Thursday, 14 November 2002
Scottish Parliament Thursday 14 November 2002 (Morning) [THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
The first item of business this morning is a debate on motion S1M-3569, in the name of Roseanna Cunningham, on crime, and two amendments to that motion. I call Michael Matheson to speak to and...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. It has come to my attention that I was recorded as not voting for the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Bill yesterday. I sat on the working group...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3570, in the name of Kenneth Gibson, on poverty. The debate was already tight and we are now six minutes late in starting it. I advise members...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-3573, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
The next item of business is the first members' business debate of the day on motion S1M-3522, in the name of Johann Lamont, on the regulation of private security firms. The debate will be...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I see that question 5, which was lodged by Mike Rumbles, has been withdrawn. There might well be a good reason for that, but many of us will be...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will meet representatives of local community groups campaigning for the upgrading to dual carriageway status of the A9 trunk road between Perth and...
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will assist secondary school pupils in fifth and sixth year to strike the correct balance between work and school. (S1O-5857)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that local authorities involve service users in the setting up and maintenance of their direct payment services. (S1O-5855)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will report on the progress of drugs courts. (S1O-5897)
To ask the Scottish Executive what further funding it will provide for road safety initiatives for children. (S1O-5902)
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and others about local authority pension funds. (S1O-5868)
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being introduced to encourage school head teachers to work together and share best practice. (S1O-5898)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to review the contents of guidance on the five-to-14 curriculum. (S1O-5865)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to tackle hospital-acquired infections. (S1O-5896)
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with the smart, successful Scotland strategy through supporting the work of Scottish Enterprise. (S1O-5901)
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from the Scottish Football Association about funding for the football partnership. (S1O-5890)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to encourage the growth of the credit union and community banking movement. (S1O-5891)
To ask the Scottish Executive what the benefits are for local authorities of using PPP schemes in the construction of new school buildings. (S1O-5881)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S1F-2243)
To ask the First Minister when he next plans to meet the Secretary of State for Scotland and what issues he intends to raise. (S1F-2244)
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Executive will take forward its plans to end the two-tier work force for public-private partnership projects. (S1F-2248)
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Executive will respond to European Union announcements on fishing made on 11 November 2002. (S1F-2262)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3571, in the name of Mike Watson, on the national cultural strategy, and two amendments to that motion.
The next item of business is the consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. They are S1M-3574 and S1M-3575 on the approval of statutory instruments, S1M-3576 on rule 2.3.1 and S1M-3577...
Thirteen questions are to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that amendment S1M-3569.2, in the name of Colin Boyd, which seeks to amend motion S1M-3569, in the name of...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S1M-3416, in the name of Shona Robison, on licensing schemes for fireworks. The debate will be concluded without any question...
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