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Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 153/2001

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Business Bulletin No. 153/2001
Monday 29 October 2001

Contents

Section B : Business Programme
Section C : Agendas of Committee Meetings
Section E : Written questions lodged on 26 October 2001
Section F : Motions and Amendments
Section G : Bills: Notices and Amendments
Section H : New Documents
Section I : Petitions lodged on 26 October 2001
Section K : Progress of Parliamentary Business



Business Bulletin No. 153/2001
Monday 29 October 2001

Section B : Business Programme

As agreed by the Parliament on 24 October 2001


Wednesday 31 October 2001


2.30 pm Time for Reflection - Mrs Ravinder Kaur Nijjar, Member of the Executive Committee of the Scottish Inter-faith Council, Primary School Teacher and Voluntary Community Worker in Glasgow

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Executive Debate on Asylum Seekers and Refugee Integration

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-2187 Cathie Craigie: World Alzheimer's Day (for text of motion see Section F of Business Bulletin for Monday 1 October 2001)


Thursday 1 November 2001


9.30 am Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee Debate on the Review of Higher Education Teaching and Funding

followed by Business Motion

2.30 pm Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of Business Bulletin for Thursday 25 October 2001)

3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3.30 pm Committee of the Whole Parliament: Stage 2 Debate on the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Stage 3 Debate on the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-2142 Mrs Margaret Ewing: Inverness Airport and Links with Hub Airports (for text of motion see Section F of Business Bulletin for Monday 1 October 2001)


Wednesday 7 November 2001


2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Executive Business

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business


Thursday 8 November 2001


9.30 am Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business

followed by Business Motion

2.30 pm Question Time

3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3.30 pm Stage 1 of the School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business



Business Bulletin No. 153/2001
Monday 29 October 2001

Section C : Agendas of Committee Meetings


Procedures Committee

30 October 2001

10th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 1

1. CSG Inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from:

Dennis Canavan MSP

Tom McCabe, Minister for Parliament

Mike Watson MSP, Convener of the Finance Committee.


Equal Opportunities Committee

30 October 2001

17th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2

1. Items in Private: The Committee will consider whether to take items 2, 8, 9 and 10 in private.

2. Questions for Witnesses: The Committee will consider lines of questioning for the Deputy Minister for Social Justice.

3. Taking Stock - Gender Issues: The Committee will take evidence from-

Margaret Curran MSP, Deputy Minister for Social Justice.

4. Reporters: The Committee will consider the appointment of Reporters for Sexual Orientation and Disability Issues.

5. Reporters: The Committee will hear from its Reporters.

6. Civic Participation Event: The Committee will consider a paper on its forthcoming civic participation event.

7. Report of the Inquiry into the Liaison Arrangements Between the Police, the Procurator Fiscal Service and the Crown Office and the Family of the Deceased Surjit Singh Chhokar in Connection with the Murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar and the Related Prosecutions: The Committee will consider its approach to the Report.

8. Budget 2002/2003: The Committee will consider a draft report on Stage 2 of the 2002/2003 Budget.

9. School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft report on the School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill.

10. Work Programme: The Committee will consider papers on its future work programme.


European Committee

30 October 2001

12th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 10.15 am in the Chamber, Assembly Hall, The Mound, Edinburgh

1. Convener's Report: The Convener will update the Committee on-

Progress of the proposed reforms to the Postal Services Directive (97/67/EC) and further options for the Committee

Response from the Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development to the Convener's letter on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy

Response from the Minister for Transport to the Convener's letter on public procurement and the Glasgow Underground

Outcome of the vote at 2nd Reading in the European Parliament on the Report on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on establishing a general framework for improving information and consultation rights of employees in the European Community (Fiorella Ghilardotti MEP, A5-0325/2001).

2. Scrutiny of EC/EU documents: The Committee will-

Carry out the scrutiny of documents received for this meeting.

Not before 10.45 am:

3. Governance in the European Union and the Future of Europe: The Committee will hear evidence from-

Elspeth Attwooll MEP (UK, Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party)

Alain Lamassoure MEP (France, Group of the European People's Party)

Neil MacCormick MEP (UK, Group of the European Free Alliance/Greens)

David Martin MEP (UK, Group of the Party of European Socialists).


Subordinate Legislation Committee

30 October 2001

29th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 11.15 am in Committee Room 3

1. Delegated Powers Scrutiny: The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in the following Bill-

Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1

and take evidence from the following Scottish Executive officials-

Thea Teale, Head of Community Care Division, Health Department

Gery McLaughlin, Bill Team Leader

Peter Stapelton, Bill Team

Mark Richards, Solicitor's Office.

2. Delegated Powers Scrutiny: The Committee will consider the response from the Executive to points raised on the following Bill-

School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.

3. Delegated Powers Scrutiny: The Committee will consider a Stage 2 amendment to the delegated powers provisions in the following Bill-

Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill.

