Thursday, 25 May 2006
Scottish Parliament Thursday 25 May 2006 [THE DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:15]
Good morning. The first item of business is consideration of business motion S2M-4447, in the name of Margaret Curran, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage 3...
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill. I will start by making the normal announcements about the procedure to be...
Group 1 is on the agency and the police complaints commissioner, and dissemination of information. Amendment 130, in the name of the Deputy Minister for Justice, is grouped with amendments 136 to...
Group 2 is on the Scottish police services authority's functions in relation to part V of the Police Act 1997. Amendment 131, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 132.
Group 3 relates to the head and the deputy head of the agency. Amendment 15, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 16 to 64, 178, 66 to 69, 179, 70 to 99, 182, 100 to 103 and...
Group 4 relates to staff of the authority and the agency. Amendment 133, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments134, 135, 170 to 174, 176, 177, 180, 181 and 183 to 187.
Amendment 16 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 17 and 18 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendment 19 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 20 to 24 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 25 to 27 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 28 to 30 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendment 136 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendment 31 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 137 and 138 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 32 to 37 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 38 to 47 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 48 and 49 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Group 6 is on joint boards and police authorities. Amendment 2, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 3 to 8, 12 and 13.
Group 7 is on the role of the ombudsman in police complaints. Amendment 139, in the name of Jackie Baillie, is grouped with amendments 140, 145, 143, 144, 146 to 154, 156, 209 and 194.
Amendment 140 not moved.
Amendment 145 not moved.
Group 8 is on the handling of police complaints by the appropriate authority. Amendment 141, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 142.
Amendment 144 not moved.
Amendment 146 not moved.
Amendment 147 not moved.
Amendment 148 not moved.
Amendment 149 not moved.
Amendments 50 to 53, 5 and 6 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to. Amendment 150 not moved.
Amendment 151 not moved.
Amendment 195, on the police complaints commissioner and reports to the Parliament, is in a group on its own.
Amendment 153 not moved.
Amendment 154 not moved.
Amendment 155 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 7, 8 and 54 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to. Amendment 156 not moved.
Group 10 is on the application of sections 59 to 63 of the Police Act 1996 to certain offenders. Amendment 157, in the name of Hugh Henry, is grouped with amendment 193.
Group 11 is on knife crime. Amendment 159, in the name of Charlie Gordon, is grouped with amendment 160.
Consideration of group 12 amendments will be split between this morning and this afternoon. Group 12 is on taking DNA and other samples from certain persons. Amendment 208, in the name of Bill...
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that planned changes to acute hospital services are carried out in a strategic manner. (S2O-9961)
To ask the Scottish Executive which of its partnership agreement targets relating to education will not be met by 2007. (S2O-9924)
To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications are for the national health service in Scotland of the European Court of Justice ruling in the case of Mrs Yvonne Watts and how many persons...
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making in changing attitudes towards alcohol. (S2O-9940)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to extend the provision of, and enable women to make an informed choice about, long-acting reversible contraception in accordance with the...
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions have taken place with Glasgow Housing Association regarding the second-stage transfer of its housing stock. (S2O-9976)
To ask the Scottish Executive what its evaluation is of the progress that Glasgow Housing Association has made to date in meeting its stated objectives. (S2O-9932)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S2F-2311)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister and what issues they will discuss. (S2F-2312)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland and what issues he intends to discuss. (S2F-2322)
I draw members' attention to my entry in the register of members' interests. To ask the First Minister how the renewable energy strategy will benefit communities and help to improve the health...
To ask the First Minister—with whom we share ambitions for higher economic growth—what steps the Scottish Executive will take to address the fall in Scotland's rating in the table of...
To ask the First Minister whether there is a higher prevalence of outbreaks of E coli in Scotland than in the rest of the United Kingdom. (S2F-2329)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can provide an update on the Caledonian MacBrayne tendering process. (S2O-9954)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will undertake to underwrite any funding gap in respect of the planned tramline that is integral to the development of the Edinburgh waterfront project....
To ask the Scottish Executive how it supports young people in finding modern apprenticeship places. (S2O-9982)
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being taken to improve bus transport in Glasgow. (S2O-9946)
To ask the Scottish Executive how its Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department works to encourage environmentally sustainable practices among businesses. (S2O-9990)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to encourage increased investment and employment in the life sciences sector in Inverness. (S2O-9916)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will improve road safety on the A82. (S2O-9928)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers are expected to retire from Tayside police in each of the next five years. (S2O-9974)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it plans to take to address the low conviction rate for rape. (S2O-9987)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether legislation will be forthcoming in this parliamentary session in response to the concerns raised by mesothelioma victims and Clydeside Action on Asbestos....
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to reduce the incidence of young people carrying machetes and other weapons. (S2O-9955)
To ask the Scottish Executive what contribution the Dundee families project has made to reducing incidents of antisocial behaviour. (S2O-9959)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that domestic abuse is fully taken into account when action is being taken against violent crime. (S2O-9960)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to help police and major football clubs to co-operate to achieve the same improved level of behaviour by fans at away matches as is usually...
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to reduce the misuse of knives. (S2O-9930)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps its Justice Department is taking to meet its commitment in "Hidden Harm—Next Steps: Supporting Children—Working with Parents" to enable...
Resumed debate.
Amendment 163, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 164 and 9.
Amendment 9 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendment 204 is in the name of Paul Martin.
Group 14 is on the power to take fingerprints to establish a suspect's identity. Amendment 165, in the name of Colin Fox, is the only amendment in the group.
Amendment 206 not moved. Amendment 207 moved—[Paul Martin].
Group 15 is on offenders assisting investigations and prosecutions. Amendment 166, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 167 and 168.
Amendment 167 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendment 168 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Group 16 is on application of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 to the authority or agency by order. Amendment 10, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 11.
Group 17 is on membership of the authority. Amendment 169, in the name of the minister, is the only amendment in the group.
Amendments 57 to 64, 178, 66 to 69, 179, 70 to 85, 180, 86 to 89, 181, 90 to 99, 182 to 187, 100 to 102 and 188 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendments 12, 13 and 103 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
Amendment 209 not moved.
Amendments 105 and 106 moved—[Hugh Henry]—and agreed to.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S2M-4268, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, that the Parliament agrees that the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill be passed.
I am minded to accept a motion without notice that business motion S2M-4446, in the name of Margaret Curran, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, proposing a revised timetable for next...
We have received a request to extend the time for stage 3 consideration of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Bill. I know that I speak on behalf of all my business manager colleagues when...
There is one question to be put as a result of today's business. The question is, that motion S2M-4268, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, on the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland)...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S2M-3983, in the name of Trish Godman, on the trafficking of impoverished women into forced prostitution in Scotland. 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.
