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Scottish Parliament: Business Bulletin 116/2002

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Business Bulletin No. 116/2002
Friday 23 August 2002

Contents

Announcements
Section B : Business Programme
Section C : Agendas of Committee Meetings
Section E : Written questions lodged from 16 to 22 August
Section F : Motions and Amendments
Section H : New Documents
Section I : Petitions lodged between 25 July and 22 August 2002
Section K : Progress of Parliamentary Business



Business Bulletin No. 116/2002
Friday 23 August 2002

Announcements

Question Time and First Minister's Question Time on 5 September 2002

Members are reminded that oral questions for Question Time on Thursday 5 September 2002 should be lodged with the Chamber Desk by 2.00 pm on Wednesday 28 August. Questions for First Minister's Question Time on that day should be lodged by 2.00 pm on Monday 2 September.

Visit of The High Commissioner of India to the UK

His Excellency Mr Ronen Sen, High Commissioner of India to the UK paid a courtesy call to the Presiding Officer on Monday 12 August at 3.00 pm



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Section B : Business Programme

As agreed by the Parliament on 26 June 2002


Wednesday 4 September 2002

2.30 pm Time for Reflection - Monsignor Michael J Conway, St. Ignatius Presbytery, Roman Catholic Church

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Executive Business

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business


Thursday 5 September 2002

9.30 am Executive Business

followed by Business Motion

2.30 pm Question Time

3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3.30 pm Executive Business

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business



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Section C : Agendas of Committee Meetings

Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee

27 August 2002

21st Meeting, 2002

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2

1. Lifelong Learning Final Report (in private): The Committee will consider its Lifelong Learning Final Report.



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Section E : Written questions lodged from 16 to 22 August

Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Executive in order to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament.

S1W-28425Δ Cathie Craigie: To ask the Scottish Executive which voluntary organisations have been allocated (a) direct and (b) indirect grants in 2002-03 and how much was allocated in each case.

S1W-28462 Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive when Aventis Crop Science Ltd knew of impurities in oil seed rape in the field scale trial of genetically modified organisms and who it subsequently informed.

S1W-28463 Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive when and by whom it was informed of impurities in oil seed rape which was planted as part of the field scale trials of genetically modified organisms.

S1W-28464 Mr Lloyd Quinan: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that every local authority implements a direct payment scheme.

S1W-28465 Mr Lloyd Quinan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has set up a National Action Group for Implementing Inclusiveness, as recommended in the Beattie Report Implementing Inclusiveness Realising Potential, and whether the group is now taking action in line with the detailed recommendations of the report.

S1W-28466 Mr Lloyd Quinan: To ask the Scottish Executive who the members of the National Action Group for Implementing Inclusiveness are.

S1W-28467 Mr Lloyd Quinan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has fulfilled the recommendations of the Beattie Report Implementing Inclusiveness Realising Potential, by developing a specification for psychological services for 16-24 year olds.

S1W-28468 Mr Lloyd Quinan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has developed a transition form for all young people in conjunction with Personal Learning Plans.

S1W-28469 Mr Lloyd Quinan: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to ensure that all relevant agencies work together to develop a post-school learning system that offers continuity, coherence and clear routes of progression for sufferers of autism and Asperger's syndrome as recommended in the Beattie Report Implementing Inclusiveness Realising Potential.

S1W-28470 Mr John McAllion: To ask the Scottish Executive what information technology seminars were sponsored by Scottish Enterprise and local enterprise companies in 2001; what companies were contracted by Scottish Enterprise to provide or part provide each such seminar, and what the contracting costs to Scottish Enterprise were in each case.

S1W-28471 Mr John McAllion: To ask the Scottish Executive whether non-executive directors of Scottish Enterprise and local enterprise companies are required to publish any financial interest in funding decisions by these bodies and, if so, where such information may be accessed by the public.

S1W-28472 Mr John McAllion: To ask the Scottish Executive what recent technical assessments have been conducted by Scottish Enterprise of (a) 3D digital scanning and (b) Virtual Reality Modelling Language with regard to its investment in 3D imaging.

S1W-28473 Alex Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional places will need to be created in the elderly residential and care home sector over the next 10 years, given the expected increase in the number of people aged over 85, identified in the Fair Care for Older People - Care Development Group Report.

S1W-28474 Alex Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in order to expand the elderly residential and care home sector in the light of the expected increase in the number of people aged over 85, identified in the Fair Care for Older People - Care Development Group Report.

S1W-28475 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many outlets owned by overseas companies operating in the fast food retail sector there were in each of the last 10 years.

S1W-28476 Mr Lloyd Quinan: To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authorities currently run direct payment schemes.

S1W-28477 Mr Lloyd Quinan: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in each local authority area (a) have already applied for and (b) are currently in receipt of direct payments.

S1W-28478 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation for the (a) economy, (b) promotion of Scottish culture and (c) turnout at local government and Scottish Parliament elections.

S1W-28479 David Mundell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or any of its agencies are providing any financial guarantees to Airborne Initiative (Scotland) Ltd in connection with the acquisition of Braidwood House, Lanarkshire.

S1W-28480 David Mundell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many offenders it has placed with Airborne Initiative (Scotland) Ltd and what the cost has been in (a) each of the last three years and (b) the current year.

S1W-28481 David Mundell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions offenders placed with Airborne Initiative (Scotland) Ltd have had in (a) each of the last three years and (b) the current year and what the nature of the convictions were.

S1W-28482 David Mundell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many offenders placed with Airborne Initiative (Scotland) Ltd (a) failed to complete their placement and (b) reoffended since completing their placement in (i) each of the last three years and (ii) the current year.

