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Scottish Parliament debates
Thursday, 1 March 2001
- Introduction (0 speeches)
Scottish Parliament Thursday 1 March 2001 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30] - Primary Care (78 speeches)
Good morning. We begin with a debate on primary care. I ask members who would like to speak to indicate now that they do. I call Susan Deacon to move the Executive motion. - Business Motion (7 speeches)
The next item of business is consideration of motion S1M-1709, in the name of Mr Tom McCabe, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out the business programme. - Question Time — Scottish Executive (0 speeches)
- Community Schools (8 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to develop further the community schools initiative. (S1O-3022) - External Affairs (12 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a policy on external affairs. (S1O-3013) - Housing (Investment) (10 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources for investment in housing stock are available to housing associations and local authorities not pursuing stock transfer. (S1O-3044) - Stirling Council (Meetings) (6 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of Stirling Council and what issues were discussed. (S1O-3030) - Scottish Cycle Challenge Initiative (5 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action will be taken to encourage further school and workplace cycling initiatives in the light of the recent evaluation of the Scottish cycle challenge... - Tourism (10 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific initiatives it has introduced or will be introducing to assist and develop tourism. (S1O-3023) - Warrant Sales (8 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will clarify the remit of the working group on a replacement for poindings and warrant sales. (S1O-3002) - Opencast Developments (4 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation it has had with South Lanarkshire Council with regard to the opencast development at Broken Cross Muir. (S1O-3028) - Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (8 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to review the effectiveness of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. - Housing (Calcium Chloride) (14 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take on the sale to tenants of Cumbernauld Development Corporation of houses that were constructed using calcium chloride but sold after the use... - Bank of Scotland (4 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it will make to the Bank of Scotland and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry regarding the impact of retaining the bank's head office... - Asylum Seekers (6 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to help integrate young asylum seekers into the education system. (S1O-3008) - Transport (Aberdeen) (8 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive what the next steps will be in progressing the transport strategy for Aberdeen. (S1O-3021) - Schools (Discipline) (6 speeches)
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer by Mr Jack McConnell to question S1O-2893 on 1 February 2001, what further measures are being taken to improve discipline in schools. (S1O-3045)
- Community Schools (8 speeches)
- First Minister's Question Time — Scottish Executive (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (Meetings) (9 speeches)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister and what issues will be discussed. (S1F-875) - Cabinet (Meetings) (10 speeches)
I begin by thanking the First Minister for the generous tribute that he paid to John Mackay, Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish. I thank the First Minister, the Secretary of State for Scotland, John... - Foot-and-Mouth Disease (14 speeches)
To ask the First Minister what measures have been taken in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and what other measures are being considered. (S1F-870) - Fisheries (Haddock) (10 speeches)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Executive is doing to protect haddock fisheries during the implementation of the cod recovery plan. (S1F-868)
- Prime Minister (Meetings) (9 speeches)
- Fuel Poverty (119 speeches)
The next debate is on motion S1M-1700, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on fuel poverty. - Culture and Recreation Bill (1 speech)
The next item of business was to have been an Executive motion on the Culture and Recreation Bill, which is UK legislation, but, as members were told earlier, that has now been postponed until... - Parliamentary Bureau Motion (0 speeches)
Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees that the following instruments be approved— Special Grant Report No. 1, Special Grant for Scotland Asylum Seeker Assistance: Report by the Scottish... - Decision Time (25 speeches)
Before we begin, I remind members that the young people's health congress, which will be attended by delegates from schools throughout Scotland, will be held in the chamber tomorrow. I draw... - Caledonian MacBrayne (30 speeches)
The members' business debate is on motion S1M-1263, in the name of George Lyon, on Caledonian MacBrayne. I ask those who are not staying for the debate to leave quickly and quietly. Motion...