4. Executive Responses: The Committee will consider the responses from the Scottish Executive to points raised on the following-

The Potatoes Originating in Germany (Notification) (Scotland) Order 2001, (SSI 2001/333)

The Feeding Stuffs and the Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001, (SSI 2001/334)

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2001, (SSI 2001/368)

The Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/338)

The Ayrshire and Arran Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/339)

The Ayrshire and Arran Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/340)

The Borders General Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/341)

The Fife Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/342)

The Dumfries and Galloway Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/343)

The Borders Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/344)

The Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/345)

The Grampian Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/346)

The Forth Valley Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/347)

The Forth Valley Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/348)

The Fife Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/349)

The Grampian University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/350)

The Greater Glasgow Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/351)

The Highland Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/352)

The Highland Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/353)

The Lomond and Argyll Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/354)

The Lothian Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/355)

The Lanarkshire Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/356)

The Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/357)

The Lothian University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/359)

The North Glasgow University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/360)

The Renfrewshire and Inverclyde National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/361)

The South Glasgow University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/362)

The Tayside Primary Care National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/363)

The Tayside University Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/364)

The West Lothian Healthcare National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/365)

The Yorkhill National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Amendment Order 2001, (SSI 2001/366).

5. Draft instruments subject to approval: The Committee will consider the following-

The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Privative Jurisdiction and Summary Cause) Order 2001, (Draft)

The Small Claims (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001, (Draft).

6. Instruments subject to approval: The Committee will consider the following-

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (No.2) (Scotland) Order 2001, (SSI 2001/387)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.9) (Scotland) Order 2001, (SSI 2001/388)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Order 2001, (SSI 2001/391).

7. Instruments subject to annulment: The Committee will consider the following-

The Processed Animal Protein (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001, (SSI 2001/383)

The Abolition of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2001, (SSI 2001/390)

The Legal Aid (Employment of Solicitors) (Scotland) Regulations 2001, (SSI 2001/392).

8. Instruments not laid before the Parliament: The Committee will consider the following-

The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (Commencement No.4) Order 2001, (SSI 2001/393).


Audit Committee

30 October 2001

15th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh.

1. Committee Business: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 2 and 6 in private.

2. Governance and Financial Management at Moray College: The Committee will consider lines of questioning to be put to the witnesses.

3. In Good Supply? Managing Supplies in the NHS: The Committee will receive a briefing from Barbara Hurst, Director of Performance Audit, Audit Scotland on the report by the Auditor General for Scotland entitled 'In Good Supply? Managing Supplies in the NHS' (AGS/2001/7).

4. Corporate Plan for Audit Scotland: The Committee will receive a briefing from the Auditor General for Scotland on the corporate plan for Audit Scotland.

5. Governance and Financial Management at Moray College: The Committee will take evidence from -

Mr J A Kerr, Chairman, Moray College Board of Management;

Mr Ian Urquhart; Former Convener, Finance Committee, Moray College Board of Management;

Mr Greg Cooper, Former Acting Principal, Moray College.

on the report by the Auditor General for Scotland entitled 'Governance and Financial Management at Moray College' (AGS/2001/4).

6. Governance and Financial Management at Moray College: The Committee will consider the evidence taken.


Justice 1 Committee

30 October 2001

29th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in the Chamber, Assembly Hall, The Mound, Edinburgh

1. Item in private: The Committee will consider whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Kilmarnock Prison: The Committee will take evidence on Kilmarnock Prison from-

Ron Tasker, Director and Elaine Bailey, Managing Director, Premier Prison Services Ltd.

3. Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the general principles of the Bill at Stage 1 from-

Keith Connal, Head, Freedom of Information Unit; Geoff Owenson, Freedom of Information Unit and John St Clair, Solicitors Office, the Scottish Executive.

4. Forward Programme: The Committee will consider its forward programme.


Local Government Committee

30 October 2001

27th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 1

1. Items in private: The Committee will consider whether to take items 3, 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Local Government Finance Inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from-

Local Government Association:

Neil Kingham, Director of Local Government Finance

Mike Grealy, Deputy Director of Local Government Finance

Colin Mair, Director of Scottish Local Authority Management Centre (SLAMC), University of Strathclyde.

3. Local Government Finance Inquiry: The Committee will consider a progress report.

4. Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

5. Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

6. Budget Process 2002/03: The Committee will consider a draft Stage 2 report.


Rural Development Committee

30 October 2001

23rd Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 2

1. Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the arrangements for consideration of the Bill at stage 1.

2. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee will consider the following instruments under the negative procedure-

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/337)

The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/358)

The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland) (No.2) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/367).

3. Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at stage 2, day 1.