S1W-28483 David Mundell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether Braidwood House, Lanarkshire is a suitable location for Airborne Initiative (Scotland) Ltd to house offenders and what discussions it has had with (a) the company and (b) South Lanarkshire Council on this issue.

S1W-28484 Andrew Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27414 by Lewis MacDonald on 6 August 2002, what "serious detrimental environmental impact" would be caused by using the Kelvin Valley route for upgrading the A80.

S1W-28485 Andrew Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive what studies have been carried out to assess the environmental impact of using the Kelvin Valley route whilst upgrading the A80; who carried out any such studies, and when each was carried out and the results were published.

S1W-28486 Shona Robison: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26602 by Mrs Elish Angiolini QC on 30 July 2002, how many of the reports sent to procurators fiscal under sections 68(1), (2), (3), (5), 69(1), (2) and 70(1) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 were proceeded with in each of the last three years, broken down by sheriff court district.

S1W-28487 Brian Fitzpatrick: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to enable assets seized from criminals to be channelled into initiatives focusing on law enforcement and crime reduction, including anti-drugs strategies and community regeneration programmes.

S1W-28488 Brian Fitzpatrick: To ask the Scottish Executive when the Care Development Group last met.

S1W-28489Δ Iain Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans for further decentralising the handling of forestry policy and management in the light of the continuing experience of devolution.

S1W-28490 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have produced minerals plans either as stand alone policies or as part of local structure plans.

S1W-28491 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation process local authorities are required to undertake when devising a minerals plan and what process it undertakes before it approves such plans.

S1W-28492 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive when it received the minerals plan from South Lanarkshire Council and what process it will undertake before it approves the plan.

S1W-28493 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to devise a national strategy for minerals extraction and how plans produced by local authorities will fit into, or be influenced by, any such strategy.

S1W-28494 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authority minerals plans it has approved since 1 July 1999.

S1W-28495 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received about a national strategy for minerals extraction and whether it has consulted any individuals, organisations or commercial concerns about any such strategy.

S1W-28496 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is made in each local prison for inmates that misuse drugs; how many (a) Scottish Prison Service and (b) outside agency staff are engaged in drugs work, and (i) what the current staff complement is and (ii) how many vacancies there currently are in respect of such posts in each case.

S1W-28497 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is made for drug misusers at each local prison when they leave custody.

S1W-28498 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) inspections Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons has carried out and (b) reports have been issued for each prison in each of the last five years.

S1W-28499 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many sniffer dogs are employed by the Scottish Prison Service; where such dogs are based, and how much this service costs.

S1W-28500 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of prison inmates tested positive for drugs at reception into prison in each quarter in each of the last three years, broken down by prison.

S1W-28501 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) charged with, (ii) convicted and (iii) imprisoned for the (1) abduction, (2) serious assault and (3) murder of a child in each of the last 10 years.

S1W-28502 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) males and (b) females imprisoned for the (i) abduction, (ii) serious assault and (iii) murder of a child in each of the last 10 years have been considered for parole and how many have had their application (1) refused and (2) granted. R

S1W-28503 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive what the role of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice is in the parole hearing system and before a decision on a prisoners parole application has been decided upon. R

S1W-28504 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of road accidents have been caused by drug driving in each of the last 10 years and how many and what percentage have resulted in (a) injury and (b) death.

S1W-28505 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the Home Office and the Department of Transport on drug driving.

S1W-28506 Shona Robison: To ask the Scottish Executive what the current status is of applications for bathing water identifications received after the Bathing Waters Review Panel last met.

S1W-28507 Shona Robison: To ask the Scottish Executive whether an opportunity to promote tourism has been missed given that non-designated beaches do not appear on European maps of bathing beaches.

S1W-28508 Shona Robison: To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the incident at Broughty Ferry beach reported in The Courier on 6 August 2002, any designation of the beach as a bathing water beach should include more stringent safety measures and whether it would be an important step towards its proper management.

S1W-28509 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with mental health problems are currently in receipt of direct payments, broken down by local authority area.

S1W-28510 Miss Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Executive what provision exists within the education system for teaching foreign languages to primary school children.

S1W-28511 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive whether appropriate audit tools are now being applied to assess and monitor care standards across Scotland.

S1W-28512 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive whether an adequate number of Care Commission Inspectors are now trained and in place to ensure full inspection and monitoring of standards in accordance with the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.

S1W-28513 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that resources earmarked for local authority provision of mental health services, children's services, care of the elderly and those with learning disabilities are fully utilised for the purpose for which they were intended.

S1W-28514 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive what studies have been done and used as baseline evidence to underpin the decision to implement the Retox Programme for prisoners prior to release.

S1W-28515 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place to evaluate prisoners considered eligible for the Retox Programme prior to release.

S1W-28516 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive how Levonelle is being monitored to ensure that it is used in line with prescription recommendations.

S1W-28517 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive what action will be taken against any NHS trust which refuses to prescribe the anti-TNFdrugs Etanercept and Infliximab to aid people with rheumatoid arthritis.

S1W-28518 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are currently affected by rheumatoid arthritis, broken down by NHS trust area.

S1W-28519 Andrew Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive (a) what records the Scottish Prison Service holds on asbestos removal from its establishments, (b) who has responsibility for accurately updating any such records, (c) where and for how long such records are held and (d) what process is used in respect of archiving them.

S1W-28520 Andrew Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether any former tied housing stock sold to employees of the Scottish Prison Service or others contained asbestos and, if so, what action it took to advise purchasers of this situation at the time of the sale.

