Thursday, 21 March 2002
[THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
Good morning. The first item of business is a statement by Wendy Alexander on the transport delivery plan. As the minister will take questions at the end of her statement, there should be no...
We move to consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I invite the Minister for Parliamentary Business to find a microphone and to move business motion S1M-2921, which is a timetabling...
We move to the stage 3 proceedings on the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Bill. I do not intend to read through all the usual script. However, members should be aware that, for the purposes of...
Amendment 1, in the name of Peter Peacock, is grouped with amendments 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Amendment 5 moved—[Peter Peacock]—and agreed to.
Amendment 6, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13.
Amendments 8 and 9 moved—[Peter Peacock]—and agreed to.
Amendment 10, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 11.
Amendment 12 moved—[Peter Peacock]—and agreed to.
Amendment 13 moved—[Peter Peacock]—and agreed to.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-2853, in the name of Andy Kerr, on the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Bill.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-2920, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...
The next item of business is a statement by Mr Jim Wallace on the prison estates review. The minister will take questions at the end of his statement, so there should be no interventions.
On a point of order.
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review the grounds for objecting to the designation of a site of special scientific interest to include economic, social and other factors....
To ask the Scottish Executive what visitor number and revenue targets have been set for the proposed Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park. (S1O-4920)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to take into account the opinions of pupils, parents, teachers and employers in developing future education policy. (S1O-4933)
To ask the Scottish Executive what proposals are being developed on fluoridation of the public water supply. (S1O-4923)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is tackling suicide amongst young males. (S1O-4918)
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial or other assistance it is giving to local authorities to ensure that all those seeking a probationary year under the teachers induction scheme are...
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it will provide for regeneration of the River Clyde. (S1O-4915)
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond to Scottish Natural Heritage's review of the national scenic area designation sent to it in 1999. (S1O-4903)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government on the possible impact on rural areas of any reorganisation of post office services. (S1O-4926)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to use its planning powers to protect historic landscapes, such as the Carse of Gowrie, from development. (S1O-4914)
To ask the Scottish Executive how land managers will be able to carry out timber felling, lambing and other operations if they are unable to temporarily restrict access for reasons of land...
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to support green office week from 18 to 22 March 2002. (S1O-4941)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to introduce equine passports as is proposed in England and Wales. (S1O-4895)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to facilitate an increase in exchange visits between Scottish and European schools. (S1O-4942)
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements and progress have been made in respect of implementing the requirements on it under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. (S1O-4947)
To ask the First Minister when he last met the Prime Minister and what issues were discussed. (S1F-01762)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S1F-01763)
To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Executive intends to take to ensure that patients are informed quickly and sensitively when mistakes affecting them occur in the NHS. (S1F-01774)
To ask the First Minister what reassurances the Scottish Executive will give regarding the future of community schools. (S1F-01781)
To ask the First Minister what the current position is on the banning of tobacco advertising in Scotland. (S1F-01777)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-2918, in the name of Dr Richard Simpson, on civil contingencies. I call Dr Simpson to speak to and move the motion.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-2919, in the name of John Young, on the Scottish Parliament salaries scheme and the Scottish parliamentary party leaders' allowances scheme....
the next item is Parliamentary Bureau motions, of which there are three. I call Patricia Ferguson to move motion S1M-2927, on the approval of statutory instruments. Motion moved, That the...
We come now to decision time. There are eight questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that motion S1M-2853, in the name of Andy Kerr, on the Scottish Public...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S1M-2637, in the name of Adam Ingram, on the Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive. Motion debated, That the Parliament...
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.