Education, Culture and Sport Committee

30 October 2001

27th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 2.30 pm in Committee Room 3

1. School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.

2. Budget Process 2002-03 (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.

3. Gaelic Broadcasting Inquiry (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.

4. Scottish Ballet Inquiry (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.


European Committee

30 October 2001

13th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 2.30 pm in Committee Room 4

1. Remit of the Committee (external relations) (in private): The Committee will consider the correspondence received from the Scottish Executive

2. The euro and state-of-preparation in Scotland (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report into the preparation for, and policy implications of, the single currency in Scotland: a contribution to the euro debate from a Scottish perspective


Health and Community Care Committee

31 October 2001

24th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in The Chamber, Assembly Hall, The Mound, Edinburgh

1. The Scottish Budget 2002/3: The Committee will take evidence from-

Susan Deacon MSP, Minister for Health and Community Care, John Aldridge, Director of Finance, Scottish Executive and Trevor Jones, Chief Executive, NHS Scotland.

2. Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1): The Committee will take evidence from-

Neil McConachie, Chief Executive and Douglas Philips, Director of Priority Services & Joint Planning, Association of Health Boards Chief Executives

Councillor Rita Miller, Spokesperson on Social Work (South Ayrshire), Jim Dickie, Director of Social work (North Lanarkshire), Lorna McGregor, Legal Consultant and Anil Gupta, Policy Advisor, COSLA

Eddie Egan Scottish Health Committee, Dougie Black, Scottish Local Government Committee, Joe Di Paola, Scottish Organiser (Local Government) and Jim Devine, Scottish Organiser (Health), UNISON.

3. Reports: (in private): The Committee will consider a reporter's report on organ donation.


Transport and the Environment Committee

31 October 2001

26th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh

1. Lines of Questioning (in private): The Committee will consider possible lines of questioning for the witnesses on the Water Industry (Scotland) Bill.

Not before 9.45 am

2. Water Industry (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 on the general principles of the Water Industry (Scotland) Bill from-

Ian Jones, Chairman and Chief Executive, Quayle Munro Group

John Downie and Jane Todd, Federation of Small Businesses

Trisha McAuley, Scottish Consumer Council

Jim Lugton and Lucy McTernan, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Peter Bolton and Janette Wilson, Scottish Churches Committee

Zoe Clelland and Lisa Schneidau, Scottish Environment Link.

3. 2002-03 Budget Process (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report to the Finance Committee at Stage 2 of the 2002-03 Budget Process.


Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee

31 October 2001

25th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2

1. Item in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Lifelong Learning Inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from

A Business Panel consisting of members of Chambers of Commerce and private companies

National Training Partnership

SCONTO.

3. LIfelong Learning Inquiry: The Committee will consider a paper proposing research support for the inquiry.

4. Budget Process 2002-3: The Committee will consider a draft report to the Finance Committee.


Justice 2 Committee

31 October 2001

29th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 3

1. Item in private: The Committee will consider whether to take item 5 in private and consider whether to discuss the revised draft report on the Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill in private at its meeting on 6 November.

2. Reports on the case of the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar: The Committee will consider the following reports in the context of its inquiry into the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service-

Report of the inquiry into the liaison arrangements between the police, the Procurator Fiscal Service and the Crown Office and the family of the deceased Surjit Singh Chhokar in connection with the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar and the related prosecutions;

The report of an inquiry into Crown decision-making in the case of the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar.

3. Petition: The Committee will consider written evidence from the Lord Advocate on the following petition-

Petition PE324 by Kay Reid on fatal accident inquiries.

4. Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider whether to report to the Rural Development Committee on the Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Bill.

5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

6. Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report on the general principles of the Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.


Social Justice Committee

31 October 2001

25th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1

1. Item in private: The Committee will consider whether to take item 5 in private.

2. Questions for witnesses (in private): The Committee will consider its lines of questioning for witnesses in relation to the Inquiry into the Voluntary Sector.

3. Inquiry into the Voluntary Sector: The Committee will take evidence from-

Volunteer Development Scotland:

Brian Magee, Head of Policy/Active Communities Development Unit

Norrie Murray, Head of Local Volunteering Development Agency Unit

Council for Voluntary Services:

Mai Hearne, CVS Scotland Convener

Anne Toye, CVS Scotland Committee member

Active Communities Forum:

Maureen O'Neill, Chair, Active Communities Forum

Claire Stevens, Director, Scotland Community Service Volunteers

Harriet Eadie, Convener, Volunteer Bureau Scotland.

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument-

The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Registered Social Landlords) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/326).

5. Budget Process 2002/03: The Committee will consider a draft report to the Finance Committee.



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Section E : Written questions lodged on 26 October 2001

S1W-19407 Mr John McAllion: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to improve the provision of speech therapy for children under 5 in the light of the British Stammering Association's Parental Awareness campaign.

S1W-19408 Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the results of the beach management trials carried out at Whitesands, Troon and Ayr; whether it will extend the trials to other beaches and, if so, which ones and what plans it has to establish beach management committees for any beach included in the trials.

