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Text BUSINESS BULLETIN 137 / 2000 Friday 15 September 2000 Section B – Business Programme Section C – Agendas of Committee Meetings Section E – Written questions lodged on 14 September 2000 Section F – Motions and Amendments Section H – New Documents Section I – Petitions lodged on 14 September 2000 Section J – Progress of Parliamentary business BUSINESS BULLETIN 137 / 2000 Friday 15 September 2000 Section B - Business Programme As agreed by the Parliament on 13 September 2000 Wednesday 20 September 2000 2.30 pm Time for Reflection – Mr Parminder Singh Purba, Honorary Secretary of the Central Guruduwara Singh Sabha Association, Glasgow 2.35 pm Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of Business Bulletin for Wednesday 13 September 2000) 3.15 pm First Minister's Question Time 3.35 pm Ministerial Statement and Debate on Spending Strategy followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-959 Alex Johnstone: St Vigeans Primary School, Arbroath (for text of motion see Section F of Business Bulletin for Monday 11 September 2000) Thursday 21 September 2000 9.30 am Ministerial Statement followed by Executive Debate on Public Health The Clerk has been informed that the following document(s) are relevant to this debate. Chief Medical Officer’s Report 1999: Health in Scotland followed by Business Motion 2.30 pm Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee Debate on Housing Stock Transfer (for text of motion see S1M-1185 in Section F) followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-958 Michael McMahon: Palliative Care (for text of motion see Section F of Business Bulletin for Monday 11 September 2000) Wednesday 27 September 2000 2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Ministerial Statement followed by Executive Debate on the Creative Economy followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Thursday 28 September 2000 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 Executive Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business BUSINESS BULLETIN 137 / 2000 Friday 15 September 2000 Section C – Agendas of Committee Meetings Justice and Home Affairs Committee 19 September 2000 28th Meeting, 2000 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the Chamber, Assembly Hall, the Mound, Edinburgh 1. Time limit on SSI debate: The Convener to move (S1M-1184), that the Committee agrees to debate motion S1M–1157 (motion to recommend that nothing further is done under the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2000 (SSI 2000/187)) for no more than 30 minutes. 2. Item in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. 3. Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 on enforcement aspects of the Bill from— Bill Swann, Mike Jones QC, Gordon Nardell, Scottish Campaign Against Hunting with Dogs, Mike Flynn, Chief Inspector, Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Rachel Newman, Head of Society Prosecutions, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Assistant Chief Constable Ian Gordon, Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland. 4. Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2. 5. Subordinate Legislation: Phil Gallie to move (S1M-1157)—That the Committee recommends that nothing further is done under the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2000 (SS! 2000/187). 6. Domestic Violence: Maureen Macmillan to report on her recent meeting with the Minister for Justice and Minister for Communities. 7. Legal Aid and Access to Justice: The Committee will consider candidates for the post of adviser to its inquiry on legal aid and access to justice. Subordinate Legislation Committee 19 September 2000 26th Meeting, 2000 The Committee will meet at 11.15 am in Committee Room 4 1. Executive Responses: The Committee will consider a further response from the Scottish Executive to points raised on the following instrument— The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (Scotland) Order 2000, (SSI 2000/226) and take evidence from the following Scottish Executive officials— David Ford (Branch Head, Fisheries Strategy, Rural Affairs Dept) James Shaw (Solicitor’s Office) Lindsay Anderson (Solicitor’s Office) 2. Negative Instruments: The Committee will consider the following instruments— The Food Irradiation Provisions (Scotland) Regulations 2000, (SSI 2000/309) The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000, (SSI 2000/320) 3. Instruments not subject to Parliamentary control: The Committee will consider the following instruments— The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.2) (Scotland) Partial Revocation Order 2000, (SSI 2000/313) The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.3) (Scotland) Partial Revocation Order 2000, (SSI 2000/318) 4. Instruments not laid before the Parliament: The Committee will consider the following instruments— The National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 (Commencement) Order 2000, (SSI 2000/312) Act of Sederunt (Evidence of Judgments etc.) (Human Rights Act 1998) 2000, (SSI 2000/314) European Committee 19 September 2000 16th Meeting, 2000 The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 2 1. Inquiry into football transfer fees and the proposals of the European Commission: The Committee will begin its short inquiry and hear evidence from- Mr Tony Higgins, Secretary, Scottish Professional Footballers Association Mr Martin Rose, Chair, Scottish Federation of Supporters Clubs Mr David Thomson, Assistant Secretary, Scottish Football League Mr Lex Gold, Chair, Scottish