Thursday, 13 March 2003
[THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
Good morning. Our first item of business is a debate on motion S1M-4012, in the name of John Swinney, on the current international situation. I must tell the Parliament that the debate is heavily...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-4011, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...
To ask the Scottish Executive what commitment it has made to finance the proposed Borders railway. (S1O-6610)
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the out-of-schools learning funding under the new opportunities fund will be allocated to Scotland. (S1O-6648)
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving to credit unions. (S1O-6637)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will deliver its national waste strategy. (S1O-6605)
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the future of the national lottery Community Fund. (S1O-6635)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether adequate resources are being applied to combat crime in North Ayrshire. (S1O-6622)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to help parents encourage young children to read. (S1O-6631)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will encourage young people to become involved in enterprise. (S1O-6634)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure the early diagnosis and treatment of male cancers. (S1O-6640)
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with Scottish Enterprise Tayside about encouraging enterprise and innovation in Tayside. (S1O-6614)
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it is giving City of Edinburgh Council in developing a cohesive and integrated public transport system. (S1O-6641)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that people with cancer have access to the information that they need, when they need it. (S1O-6636)
To ask the First Minister when he next plans to meet the Prime Minister and what issues he intends to raise. (S1F-2569)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S1F-2582)
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Executive will ensure optimum access to broadband services. (S1F-2585)
To ask the First Minister what additional support is being given to local government emergency planning officers to assist in responding to emergencies following the relocation of military...
To ask the First Minister what initiatives the Scottish Executive proposes to promote further local authority housing stock transfers to allow further investment into the public housing sector...
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Executive is doing to support mountain rescue. (S1F-2580)
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S1M-4019, in the name of Patricia Ferguson on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau. I see that Euan Robson is not here. In...
The next item of business is stage 3 consideration of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill. For the first part of the stage 3 proceedings, members should have copies of the bill as amended at stage 2,...
I call Mr Keith Harding to speak to and move amendment 1.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-3866, in the name of Keith Harding, that the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill be passed. I call Keith Harding to speak to and move the motion. [...
The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Euan Robson to move en bloc motions S1M-4007, S1M-4008, S1M-4009 and S1M-4010. Motions moved, That the...
I would like to move a motion without notice to bring forward decision time.
I will allow two minutes for the first division because I realise that people are still coming into the chamber. I ask members to concentrate on what we are doing. I will put the questions on the...
The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S1M-3932, in the name of David Mundell, on Post Office card accounts. The debate will be concluded without any questions...
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.
