Scottish Parliament Wednesday 4 September 2002 (Afternoon) [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 14:30]

To lead our time for reflection this afternoon, we welcome the Right Rev Monsignor Michael Conway of St Ignatius Parish in Wishaw.

The first item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-3344, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. I ask Euan...

The main item of business today is a debate on motion S1M-3338, in the name of Ross Finnie, on Scottish water supplies and public health, and two amendments to that motion.

Talking of the First Minister, I call on him to make a statement on his visit to Johannesburg.

I apologise to the four members whom I did not call, but we are now well past the time for decision time and we have to deal first with Parliamentary Bureau motion S1M-3345, on the designation of...

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. It has been drawn to my attention that I may have inadvertently given erroneous information to the chamber in the concluding stages of this afternoon's...

I have four questions to put to the chamber as a result of today's business. The first question is, that amendment S1M-3338.1, in the name of Bruce Crawford, which seeks to amend motion S1M-3338,...

The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S1M-3327, in the name of Karen Gillon, on attacks on emergency services staff. As we are a bit behind time, I call Karen Gillon...