Equal Opportunities 23 November
European 23 November
Finance No date established
Health and Community Care See Section A
Justice and Home Affairs See Section A
Local Government 24 November
Procedures 23 November
Public Petitions No date established
Rural Affairs No date established
Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector See Section A
Standards 24 November
Subordinate Legislation 23 November
Transport and Environment See Section A
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