Thursday, 20 December 2001
Scottish Parliament Thursday 20 December 2001 [THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
Good morning. The first item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I call Euan Robson to move motion S1M-2566, which is a timetabling motion on today's stage 3 debates on...
The next item of business is stage 3 of the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill. I make the usual announcement about procedures. First, we will deal with the amendments to the bill. We...
I call on Peter Peacock to speak to and move amendment 1, which is grouped with amendment 2.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-2524, in the name of Andy Kerr, on the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill, and one amendment to the motion. Members who wish to speak...
The procedure that we will follow for stage 3 of the School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill will be the same as that for the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill. The bill is SP Bill...
I will take amendment 2 first, because it is straightforward. Amendment 2 is consequential to amendment 1 and introduces the concept of a "qualifying" child. The new definition of a qualifying...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-2507, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, which seeks agreement that the School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill be passed. I call Nicol...
The next item of business is an emergency statement by Wendy Alexander, on NEC Semiconductors. The minister will take questions at the end of her statement; there should therefore be no interventions.
We come now to an emergency question from Duncan Hamilton.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns following the abandonment in July 2001 of the trial of six men in Ayrshire charged with sexual abuse and what steps it is planning to...
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been made available to local authorities for the appointment of consultants to develop proposals for public-private partnerships in education....
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the additional money allocated from Her Majesty's Treasury under the recent pre-budget report will be used to initiate a programme of upgrade and renewal of...
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it plans to take to attract independent dental practitioners back into the national health service. (S1O-4351)
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to integrate ex-offenders into the labour market. (S1O-4377)
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in taking forward the recommendations in the report of the action group on languages, "Citizens of a Multilingual World". (S1O-4337)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether former Scottish Homes tenants in Glasgow will be eligible for the same repair and improvement grants as will be made available to all former council tenants...
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being taken to improve the prosecution service. (S1O-4358)
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning last met Her Majesty's Treasury ministers and what issues were discussed. (S1O-4341)
To ask the Scottish Executive how transfer of Dumfries and Galloway's local authority housing stock to the Dumfries and Galloway housing partnership would benefit tenants. (S1O-4349)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister and what issues he intends to raise. (S1F-1511)
To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Executive's Cabinet will next meet and what issues will be discussed. (S1F-1512)
To ask the First Minister what progress the Scottish Executive is making in improving the rural economy. (S1F-1507)
To ask the First Minister what action is being taken to tackle homelessness among families. (S1F-1518)
The next item is the election of a member to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The announcement in today's business bulletin explains the procedure that will be followed. I have received...
On the subject of Alex Neil's point of order, I have been advised that, if someone moved a motion without notice that we take note of the closure of the lifelong learning accounts, it would be up...
I call Euan Robson to move motions S1M-2560 and S1M-2569, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on the designation of lead committees and membership of committees. Motions moved, That the Parliament...
I am minded to accept a motion without notice from Euan Robson that we bring forward decision time Motion moved, That S1M-2573 be taken at this meeting of the Parliament.— [Euan Robson.]
There are five questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that amendment S1M-2524.1, in the name of Tommy Sheridan, which seeks to amend motion S1M-2524, in the...
We now come to the final item of business, which is a members' business debate on motion S1M-2529, in the name of Karen Gillon, on New Lanark. Motion debated, That the Parliament recognises the...
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