Wednesday, 3 June 2015
Good afternoon, everyone. The first item of business this afternoon is portfolio question time. In order to get as many members in as possible, I would prefer short and succinct questions and answers.
1. To ask the Scottish Government what factors it considers when designating seal haul-out sites. (S4O-04394)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that more people can buy local and eat Scottish produce. (S4O-04395)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it can take to reduce the use of barbed wire in the vicinity of cattle in order to protect the quality of hides for leather production. (S4O-04396)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what support it plans to provide to farmers markets. (S4O-04397)
5. To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to report on the outcome of its consultation on the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board. (S4O-04398)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the fishing for litter project. (S4O-04399)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what the take-up has been for the agri-environment climate scheme. (S4O-04400)
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether the futures programme is on track to receive all single application forms for rural payments and services by 15 June 2015. (S4O-04401)
1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of fiscal work orders. (S4O-04404)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Audit Scotland report, which estimates that there may be a £42.7 million gap in the funding of the Scottish Fire and...
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that there is an adequate joined-up approach to tackling antisocial behaviour. (S4O-04406)
4. To ask the Scottish Government how the cashback for communities scheme has contributed to supporting sport and physical activity opportunities for young people in the Glasgow region. (S4O-04407)
5. To ask the Scottish Government how Police Scotland is held to account and on what occasions Scottish ministers have intervened in relation to policy issues. (S4O-04408)
6. To ask the Scottish Government how the justice system supports families of victims of fatal accidents. (S4O-04409)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-13313, in the name of Liz Smith, on Scotland’s universities. We are extraordinarily tight for time today.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-13312, in the name of Liz Smith, on nursery vouchers. Unfortunately we have already had to inform a member who wished to speak that there will...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-13346, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S4M-13348, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, and motion...
There are eight questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-13313.2, in the name of Angela Constance, which seeks to amend motion...
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-12073, in the name of Neil Findlay, on encouraging good employment practices in Wales. The debate will be concluded...
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.