Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions. So that I can get as many people in as possible, I would prefer to have short and succinct questions, and answers to match, please.
1. To ask the Scottish Government what recent progress has been made in discussions with the UK Government on repatriating the annual £1.4 million of red meat levy income paid by...
2. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding calls to reopen the market for Scotch beef in Japan. (S4O-02353)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in distributing financial support to farmers who experienced losses due to extreme weather earlier this year. (S4O-02354)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms are available to enforce nature conservation legislation regarding marine protected areas. (S4O-02355)
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it is meeting its targets to reduce air pollution. (S4O-02356)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote food recycling. (S4O-02357)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities on gull management. (S4O-02358)
8. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met fishing representatives from north-east Scotland and what issues were discussed. (S4O-02359)
1. To ask the Scottish Government how many times a procurator fiscal’s recommendation to proceed on solemn procedure has been rejected by the Crown Office since 1999. (S4O-02362)
2. To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice last met the chief constable of Police Scotland and what matters were discussed. (S4O-02363)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of court capacity following the implementation of its court closures policy. (S4O-02364)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps Police Scotland is taking to reduce the number of accidents involving cyclists that are due to dangerous driving. (S4O-02365)
5. To ask the Scottish Government what issues were identified in the latest “Inspection report on Lanarkshire Area of Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service” and what progress...
6. To ask the Scottish Government which police stations are being considered for closure or a reduction in counter opening hours in Police Scotland’s review of police station service...
The next item of business is a statement by John Swinney on the draft budget 2014-15. As the cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of his statement, there should be no interventions or...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-07643, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on enterprise networks. I call Fergus Ewing to speak to and move the motion. You have 13 minutes, minister.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-07649, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revision to the business programme...
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S4M-07633, on committee membership, and motion S4M-07650, on approval of a...
The first question is, that amendment S4M-07643.1, in the name of Jenny Marra, which seeks to amend motion S4M-07643, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on enterprise networks, be agreed to. Are we...
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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.