Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Scottish Parliament Wednesday 27 January 2010 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 14:30]
Good afternoon. The first item this afternoon is time for reflection, and we are very privileged that our time for reflection leader today is the Right Rev William Hewitt, moderator of the...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-5605, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a timetable for stage 3 consideration...
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill. For dealing with the amendments, members should have in front of them the bill as...
Group 1 is prohibition of tobacco displays et cetera. Amendment 4, in the name of Mary Scanlon, is grouped with amendments 29, 29A, 30, 5, 6, 31, 32, 7 to 10, 14, 47 and 16. I draw members'...
Amendment 29 moved—[Dr Richard Simpson]. Amendment 29A moved—[Dr Richard Simpson]—and agreed to.
Amendment 30 moved—[Dr Richard Simpson].
Amendment 6 not moved.
I exercise my power under rule 9.8.4A to extend the deadline to allow the debate on groups 1 and 2 to be completed. Group 2 is on offences involving purchase of tobacco products by or on behalf...
Amendment 31 moved—[Dr Richard Simpson].
Group 3 is on prohibition of use of vending machines for the sale of tobacco—exemption. Amendment 1, in the name of Rhoda Grant, is grouped with amendments 2 and 3.
The Deputy Presiding Officer: We come to group 4. Amendment 19, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 20, 33 to 35 and 24.
Amendment 20 moved—[Shona Robison]—and agreed to.
Amendment 33 moved—[Christine Grahame]—and agreed to.
Amendments 34 and 35 moved—[Christine Grahame]—and agreed to.
The Deputy Presiding Officer: I call amendment 7, in the name of Mary Scanlon, which has already been debated with amendment 4. If amendment 7 is agreed to, I cannot call amendment 21, because...
Amendment 24 moved—[Shona Robison]—and agreed to. Amendment 10 not moved.
The Deputy Presiding Officer: We come to group 5. Amendment 11, in the name of Mary Scanlon, is grouped with amendments 12 to 14 and 17.
The Deputy Presiding Officer: Amendment 36, in the name of Helen Eadie, is grouped with amendments 37 to 45.
Amendments 41 to 44, 27, 28, 45 and 13 not moved.
Amendments 3 and 14 not moved.
We move to group 8, on the commencement of part 2. Amendment 46, in the name of Jackie Baillie, is the only amendment in the group.
Amendments 47 and 15 not moved.
Amendments 16 and 17 not moved.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S3M-5560, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill. Before the minister opens the debate, I call...
We have many business motions and other processes to go through, and we will do that as rapidly as possible. The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-5609, in the name of...
The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S3M-5614, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. Motion moved, That...
There are four questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that motion S3M-5560, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S3M-5443, in the name of Christine Grahame, on post office development and diversification. The debate will be concluded without...
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