Thursday, 5 December 2002
Scottish Parliament Thursday 5 December 2002 [THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
Good morning. The first item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3410, in the name of Margaret Curran, on the general principles of the Building (Scotland) Bill.
The next item of business is consideration of motion S1M-3456, on the financial resolution in respect of the Building (Scotland) Bill. Motion moved, That the Parliament, for the purposes of any...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3671, in the name of Mr Jim Wallace, on the Criminal Justice Bill, which is proposed United Kingdom legislation. I invite those members who...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3670, in the name of Jim Wallace, on the Crime (International Co-operation) Bill, which is UK legislation. Members who wish to contribute to...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-3675, in the name of Patricia Ferguson on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out the business programme that is...
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children under the age of six have been prescribed the drug Ritalin. (S1O-6033)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to the European Commission regarding the loss of objective 1 status for the Highlands and Islands as a result of any...
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on developing a joint-future approach to the delivery of community care services. (S1O-6050)
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on the roll-out of NHS 24. (S1O-6026)
To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of how much the Highlands and Islands will receive in regional aid from the European Union from 2006 to 2010. (S1O-6018)
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on improving transport infrastructure in Ayrshire. (S1O-6016)
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being taken to protect the haddock fishing and Arbroath smokie industries. (S1O-6041)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has held any discussions with, or issued any guidelines to, national health service trusts regarding the inclusion in public-private partnership...
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for the future operation of livestock auction markets in the light of last year's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. (S1O-6021)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many convicted sex offenders are receiving treatment and how many such offenders who have been released have had treatment. (S1O-6066)
To ask the Scottish Executive what concerns it has in respect of the delivery of general dental services in the Scottish Borders. (S1O-6029)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to meet its stated recycling targets. (S1O-6062)
The next item of business is First Minister's question time.
To ask the First Minister when he next plans to meet the Secretary of State for Scotland and what issues he intends to discuss. (S1F-2313)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S1F-2325)
To ask the First Minister what measures the Scottish Executive will take to deal with any increase in the number of racist attacks. (S1F-2321)
To ask the First Minister when the appointment of a chairperson for the board of the national theatre will be announced. (S1F-2315)
Now to dying people. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Executive has any plans to review the methods of alerting any patients who may have been at risk of exposure to variant...
To ask the First Minister what representations the Scottish Executive has made to Her Majesty's Government regarding the passage of ships with dangerous cargoes past Scotland's coastline. (S1F-2328)
The main debate this afternoon is on motion S1M-3678, in the name of Jim Wallace, on the future of Europe convention, and two amendments to the motion.
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I invite Euan Robson to move motion S1M-3683, on the establishment of the committee for the National Galleries of...
There are nine questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that motion S1M-3410, in the name of Ms Margaret Curran, on the general principles of the Building...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S1M-3508, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on osteoporosis. The debate will be concluded without any question being put. Motion...
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