S1W-28521 Andrew Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many and (b) what the average age was of people who died from mesothelioma in each of the last three years; whether there any projections in respect of future deaths from the disease, and why there is no unit dedicated to the specialist treatment of and research into mesothelioma.

S1W-28522 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23849 by Dr Richard Simpson on 3 April 2002, whether information from prescription data is now available through the Information and Statistics Division of the Common Services Agency to collate the number of people who are prescribed methadone on a regular basis.

S1W-28523 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26852 by Allan Wilson on 16 July 2002, why there are no Scottish Environment Protection Agency board members in the Highlands and Islands.

S1W-28524 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in the light of the report by the National Children's Home, Look beyond the scars.

S1W-28525 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive what services are currently available for those involved with all aspects of deliberate self-harm, including professional and frontline carers.

S1W-28526 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive what specific treatment is offered to people who self-harm.

S1W-28527 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive whether thiomersal is still used for child vaccinations; which current vaccinations contain thiomersal, and whether thiomersal is considered safe to use.

S1W-28528 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) average and (b) target times are for resolving parent appeals with regard to record of needs.

S1W-28529 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the recent case at Dumfries Sheriff Court that resulted in damages for defamation being awarded to a teacher accused of violence towards two pupils.

S1W-28530 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure that allegations against teachers of physical violence are handled in a way that does not result in subsequent court actions for defamation against young people and protects teachers against unjustified complaint.

S1W-28532 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that, where action is taken by local authorities in respect of allegations against teachers of violence against pupils, no action for defamation may be brought by the teacher except against the authority.

S1W-28533 David Mundell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any procedure for the extra judicial reviewing of adoption orders once granted and, in particular, what scope there is for adopted children to return to their natural parents if the children so wish.

S1W-28534 Mr Kenny MacAskill: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people from Scandinavia visited Scotland in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) country, (b) method of travel and port of entry, (c) estimated amount spent and (d) their purpose for travelling.

S1W-28535 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive when and where the consultative seminars on the Scottish Environment Protection Agency planned for September and beyond will take place.

S1W-28536 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of hospital acquired infection were reported at Inverclyde Hospital in each of the last five years and how this compares to other hospitals (a) in that NHS board area and (b) across Scotland.

S1W-28537 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage increase in supermarkets was in each of the last 10 years per capita in each local authority area (a) in total and (b) broken down by company.

S1W-28538 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage increase in outlets owned by overseas companies operating in the fast food retail sector was in each of the last 10 years.

S1W-28539Δ Irene Oldfather: To ask the Scottish Executive when it will consult on the regulations required to implement provisions of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill.

S1W-28540 David McLetchie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the decision of the Minister for Health and Community Care to approve the plans of Greater Glasgow NHS Board on the future provision of acute hospital services in the board area is final and not subject to any further review.

S1W-28541 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances the use of compulsory redundancy in the university sector would be an appropriate method of staff management.

S1W-28542 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the use of compulsory redundancy in the university sector is consistent with the need to ensure, improve and maintain effective personnel and staff management; what guidance it has issued to the sector on this issue; whether such guidance is being adhered to, and how it monitors compliance with such guidance.

S1W-28543 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the University of Dundee on compulsory redundancy of university staff and effective personnel and staff management in the university sector.

S1W-28544 Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive what action the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is taking in relation to (a) monitoring compliance by universities with grant funding conditions and (b) ensuring that internal personnel and staff management strategies are in place and are being demonstrated to university staff and that any action taken by universities which directly affects staff are consistent with such strategies.

S1W-28545 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many empty (a) public and (b) private sector houses there currently are in each local authority area and what short and long term plans it has to increase occupancy in these houses.

S1W-28546 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of houses were sold under the (a) right to buy and (b) rent to mortgage schemes in each year since the schemes were introduced and how the figures compare with sales in England.

S1W-28547 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances an accused person can be tried in absentia and whether it will list all cases where this has happened in each of the last 30 years, broken down by criminal and civil court. R

S1W-28548 Bill Aitken: To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances a legally unqualified person can appeal on behalf of another person in legal proceedings, broken down by criminal and civil court.

S1W-28549 Iain Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken since being advised that GM oil seed rape planted in Scotland has been contaminated with unauthorised seeds supplied by Aventis CropScience Ltd and what further action it proposes to take.

S1W-28550 Iain Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to establish whether there has been any contamination with unauthorised seeds at the GM oil seed rape field trial at Wester Friarton, Newport-on-Tay.

S1W-28551 Iain Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what additional safeguards it will put in place to guarantee that unauthorised seeds are not planted in any future GM field trials and whether it will give an assurance that no approvals for future trials will be given without such a guarantee.

S1W-28552 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it treats Caledonian MacBrayne as a private company in regard to any aspects of its dealings with the company.

S1W-28553 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the board members of Caledonian MacBrayne are subject to any code of conduct which applies to the board members of public bodies.

S1W-28554 Iain Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive when it was first established that GM oil seed rape planted in Scotland had been contaminated with unauthorised seeds supplied by Aventis CropScience Ltd, and when (a) officials and (b) ministers were advised of this contamination.

S1W-28555 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many national lottery funding awards have been made to date in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area broken down by national lottery fund and expressed (i) per capita and (ii) as a percentage of the overall total number of awards made.

S1W-28556 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with the development of broadband services in rural communities and what the (a) current and (b) anticipated levels of coverage are under present targets.

S1W-28557 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what grant schemes are available to recycling companies; how many successful applications there have been under each scheme in each of the last three years, and what the value of each (a) grant and (b) application was.

S1W-28558 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to encourage more multi-national companies to establish their headquarters in Scotland and what incentives are available to them.

