Thursday, 2 February 2006
Scottish Parliament Thursday 2 February 2006 [THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:16]
Good morning. The first item of business is consideration of business motion S2M-3907, in the name of Ms Margaret Curran, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage...
We move to stage 3 proceedings on the Human Tissue (Scotland) Bill. I will make the usual announcement about the procedures that are to be followed. We will deal first with amendments to the...
Group 1 is on presumed consent of adults for transplantation. Amendment 11, in the name of John Farquhar Munro, is grouped with a number of amendments that are shown on the groupings list, which...
Amendment 12 not moved.
Amendment 13 moved—[John Farquhar Munro].
Group 4 is on the prohibition of the use of body parts for transplantation. If members look at the list of groupings, they will see the pre-emptions. Amendment 15, in the name of Nanette Milne,...
Amendments 24 to 37 not moved. Amendment 38 moved—[Lewis Macdonald]—and agreed to.
Amendments 41 to 57 not moved.
Amendment 58 not moved.
Amendment 63 not moved.
Amendments 64 to 97 not moved.
Amendments 98 to 100 not moved.
Group 6 is on bodies that are being preserved for transplantation not being moved to other premises. Amendment 3, in the name of the minister, is the only amendment in the group.
Amendment 40 not moved.
Amendment 101 not moved.
Amendments 102 to 106 not moved.
Amendment 4 moved—[Lewis Macdonald]—and agreed to.
Amendment 5 moved—[Lewis Macdonald]—and agreed to.
Amendment 107 not moved.
Amendments 108 to 113 not moved.
Amendment 6 moved—[Lewis Macdonald]—and agreed to. Amendments 114 and 115 not moved.
Amendment 7 moved—[Lewis Macdonald]—and agreed to.
Group 7 is on the meaning of "tissue" and "tissue sample". Amendment 8, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 9 and 10.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S2M-3785, in the name of Andy Kerr, that the Human Tissue (Scotland) Bill be passed.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the definition of "existing central heating system" within the context of the non-eligibility criteria for the central heating programme....
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures and resources it can provide to enable local authorities, communities and individuals to promote effective representations at formal public inquiries...
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the next round of PPP funding for education. (S2O-8912)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that qualified nursery teachers make a valuable contribution to pre-school education. (S2O-8874)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide further support to help to develop fair trade in Scotland. (S2O-8866)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will help to promote Greenock as a port of call and embarkation for cruise ships. (S2O-8868)
To ask the Scottish Executive for its response to the view that was expressed by David Watt, head of the Institute of Directors, as reported in the Daily Record , that corporate killing laws were...
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister and what issues they will discuss. (S2F-2085)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S2F-2086)
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Executive will safeguard the right of Scotland's public sector workers to retire at 60 under the rule of 85 regarding age and years of service....
To ask the First Minister how its "Action Plan on Tackling Sectarianism in Scotland" will involve all sections of the community in the drive against sectarianism. (S2F-2090)
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Executive has undertaken in response to the findings published in 2003 by Professor McKeganey, which examined the extent of drug use and...
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Executive will consider introducing regular NHS health checks. (S2F-2093)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will protect services for older people in remote parts of Scotland provided by centres such as the Assynt centre in Lochinver and the Cala Sona in Melness....
To ask the Scottish Executive how NHS Scotland will contribute to sustainable development. (S2O-8920)
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to encourage school leavers and students to consider nursing as a profession. (S2O-8867)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to regulate the cost of parking charges at hospitals. (S2O-8911)
To ask the Scottish Executive what communication it has had with the University of Dundee in respect of the impact on the recruitment of nurses and midwives of the proposed relocation of nursing...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns regarding the waiting times for the assessment and provision of adult wheelchair services. (S2O-8915)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many farmers who are retired or living overseas are entitled to single farm payments and what the estimated total amount of such payments is. (S2O-8839)
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received in relation to the implementation of the water framework directive by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. (S2O-8890)
To ask the Scottish Executive what initiatives it is supporting to maintain and develop woodland in urban areas. (S2O-8872)
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the relevant regulatory bodies regarding the enforcement of regulations on cockle harvesting on the upper Solway. (S2O-8844)
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is given to Forestry Commission Scotland and others to develop forestry land for recreational pursuits. (S2O-8873)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S2M-3786, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, that the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice...
The next item of business is consideration of a financial resolution. I ask Hugh Henry to move motion S2M-3822, on the financial resolution in respect of the Police, Public Order and Criminal...
There are three questions to be put tonight. The first question is, that motion S2M-3785, in the name of Andy Kerr, that the Parliament agrees that the Human Tissue (Scotland) Bill be passed, be...
The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S2M-3732, in the name of Elaine Smith, on childhood obesity in Scotland. The debate will be concluded without any question...
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.
