Thursday, 12 February 2004
Scottish Parliament Thursday 12 February 2004 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:30]
Good morning. The first item of business this morning is a debate on motion S2M-864, in the name of Iain Smith, on behalf of the Procedures Committee, on the committee's reports on oral questions...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S2M-838, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, on the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Bill, which is UK legislation, and one...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S2M-886, in the name of Scott Barrie, on behalf of the selection panel on the appointment of a commissioner for children and young people in...
We are a little ahead of ourselves, but I think that we are all here, so we will begin.
To ask the First Minister when he next plans to meet the Prime Minister and what issues he intends to raise. (S2F-623)
To ask the First Minister whether, in the light of last week's Scottish Executive report into increased flooding because of climate change and the Natural Environment Research Council's rapid...
To ask the First Minister what the purpose is of the Scottish Executive's environmental justice fund and what its potential impact will be. (S2F-628)
To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Executive has had with Her Majesty's Government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport in relation to lottery funding for Scottish sport....
To ask the First Minister whether sufficient resources are being allocated to fund free personal care . (S2F-630)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any potential threat to the environment from unregulated tanker traffic in the Minch. (S2O-1294)
To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons are for it not achieving its target of ending mixed-sex wards in hospitals by March 2002. (S2O-1301)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a policy to encourage staff to travel by train where appropriate. (S2O-1314)
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average reduction in waiting times for drug treatment services has been in the last year. (S2O-1323)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to restructure area tourist boards. (S2O-1290)
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will remove tolls from the Erskine bridge. (S2O-1283)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is acceptable for an elderly couple to be without electricity for almost a year. (S2O-1300)
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being taken to protect children from viewing inappropriate material on the internet. (S2O-1272)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to set targets for waste prevention for household and commercial waste. (S2O-1310)
To ask the Scottish Executive what restrictions are placed on private landlords whose tenants have had central heating installed as part of its central heating programme. (S2O-1282)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to respond to NHS Quality Improvement Scotland's report, "Specialist Palliative Care—National Overview", regarding services for...
To ask the Scottish Executive how much agricultural land has been let under the terms of limited duration tenancies and short limited duration tenancies created by the Agricultural Holdings...
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will increase the participation of 16 to 19-year-olds leaving care in education, employment and training. (S2O-1271)
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty's Government with regard to amending the Scotland Act 1998. (S2O-1319)
The next item of business is a statement by Allan Wilson on common agricultural policy reform. The minister will take questions at the end of his statement, so no interventions should be made.
The next item of business is consideration of stage 3 of the Budget (Scotland) Bill. As there are no amendments to the bill, we will move to the general debate on motion S2M-902, in the name of...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S2M-787, in the name of Jim Wallace, on the Higher Education Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation. Motion moved, That the Parliament...
There are five questions to be put tonight. The first question is, that motion S2M-864, in the name of Iain Smith, on the Procedures Committee reports on oral questions and emergency bills, be...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S2M-770, in the name of Rosemary Byrne, on sewage dumping. Motion debated, That the Parliament accepts that the dumping of...
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.