S1W-28559 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many regulations were (a) revoked and (b) simplified in order to reduce bureaucracy by each of its departments in each of the last three years.

S1W-28560 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug-related crimes were committed in each police force area in each of the last three years expressed per capita and as a percentage of all crimes committed in each area.

S1W-28561 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of GP appointments were missed in each of the last three years and what the cost was of such non-attendance, broken down by NHS board area.

S1W-28562 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of dental appointments were missed in each of the last three years and what the cost was of such non-attendance, broken down by NHS board area.

S1W-28563 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of hospital appointments were missed in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board area.

S1W-28564 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what the most recent budgets allocated by Scottish Enterprise National (SEN) to each network company are, expressed (a) as a percentage of the overall SEN budget and (b) per capita.

S1W-28565 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made towards the establishment of a film promotion initiative for the north east.

S1W-28566 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many awards the Scottish Arts Council has made in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area expressed (i) per capita and (ii) as a percentage of the overall number of awards made in each year.

S1W-28567 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacant consultant posts there currently are in each acute hospital and expressed as a percentage of the complement of each hospital and how long the post has been vacant in each case.

S1W-28568 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many false alarms each fire service received in each of the last three years and expressed as a percentage of the overall number of calls.

S1W-28569 Richard Lochhead: To ask the Scottish Executive how many residential beds there were for the treatment of alcohol misuse in the (a) public and (b) private sector in each NHS board area in each of the last three years, and expressed (i) per capita and (ii) per alcohol misuser.

S1W-28570 Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive what sums have been paid from public funds to (a) Glasgow Science Centre Charitable Trust, (b) Glasgow Science Centre Limited and (c) any associated companies, broken down by (i) date and (ii) source.

S1W-28571 Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive whether any future financial support has been committed to the Glasgow Science Centre.

S1W-28573 Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive how much (a) has been paid in recent termination packages to former senior staff of the Glasgow Science Centre and (b) public funding has been used to finance such packages, broken down by (i) the former Chief Executive, (ii) the former Director of Operations, (iii) the Science Director, and (iv) any other senior management staff.

S1W-28574 Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive whether a full report has been made available to it on the financial and business issues affecting the Glasgow Science Centre.

S1W-28575 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive what powers are currently available to local authorities to make compulsory purchase orders.

S1W-28576 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive whether (a) its or (b) local authorities' powers to make compulsory purchase orders are limited by the European Convention on Human Rights and, if so, in what way they are limited.

S1W-28577 Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving to building opportunity and capacity for participation by young people in civic society.

S1W-28578 Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to tackle levels of illiteracy amongst young adults in Glasgow.

S1W-28579 Robert Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27361 by Hugh Henry on 1 August 2002, why (a) individual local authority figures for Scotland have not yet been published, given that such figures for England and Wales were published by Her Majesty's Government in June, and (b) it has not issued instructions to officials about whether the practice of publishing individual local authority figures should be followed.

S1W-28580 Mr Andrew Welsh: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to give concessions to companions of blind people travelling on public transport.

S1W-28581 Mr Andrew Welsh: To ask the Scottish Executive what facilities are available to the public for the recycling of plastic.

S1W-28582 Mr Andrew Welsh: To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of domestic waste is estimated to be made up of plastics.

S1W-28583 Mr Andrew Welsh: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to introduce a levy on plastic shopping bags.

S1W-28584 Mr Andrew Welsh: To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to introduce a levy on plastic shopping bags.

S1W-28585 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether Railtrack plc can be sued in respect of access to land whilst the company is in administration.

S1W-28586 Mr Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Executive what the duration is of the Breathing Space project on reducing the suicide rate amongst young men.

S1W-28587 Mr Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost has been to date of setting up and operating Breathing Space.

S1W-28588 Mr Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Executive how many calls the Breathing Space project on reducing the suicide rate amongst young men has received since the projects launch.

S1W-28589 Mr Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Executive how the Breathing Space project on reducing the suicide rate amongst young men is staffed and what relevant training is provided.

S1W-28590 Mr Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Executive whether any evaluation has been made of the Breathing Space project on reducing the suicide rate amongst young men.

S1W-28591 Shona Robison: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people suffering from anorexia nervosa are currently waiting for specialist treatment, broken down by NHS board area.

S1W-28592 Shona Robison: To ask the Scottish Executive what the current waiting times are for people requiring specialist treatment for anorexia nervosa, broken down by NHS board area.

S1W-28593 Shona Robison: To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to encourage and support local authority mediation services for neighbourhood disputes.

S1W-28594 Ms Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review procedures for informing the public of water supply contamination.

S1W-28595 Ms Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive how often the water supply in public swimming baths is checked in order to ensure that it is safe from water-borne diseases and contamination.

S1W-28596 Ms Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive how often the water supply in hospitals is checked in order to ensure that it is safe from water-borne diseases and contamination.

S1W-28597 Ms Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in order to ensure that the public water supply is safe from water-borne diseases and contamination.

S1W-28598 Ms Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to ensure that water-cooled air conditioning systems in hospitals are safe.

S1W-28599 Donald Gorrie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give financial assistance to voluntary youth organisations to help cover the costs of administering Scottish Criminal Record Office checks on voluntary youth workers.

S1W-28600 Donald Gorrie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will arrange liability insurance cover for voluntary organisations to cover them and their paid and voluntary helpers from claims arising from adventure activities or other accidents.

S1W-28602 Donald Gorrie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish a community sports programme.

S1W-28603 Donald Gorrie: To ask the Scottish Executive how it recognises voluntary youth work as part of the educational process.

