Scottish Parliamentary and Statutory Publications, July 2000 to June 2001
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Scottish Parliamentary and Statutory Publications July 2000 - June 2001 1 Published 2002 ISBN: 0 338 80041 7 TSO subscription classification: 7001039 TSO Contacts iv Contacts iv Standards Committee 36 Introduction 1 Subordinate Legislation Committee 37 Transport and the Environment Committee 38 Guides to the Scottish Parliament Parliamentary Business 39 Scottish Parliament Business bulletin 39 Bills 5 What’s happening in the Scottish Parliament 42 Parliamentary Papers 10 SPICe Research Publications 44 Parliamentary Debates 20 Subject Maps 44 Research Notes 44 Minutes of Proceedings 23 Research Papers 46 Written Answers 25 Laid Papers 47 Committee Proceedings 26 Scottish Executive Papers 2000 47 Audit Committee 26 Scottish Executive Papers 2001 47 Education, Culture and Sport Committee 27 Auditor General for Scotland 58 Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee 28 Draft Statutory Instruments 58 Equal Opportunities Committee 29 Petitions 59 European Committee 29 Finance Committee 30 European Documents 66 Health and Community Care Committee 31 Acts 69 Justice and Home Affairs Committee 31 Acts of the Scottish Parliament 2000 69 Justice 1 and Justice 2 Acts of the Scottish Parliament-Explanatory notes 2000 69 Committee (joint meeting) 32 Acts of the Scottish Parliament 2001 70 Justice 1 Committee 32 Acts of the Scottish Parliament-Explanatory notes 2001 70 Justice 2 Committee 32 Local Government Committee 33 Statutory Instruments 70 Procedures Committee 34 Commencement orders 2000 70 Public Petitions Committee 34 Scottish statutory instruments 2000 71 Rural Affairs Committee 34 Commencement orders 2001 88 Rural Development Committee 34 Scottish statutory instruments 2001 89 Social Inclusion, Housing and Subscription Titles & Standing Orders 105 Voluntary Sector Committee 35 Partner Libraries 107 Index 111 iii Contacts The Scottish Parliament Legal Search Room Scottish Executive Library and Information Services The Parliament may be contacted by telephone. National Archives of Scotland Switchboard and HM General Register House K-Spur Public Information - 0131 348 5000 Princes Street Saughton House General Enquiries - 0845 278 1999 Edinburgh, EH1 3YY Broomhouse Drive Tel. 0131 535 1352 By post to The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh, EH11 3XD Edinburgh EH99 1SP Tel. 0131 244 4555 Contact: Morag Higgison or Jenny Foreman e-mail [email protected] National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge Partner Libraries Scottish Parliament Shop Edinburgh, EH1 1EW Tel. 0131 226 4531 See list on page 103 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh, EH99 1SP e-mail: [email protected] Tel. 0131 348 5412 TSO Contacts The Stationery Office Stationery Office Agents in Other Stationery Office Scotland Bookshops Scottish Parliament publications are available from the Edinburgh bookshop John Smith & Son 123 Kingsway, London WC2B 6PQ 71 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AZ Stationery Office Department, 020 7242 6393 Fax 020 7242 6394 Tel. 0870 606 5566 Glasgow Caledonian University, C.L.I.C. 68/69 Bull Street, Birmingham B4 6AD Fax 0870 606 5588 Glasgow G4 0BA 0121 236 9696 Fax 0121 236 9699 e-mail: [email protected] Tel. 0141 204 4932 They are also available from Fax 0141 221 8884 33 Wine Street, Bristol BS1 2BQ 0117 926 4306 Fax 0117 929 4515 The Stationery Office Blackwell’s Bookshop PO Box 29, Norwich, NR3 1GN 12-14 UpperKirkgate, Aberdeen, 9-21 Princess Street, Manchester M60 8AS Tel. 0870 600 55 22 AB10 1BG 0161 834 7201 Fax 0161 833 0634 Fax 0870 600 55 33 Tel. 01224 644528 e-mail: [email protected] Fax 01224 630032 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD 028 90238451 Fax 01232 235401 They can also be purchased from the TSO web site http://www.ukstate.com The Stationery Office Oriel Bookshop, 18-19 High Street, Cardiff CF1 2BZ 029 2039 5548 Fax 029 2038 4347 iv Introduction This is a bibliography of the Scottish Parliament, not about it. Its objective is to help people to understand the Parliament and its work through the relevant documentation. The Stationery Office (TSO) and the Parliament have co-operated in this new venture. The bibliography includes both documents which are published by TSO and those that are not. As the title suggests, it also includes statutory publications. We have given guidance on how to obtain each type of document. Under each heading we have combined explanations with listings to provide a comprehensive and comprehensible guide to the Parliament’s documentation. This bibliography will be published twice a year. The first volume covers the period from July to December ; the second is a cumulative edition which covers the whole of the period up to the end of June. Background - before the Scottish Parliament came into being Three main strands of thinking have influenced the form and style of the devolution scheme in general and the Parliament in particular. These are reflected in the Scottish Constitutional Convention, the July 1997 white paper, and the Consultative Steering Group. The Scottish