Thursday, 7 March 2002
[THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
Good morning. The first item of business is a debate on motion S1M-2833, in the name of Annabel Goldie, on the Scotch whisky industry, and two amendments to the motion.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-2839, in the name of Mary Scanlon, on community care, and one amendment to that motion. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to...
We come to motion S1M-2850, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, which sets out the business programme. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business— (a) the...
Question 1 has been withdrawn, because the member whose question it is is also unwell.
To ask the Scottish Executive what transport projects would go ahead if the additional notional allocation of £84 million in the transport budget, outlined in the report "Is Enough Being...
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in order to ensure that beaches meet European standards. (S1O-4810)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in order to increase the number of unroadworthy cars that are dismantled and recycled. (S1O-4804)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in order to protect wildlife. (S1O-4827)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken in order to support the manufacturing and food processing sectors in the north-east of Scotland. (S1O-4782)
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it provides for repairs to school buildings. (S1O-4800)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will prioritise the purchase of more sleep apnoea machines in view of waiting times for sleep apnoea treatment. (S1O-4787)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in order to promote social work as a career. (S1O-4829)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will take any action to ensure that fair packages for pay and conditions are negotiated with education advisers, educational psychologists and musical...
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the trustees of the Scottish Transport Group pension funds about the winding up of the pension schemes. (S1O-4821)
To ask the First Minister when he last met the Prime Minister and what issues he raised. (S1F-1716)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland and what issues he plans to raise. (S1F-1710)
To ask the First Minister what message he plans to promote to children and young people on illegal drug use. (S1F-1727)
To ask the First Minister what steps will be taken in order to ensure that the end-year flexibility of £200 million for 2001-02, identified in the letter from the Minister for Finance and...
To ask the First Minister whether foot-and-mouth disease has been eradicated in Scotland. (S1F-1715)
We come to the debate on motion S1M-2838, in the name of Iain Gray, on the final report of the homelessness task force, with two amendments to that motion.
The next item of business is consideration of a Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body motion. I ask Robert Brown to move motion S1M-2845. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees to the Scottish...
The next item is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Euan Robson to move motion S1M-2840, on the approval of statutory instruments, and motion S1M-2847, on the establishment...
There are no fewer than 11 questions to put to the chamber. The first question is, that amendment S1M-2833.2, in the name of Wendy Alexander, which seeks to amend the motion in the name of...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S1M-2818, in the name of Colin Campbell, on regeneration. The debate will be concluded without any question being put.
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.