S1W-28604 Donald Gorrie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether part of the £95 million it is giving to local authorities announced on 26 June 2002 will be allocated to voluntary youth organisations to encourage young people to take part in sport.

S1W-28605 Donald Gorrie: To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis grants for core funding are allocated to voluntary organisations.

S1W-28606 Donald Gorrie: To ask the Scottish Executive what legislation covers minimum space requirements for staff and pupils in school classrooms.

S1W-28607 Nicola Sturgeon: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it currently publishes or holds information on how alternatives to the Arbuthnott funding formula, for example derivatives of the Scottish Health Authorities Resource Equalisation, are calculated and whether it has any plans to detail how the allocations were calculated when announcing future funding for NHS board or trust level initiatives.

S1W-28608 Nicola Sturgeon: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any occasions in the last 12 months it has used the Arbuthnott formula to distribute funds between NHS board or trust areas.

S1W-28609 Nicola Sturgeon: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any occasions in the last 12 months it has used alternatives to the Arbuthnott formula to distribute funds between NHS board or trust areas for example one based on the Scottish Health Authorities Resource Equalisation and, in each case, (a) what the funding was used for, (b) what kind of alternative formula was used, and (c) why it sought to use an alternative formula to Arbuthnott.

S1W-28610 Nicola Sturgeon: To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it made available to the National Review of Resource Allocation for the NHS in Scotland.

S1W-28611Δ Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Executive what scope there is to increase the proportion of electricity generated from renewable sources.



Business Bulletin No. 116/2002
Friday 23 August 2002

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. Each Monday the full text of all motions lodged the previous week will appear in the Business Bulletin together with motions previously lodged that are due to be debated that week.



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-3321# Ms Sandra White: Future Development of Glasgow Airport-That the Parliament notes the publication of the consultation paper, The Future Development of Air Transport in the United Kingdom: Scotland; further notes that Her Majesty's Government believes that Scotland needs one new runway by 2030; is concerned at the reports that Glasgow Airport could lose out in future expansion plans, and believes that the Scottish Executive should recognise the pivotal role that the airport plays in the economy of Glasgow, the west of Scotland and indeed the nation as a whole and take whatever measures necessary to ensure that Glasgow Airport benefits from any future air transport development in Scotland.

*S1M-3320 Bill Aitken: Future Provision of NHS Services in Greater Glasgow NHS Board Area -That the Parliament calls on the Scottish Executive to reconsider its decision to approve the plans of Greater Glasgow NHS Board for the future provision of accident and emergency and other hospital services within the board area, in light of the serious public concerns which have been expressed about the proposals.

Supported by: David McLetchie*, Mr Brian Monteith*, Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*, Lord James Douglas-Hamilton*, Mr Keith Harding*, Murdo Fraser*, Ben Wallace*, Alex Johnstone*, John Scott*, Mr Jamie McGrigor*

*S1M-3319 Mr Mike Rumbles: Aberdeen City Council Planning Application for a Football Stadium and Other Facilities at Kingswells-That the Parliament notes with concern Aberdeen City Council's willingness to approve a planning application for a new football stadium and other facilities on a green belt site at Kingswells; further notes that many residents in the north east feel that this site lacks the necessary infrastructure to support such a development; agrees that the recent allegations of wrong doing within the council have undermined the public's confidence in the openness and transparency of the planning process, and calls on the Scottish Executive to hold a public inquiry on the application as a matter of urgency.

*S1M-3318 Pauline McNeill: Scotland vs Israel Under 21s Football Match-That the Parliament expresses its deep concern at the recent decision by the Scottish Football Association to arrange a fixture on 4 September 2002 between the Scottish and Israeli under-21 football teams whilst the state of Israel flaunts its illegal actions against Palestinian citizens in the face of international condemnation and successive UN resolutions; notes that Israel denies young Palestinians their right to participate in international football tournaments by refusing to accept that there are two sets of people, Israelis and Palestinians, requiring two separate and independent states; is further concerned that under Israeli conscription, the under-21 team members will be serving soldiers in the Israeli Defence Force which is conducting a war of attrition against innocent Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories and which has obliterated Palestinian sports facilities, denied Palestinian football teams the right to travel to play matches, and closed down and driven tanks through Palestinian schools and universities playing fields, and calls on the Scottish Football Association to recognise the strength of opposition to this fixture and postpone the match until the day that Scottish, Israeli and Palestinian youths can play football together on an equal basis and in a spirit of friendship and recognition.

*S1M-3317 Tommy Sheridan: Stoning of Amina Lawal-That the Parliament notes with horror the threatened stoning to death of a Nigerian woman Amina Lawal; calls on the Scottish Executive to make urgent representations to Her Majesty's Government to ask it to intervene with the Nigerian Government to prevent this atrocity and believes that Nigeria cannot remain part of the Commonwealth and international community if it enforces the sentence.

*S1M-3316# Mr Lloyd Quinan: MMR and Autism Research-That the Parliament notes the recent announcement by Her Majesty's Government of a £300,000 funding package to carry out a study into a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism; acknowledges the genuine reservations parents have regarding sanctioning the use of the MMR vaccine and invites the Scottish Executive to consider initiating a similar research study.

*S1M-3315 Tommy Sheridan: Pension Package for Scottish Executive Permanent Secretary-That the Parliament condemns the excessive severance payment and pension package which will be made available to the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Executive, Sir Muir Russell on his early retirement in 2003; believes that the £150,000 lump sum and £50,000 per annum pension package for less than six years as Permanent Secretary is outrageous, insensitive to those earning a low income and an abuse of public money, and calls for a public inquiry involving representatives of the Scottish pensioners' movement, civil service trade unionists and anti-poverty groups before any payment from funds is made to Sir Muir.

