Ag/S5/20/10 Parliamentary Bureau

AG/S5/20/10

PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

AGENDA FOR MEETING ON TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2020 12noon: Room Q1.03

1. Minutes

(a) Draft minutes of 10 March 2020 (b) Matters arising.

2. Future business programme (PB/S5/20/44)

3. Referral of a Bill at Stage 1 (PB/S5/20/45)

4. Approval of SSIs (PB/S5/20/46)

5. Time for Reflection: April to June 2020 (PB/S5/20/47)

6. Parliamentary business planning To follow

Date of next meeting—

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 10 MARCH 2020 AT 12 noon.

Attending: Ken Macintosh (chair), Linda Fabiani, Christine Grahame, Graeme Dey, Liz Smith, Elaine Smith, Patrick Harvie, Willie Rennie.

Observing: Tom Arthur

Officials present: David McGill, Tracey White, Irene Fleming, Catherine Fergusson, Lewis McNaughton, Emma Cameron, Joanne McNaughton, Steven Bell.

1. Item 1a: Minutes of last meeting — The minutes of 3 March 2020 were agreed.

2. Future business programme — The Bureau agreed to recommend to the Parliament a revised programme of business for the week commencing 9 March 2020 and a programme of business for the weeks commencing 16 and 23 March 2020.

Elaine Smith requested a ministerial statement on NHS Lothian. Graeme Dey indicated that the Scottish Government was not minded to agree to a statement at this point and noted that a Topical Question on NHS Lothian had been selected for answer on 10 March. Business Managers agreed that further consideration could be given to the request at a future meeting.

The Bureau noted that Members’ Business on Tuesday 17 March 2020 would be motion S5M- 21178 Elaine Smith on 15th Anniversary of the Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005, on Wednesday 18 March 2020 would be motion S5M-20962 Gordon MacDonald on Tory Immigration Policy Detrimental to Scottish Care Sector and on Thursday 19 March 2020 would be motion S5M-20685 Miles Briggs on World TB Day, 24 March 2020.

3. Referral of a Bill at Stage 1 – The Bureau agreed to recommend to the Parliament that the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee be designated as the lead committee for consideration of the Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.

4. Approval of SSIs — The Bureau agreed to recommend to the Parliament that the following SSIs be approved—

• Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [draft] • the Social Security (Advocacy Service Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [draft] • the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber (Procedure and Allocation of Functions) Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft].

5. Referral of a Members’ Bill proposal — The Bureau agreed to refer the draft proposal for a Proposed Mandatory Registration of Automated External Defibrillators (Scotland) Bill to the Health and Sport Committee for information.

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6. Sub-Committee membership and substitution on committees — The Bureau agreed to a recommend to the Parliament that—

• Shona Robison be appointed to replace Jenny Gilruth as a member of the Justice sub-committee on Policing • Johann Lamont be appointed to replace David Stewart as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee.

7. Removal of motions — The Bureau agreed that all motions lodged on or before 26 November 2019 be removed from the Business Bulletin with the exception of the following—

Reference Member Name Title S5M-20255 Alexander 180th Anniversary of the Scottish SPCA Stewart S5M-20400 Linda Fabiani Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 2020 S5M-20468 Bruce Crawford 700th Anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath

8. Publication scheme — It was agreed that all papers considered at the meeting should be published.

9. Date of next meeting — The next meeting of the Bureau would be at 12 noon on Tuesday 17 March 2020.

Irene Fleming Clerk to the Parliamentary Bureau 10 March 2020

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FUTURE BUSINESS PROGRAMME: POSSIBLE MOTIONS FOR MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

1. Bureau Members will be aware that under Rule 5.6.1(c) the Bureau has a duty to ensure that there is a period of time available for Members’ Business at each meeting of the Parliament.

2. Motions submitted for Members’ Business are shown below.

S5M-21194: Kenneth Gibson: Recognising the Impact of Alcohol Foetal Spectrum Disorders - That the Parliament recognises the prevalence and significant impact of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in Scotland, as discussed at the meeting of the parliamentary Cross Party Group on Improving Scotland’s Health: 2021 and Beyond on 26 February 2020; notes the presentation by Dr Sarah Brown of the Foetal Alcohol Advisory and Support Team at NHS Ayrshire and Arran, which highlighted that FASD results from alcohol exposure in the womb and is preventable, yet is the most common neurodevelopmental condition in Scotland; further notes data from Glasgow Royal Infirmary research, which showed that one-in-seven babies born there were at high risk of FASD, which suggests a much higher prevalence in Scotland than previously thought; understands that FASD affects neurodevelopment, attainment, physical and mental health and that, without adequate support, it reduces life expectancy to around 34 years of age; believes that 94% of people living with FASD experience mental health problems, 79% experience unemployment, and over a third struggle with addictions; acknowledges the vital work that is being carried out by FASD Hub Scotland in providing a national telephone helpline and range of support for parents/carers and those supporting families affected by FASD, as highlighted by the presentation to the group by Aliy Brown, FASD Project Lead at FASD Hub Scotland, which is run by Adoption UK Scotland; supports the "No Alcohol, No Risk" message, which makes clear that any alcohol consumed during pregnancy can be damaging to the unborn child, and acknowledges its calls for implementation of the new SIGN 156 clinical guideline for Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, and welcomes the development of the National Preconception Framework as a key opportunity to reduce risks to parents and children from alcohol and other health-harming products in Cunninghame North and across Scotland.

