Wednesday, 11 December 2002
Scottish Parliament Wednesday 11 December 2002 (Afternoon) [THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 14:30]
The first item of business is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is the Rev Sandy Young, who is the lead chaplain at the Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Edinburgh.
There are no Parliamentary Bureau motions at this time, so we move straight to the debate on motion S1M-3398, in the name of Malcolm Chisholm, on the general principles of the Mental Health...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S1M-3446, on the financial resolution in respect of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill. Motion moved, That the Parliament, for the purposes of...
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Euan Robson to move motions S1M-3695 and S1M-3696, on the approval of statutory instruments, together. Motions...
The first question is, that motion S1M-3398, in the name of Malcolm Chisholm, on the general principles of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to. Motion agreed to. That the Parliament...
The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S1M-3589 in the name of Karen Gillon, on the sale of The Herald , the Sunday Herald and the Evening Times . The debate...
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.