*S1M-3314 Dr Sylvia Jackson: Ordnance Survey - Education Initiative-That the Parliament notes Ordnance Survey's new education initiative which will provide around 50,000 primary 7 pupils in 1,500 Scottish schools with a map of their local area, along with explanatory leaflets, homework help and direct educational support; recognises that these maps can assist students in a number of subjects, including geography, environmental studies, local history and citizenship, helping children to understand and interpret the environment in which they live, and congratulates Ordnance Survey for the success of the initiative and their commitment to education.

*S1M-3313 Tommy Sheridan: Mismanagement in Further Education Colleges-That the Parliament invites the Scottish Executive, the Scottish Further Education Funding Council, the further education sector generally and education trade unions to conduct a full and urgent investigation into any mismanagement of further education colleges and any unfair treatment of trade union members and activists at the colleges, and condemns any such treatment.

*S1M-3312 Tommy Sheridan: Ancillary Staff in the NHS-That the Parliament congratulates the victorious ancillary workers of Glasgow Royal Infirmary who were forced to take strike action in pursuit of improved wages and employment conditions against the giant French multi-national Sodexho; condemns private contractors that continue to pay poverty wages and refuse proper employment conditions, and calls on the Scottish Executive to re-nationalise the National Health Service by removing all private contractors and improving the wages and conditions of all ancillary staff, who are essential to ensuring a first-class health service in the 21st century.

*S1M-3310 Tommy Sheridan: Flood Victims in Glasgow-That the Parliament believes that the Scottish Executive should provide financial aid to those flood victims in the east end of Glasgow who have no flood insurance cover and face major losses through no fault of their own, since the devastation to their homes and property was caused by the inadequacy of the drainage system serving their streets.

*S1M-3309# Mrs Margaret Ewing: NHS Dental Services in Moray-That the Parliament recognises that the provision of NHS dental services in Moray has reached crisis point; finds it unacceptable that residents of Moray now have to travel to Aberdeen to register with an NHS dentist, and believes that the Scottish Executive and Grampian NHS Board should increase their efforts to recruit and retain dentists to the area.

*S1M-3308 Tommy Sheridan: Salary Level of Firefighters and Control Staff-That the Parliament declares its fullest support for the Fire Brigades Union campaign for a new £30,000 a year salary for firefighters and control staff without any reduction in hard won and important employment conditions.

*S1M-3307# Shona Robison: Diabetes and Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Dundee-That the Parliament congratulates the efforts of Sir Philip Cohen and other eminent scientists in trying to secure funding for the new medical research centre into diabetes and tropical diseases to be based in Dundee; believes that such a development could be a world centre of excellence and may lead to a breakthrough in understanding the causes of diabetes; notes with concern that the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has refused to make up the shortfall in funding of £3.5 million required for the centre; further notes that public spending on scientific research has fallen by over one tenth in the last ten years, and therefore invites the Scottish Executive to reconsider this decision and agree to make up the funding shortfall to help put Dundee and Scotland at the forefront of diabetes research.

*S1M-3306 Tommy Sheridan: Greater Glasgow Acute Services Review-That the Parliament notes the decision of the Minister for Health and Community Care to support the Greater Glasgow NHS Board plan for acute hospital services across Glasgow; believes that this decision fails to take account of overwhelming opposition expressed by citizens throughout Glasgow to the reduction of acute receiving centres to only two for the whole city; further believes that the board did not properly consult the citizens of Glasgow about its plans and ignored the response to the limited consultation that took place which rejected the proposals to reduce the status of both the Victoria and Stobhill Hospitals; has no confidence in the ability of the board to reflect the opinions or demands of the Glasgow population; further believes that the proposals will leave Glasgow inadequately served in relation to emergencies and the number of acute receiving beds across the city, and calls on the Minister for Health and Community Care to reconsider his position and refuse to support the unrepresentative proposals of the board.

*S1M-3305 Tommy Sheridan: Greater Pollok Citizens Advice Bureau-That the Parliament congratulates the Greater Pollok Citizens Advice Bureau in securing full membership of Citizens Advice Scotland in record time after the board and staff underwent a major quality assurance audit; notes the heavy and increasing workload of the bureau, and urges the Scottish Executive to commit more and new resources in order to provide genuinely independent money, debt and legal advice services and trained personnel throughout Scotland.

Supported by: Pauline McNeill*

*S1M-3304 Tommy Sheridan: UK Position on Iraq-That the Parliament notes the continued threats by President George W Bush and the USA to affect a "regime change" in Iraq by any means necessary; condemns the USA's bully-boy tactics and its international sabre-rattling, which does nothing to build greater unity, peace and harmony throughout our diverse world; believes that the USA is increasingly isolated in its war-mongering intentions to invade Iraq despite opposition from across Europe and even from within the United Nations; calls on Her Majesty's Government to issue a clear statement of opposition to involvement in any attack on Iraq in the interests of promoting greater world peace and harmony, and further believes that, should Her Majesty's Government commit any support, physically or financially, to an American-led attack on Iraq, a special debate should be arranged immediately in the Parliament.

