Thursday, 28 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-2945, in the name of David Mundell, on transport, and two amendments to that motion. Members who wish take part in the debate...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-2954, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether cancer patients have sufficient opportunities to participate in clinical trials for new drugs and therapies. (S1O-4972)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has identified any adverse implications for economic development following the freezing of the contract for the building of an en route air traffic...
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in establishing an organisation to replace Disability Scotland. (S1O-4992)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to monitor the implementation of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001. (S1O-4950)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will support community safety projects in order to make progress on reducing crime and reducing the fear of crime. (S1O-4986)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is supporting the bid by Inverness and the Highlands to be European capital of culture in 2008. (S1O-4966)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the level of salaries paid to nursery teachers is adequate. (S1O-4974)
To ask the Scottish Executive what economic assessment has been undertaken in order to evaluate the impact of section 9(2)(a) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. (S1O-4971)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce any changes to legislation on freshwater fisheries in order to improve public access to angling on rivers and lochs. (S1O-4968)
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on electoral reform for local government. (S1O-4994)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in order to support voluntary organisations and projects. (S1O-4980)
To ask the Scottish Executive what facilities there are for dealing with the removal of ozone-depleting substances from domestic refrigerators and freezers as required under EC regulation...
To ask the Scottish Executive when the findings of the report of the expert group on measles, mumps and rubella will be made public. (S1O-4956)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S1F-1794)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland and what issues he plans to raise. (S1F-1792)
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Executive is taking to mitigate loss of employment at Faslane and Coulport. (S1F-1799)
To ask the First Minister what reassurances the Scottish Executive can give that tap water poses no risk to the health of consumers. (S1F-1796)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Executive's current position is on streaming in schools. (S1F-1810)
The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I ask Euan Robson to move business motion S1M-2949, which is a timetabling motion on the Education (Disability...
The next item of business is stage 3 of the Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Records) (Scotland) Bill. Members should have a copy of the bill, the marshalled list of amendments and...
Amendment 1 is in a group on its own.
Amendment 3 moved—[Nicol Stephen]—and agreed to.
Amendment 4 is in a group on its own. I invite the minister to speak to and move the amendment.
Amendment 5 is in a group on its own. I invite the deputy minister to speak to and move the amendment.
Amendment 6 is in a group on its own.
I make the point that we are just over 40 minutes ahead of schedule. We proceed to a debate on motion S1M-2894, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, which seeks agreement that the Education (Disability...
The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I ask Euan Robson to move S1M-2948, on the designation of a lead committee. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees...
I am minded to invite a motion to bring forward decision time, if members agree to that. Are we agreed?
There are eight questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that amendment S1M-2945.2, in the name of Lewis Macdonald, which seeks to amend motion S1M-2945, in the...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Business in the chamber has been brought forward and the members' business debate will now start early. Does that take into consideration attendance at the...
I would now like to begin the members' business debate on motion S1M-2698, in the name of Gil Paterson, on child witness reform. Motion debated, That the Parliament welcomes the report Justice...
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.