S1W-19409 Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the European Union in respect of Directive 76/160/EEC on the quality of bathing waters.

S1W-19410 Irene McGugan: To ask the Scottish Executive what reassurances it has sought from UEFA and other international sporting bodies that any bid by the Scottish Football Association to host the European Football Championship in 2008 will not be influenced by the circumstances surrounding the recent bid by Her Majesty's Government to host the World Athletics Championships in 2005.

S1W-19411 Irene McGugan: To ask the Scottish Executive what reassurances it has sought from international sporting bodies that any bids to host international sporting events in Scotland in the future will not be influenced by the circumstances surrounding the recent bid by Her Majesty's Government to host the World Athletics Championships in 2005.

S1W-19412 Irene McGugan: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on any implications for any future bids to host international sporting events in Scotland in the light of the circumstances surrounding the recent bid by Her Majesty's Government to host the World Athletics Championships in 2005 and the representations made by Richard Caborn MP, the Minister for Sport, to members of the International Association of Athletics Federations over the possible venue for these championships.

S1W-19413 Mr Mike Rumbles: To ask the Scottish Executive how much it costs the NHS to purchase a digital hearing aid.

S1W-19414 Karen Gillon: To ask the Scottish Executive what health funding, in addition to the annual budget assignment, was allocated to Lanarkshire Health Board in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99, (c) 1999-2000 and (d) 2000-01.

S1W-19415 Mr Andrew Welsh: To ask the Scottish Executive what the collection rate for non-domestic water charges as a percentage of the total amount billed was in each water authority in each year from 1995-96 to 2000-01.

S1W-19416 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive when the appointment of the new Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice-General will be announced. R

S1W-19417 Bill Aitken: To ask the Scottish Executive how many premises currently hold an off-trade liquor licence.

S1W-19418 Bill Aitken: To ask the Scottish Executive how many members of its Committee on Liquor Licensing Law in Scotland are drawn from organisations representing the (a) on-trade and (b) off-trade licensed sectors.

S1W-19419 Bill Aitken: To ask the Scottish Executive which member of the Committee on Liquor Licensing Law in Scotland was appointed to represent the views of the off-trade licensed sector during their review of liquor licensing law.

S1W-19420 Bill Aitken: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any requests from industry bodies to be included in the membership of the Committee on Liquor Licensing Law in Scotland since membership was announced.

S1W-19421 Michael Matheson: To ask the Scottish Executive which company holds the contract to maintain the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels.

S1W-19422 Michael Matheson: To ask the Scottish Executive when each of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels will enter dry dock for maintenance.

S1W-19423 Michael Matheson: To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost for each of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels to be entered into dry dock for maintenance.

S1W-19424 Michael Matheson: To ask the Scottish Executive when each of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels were last entered into dry dock for maintenance.

S1W-19425 Miss Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from local authorities on any possible increase in road construction and maintenance costs following the introduction of the Aggregates Tax and what the estimated increase and additional costs would be for each authority.

S1W-19426 Miss Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the impact on the amount of construction materials being imported as a result of the introduction of the Aggregates Tax.

S1W-19427 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive how many fishing boats fishing for shellfish within the six mile limit were boarded by officers of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency and how many of these led to prosecutions in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

S1W-19428 Mr Mike Rumbles: To ask the Scottish Executive whether a developer is in breach of planning legislation in circumstances where construction has begun without obtaining planning permission and where retrospective planning permission has been applied for but not yet granted, and what powers are available to local authorities to order work to cease on developments which have retrospective planning applications pending but not yet approved.

S1W-19429 Pauline McNeill: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that it meets the demand for experienced and skilled legal practitioners to support the needs of asylum seekers.

S1W-19430 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the estimated 141,000 tenants have applied under the central heating installation programme since April 2001 and how many have benefited.

S1W-19431 Miss Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it plans to take to prevent materials exempt from the Aggregates Tax being incorporated into Private Finance Initiative and Design Build Finance and Operate projects.

S1W-19432 Miss Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it plans to take to protect the rural economy against the effect of any small quarry companies closing as a result of the introduction of the Aggregates Tax.

S1W-19433 Mr Andrew Welsh: To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the collection centrally of domestic water rates by the proposed single water authority would have on the revenue levels of local authorities.

S1W-19434 Mr Brian Monteith: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown by local authority area of the £20 million allocated for the buying of books and equipment that was announced on 26 October 2001.

S1W-19435 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the health and safety record of the company 3Ed during the current Project 2002 refurbishment programme of secondary schools in Glasgow.

S1W-19436 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any fines imposed on companies during the course of the current Project 2002 refurbishment programme of secondary schools in Glasgow.

S1W-19437 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive what the names were of the contractors called upon to repair the fire alarm system at (a) Holyrood RC Secondary School, (b) St Roch's Secondary RC School and (c) Shawlands Academy in Glasgow as a result of work carried out under the current Project 2002 refurbishment programme and what the contractors' costs were in each case.

