Wednesday, 13 February 2002
Scottish Parliament Wednesday 13 February 2002 (Afternoon) [THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 12:00]
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
I call David Mundell to speak to and move amendment 4, which is in a group on its own.
Amendment 37 is grouped with amendments 37A, 6, 7, 48, 51, 52 and 53.
Amendment 54 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
Amendment 57 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
Amendment 60 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
Amendment 61 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
Amendment 62 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
Amendment 65 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
Amendment 67 moved—[Ross Finnie]—and agreed to.
Amendment 13 is grouped with amendment 15.
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...
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.
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...
Amendment 24 moved—[Mr Jamie McGrigor].
Amendment 91 is grouped with amendment 92.
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...
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...
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