Thursday, 15 March 2007
Scottish Parliament Thursday 15 March 2007 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:15]
Good morning. The first item of business is consideration of business motion S2M-5749, 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 Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill. Members should have with them copies of the bill as amended at stage 2; the marshalled...
Group 1 is minor and technical amendments. Amendment 1, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 2, 3, 45, 4, 48, 54, 65, 68, 69, 71, 74, 6 to 10, 76, 11 and 15. I draw members'...
Group 3 is on prisoners serving more than one sentence. Amendment 46, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 49 to 51, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 70, 72, 73, 75 and 78 to 84. I draw...
Group 4 is on custody and punishment parts: consideration of protection of the public. Amendment 20, in the name of Bill Aitken, is grouped with amendments 22, 31 and 32.
Amendment 24 moved—[Bill Aitken].
Group 7 is on the treatment of extended sentences. Amendment 47, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 77.
Amendment 25 moved—[Bill Aitken].
Amendment 48 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 49 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 50 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 51 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 52 moved—[Bill Aitken].
Amendment 63 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 64 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 26 not moved.
Amendments 65 and 66 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to. Amendment 27 not moved.
Amendment 28 not moved.
Amendments 31 and 32 not moved. Amendment 68 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendments 69 and 70 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 71 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 72 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 33 not moved. Amendment 73 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 34 not moved. Amendment 74 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 6 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 7 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 8 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendments 9 and 10 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 75 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 76 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 35 not moved. Amendment 11 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendments 77 to 79 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Group 9 is on the cross-border transfer of prisoners. Amendment 12, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 14.
Group 10 is on offences in relation to knife dealers' licences. Amendment 36, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 37.
Group 11 is on amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. Amendment 38, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 39 to 43.
Amendments 42 and 43 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendments 13, 14, 80 and 15 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Group 12 is on the commencement of part 2. Amendment 44, in the name of Colin Fox, is the only amendment in the group. I invite Colin Fox to move and speak to amendment 14.
Amendments 81 and 82 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 83 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
Amendment 84 moved—[Johann Lamont]—and agreed to.
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that children across Scotland are not being put at risk by the approach of local authority child protection services to the rights...
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will review the formula for the distribution of grant-aided expenditure funding to local authorities, as announced by the Minister for Finance and Public...
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact is being made on attainment and achievement as a result of additional moneys allocated directly to schools and nurseries. (S2O-12388)
To ask the Scottish Executive what importance it attaches to a quality learning environment in the development of pupils. (S2O-12384)
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the need to continue to provide a passenger and vehicle ferry service into the centre of Dunoon. (S2O-12338)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister and what issues will be discussed. (S2F-2777)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive's Cabinet. (S2F-2778)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland and what issues he intends to discuss. (S2F-2786)
To ask the First Minister what action is proposed to reduce the presence of trans fats in Scotland's diet. (S2F-2787)
To ask the First Minister, further to his reported comments on hospital car parking charges at a recent "Ask Jack" event, what intervention the Scottish Executive plans to make to address the...
To ask the First Minister, in Scottish tourism week 2007, what steps are being taken to grow tourism. (S2F-2784)
The final item of business this morning is a members' business debate on motion S2M-5725, in the name of Karen Gillon, on Malawi. The debate will be concluded without any question being put....
. Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to address doctors' concerns regarding modernising medical careers and the medical training application...
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to ensure that the experience of patients informs the development of health care. (S2O-12362)
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the proposal by Pfizer to distribute its medicines through a single United Kingdom wholesaler will have on small pharmacies, particularly those in rural...
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the recent increase in the cost of prescriptions will have on patients with chronic conditions. (S2O-12390)
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance has been issued to NHS boards to take account of co-location and dispersal of non-patient interface services to meet best value and efficient...
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is improving the diagnosis and treatment of cataracts in Fife. (S2O-12374)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to extend the list of conditions exempt from prescription charges. (S2O-12404)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its capital investment group agreed at its meeting on 6 March 2007 with the recommendation of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's expert body that public-private...
. Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken to progress flood prevention schemes throughout Scotland. (S2O-12387)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the implementation of the provisions of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 in respect of access to the countryside. (S2O-12342) I...
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish Natural Heritage regarding levels of compensation paid under management agreements following the introduction of the single...
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions it has reviewed the current structure of Scottish Water since its creation. (S2O-12340)
To ask the Scottish Executive how the fishing and fish processing industries in the north-east will benefit from the latest round of funding allocated through the financial instrument for...
To ask the Scottish Executive how it can support and learn from local residents such as those in Neilston responsible for the successful community buyout of the former Clydesdale bank. (S2O-12376)
I am minded to take a motion without notice. Motion moved, That, under Rule 11.2.4 of Standing Orders, Decision Time on Thursday 15 March 2007 be taken at 4.15 pm.—[Ms Margaret Curran.]...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S2M-5632, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, that the Parliament agrees that the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S2M-5626, in the name of Donald Gorrie, on behalf of the Procedures Committee and the Scottish Commission for Public Audit.
There are only two questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that motion S2M-5632, in the name of Cathy Jamieson, that the Parliament agrees that the Custodial...
The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S2M-5492, in the name of Jamie McGrigor, on Rum's red deer. The debate will be concluded without any question being put....
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.