S1W-19438 Miss Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of any possible increase in the volume of heavy goods vehicle traffic having to obtain construction materials from outwith local areas due to the closure of small local quarries following the introduction of the Aggregates Tax.

S1W-19439 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget of Scottish Natural Heritage was in each year since 1997 and how much was spent on (a) the environment and (b) internal organisational functions



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Section F : Motions and Amendments

A full list of outstanding motions is available to view each Monday in paper copy at the Chamber Desk or alternatively on the Scottish Parliament web site as Outstanding Motions.

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-2373# Mr Adam Ingram: Psychiatric Hospital Closures-That the Parliament notes where the resources from the sale of psychiatric hospitals and grounds have been allocated within the overall health budget; further notes the current condition of through care and community care services for mental health patients, carers and professionals, and believes that the current policy of the Scottish Executive of not transferring capital receipts to revenue should be renewed.

*S1M-2372 Ms Margo MacDonald: Institutional Racism-That the Parliament welcomes the First Minister's comments during First Minister's Questions on 25 October 2001 that "institutional racism must be stamped out, no matter where it occurs - whether in government, the police or the courts" (Official Report, Col. 3387); recognises the racism inherent in the treatment of asylum seekers who have already been stigmatised and excluded, and therefore calls on the Scottish Executive, as a first step, to implement this commitment to stamp out racism and make immediate representations to Her Majesty's Government to abolish the voucher system which shames us all.

*S1M-2371 Shona Robison: Licensing of the Sale of Fireworks-That the Parliament notes with concern the public safety issues surrounding the irresponsible use of fireworks; recognises that this is in part due to fireworks being sold illegally to or for those under 18 years old; believes that only those considered to be "fit and proper persons" should be able to sell fireworks and urges the Scottish Executive to consider extending the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 to require such persons to be licensed in order to sell fireworks.

S1M-2365 Control and Storage of Fireworks (lodged on 25 October 2001) Margaret Smith*, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton*

S1M-2364 Cast Ewe Compensation Scheme (lodged on 25 October 2001) Brian Adam*, Mr Jamie McGrigor*, Mr Murray Tosh*, Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*, John Scott*, Alex Fergusson*, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton*

S1M-2363# HM Prison Peterhead and Beacon Site Status (lodged on 25 October 2001) Irene McGugan*

S1M-2360 The Pearce Institute in Govan (lodged on 24 October 2001) Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2359 Sue Ryder Care Home, Marchmont House, Greenlaw (lodged on 24 October 2001) David McLetchie*, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton*

S1M-2358 Deportation of Ulla Roder (lodged on 24 October 2001) Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2357 Scottish National Theatre Company (lodged on 24 October 2001) David McLetchie*, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton*

S1M-2346 Fife Free Press Best Paid-For Newspaper Of the Year Award (lodged on 23 October 2001) Elaine Thomson*

S1M-2337# Scottish Science Library (lodged on 22 October 2001) Christine Grahame*

S1M-2336 Free Personal Care for Elderly People (lodged on 19 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2335 16 Days Campaign (lodged on 19 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2334 Airdrieonians Football Club (lodged on 19 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Mr Gil Paterson*

S1M-2333# Committee of the Regions (lodged on 18 October 2001) Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2332 Devolution of Broadcasting (lodged on 18 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2331# Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive (lodged on 18 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2329 Afghanistan (lodged on 17 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2326 Importance of the Construction Industry (lodged on 16 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2325 Liquid-based Cytology/Human Papilloma Virus Test (lodged on 16 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2324 Clarkston Disaster, October 1971 (lodged on 15 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2322 Have a Heart Paisley (lodged on 12 October 2001) Ms Sandra White*, Mary Scanlon*

S1M-2321# Winter Roads Maintenance Programme in the Highlands (lodged on 11 October 2001) Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2318# The First Scottish Ecumenical Assembly (lodged on 9 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2317# Funding for Grampian Police (lodged on 9 October 2001) Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2316# Reversal of Her Majesty's Government's Decision on Mixed Oxide Fuel Plant at Sellafield, Cumbria (lodged on 9 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2313 Falkirk 2008 European Football Championship Bid (lodged on 5 October 2001) Mr Kenny MacAskill*, Mrs Margaret Ewing*

S1M-2312 Scots Language Educational Materials (lodged on 17 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2311 Freedom of Information Bill - Skye Bridge Contract (lodged on 5 October 2001) Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2310 Concessionary Tolls on the Skye Bridge (lodged on 5 October 2001) Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2308.1 New Reactor at Chapelcross Nuclear Power Plant (lodged on 8 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2305# Scottish Huntington's Association (lodged on 4 October 2001) Alex Neil*, Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2304# Foot-and-Mouth Disease-Free Status (lodged on 4 October 2001) Ms Sandra White*