Premier League Mr Sandy Bryson, Scottish Football Association 2. Scottish aquaculture industry: The Committee will discuss the draft report prepared by Maureen Macmillan MSP on the impact of European list 1 designated disease Infectious Salmon Anaemia and list 2 disease Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia on the Scottish aquaculture industry 3. Convener's Report: The Convener will update the Committee on- Call for views on the application procedure for structural funds and the future annual review process of the European Committee An initial discussion on EU tobacco subsidies Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning: European testing regulations Proposals for new working procedures and a revised work progrtamme for the European Committee (September 2000 to June 2001) and update on the proposals to commence the scrutiny of EC/EU documents Use of powers under Section 57 of the Scotland Act 1998 Local Government Committee 19 September 2000 25th Meeting, 2000 The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in the Chamber, Assembly Hall, The Mound, Edinburgh 1. Covenant: The Committee will consider paper LG/00/25/1 by the Clerk. 2. Petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions— Petition PE 195: Irvine Pensioners Action Group Petition PE 209: Age Concern Dundonald Petition PE 234: Alasdair Russell 3. Petition PE 56: Ian Cantwell: The Committee will consider a response from the Scottish Executive. 4. Petitions: The Committee will consider paper LG/00/25/4 by the Clerk on proposals for an amended system for considering petitions. 5. Meeting in private: The Committee will consider whether to hold the meeting with the Committee adviser on Local Government Finance in private on 26 September. 6. Forward Work Plan: The Committee will consider paper LG/00/25/5 by the Convener. Rural Affairs Committee 19 September 2000 25th Meeting, 2000 The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 3 1. Inquiry into changing employment patterns on Rural Scotland (in private): The Committee will resume consideration of a draft report on the inquiry. The Committee will resume at approximately 3.30 pm in Committee Room 1. 2. Proposed Salmon Conservation (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a pre-legislative memorandum and take evidence from Diane McLafferty, David Dunkley and Joy Dunn of the Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department. 3. Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will resume consideration of written evidence and consider its approach to a stage 1 report. 4. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee will resume consideration of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Scotland Regulations SSI 2000/216 under the negative procedure. 5. Petitions: The Committee will consider PE63: on increased resources for agri-environment schemes, and PE96: on sea cage fish farming BUSINESS BULLETIN 137 / 2000 Friday 15 September 2000 Section E - Written questions lodged on 14 September 2000 S1W-9824 Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making with its investigation into how the electronic identification of cattle and electronic data transfer might be introduced. S1W-9825 John Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7974 by Sarah Boyack on 13 September 2000, whether the National Roads Directorate will continue to require the upgrading of the A77/B743 junction as a condition for planning consents being granted for major developments in the Heathfield area of Ayr. S1W-9837 Christine Grahame: To ask the Scottish Executive what priority it gives to the teaching of swimming in primary schools and whether it has any plans to introduce a national programme of teaching primary children to swim. S1W-9838 Christine Grahame: To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities provide swimming lessons for primary children as part of the curriculum. S1W-9840 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the impact of taxation on fuel on the haulage industry in Scotland and, if so, what response it received. S1W-9841 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Food Standards Agency has provided any examples of processing companies who were ordered to recall scallops which were tested following processing. S1W-9842 Fergus Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive whether end-producer testing will be introduced as the sole precondition for allowing scallops to enter the market. S1W-9843 Mr David Davidson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the changes to the Common Fisheries Policy envisaged in the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations’ proposals for zonal management submitted to it could be achieved within the existing Treaty provisions. S1W-9844 Mr David Davidson: To ask the Scottish Executive when farmers can expect to receive their arable aid, oilseeds support and set-aside payments for 1999-2000 and 2000-01. S1W-9845 Mr Murray Tosh: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-1415 and S1W-7180 by Henry McLeish on 10 November 1999 and 3 July 2000 respectively, which technologies relevant to emission standards from road vehicles are promoted through the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme (EEBPP), what funding it contributes, and from which budget, to the EEBPP and what information is made available to the public about specific devices, or tests carried out by or for the EEBPP on specific devices. S1W-9846 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the NHS to ensure that medical