Scottish Parliament debates
Wednesday, 13 February 2002

• Introduction (0 speeches)
  Scottish Parliament Wednesday 13 February 2002 (Afternoon) [THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 12:00]
• Motion of Condolence (6 speeches)
  This meeting of the Parliament has been convened to consider motion S1M-2728, a motion of condolence, in the name of Jack McConnell, on the death of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Margaret.
• Time for Reflection (2 speeches)
  Good afternoon. The leader of today's time for reflection is Ms Kathryn Hendry, Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University representative of the Scottish Inter Faith Council.
• Parliamentary Bureau Motion (13 speeches)
  Order. The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion and an amendment to that motion. As today is the first time that an amendment has been lodged to a business...
• Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 (3 speeches)
  Before we begin the stage 3 proceedings on the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill, I want to make the usual announcements about the procedures to be followed. We will deal first with...
  • Section 1 — Prohibition and offences (37 speeches)
    Amendment 2, in the name of David Mundell, is grouped with amendments 34, 3, 35, 38, 44, 45, 54, 57, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 69 and 18. Amendment 2 does not pre-empt amendment 34, so if amendment 2...
  • After section 1 (30 speeches)
    I call David Mundell to speak to and move amendment 4, which is in a group on its own.
  • Section 1A — Exception: stalking and flushing from cover (146 speeches)
    Amendment 37 is grouped with amendments 37A, 6, 7, 48, 51, 52 and 53.
  • Section 1B — Exception: pest control (places unsafe for shooting) (16 speeches)
    Amendment 54 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
  • Section 1C — Excepted activities (1 speech)
    Amendment 57 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
  • Section 1D — Exception: use of a dog in connection with falconry and shooting (5 speeches)
    Amendment 60 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
  • Section 1E — Exception: search by authorised person (0 speeches)
    Amendment 61 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
  • Section 1F — Exception: use of dog where method of humane dispatch not available (39 speeches)
    Amendment 62 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
  • Section 1G — Exception: injured or diseased mammals (17 speeches)
    Amendment 65 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
  • Section 3 — Exception: retrieval and location (21 speeches)
    Amendment 67 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
  • Section 4 — Arrest, search and seizure (14 speeches)
    Amendment 13 is grouped with amendment 15.
  • Section 5 — Proceedings and penalties (21 speeches)
    Amendment 73 is grouped with amendment 75. As we are running badly behind time, I ask the minister to be very brief. I shall then allow the member in charge to respond briefly and we will go...
  • Section 6 — Disqualification orders (35 speeches)
    We now move to group 17. I call Dr Sylvia Jackson to speak to and move amendment 78, which is grouped with amendments 19 to 22 and 79 to 82.
  • After section 6 (94 speeches)
    Amendment 1 is grouped with amendments 33, 84, 84A, 84B, 84C, 84D, 84E, 84F, 84G, 84H, 84I, 84J and 84K. Although amendment 1 does not pre-empt amendments 33 and 84, and although amendment 33...
  • Section 7 — Meaning of expressions (27 speeches)
    Amendment 24 moved—[Mr Jamie McGrigor].
  • Section 9 — Short title and commencement (21 speeches)
    Amendment 91 is grouped with amendment 92.
• Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill (54 speeches)
  The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-2726, in the name of Bristow Muldoon, on the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill, and on one amendment to that motion. I invite those...
• Decision Time (8 speeches)
  Two questions are to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that amendment S1M-2726.1, in the name of Alex Fergusson, which seeks to amend motion S1M-2726, in the name of...