S1M-2303 Project Ability (lodged on 4 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2301# Save Milngavie Reservoir (lodged on 4 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2300# Rosyth - Zeebrugge Ferry Service (lodged on 4 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2299# Children in Scotland/UNICEF, Children's Rights Audit (lodged on 4 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2295 Kidney Donation and Provision of Renal Units (lodged on 3 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2293 Closure of Glencorse Barracks (lodged on 3 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2288 Proposed Liberal Democrat Policy on "Tourism Tax" (lodged on 3 October 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-2261 Shellfish Farming (lodged on 27 September 2001) Mr Gil Paterson*

S1M-2257 Fish Farming (lodged on 26 September 2001) Ian Jenkins*



Business Bulletin No. 153/2001
Monday 29 October 2001

Section G: Bills: Notices and Amendments


New amendments to Bills lodged on 26 October 2001

Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill - Stage 2

Section 1


Mr Jim Wallace

1 In section 1, page 1, leave out lines 22 to 25


Mr Jim Wallace

2 In section 1, page 2, line 1, after <forward> insert <by the joint police board>


Mr Jim Wallace

3 In section 1, page 2, line 3, leave out from <or> to end of line 4 and insert <; and

( ) that, in the case mentioned in subsection (3AA) below, money shall be carried forward only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(3AA) The case is where-

(a) any money carried forward from previous carry-forward years-

(i) by virtue of arrangements such as are mentioned in subsection (2)(e) above; and

(ii) under section 32(10A) of this Act,

and remaining unspent at the end of the carry-forward year;

(b) the money carried forward by virtue of arrangements such as are mentioned in that subsection; and

(c) any money carried forward under that section,

would, taken together, amount to more than the maximum sum.

(3AB) In subsection (3AA) above, "maximum sum", in relation to a carry-forward year, means the amount equal to five per cent. of the sum of-

(a) the total amount of grant made under section 32 of this Act to the joint police board in respect of that year; and

(b) the total amount of money paid to the board by the constituent authorities in respect of that year.

(3AC) The Scottish Ministers may, by order, substitute for the percentage mentioned in-

(a) subsection (3A)(b) above; or

(b) subsection (3AB) above,

such other percentage as they think fit.>

Mr Jim Wallace

4 In section 1, page 2, line 5, leave out <(3A)(b)> and insert <(3AC)>

Mr Jim Wallace

5 In section 1, page 2, line 20, leave out from <Scottish> to end of line 23 and insert <authority or board may, subject to subsections (10B) and (10BA) below, carry forward from one financial year (the "carry-forward year") to the next the sum unspent>

Mr Jim Wallace


6 In section 1, page 2, line 26, leave out from second <or> to end of line 27 and insert-

<(10BA) In the cases mentioned in subsections (10BB) and (10BC) below, grant may be carried forward as mentioned in subsection (10A) above only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(10BB) The case is where, in relation to a police authority-

(a) any sums previously carried forward under subsection (10A) above and remaining unspent at the end of the carry-forward year; and

(b) the sum carried forward,

would, taken together, amount to more than the maximum sum.

(10BC) The case is where, in relation to a joint police board-

(a) any sums previously carried forward-

(i) under subsection (10A) above; and

(ii) by virtue of arrangements such as are mentioned in section 19(2)(e) of this Act,

and remaining unspent at the end of the carry-forward year;

(b) the sum carried forward under that subsection; and

(c) any money carried forward by virtue of arrangements such as are mentioned in that section,

would, taken together, amount to more than the maximum sum.

(10BD) The "maximum sum", in relation to a carry-forward year, means-

(a) in subsection (10BB) above, the amount equal to five per cent. of the total amount of grant made under this section to the police authority in respect of that year; and

(b) in subsection (10BC) above, the amount equal to five per cent. of the sum of-

(i) the total amount of grant made under this section to the joint police board in respect of that year; and

(ii) the total amount of money paid to the board by virtue of section 19(2)(d) of this Act by the constituent authorities in respect of that year.

(10BE) The Scottish Ministers may, by order, substitute for the percentage mentioned in-

(a) subsection (10B) above; or

(b) paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (10BD) above,

such other percentage as they think fit.>

Mr Jim Wallace


7 In section 1, page 2, line 28, leave out <(10B)> and insert <(10BE)>

Mr Jim Wallace


8 In section 1, page 2, line 36, leave out from <and> to <above> in line 38

Mr Jim Wallace


9 In section 1, page 2, line 38, after second <to> insert <the Scottish>

Section 2

Mr Jim Wallace


10 In section 2, page 3, leave out lines 14 to 17

Mr Jim Wallace


11 In section 2, page 3, line 18, after <forward> insert <by the joint board>

Mr Jim Wallace


12 In section 2, page 3, line 20, leave out from <or> to end of line 21 and insert <; and

( ) that, in the case mentioned in subsection (4BA) below, money shall be carried forward only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(4BA) The case is where-

(a) any money carried forward from previous carry-forward years by virtue of arrangements such as are mentioned in subsection (4)(f) above and remaining unspent at the end of the carry-forward year; and

(b) the money carried forward,

would, taken together, amount to more than the maximum sum.