records maintained by the NHS are complete and that diagnostic criteria are standardised throughout Scotland. S1W-9847 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to liaise with private medical facilities in order to establish a central medical record of diagnosis and treatments in the private sector. S1W-9848 Dorothy-Grace Elder: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to liaise with the NHS and private medical facilities in order to establish a single central medical register of diagnosis and treatments. S1W-9849 Michael Matheson: To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was to Central Scotland Police of policing the protest at the Grangemouth Oil Refinery between 11 and 14 September 2000. S1W-9850 Michael Matheson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether any additional funding will be provided to Central Scotland Police in respect of the protest at the Grangemouth Oil Refinery between 11 and 14 September 2000. S1W-9851 Mr Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive what guarantee it can give that no children’s organs are now being retained at any Scottish hospital. S1W-9852 Mr Murray Tosh: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board and the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board report to it annually; what the cost to its budget would be if, in the current three year spending cycle, tolls on (a) the Forth Road Bridge and (b) the Tay Road Bridge were removed and existing maintenance commitments honoured, and whether it will identify for each bridge any other costs which would be involved in removing tolls. S1W-9853 Mr Kenny MacAskill: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9166 by Sarah Boyack on 13 September 2000, what projected timescale for development is contained in the detailed bid for the City of Edinburgh Rapid Transit Scheme. S1W-9854 Nick Johnston: To ask the Scottish Executive what support mechanisms are available and what consultation or other formal arrangements exist between the prison and local social and health services to help prisoners who have undertaken drug rehabilitation whilst in prison. S1W-9855 Nick Johnston: To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have re-offended within four years of release from prison, for the most recent three year period that figures are available, and what percentage this represents of prisoners released. S1W-9856 Nick Johnston: To ask the Scottish Executive what proposals it has to re-trunk the A977 and what plans it has to upgrade the A907 to cope with anticipated traffic in the light of the site surveys undertaken for the new Forth river crossings. S1W-9857 Ms Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive how many social workers are dedicated to working with deaf people in each local authority area. S1W-9858 Ms Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to address any shortfalls in the level of social work services for the deaf. S1W-9859 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is consulted over the number and siting of food distribution centres and what response it has made to any such consultation. S1W-9860 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive what emergency planning powers available to it have been invoked in the current fuel situation. S1W-9861 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of ectodermal dysplasia have been recorded in each of the past five years. S1W-9862 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many paediatric dentists are available within each health board. S1W-9863 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive what help and assistance is available within the NHSiS for people who have ectodermal dysplasia. S1W-9864 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make copies of the Inquiry Reporter’s Report into the Lingerbay Quarry available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. S1W-9865 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8498 by Susan Deacon on 22 August 2000, whether it can identify, from each health board’s annual accounts, the amount and percentage of each health board’s budget used for national projects and priorities. S1W-9866 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8542 by Sarah Boyack on 19 July 2000, whether it can provide any additional information, such as title or category of document, about the papers which have been exempted from the commitment to provide information under the terms of Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information. S1W-9867 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7948 by Susan Deacon on 5 July 2000, why information on medical services put out to tender over the last five years is not held centrally. S1W-9868 Mr Kenneth Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that children are inoculated against measles, mumps and rubella following public concerns over the MMR vaccine. S1W-9869 Phil Gallie: To ask the Scottish Executive what the salary was of Mrs Littlejohn, President of the Employment Tribunals Service, in the period between 1 October 1999 and the date of her retirement in the spring of 2000. S1W-9870 Phil Gallie: To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements were made with respect to the time which Mrs Littlejohn gave to her work as President of the Employment Tribunals Service following commencement of her Chairmanship of an NHS Trust. S1W-9871 Phil Gallie: To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons were which Mrs Littlejohn gave for terminating her role as President of the Employment