Thursday, 27 June 2002
Scottish Parliament Thursday 27 June 2002 [THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
Good morning. The first item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I invite Euan Robson to move motion S1M-3258, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, which is a timetabling...
We move to stage 3 consideration of the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Bill. Members should have a copy of the bill, the marshalled list containing the amendments selected for...
Amendment 1, in the name of Mike Rumbles, on behalf of the Standards Committee, is in a group of its own.
Amendment 2 is grouped with amendments 3, 4 and 5. I call on Mike Rumbles to move amendment 2 and speak to the other amendments in the group.
Amendments 4 and 5 moved—[Mr Mike Rumbles]—and agreed to.
Amendment 6 is in a group on its own.
Motion S1M-3112, in the name of Mike Rumbles, seeks agreement that the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Bill be passed. I call Mike Rumbles to speak to and move the motion.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3225, in the name of Des McNulty, on the Finance Committee's third report in 2002. Mr McNulty just gave me a severe shock by leaving the...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3237, in the name of Jim Wallace, on the Police Reform Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation. I call Richard Simpson to speak to and move...
The next item of business is consideration of motions S1M-3244, S1M-3245, S1M-3246 and S1M-3247, on the appointment of a Scottish public services ombudsman and three deputy ombudsmen. Trish...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to extend proposals to allow NHS boards to withhold medical treatment from repeatedly violent patients to include patients who threaten violence....
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce a certificate in the management of drug misuse in conjunction with the Royal College of General Practitioners in Scotland. (S1O-5428)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action will be taken following publication of the agriculture and environment working group report. (S1O-5424)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it remains committed to supporting community councils. (S1O-5427)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to revise the fee payable to optometrists in order to take account of extra time needed to conduct an eye test for an adult with learning...
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it is giving to amending police bail conditions. (S1O-5413)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support the work of local authorities and the police in respect of loan sharks. (S1O-5433)
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in evaluating local authority bids for funding for school improvements. (S1O-5405)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to protect Scotland's historic fishing rights. (S1O-5411)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths in women. (S1O-5444)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering increasing core funding to Victim Support Scotland, given the increasing number of referrals to Victim Support Scotland following changes...
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is monitoring the introduction of free personal and nursing care for elderly people in the run up to 1 July 2002. (S1O-5418)
Before I ask my question, I associate the Scottish National Party will the remarks that Cathy Jamieson made about the coach crash in France today and I express the SNP's sympathies to everybody...
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S1F-2010)
I find myself in fine company today. To ask the First Minister what progress is being made by the ministerial group on youth crime, with particular regard to persistent young offenders and the...
To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Executive has to address the need for capital investment in Highland and Islands fire brigade. (S1F-2007)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3256, in the name of Margaret Curran, on "Better Communities in Scotland: closing the gap", and two amendments to that motion.
There are two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I call Euan Robson to move motions S1M-3250 and S1M-3251. Motions moved, That the Parliament agrees that the following be approved— Draft Code of...
There are 12 questions to be put as a result of today's business, so I ask members to follow proceedings carefully. The first question is, that motion S1M-3112, in the name of Mike Rumbles, on...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S1M-3207, in the name of Christine Grahame, on Peebles sheriff court. The debate will be concluded without any question being...
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.