Wednesday, 15 December 1999
Scottish Parliament Wednesday 15 December 1999 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
Good morning. I realise that there are major traffic and weather problems this morning, so we are thin on the ground, but we will proceed with the first item of business, which is the motion from...
The next item of business is motion S1M-378, in the name of Mr Jack McConnell, on the draft 2000-01 budget level 2 figures and an amendment lodged by Mr Andrew Wilson. The motion is: That the...
The next item of business is a statement by Mr John Home Robertson on salmon anaemia. The minister will take questions at the end of his statement. There should therefore be no interventions.
It is a particular pleasure to welcome the moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Right Reverend John Cairns, to lead our last time for reflection before Christmas. I...
The first item of business is motion S1M-214, in the name of Jim Wallace.
Motion moved, That the Parliament for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill, agrees to the following expenditure...
Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees (a) that between 20 December 1999 and 28 April 2000 (inclusive) the office of the clerk will be open on all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, the...
The first question is, that motion S1M-338, in the name of Mike Rumbles, on the Standards Committee report on cross-party groups, be agreed to. Motion agreed to. That the Parliament agrees the...
Members' business tonight is motion S1M-379, in the name of Tricia Marwick, on the Fife rail service. Helen Eadie will open the debate. I ask members who are not waiting for the debate to be...
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.