Tribunal Service and on what date did she give notice. S1W-9872 Mr David Davidson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the proposals for zonal management proposed by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations. S1W-9873 Mr Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will issue guidelines to local authorities regarding the sale of legal goods such as "bongs" which can be used to facilitate the taking of illegal drugs. S1W-9874 Maureen Macmillan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an estimate of the cost of ancillary works adjacent to the new Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood. S1W-9875 Janis Hughes: To ask the Scottish Executive what the current situation is regarding the M74 northern extension following the recently published report by the local authorities concerned. S1W-9876 Euan Robson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any statements or issued any guidance since 1 July 1999 on the cross loading of vehicles carrying timber. S1W-9877 Euan Robson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is guidance on any kind of part cross loading of vehicles carrying timber such as, for example, where three sections of logs are loaded on to an articulated vehicle and the middle section only is cross loaded. S1W-9878 Euan Robson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider, either on its own or in co-operation with the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, funding safety testing of cross loaded timber carrying vehicles by the Transport Research Laboratory. S1W-9879 Mr David Davidson: To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on the use of fixed and mobile magnetic resonance imaging machines in hospitals. BUSINESS BULLETIN 137 / 2000 Friday 15 September 2000 Section F - Motions and Amendments The full text of all outstanding motions and amendments will appear in the Business Bulletin every Monday. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are new or have been altered. Asterisks in the text show the extent of alterations made. Motions which members wish to be considered for debate as members’ business in the Parliament are marked with a hash symbol (#) *S1M-1186 Ben Wallace: Orderly Conduct of Fuel Protestors—That the Parliament commends the hauliers and farmers who have recently protested at Grangemouth and elsewhere in Scotland about fuel taxes for the orderly and responsible conduct of their protests and urges Her Majesty’s Government to address the concerns that have been expressed as a matter of priority. *S1M-1185 Ms Margaret Curran on behalf of the Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee: Consideration of 3rd Report on Housing Stock Transfer—That the Parliament notes the content and recommendations of the 3rd Report of the Social Inclusion, Housing and the Voluntary Sector Committee on Housing Stock Transfer. *S1M-1184 Roseanna Cunningham: Time Limit on SSI Debate—That the Justice and Home Affairs Committee agrees to debate motion S1M-1157 (motion to recommend that nothing further be done under the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2000 (SSI 2000/187)) for no more than 30 minutes. *S1M-1183 Tommy Sheridan: Eniola Adewale—That the Parliament believes that the recent removal of Nigerian asylum seeker Eniola Adewale to Leicester and the subsequent rejection of his application for asylum was due to the fact that he has consistently campaigned in Scotland for decent living conditions for asylum seekers and against the climate of racism, abuse and ignorance confronting asylum seekers; believes that the treatment Eniola has received amounts to an abuse of human rights and his freedom of expression and an abuse of Scottish hospitality; calls upon the Home Secretary to revoke his rejection of Eniola Adewale’s application for asylum immediately on the grounds that his deportation to Nigeria constitutes a grave risk to his life and liberty, and agrees to support Eniola’s appeal against deportation. *S1M-1182# Johann Lamont: Erection of Mobile Phone Mast in Traquair Drive, Glasgow—That the Parliament supports the efforts of the residents of Traquair Drive in the Glasgow Pollok constituency to get British Telecom to stop work on the erection of a mobile phone mast on the BT building in Traquair Drive until meaningful consultation with local residents is carried out; believes that such consultation should address the serious concerns of local people about the health risks, particularly to children, posed by such a mast; notes the inadequacy of current legislation in this area, and requests the Scottish Executive to bring forward changes to this legislation as a matter of urgency. Supported by: Tommy Sheridan* *S1M-1181 Nick Johnston: Transport Policy Adding Costs to Business—That the Parliament notes that the Scottish Executive’s transport policy is adding excessive costs to businesses, is failing to move heavy loads on to rail and is causing major damage to the road network. S1M-1179 Barlinnie and Overcrowding (lodged on 13 September 2000) Mr Kenneth Gibson* S1M-1173 Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (lodged on 12 September 2000) Trish Godman* S1M-1172 Democratic Accountability of Non-Departmental Public Bodies (lodged on 12 September 2000) Mike Watson*, Mr Andrew Welsh*, Mr Jamie McGrigor* S1M-1171# Waiver of Groundwater Maintenance Charge (lodged on 11 September 2000) George Lyon*, Mr Brian Monteith* S1M-1168 MMR Vaccine and Autism (lodged on 11 September 2000) Mr Kenneth Gibson*, Elaine Smith* S1M-1162 Exam Crisis (lodged on 11 September 