Thursday, 5 September 2002
Scottish Parliament Thursday 5 September 2002 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
We begin today with the ministerial statement on the prison estates review.
I allowed the questions on the ministerial statement to overrun in view of the importance of the subject and because of the wishes of the Parliament, but we are now tight for time on the next...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-3346, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a business programme. I ask Euan...
: It is with particular pleasure that I call Margaret Ewing to ask question 1. We are glad to see her back. [ Applause. ]
To keep it in the family, question 2 is from Fergus Ewing.
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in regard to the ex gratia payments from the Scottish Transport Group pension funds surplus. (S1O-5487)
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with representatives of Railtrack over the upgrading of the west coast main line. (S1O-5490)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to resolve any short and longer-term structural financial problems facing West Lothian College. (S1O-5469)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support local education authorities that remove confectionery and soft drink vending machines from schools and what steps it plans to take to ban the...
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made recently on the joint Scottish-Irish bid to host the European football championships in 2008. (S1O-5488)
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the location of the energy intermediary technology institute. (S1O-5462)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is helping local communities to tackle drug misuse. (S1O-5493)
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to launch NHS 24 nationally. (S1O-5464)
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in improving access to public transport for older people and people with disabilities. (S1O-5499)
Before we begin First Minister's question time, I should say that I always appreciate notes from members beforehand if they feel that they have a particular reason to be called to ask...
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S1F-2046)
To ask the First Minister whether he has any plans to reshuffle his Cabinet. (S1F-2049)
To ask the First Minister what the outcome will be of his visit to the sustainable development summit in South Africa. (S1F-2038)
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Executive will ensure that public safety is paramount in all decisions relating to the Scottish Prison Service estates review. (S1F-2051)
To ask the First Minister what consideration the Scottish Executive will give to an amendment to the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill to allow prosecutors a statutory right to be heard on...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3351, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, on throughcare and aftercare of looked-after children, and two amendments to that motion.
Presiding Officer, I seek your leave to move without notice motion S1M-3358, which seeks to appoint Duncan Hamilton in place of Kenneth Gibson on the Local Government Committee.
There are six other questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that amendment S1M-3350.2, in the name of Mr Kenneth Gibson, which seeks to amend motion S1M-3350,...
I ask members to move along and clear the chamber. I also remind those who wish to speak in the debate that they should press their request-to-speak buttons now. The final item of business is a...
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.