S1M-3303 Flood Victims in Glasgow (lodged on 12 August 2002) Robin Harper*

S1M-3300 2002 Commonwealth Games (lodged on 5 August 2002) Bill Butler*, Mr Brian Monteith*

S1M-3299 Closure of Sanmina-SCI Irvine (lodged on 2 August 2002) Robin Harper*, Dennis Canavan*, Michael Russell*, Bill Butler*, Mr Kenneth Macintosh*, Pauline McNeill*

S1M-3297# Broughty Ferry Beach and the Designation Process Under the EC Bathing Water Directive (lodged on 2 August 2002) Sarah Boyack*, Bill Butler*

S1M-3295 Glasgow Summer Youth Football League Initiative (lodged on 31 July 2002) Bill Butler*

S1M-3293 Windfall Payment to Glasgow City Council (lodged on 26 July 2002) Bill Butler*

S1M-3290 Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery (lodged on 24 July 2002) Bill Butler*

S1M-3288 HMI Inspection of Glasgow College of Building and Printing (lodged on 23 July 2002) Bill Butler*

S1M-3265# World Summit on Sustainable Development (lodged on 27 June 2002) Pauline McNeill*

S1M-3254# Action Plan on Organic Food and Farming for Scotland (lodged on 26 June 2002) Pauline McNeill*

S1M-3213 Faslane Peace Camp (lodged on 13 June 2002) Pauline McNeill*

S1M-3195 Exposure to Dust and Allergens (lodged on 11 June 2002) Pauline McNeill*

S1M-3168.1 Glasgow Airport (lodged on 10 June 2002) Pauline McNeill*

S1M-2944# Register of Pensioners' Groups (lodged on 26 March 2002) Pauline McNeill*



Business Bulletin No. 116/2002
Friday 23 August 2002

Section H : New Documents


Subordinate Legislation

Negative Instruments

The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 16 August 2002 and is subject to annulment

The A9 Trunk Road (Ballinluig) (Temporary 50mph Speed Limit) (Continuation) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/371)

section 88(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984


The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 22 August 2002 and is subject to annulment

The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2002 (SSI 2002/382)

laid under section 18(3) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995


Not Subject to any Parliamentary Procedure

The following instruments were laid before the Parliament on 22 August 2002 and are not subject to any Parliamentary procedure-

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.5) (Scotland) Partial Revocation Order 2002 (SSI 2002/383)-

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.8) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2002 (SSI 2002/384)-

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


Other Documents

The following document was laid before the Parliament on 16 August 2002 and is not subject to any Parliamentary procedure

Statement of Guarantee: Highland Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (SE/2002/213)

laid under paragraph 2(2) of schedule 7B to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978


The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 20 August 2002 and are not subject to any Parliamentary procedure-

Health Education Board for Scotland Annual Accounts 2001-02 (SE/2002/170)

Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland Annual Accounts 2001-02 (SE/2002/172)

Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education Annual Accounts 2002-02 (SE/2002/175)

Scottish Hospital Trust Annual Accounts 2001-02 (SE/2002/177)-

laid under section 22(5) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000


The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 20 August 2002 and are not subject to any Parliamentary procedure-

Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust Annual Accounts 2001-02 (SE/2002/149)-

Health Technology Board for Scotland Annual Accounts 2001-02 (SE/2002/171)-

NHS 24 Annual Accounts 2001-02 (SE/2002/173)-

laid under section 22(5) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000

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. 116/2002
Friday 23 August 2002

Section I : Petitions lodged between 25 July and 22 August 2002

PE529 Petition by Mr Horace Jann, calling for the Scottish Parliament to take the necessary steps to create a new Civil Law Enforcement Office to (a) replace all Sheriff Officer commissions and (b) ensure that those Officers would be properly trained and supervised at all levels.

PE530 Petition by Mr John MacDonald, calling for the Scottish Parliament to take the necessary steps to amend the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 which allows common grazing in rural villages, to avoid health risks.

PE531 Petition by Mr and Mrs Robinson, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to (a) provide adequate funding to local agencies to support and treat those suffering from alcohol and drug dependency, (b) provide a properly funded network of support groups for carers and (c) recognise the extent of alcohol and drug misuse in Scotland, especially in relation to alcohol abuse in women.

PE532 Petition by Ronald M Smith, calling for the Scottish Parliament to take the necessary steps to amend Part 2 of the Title Condition (Scotland) Bill to restrict voting with regard to community burdens to the resident proprietors.

PE533 Petition by Ronald M Smith, calling for the Scottish Parliament to take the necessary steps to prevent the implementation of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Bill from being excessively delayed following its enactment.

PE534 Petition by Mr Duncan Shields, calling for the Scottish Parliament to readdress the issues raised in petition PE352 in relation to the use of doctors reports in Court actions.

PE535 Petition by Mr Christopher G. Daly, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to (a) make an inquiry into past institutional child abuse, in particular for those children who were in the care of the State under the supervision of religious orders and (b) make unreserved apology for said State bodies and to urge the religious orders to apologise unconditionally.

PE536 Petition by Mr Hugh Humphries on behalf of Scottish Friends of Palestine, calling for the Scottish Parliament to offer advice and training (a) to those involved in running the Palestinian legislature and institutions following or preceding any elections and (b) on communicating the proceedings of the Palestinian Legislative Council to the Palestinian nation.



Business Bulletin No. 116/2002
Friday 23 August 2002

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.