2000) Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*, Mr Brian Monteith*, Alex Fergusson* S1M-1161# Trafficking of Women (lodged on 7 September 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1160# Permitted Telecommunications Developments (lodged on 7 September 2000) Trish Godman*, Dr Sylvia Jackson* S1M-1155 Greenwich Dome (lodged on 7 September 2000) Mr Andrew Welsh* S1M-1154 Third World Debt (lodged on 7 September 2000) Pauline McNeill*, Dr Winnie Ewing*, Tommy Sheridan*, Tricia Marwick*, Mrs Mary Mulligan*, Elaine Smith*, Cathy Peattie* S1M-1152# Ending EU Tobacco Subsidies (lodged on 6 September 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1150# 0345 Phone Number for the Parliament (lodged on 7 September 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1144 Scottish Rugby Union (lodged on 1 September 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1142 Planning and Telecommunications Developments (lodged on 1 September 2000) Tommy Sheridan*, Trish Godman*, Dr Sylvia Jackson* S1M-1141# GM Technology (lodged on 1 September 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1140# 25th Anniversary of Establishment of Local Health Councils (lodged on 31 August 2000) Tommy Sheridan*, Trish Godman* S1M-1132# Multiple Sclerosis in Scotland (lodged on 29 August 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1129# Threat to World's Forests (lodged on 25 August 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1125# Autistic Spectrum Disorder Provision (lodged on 23 August 2000) Tommy Sheridan*, Elaine Smith* S1M-1123# Abuse of Older and Disabled People (lodged on 21 August 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1120 Standby Vessel Replacement (lodged on 14 August 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1119 Aberdeen Angus Cattle (lodged on 14 August 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1118 Childhood Sexual Abuse (lodged on 10 August 2000) Trish Godman*, Dr Sylvia Jackson* S1M-1116# Age Discrimination in the NHS (lodged on 9 August 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1115# Protection of Children from Hard-core Pornography (lodged on 3 August 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1110 Borders Railway Funding (lodged on 24 July 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1109 Poverty in Scotland (lodged on 21 July 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1105 Vehicle Body Repair Specialists and VAT (lodged on 17 July 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1099# Oil Rig Fabrication Industry (lodged on 6 July 2000) Tommy Sheridan*, Trish Godman* S1M-1098 Asylum Seekers (lodged on 6 July 2000) Trish Godman* S1M-1096# SBG and Transport Operatives Pension Schemes (lodged on 5 July 2000) Trish Godman* S1M-1088 School Closures in Cumbernauld (lodged on 4 July 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1082 Appreciation to Staff of the Parliament (lodged on 4 July 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1081 Growing Concern and John Wheatley College (lodged on 4 July 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1080 School Repairs Fund (lodged on 3 July 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1078 Scottish Civic Forum 1 July 2000 (lodged on 3 July 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1075 The Jeely Piece Club Silver Jubilee (lodged on 30 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1071 Holding Local Authority Elections in 2002 (lodged on 29 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1069 Criminal Injuries Compensation (lodged on 29 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1064 Ferguson Shipbuilders and Western Ferries (lodged on 28 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1063 Voting Rights for 16 Year Olds (lodged on 27 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1059 Educational and Training Provision for Scots on the Autistic Spectrum Disorder (lodged on 27 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1058 Securing of Additional Benefits by East Ayrshire Council (lodged on 27 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1053 Sheltered Housing Wardens Night-Time Cover (lodged on 26 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1050 Access to Free Music Tuition (lodged on 23 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1049# Glasgow Airport Direct Rail Link (lodged on 23 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1046 Use of Differential Inflation Rates in Calculating Benefits and Taxes (lodged on 22 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1044 Scottish Criminal Records Office Checks on Voluntary Organisations (lodged on 21 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1043 Steeplejacks (lodged on 21 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1042 Breast Feeding and Returning to Work (lodged on 21 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1041 Forgotten Children Campaign (lodged on 21 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1040# Food Safety (lodged on 21 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1039 Moratorium on GM Crop Farm Scale Trials (lodged on 21 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1037# Support for Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd. Port Glasgow (lodged on 20 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1028 Road Traffic Fine Revenue (lodged on 20 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1023# Failure to Reinstate Arbroath to Assisted Area Status (lodged on 19 June 2000) Tommy Sheridan* S1M-1000# National