Thursday, 30 May 2002
Scottish Parliament Thursday 30 May 2002 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
The first item of business is the First Minister's statement on the Executive programme, which will be followed by a debate on the topic. The statement is quite substantial and I ask members who...
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Euan Robson to move motion S1M-3164, on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments, and motion S1M-3166,...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-3165, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out the business programme. Motion moved,...
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to carry out a safety review of the A9 south of Perth. (S1O-5247)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to work with communities in order to promote social inclusion. (S1O-5259)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the new general practitioner contracts currently under negotiation at United Kingdom level could allow GPs to opt out of providing out-of-hours cover in...
To ask the Scottish Executive what further measures are being taken to improve health and tackle cancer and heart disease. (S1O-5297)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the proposal to build a waste incinerator in Aberdeen. (S1O-5250)
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact of deferred entry to schools on local authority education budgets. (S1O-5292)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to improve the provision of criminal justice social work services. (S1O-5267)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to rebuild the infrastructure of the NHS. (S1O-5288)
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the introduction of the new teacher induction scheme. (S1O-5268)
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in implementing an all-age careers guidance service throughout Scotland. (S1O-5275)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action will be taken to ensure that payments in respect of insurance claims following damage to listed buildings are used to pay for the restoration work. (S1O-5296)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reconsider its policy on the provision of financial support for lifeline air services to islands in the light of evidence set out in the comparative...
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to encourage seine net fishing. (S1O-5257)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any benefits from direct grant investment in the voluntary sector. (S1O-5298)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to create national health service foundation trusts. (S1O-5285)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to review the provision of ambulances in Angus. (S1O-5287)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take to reduce the number of people admitted to prisons for non-payment of fines. (S1O-5282)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken in order to encourage a wider range of candidates to come forward for public appointments. (S1O-5291)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in order to increase physical activity among older people. (S1O-5266)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S1F-1928)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister and what issues he plans to raise. (S1F-1933)
To ask the First Minister how many responses to the Scottish Prison Service estates review have been received by the service. (S1F-1932)
To ask the First Minister what policies and programmes the Scottish Executive has that will help ensure that young people are fully integrated into their communities. (S1F-1943)
To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Executive has taken to ensure that the interests of the fishing industry are properly recognised by the European Commission's proposals for...
To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Executive will give to building a new sports stadium in the Aberdeen area so that the economy in the north-east could benefit from a successful...
We come now to a debate on motion S1M-3160, in the name of Malcolm Chisholm, on implementing the cancer strategy. I invite those who wish to take part in the debate to indicate that wish now....
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I request permission to move a motion without notice in the following terms: "That the Parliament notes that the First Minister has breached clause 1.1(c)...
The first question is, that motion S1M-3164, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on the approval of statutory instruments, be agreed to. Motion agreed to....
The final item of business today—and, indeed, of our stay in Aberdeen—is a members' business debate on motion S1M-2953, in the name of Alex Fergusson, on the timber industry. The...
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.