Thursday, 21 June 2007
Scottish Parliament Thursday 21 June 2007 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 09:15]
The first item of business is a debate on motion S3M-204, in the name of Murdo Fraser, on the Olympic games.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S3M-201, in the name of Derek Brownlee, on council tax.
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it is having with the United Kingdom Government on proposals to permit investigations into the deaths of Scottish servicemen killed abroad to take...
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in planning for a replacement road crossing for the Forth. (S3O-305)
To ask the Scottish Executive what its transport priorities are for Ayrshire. (S3O-322)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate and report to the Parliament on evidence submitted to it suggesting that certain councils may be in breach of the Homeless Persons...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Moray flood alleviation schemes will be implemented in full. (S3O-275)
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will bring forward proposals on sentencing. (S3O-311)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to increase the number of people becoming GPs. (S3O-336)
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day. (S3F-74)
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet. (S3F-75)
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Chancellor of the Exchequer and what issues they will discuss. (S3F-76)
To ask the First Minister what progress is being made in re-establishing joint ministerial committees with the United Kingdom Government. (S3F-83)
To ask the First Minister, during refugee week Scotland 2007, what stage has been reached in implementing the March 2006 agreement between the Executive and the Home Office on the treatment of...
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government is committed to the provision of an additional 1,000 officers for front-line policing. (S3F-79)
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I seek your guidance on the potential misuse of holding replies to written questions, as I am informed that the figure for such replies currently stands at...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I regret very much that I have again to take up chamber time. My point of order is further to the point of order that I raised earlier, and I thank you for...
Question 1 has been withdrawn.
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will develop purposeful play for primary 1 pupils. (S3O-313)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would accept an academic strategy for the Crichton campus in Dumfries that did not include the continued participation of the University of Glasgow or...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will fulfil the manifesto commitment to reduce all primary 1, 2 and 3 class sizes to 18 pupils. (S3O-296)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will aim to build 250 new schools during this parliamentary session. (S3O-331)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will improve standards of discipline in schools. (S3O-260)
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to address any inequalities in school funding across local authority areas. (S3O-281)
To ask the Scottish Executive when its Cabinet will next discuss engagement with Europe. (S3O-339)
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government in advance of the European Council meeting in Brussels on 21 and 22 June 2007. (S3O-286)
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for a more formal and structured relationship between it and the UK Government. (S3O-272)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it recognises the cultural and historical importance of Dumfries house and its contents and whether it considers that opening the house to the public has the...
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will define "artists" in relation to the manifesto proposal for a new grants scheme for artists. (S3O-324)
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with embassy representatives and consulate officials of EU states on issues of mutual interest. (S3O-328)
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will respond to proposals by the Electoral Commission to reduce the number of members of the European Parliament who represent Scotland from seven to six at...
The next item of business is a statement by John Swinney on climate change. As the minister will take questions at the end of his statement, there should be no interventions.
The next item of business is a subject debate on housing.
Before I move on to the next item of business, I wish to respond to a point of order that Johann Lamont raised earlier this afternoon and to which I said that I would respond later. I have now...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S3M-212, in the name of Tom McCabe, on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, on the Scottish Commission for Public Audit....
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-220, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S3M-215, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on substitution on committees. Motion moved, That the...
There are 10 questions to be put as a result of today's business. In relation to this morning's debate on the Olympic games, if the amendment in the name of Stewart Maxwell is agreed to, the...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S3M-28, in the name of Jim Hume, on local food. The debate will be concluded without any question being put. Motion debated,...
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.