Lottery and Coalfield Regeneration (lodged on 12 June 2000) Trish Godman* BUSINESS BULLETIN 137 / 2000 Friday 15 September 2000 Section H - New Documents Subordinate Legislation Negative Instruments The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 14 September 2000 and is subject to annulment The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/320) laid under schedule 2 of paragraph 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 Not Subject to any Parliamentary Procedure The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 14 September 2000 and is not subject to any Parliamentary procedure The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.3) (Scotland) Partial Revocation Order 2000 (SSI 2000/318) laid under section 1(10) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 Committee Reports The following Report is published on 15 September 2000 Subordinate Legislation Committee, 32nd Report, 2000: Report on Subordinate Legislation (SP Paper 179) European Documents Members wishing to see a list of European documents received in the Parliament should contact the clerks to the European Committee (stephen.imrie@scottish.parliament.uk). Members are reminded that a complete set of all documents received is held by SPICe in G15, PHQ and copies can be made available on request. BUSINESS BULLETIN 137 / 2000 Friday 15 September 2000 Section I - Petitions lodged on 14 September 2000 The following Petitions were lodged with the Parliament on 14 September 2000— PE273 Petition by Friends of Durris Forests calling for the Scottish Parliament to ensure that 4x4 off-road driving does not take place in any public forest managed by the Forestry Commission. PE274 Petition by Mrs Patricia Drysdale calling for the Scottish Parliament to ensure there is an inquiry into the safety and welfare practices in operation at Jessiefield Prison, Dumfries BUSINESS BULLETIN 137 / 2000 Friday 15 September 2000 Section J - Progress of Parliamentary business For further information on the progress of Bills, subordinate legislation and committees shown in this section, please contact either the relevant clerk or web site (end of Section for addresses) Bills in Progress Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill Stage 2 (Justice and Home Affairs Committee) 19 September Family Homes and Homelessness (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 (evidence Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee) 20 September Leasehold Casualties (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 (evidence Justice and Home Affairs Committee) 4 October Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 (evidence Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee) 20 September Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 (evidence, Rural Affairs Committee) 19 September Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Bill Bill Passed 7 September Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Amendment (Scotland) Bill Stage 2 completed 12 September Transport (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 (debate, meeting of the Parliament) 14 September Subordinate legislation in progress (date of laying) (Lead Committee) Affirmative Instruments For approval by resolution The draft Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (15 June 2000) (Transport and the Environment) The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.3) (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/266) (2 August 2000) (Health and Community Care) The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/267) (3 August 2000) (Health and Community Care) The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.2) (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/291) (21 August 2000) (Health and Community Care) The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.4) (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/295) (25 August 2000) (Health and Community Care) The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions)(Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.3) (Scotland) Order (SSI 2000/303) (1 September 2000) (Health and Community Care) Negative Instruments Subject to annulment until 16 September 2000 The Loch Moidart, North Channel, Scallop Several Fishery (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/173) (13 June 2000) (Rural Affairs) Subject to annulment until 17 September 2000 The Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/178) (14 June 2000) (Transport and the Environment) Subject to annulment until 18 September 2000 The Planning (Control of Major-Accident Hazards) (Scotland) Regulations (SSI 2000/179) (15 June 2000) (Transport and the Environment) The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/181) (15 June 2000) (Justice and Home Affairs) The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/182) (15 June 2000) (Justice and Home Affairs) The Community Care (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/183) (15 June 2000) (Health and Community Care) The Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/184) (15 June 2000) (Rural Affairs) The Environmental Protection (Waste Recycling Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/185) (15 June 2000) (Local Government) The Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/189) (15 June 2000) (Justice and Home Affairs) The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/190) (15 June 2000) (Health and Community Care) The National Health Service (Choice of Medical Practitioner) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/191) (15 June 2000) (Health and Community Care) Subject to annulment until 19 September 2000 The Discontinuance of Prisons (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/186) (16 June 2000) (Justice and Home Affairs) The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2000 (SSI 2000/187) (16 June 2000) ) (Justice and Home Affairs) The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/188) (16 June 2000) (Health and Community Care) The Police Pensions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/193) (16 June 2000) (Local Government) The Census (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/194) (16 June 2000) ) (Justice and Home Affairs) The Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/195) (16 June 2000) (Education, Culture and Sport) The St. Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/196) (16 June 2000) (Education, Culture and Sport) The Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/200) (16 June 2000) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning) The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/199) (16 June 2000) (Local Government) The Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/201) (16 June 2000) (Rural Affairs) The National Health Service (Professions Supplementary to Medicine) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/202) (16 June 2000) (Health and Community Care) Subject to annulment until 25 September 2000 The Local Government (Exemption from Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2000 (SSI 2000/206) (21 June 2000) (Local Government) The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/207) (21 June 2000) (Local Government) The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/208) (21 June 2000) (Local Government) Subject to annulment until 30 September 2000 The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/214) (27 June 2000) (Health and Community Care) The Suckler Cow Premium Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/215) (27 June 2000) (Rural Affairs) The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export)(Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/216) (27 June 2000) (Rural Affairs) Subject to annulment until 2 October 2000 The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/217) (29 June 2000) (Health and Community Care) Subject to annulment until 23 October 2000 The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/226) (6 July 2000) (Rural Affairs) Subject to annulment until 24 October 2000 The Tetrachloroethylene in Olive Oil (Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/229) (7 July 2000) (Health and Community Care) Subject to annulment until 27 October 2000 The Education (Student Loans) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/240) (27 July 2000) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning) The Beet Seeds (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/246) (27 July 2000) (Rural Affairs) The Fodder Plant Seeds (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/247) (27 July 2000) (Rural Affairs) The Cereal Seeds (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/248) (27 July 2000 (Rural Affairs)) The Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/249) (27 July 2000) (Rural Affairs) The Vegetable Seeds (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/250) (27 July 2000) (Rural Affairs) The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/261) (1 August 2000) (Local Government) The Protection of Wrecks (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/287) (18 August 2000) (Education Culture and Sport) The Meat (Disease Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/288) (18 August 2000) (Health and Community Care) The Farm Woodland Premium Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/290) (21 August 2000) (Rural Affairs) The Education and Training (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/292) (22 August 2000) (Enterprise and Lifelong Learning) The Export of Pigs, Porcine Material and Bovine Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/300) (30 August 2000) (Rural Affairs) The Human Rights Act 1998 (Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Rules 2000 (SSI 2000/301) (30 August 2000) (Justice and Home Affairs) Subject to annulment until 30 October 2000 The General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) Amendment (Scotland) Rules 2000 (SSI 2000/308) (7 September 2000) (Health and Community Care) Subject to annulment until 31 October 2000 The Food Irradiation Provisions (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/309) (8 September 2000) (Health and Community Care) Subject to annulment until 6 November 2000 The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/320) (14 September 2000) Committee Business Dates indicate when the next meeting is due to take place on the relevant subject. Audit 19 September Education, Culture and Sport 20 September Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 20 September Equal Opportunities 26 September European 19 September Finance 19 September Health and Community Care 20 September Justice and Home Affairs 19 September Local Government 19 September Procedures 24 October Public Petitions 26 September Rural Affairs 19 September Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector 20 September Standards 26 September Subordinate Legislation 19 September Transport and Environment 20 September [CENSORED: table inserted here in original giving contact information] This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. 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