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (Justice 2 Committee) 4 September

Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (Social Justice Committee) 4 September

Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Local Government Committee) 29 October

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Stage 2 (Day 2, Justice 2 Committee) 4 September

Local Government in Scotland Bill

Stage 1 (Local Government Committee) 3 September

Proportional Representation (Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Bill

Introduced 26 June

Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Local Government Committee) 3 September

Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill

Introduced 27 June

Title Conditions (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Justice 1 Committee) 3 September

Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (Health and Community Care Committee) 20 March

Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Transport and the Environment Committee) 4 September


Subordinate legislation in progress

(date of laying) (Lead Committee)

Affirmative Instruments

Subject to approval by resolution by 21 September 2002


The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.5) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/306) (25 June 2002) ) (Health and Community Care)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.6) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/307) (25 June 2002) ) (Health and Community Care)


Subject to approval by resolution by 27 September 2002


The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.7) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/332) (4 July 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.8) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/333) (4 July 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/345) (15 July 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.9) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/350) (23 July 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.2) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/353) (25 July 2002) (Health and Community Care)


Subject to approval by resolution by 5 October 2002


The Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Adaptation of Functions etc.) (Amendment) Order 2002 (27 June 2002) (Rural Development)


Subject to approval by resolution by 9 October 2002


The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.10) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/357) (31 July 2002) (Health and Community Care)


Negative Instruments


Subject to annulment by 31 August 2002


The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/246) (23 May 2002) (Justice 1)

The Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/247) (23 May 2002) (Justice 1)


Subject to annulment by 4 September 2002


The St Mary's Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendments Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/248) (27 May 2002) (Education, Culture and Sport)

The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/249) (27 May 2002) (Education, Culture and Sport)


Subject to annulment by 5 September 2002


The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/254) (28 May 2002) (Justice 1)

The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/255) (28 May 2002) (Rural Development)


Subject to annulment by 14 September 2002


The Community Care (Disregard of Resources) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/264) (6 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Community Care (Additional Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/265) (6 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Community Care (Deferred Payment of Accommodation Costs) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/266) (6 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)


Subject to annulment by 15 September 2002


The Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/267) (7 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/268) (7 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 2002 (SSI 2002/269) (7 June 2002) (Justice 2)

The Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 2002 (SSI 2002/270) (7 June 2002) (Justice 2)

The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/271) (7 June 2002) (Rural Development)

The Loch Caolisport Scallops Several Fishery (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/272) (7 June 2002) (Rural Development)

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment No. 2) 2002 (SSI 2002/274) (7 June 2002) (Justice 2)

The Adults with Incapacity (Specified Medical Treatments) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/275) (7 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/276) (7 June 2002) (Transport and the Environment)

The New Water and Sewerage Authorities Dissolution (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/277) (7 June 2002) (Transport and the Environment)

The Extensification Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/278) (7 June 2002) (Rural Development)

The Plant Protection Products Amendment (No.2) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/279) (7 June 2002) (Rural Development)


Subject to annulment by 18 September 2002


Act of Sederunt (Fees of Witnesses and Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2002 (SSI 2002/280) (10 June 2002) (Justice 2)

The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/281) (10 June 2002) (Justice 2)

The Education (Student Loans) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/282) (10 June 2002) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)

The Animal By-Products (Identification) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/283) (10 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Food (Control of Irradiation) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/284) (10 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Feeding Stuffs Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/285) (10 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/288) (10 June 2002) (Education, Culture and Sport)

The Bus Service Operators Grant (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/289) (10 June 2002) (Transport and the Environment)

The Home Zones (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/292) (10 June 2002) (Transport and the Environment)

The Travel Concessions (Eligible Services) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/290) (10 June 2002) (Transport and the Environment)

The Advisory Council (Establishment) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/293) (10 June 2002) (Education, Culture and Sport)


Subject to annulment by 2 October 2002


The Food and Animal Feedingstuffs (Products of Animal Origin from China) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/300) (24 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Adults with Incapacity (Specified Medical Treatments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/302) (24 June 2002) (Health and Community Care)


Subject to annulment by 3 October 2002


The National Waiting Times Centre Board (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/305) (25 June 2002) ) (Health and Community Care)


Subject to annulment by 5 October 2002


The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/311) (27 June 2002) (Local Government)

The Scottish Secure Tenants (Compensation for Improvements) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/312) (27 June 2002) (Social Justice)

The Scottish Secure Tenancies (Abandoned Property) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/313) (27 June 2002) (Social Justice)

The Scottish Secure Tenancies (Exceptions) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/314) (27 June 2002) (Social Justice)

The Short Scottish Secure Tenancies (Notices) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/315) (27 June 2002) (Social Justice)

The Scottish Secure Tenants (Right to Repair) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/316) (27 June 2002) (Social Justice)

The Housing (Right to Buy) (Houses Liable to Demolition) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/317) (27 June 2002) (Social Justice)

The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Scottish Secure Tenancy etc.) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/318) (27 June 2002) (Social Justice)

The Short Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/319) (27 June 2002) (Social Justice)

The Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/320) (27 June 2002) (Social Justice)


Subject to annulment by 6 October 2002


The Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/324) (28 June 2002) (Transport and the Environment)

The Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/325) (28 June 2002) (Rural Development)

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment No.3) 2002 (SSI 2002/328) (28 June 2002) (Justice 2)


Subject to annulment by 9 October 2002


The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/335) (4 July 2002) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)

The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Rate of Interest) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/336) (4 July 2002) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)

The Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/349) (23 July 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The Food and Animal Feedingstuffs (Products of Animal Origin from China) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (SSI 2002/356) (30 July 2002) (Health and Community Care)

The A9 Trunk Road (Ballinluig) (Temporary 50mph Speed Limit) (Continuation) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/371) (16 August 2002)

The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2002 (SSI 2002/382) (22 August 2002)



Committee Business

Dates indicate when the next meeting is due to take place by each Committee.

Audit 3 September

Education, Culture and Sport 3 September

Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 27 August

Equal Opportunities 3 September

European 10 September

Finance 10 September

Health and Community Care 4 September

Justice 1 3 September

Justice 2 4 September

Local Government 3 September

Procedures 24 September

Public Petitions 10 September

Rural Development 3 September

Social Justice 4 September

Standards 11 September

Subordinate Legislation 3 September

Transport and Environment 4 September


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