Constitutional Convention was composed of a number of Scottish political parties and many other public groups and organisations. It was established in the aftermath of the 1987 general election to draw up a scheme for a Scottish Assembly or Parliament. The group did not include the Conservatives (who declined to participate) and the SNP (who withdrew at the preliminary stage). The SCC produced a number of influential reports, especially its final report, Scotland’s Parliament, Scotland’s Right, published in November 1995. The Government white paper, Scotland’s Parliament (Cm 3658, July 1997) was the culmination of the development of the Labour Party’s policy on devolution. It fleshed out the devolution policy proposed in Labour’s 1997 general election manifesto, New Labour: because Scotland deserves better (April 1997) and formed the basis for the Scotland Bill, now the Scotland Act 1998. The Consultative Steering Group (CSG) was an advisory body set up by the Secretary of State for Scotland in November 1997. The CSG was chaired by Henry McLeish, then Scottish Office Minister for Devolution, and was composed of representatives of the four major parties and of other civic groups and interests. Its remit was to report on the “operational needs and working methods” of the Parliament and to make proposals for its Standing Orders and rules of procedure. Its main report, Shaping Scotland’s Parliament, was published in January 1999. The report and working papers are currently available on the Scottish Office devolution website,(www.scottish-devolution.org.uk). The Parliament’s first meetings Elections were held on 7th May 1999, when 129 Members were elected to the Scottish Parliament. Of these, 73 are members for individual constituencies (with the same boundaries as the constituencies used to elect Members to the United Kingdom Parliament, other than the division of Orkney and Shetland). The remaining 56 were elected for eight larger geographical regions (identical to the old European Parliament constituencies), each of which has 7 MSPs. The first meeting of the Parliament took place on 12th May 1999. The Parliament gained its full legislative powers on 1st July, when it was formally opened by the Queen. 1 Parliamentary procedure The detailed arrangements for the operation of the Scottish Parliament are provided for in its Standing Orders, which flesh out the statutory provisions in the Scotland Act 1998 (see s22 and sch 3) and elsewhere. Standing Orders were promulgated for the initial period of the Parliament’s existence by the Secretary of State under powers granted in the 1998 Act, and were contained in SI 1999 no.1095 Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions)(Standing Orders and Parliamentary Publications) Order 1999. A revised set of Standing Orders was agreed by the Scottish Parliament itself on 9 December 1999, came into force on 17 December 1999, and are available on the Parliament’s website. Publication policy In line with the CSG’s principles of openness and accessibility, the Parliament is committed to publishing all of its documents and proceedings both on its website (www.scottish.parliament.uk) and also in printed form. The guide that follows is based primarily on the printed documentation, but reference is made, where appropriate, to items which may be solely available electronically. All Parliamentary copyrights are reserved. Individuals are authorised to download text from the Parliament’s website or to copy printed documents for their own individual use. Any other proposed reproduction requires the assent of the Copyright Unit of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, which administers the copyright on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The address of the Copyright Unit is: The Copyright Unit, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, St Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1BQ. 2 All of these guides are available on the Scottish Parliament website (www.scottish.parliament.uk). Those with an ISBN and price are published by The Stationery Office. The other publications, including the video, are available in the Partner Libraries. Factfiles Factfiles are produced by the Scottish Parliament Public Information Service. They are available, free, from the Scottish Parliament Public Information Service. More detailed background information can be found in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre’s Subject Maps: Scottish Parliament series (published in 1999). 6* Information for Witnesses Appearing Before Committees 7* Amendments to Executive Bills: Guidance for external organisations and individuals 3 12A-ML National Parks (Scotland) Bill: Bills marshalled list of amendments selected for stage 3.. – 8p.: 30 cm. – 05-07-2000 – 0 33 820106 8 – £2.10 12B National Parks (Scotland) Bill: Bills are proposals for laws which the Parliament [as passed].. – ii, 38p.: 30 cm. – 10-07-2000 – 0 33 820109 2 – £4.50 discusses and decides whether they should become acts. A bill is issued with mandatory accompanying documents 15A Leasehold Casualties (Scotland) Bill: which state whether it is within the Parliament’s legislative (as amended at stage 2).