Thursday, 18 April 2002
Scottish Parliament Thursday 18 April 2002 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. This morning we received intimation of a ministerial statement on the United Kingdom budget, which is to be made this afternoon at 2 pm. As everyone knew...
We move to our first item of business, which is the debate on motion S1M-2993, in the name of Jim Wallace, on the prison estates review, and on two amendments to that motion.
The next item of business is consideration of motion S1M-2990, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
Our first item of business this afternoon is a statement by Jack McConnell on the United Kingdom budget.
I welcome this opportunity to explain to the Parliament our decisions in relation to yesterday's United Kingdom budget. The decisions that were announced yesterday by the Chancellor of the...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to increase support to the return-to-learn schemes. (S1O-5015)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote tourism. (S1O-5022)
To ask the Scottish Executive: how many accountancy firms have been employed to carry out work on its behalf; which firms have been so employed; how much has been paid to the firm which was...
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance is currently being provided to chronic smokers aged under 16 years. (S1O-5018)
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to meet the target for the provision of extra teachers in the classroom that is envisaged in the McCrone settlement. (S1O-5016)
To ask the Scottish Executive when the latest report by the chief inspector of prisons into HM Prison Kilmarnock is due to be published. (S1O-5013) I can tell the minister that the answer is in...
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Environment and Rural Development last met the chief executive of Scottish Natural Heritage and what matters were discussed. (S1O-5023)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to amend the provisions of the rule of Scots law preventing imprisonment before trial for more than 110 days. (S1O-5007)
To ask the Scottish Executive what contribution it is making to autism awareness year 2002. (S1O-5026)
To ask the Scottish Executive what opportunities currently exist in Scottish hospitals for newly qualified junior house officers. (S1O-5028)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to tackle youth disorder issues. (S1O-5037)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland and what issues he plans to raise. (S1F-1821)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister and what issues he intends to raise. (S1F-1819)
To ask the First Minister what benefit will accrue to Scotland from the Chancellor of the Exchequer's budget. (S1F-1829)
To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Executive intends to make available to the workers and communities affected by the closure of the Longannet deep coal mine. (S1F-1811)
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I return to the issue of the action plan for a social services work force. I gave you notice of my point of order in the past 15 minutes. It appears that...
The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I ask Euan Robson to move motion S1M-2991, on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments. Motion moved, That the...
There are seven questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that amendment S1M-2993.2, in the name of Roseanna Cunningham, which seeks to amend motion S1M-2993, in...
The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S1M-2790, in the name of Jamie McGrigor, on environmentally designated areas. The debate will be concluded without any...
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.