Wednesday, 29 March 2006
Scottish Parliament Wednesday 29 March 2006 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 14:30]
Good afternoon. The first item of business, as it is every Wednesday, is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is the Rev Graham S Taylor, who is rector of St Mary's episcopal...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S2M-4204, in the name of Margaret Curran, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for final stage...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S2M-4130, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on behalf of the Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee, on the committee's first report of 2006,...
The next item of business is final stage proceedings on the Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill. I make the usual announcement about the procedures that will be followed. We will deal first with...
Group 1 is on set-off against betterment and construction. Amendment 1, in the name of Jackie Baillie, is grouped with amendment 2.
Amendment 3, in the name of Jackie Baillie, is grouped with amendments 4 to 6.
Amendment 7 not moved.
Group 5 is on mitigation and maximum noise levels during operation—that also goes for noise levels in the chamber. Amendment 10, in the name of Margaret Smith, is grouped with amendments...
Amendment 12 moved—[Lord James Douglas-Hamilton].
Amendments 21 to 33 moved——[Jackie Baillie]—and agreed to.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S2M-4129, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on behalf of the Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee, that the Parliament agrees that the Edinburgh...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. In the previous debate, five back benchers were not called to speak, so it is clear that the Parliamentary Bureau again failed to get the timetabling...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S2M-4200, in the name of Margaret Curran, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revised business programme. Motion...
The next item of business is consideration of 10 Parliamentary Bureau motions. Motion S2M-4201, in the name of Margaret Curran, on the establishment of a committee, has been withdrawn. I ask...
There are six questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that motion S2M-4130, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on the first report in 2006 of the Edinburgh Tram...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S2M-4068, in the name of Karen Whitefield, on the 50 th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh's award. The debate will be...
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