(4BB) In subsection (4BA) above, "maximum sum", in relation to a carry-forward year, means the amount equal to five per cent. of the total amount of the contributions paid into the fund by the fire authorities in respect of that year.

(4BC) The Scottish Ministers may, by order, substitute for the percentage mentioned in-

(a) subsection (4B)(b) above; or

(b) subsection (4BB) above,

such other percentage as they think fit.>

Mr Jim Wallace


13 In section 2, page 3, line 22, leave out <(4B)(b)> and insert <(4BC)>



Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill - Stage 2

Section 1

Mike Watson

Supported by: Mr Murray Tosh, David Mundell


38 In section 1, page 1, line 4, leave out from <must> to <(1)> in line 5 and insert <who deliberately hunts a wild mammal with a dog>

Mr Murray Tosh


39 In section 1, page 1, line 4, leave out from <must> to <(1)> in line 5 and insert <who hunts a wild mammal with a dog in such a way as to cause unnecessary suffering>

Mr Murray Tosh

Supported by: David Mundell


40 In section 1, page 1, line 4, at end insert <in such a way as to cause unnecessary suffering>

Fergus Ewing


41 In section 1, page 1, line 4, at end insert <except for the purpose of controlling a pest species by means of an activity that does not involve the participation of any person on horseback.

(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), "pest species" means foxes, hares, rabbits, mink, rodents and such other species of wild mammal as the Scottish Ministers may, by order made by statutory instrument, specify as being liable to cause damage or nuisance.

(1B) A statutory instrument under subsection (1A) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.>

Mr Jamie McGrigor


42 In section 1, page 1, line 6, leave out first <to> and insert <with the intention that that other person should>

David Mundell


43 In section 1, page 1, line 7, after <(1)> insert <, and who gives that permission with the intention that that other person should so enter or use it,>

Mr Jamie McGrigor


44 In section 1, page 1, line 8, leave out first <to> and insert <with the intention that that other person should>

David Mundell


45 In section 1, page 1, line 9, after <(1)> insert <, and who gives that permission with the intention that that other person should so use it,>

After section 1

John Farquhar Munro


46 After section 1, insert-

<Exception: specified sports

A person does not contravene section 1(1) if that person-

(a) is participating in the sport of shooting or falconry, or

(b) is employed as a gamekeeper (or is an owner or occupier of land acting in an equivalent capacity) and is acting in the course of employment (or in that equivalent capacity) to protect game birds in relation to one of those sports.>



Business Bulletin No. 153/2001
Monday 29 October 2001

Section H : New Documents

Negative Instruments

The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 26 October 2001 and is subject to annulment

The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland) (No.2) Amendment (No.4) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/394)

laid under paragraph 2 of schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972


Not Subject to any Parliamentary Procedure

The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 26 October 2001 and is not subject to any Parliamentary procedure

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (Scotland) Partial Revocation Order 2001 (SSI 2001/395)

laid under section 1(10) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985

European Documents

Members wishing to see a list of European documents received in the Parliament should contact the clerk to the European Committee (stephen.imrie@scottish.parliament.uk). Members are reminded that a complete set of all documents received is held by SPICe in G15, PHQ and copies can be made available on request. Additionally, SPICe holds a set of Briefing Papers produced primarily for MEPs covering the views of the UK Government on proposals for EC/EU legislation. These are now being made available to all MSPs and parliamentary staff. Copies can be obtained on the SPICe page of the Parliament's intranet.



Business Bulletin No. 153/2001
Monday 29 October 2001

Section I : Petitions lodged on 26 October 2001

PE412 Petition by Ms Elizabeth and Jane Allison Edmund calling for the Scottish Parliament to take the necessary steps to introduce the position of a Commissioner for Bullying in Scotland with powers to: (a) produce guidelines for the police and local authorities regarding bullying of and by children, (b) intervene in cases where the police and local authorities will take no action or where any action taken is not effective, (c) provide support and assistance to those affected by bullying and (d) investigate intimidation of those affected by bullying by local government, authorities and agencies and by the police.

PE413 by Mr George McAulay on behalf of UK Men's Movement calling for the Scottish Parliament to (a) recognise Parental Alienation Syndrome as a cruel and serious form of child and domestic abuse and to develop intervention strategies to prevent it (b) ensure that agencies coming into contact with children are given training in early diagnosis and prevention and in true gender neutrality; and (c) request that the Scottish Executive commission a study by a respected and neutral academic of PAS.

PE414 Petition by Mr S Philips calling for the Scottish Parliament to review the current planning system with the view to establishing a more effective and inexpensive system for individual citizens wishing to appeal against planning decisions.



Business Bulletin No. 153/2001
Monday 29 October 2001

Section K : 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

Note: Where a Bill is listed below with a date for Stage 2 (or for a day at that Stage), the deadline for lodging amendments for that Stage (or that day) is 2.00 pm, two sitting days earlier (e.g. 2.00 pm on Monday for a Stage 2 meeting on Wednesday). Where a Bill is listed with a date for Stage 3, the deadline is 4.30 pm, three sitting days earlier. Amendments should be lodged with the clerks to the Stage 2 committee.


Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Health and Community Care Committee) 31 October

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Justice 1 Committee) 30 October

Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Rural Development Committee) 30 October

Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill

Stage 2 (Committee of the Whole Parliament)

Stage 3 (meeting of the Parliament) 1 November

Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Bill

Passed 4 October

Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill

Stage 2 (Day 1, Rural Development Committee) 30 October

Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Local Government Committee) 18 December

School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (debate, meeting of the Parliament) 8 November

Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill

Stage 1 (Local Government Committee) 30 October

Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (Justice 2 Committee) 31 October

Water Industry (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Transport and the Environment Committee) 31 October

Subordinate legislation in progress

(date of laying) (Lead Committee)

Affirmative Instruments

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.8) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/374) (11 October 2001) (Health and Community Care)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (No.2) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/387) (22 October 2001) (Health and Community Care)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.9) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/388) (22 October 2001) (Health and Community Care)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/391) (24 October 2001) (Health and Community Care)

The draft Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Privative Jurisdiction and Summary Cause) Order 2001 (25 October 2001)

The draft Small Claims (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 (25 October 2001)

Negative Instruments


Subject to annulment until 31 October 2001


The Scottish Social Services Council (Appointments, Procedure and Access to the Register) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/303) (10 September 2001) (Health and Community Care)


Subject to annulment until 2 November 2001


The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/306) (12 September 2001) (Justice 1)

The Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/307) (12 September 2001) (Justice 1)

The draft Holyrood Park Amendment Regulations 2001 (12 September 2001) (Education, Culture and Sport)


Subject to annulment until 3 November 2001


The Fireman's Pension Scheme (Pension Sharing on Divorce) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/310) (13 September 2001) (Local Government)

The Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/311) (13 September 2001) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)


Subject to annulment until 4 November 2001


The Parole Board (Scotland) Rules 2001 (SSI 2001/315) (14 September 2001) (Justice 1)


Subject to annulment until 11 November 2001


The Highlands and Islands Agricultural Programme and Rural Diversification Programme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI/2001/319) (21 September 2001) (Rural Development)

The Farm and Conservation Grant Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI/2001/321) (21 September 2001) (Rural Development)


Subject to annulment until 14 November 2001


The Building Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI/2001/320) (24 September 2001) (Transport and the Environment)


Subject to annulment until 17 November 2001


The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Registered Social Landlords) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/326) (27 September 2001) (Social Justice)


Subject to annulment until 18 November 2001


The Education and Training (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/329) (28 September 2001) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)


Subject to annulment until 21 November 2001


The Feeding Stuffs and the Feeding Stuffs (Enforcement) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI/2001/334) (1 October 2001) (Health and Community Care)


Subject to annulment until 22 November 2001


The Potatoes Originating in Germany (Notification) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/333) (2 October 2001) (Rural Development)

The Fossil Fuel Levy (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/335) (2 October 2001) (Transport and the Environment)

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/337) (2 October 2001) (Rural Development)


Subject to annulment until 25 November 2001


The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Marking of Meat, Meat Products, Minced Meat and Meat Preparations) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/358) (5 October 2001) (Rural Development)

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/368) (5 October 2001) (Health and Community Care)


Subject to annulment until 28 November 2001


The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland) (No.2) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/367) (8 October 2001) (Rural Development)

The Processed Animal Protein (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/383) (19 October 2001) (Rural Development)


Subject to annulment until 1 December 2001


The Abolition of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/390) (23 October 2001) (Rural Development)


Subject to annulment until 2 December 2001


The Legal Aid (Employment of Solicitors) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/392) (24 October 2001)


Subject to annulment until 4 December 2001


The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Scotland) (No.2) Amendment (No.4) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/394) (26 October 2001)


Committee Business

Dates indicate when the next meeting is due to take place on the relevant subject.

Audit 30 October

Education, Culture and Sport 30 October

Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 31 October

Equal Opportunities 30 October

European 30 October

Finance 6 November

Health and Community Care 31 October

Justice 1 30 October

Justice 2 31 October

Local Government 30 October

Procedures 30 October

Public Petitions 6 November

Rural Development 30 October

Social Justice 31 October

Standards 7 November

Subordinate Legislation 30 October

Transport and Environment 31 October



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