S5M-21189: Sarah Boyack: Private Student Accommodation - That the Parliament welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment during the stage 3 debate on the Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill to explore the issues surrounding the privately- owned, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector in Scotland; notes what it considers the massive growth in privately-owned PBSA in the student housing market and in Scotland’s communities, including in the Lothian region; understands that PBSA buildings with more than 30 beds and with planning permission to operate as student accommodation are exempt from the Private Housing (Tenancies) Scotland Act 2016, and that PBSA renters can have fewer rights as tenants; considers there is a lack of a

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central strategy for the supply of PBSA and student housing in the context of the needs of the communities in which they are located; believes that student accommodation should complement national policy objectives, such as widening access and improving maintenance support; understands that the average PBSA rent in Scotland is approximately two-thirds of the maximum amount of student support available to students in higher education, and exceeds the maximum amount available to students in further education, and notes the view that a review should be progressed to ensure that the sector provides affordability and accessibility, and caters for the wellbeing of Scotland’s students.

S5M-21179: Iain Gray: 20 Years of Haddington Farmers’ Market - That the Parliament congratulates Haddington Farmers’ Market on its 20th anniversary, which will be celebrated at the market on 25 April 2020; understands that Haddington, widely recognised as the "friendly farmers’ market", was one of the first to be established in Scotland and has continued to provide a monthly opportunity for high- quality local producers to sell their unique range of products to consumers; believes that the market’s success has helped to support jobs and contribute to the area's economy by bringing people to the town centre and giving businesses an opportunity to promote their goods and build their brands; recognises what it sees as the wider benefits for the economy, jobs, environment and health that is provided by Scotland’s excellent farmers’ markets; commends the volunteer organisers on the Haddington Farmers’ Market Committee for establishing, maintaining and growing the market and for upholding the important principles of farmers’ markets, and wishes them, the stallholders and everyone else involved with the market continued success.

S5M-21102: Alex Neil: Scottish Prison Service Rehabilitation Services - That the Parliament recognises the importance of providing comprehensive rehabilitation programmes for long-term prisoners, including those in Shotts Prison, prior to their release back into the community; considers that the available evidence clearly indicates that such programmes provide the necessary support to help ensure that their transition back into society is properly planned and supported by the relevant agencies; further considers that such programmes play a vital role in helping to reduce the reoffending rate among former prisoners; believes that this is having a serious effect on the mental health of prisoners who, having engaged positively with rehabilitation over many years, are being denied these courses or having them unreasonably delayed; further believes that this is having a negative effect in promoting a less violent prison culture and encouraging others to take a less attritional attitude to custody; expresses concern that many prisoners are not, it believes, currently receiving the right level of support timeously due to the poor administration of the Scottish Prison Service’s Self-Change Programme; considers that, as a result of what it sees as its shortcomings, this programme is not realising its potential in either properly preparing prisoners for release or helping to reduce re-offending rates, and acknowledges the view that there is an urgent need to review the management and operation of the Self-Change Programme to identify what action needs to be taken to ensure that it achieves its objectives.

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S5M-20807: Colin Smyth: A Secret Vote for All - That the Parliament believes in the importance of the right of every enfranchised individual to cast their vote independently and in secret; notes the results of the RNIB report, Turned Out 2017, which found that three quarters of blind and partially-sighted people surveyed could not vote independently and in secret in the 2017 General Election; considers that this creates a disparity between blind and partially-sighted voters and their sighted peers; notes the Scottish Government's work on electoral reform to improve voting experience, and its intention to work with disability groups to address some of the concerns that they have; anticipates the results of RNIB’s 2019 Turned Out report reflecting on the voting experience of electors with a visual impairment during the General Election held on 12 December 2019, and acknowledges the hopes that practical changes will be tested and initiated that will allow people with sight loss, including those in South Scotland, to consistently vote independently.

S5M-20785: Miles Briggs: NRAC Funding Parity, NHS Lothian- That the Parliament notes that NHS Lothian has had its busiest year on record for hospitals and community health centres; understands that the health board provided care and treatment to more patients in 2019 than ever before, with a total of 1,693,614 attendances, admissions and appointments throughout acute and community services, an increase of nearly 3% on the previous year, with general practices carrying out around 5 million urgent and routine appointments across Lothian; acknowledges the hard work of all staff in NHS Lothian, who it considers do an exceptional job in what can be very challenging circumstances; understands that Edinburgh and the Lothians have the fastest growing populations in Scotland, and acknowledges the view that NHS Lothian should receive funding parity with other health boards, so that it is in a position where it has the resources needed to take forward long-term sustainable improvements to services.

S5M-20759: Clare Adamson: Scotland, A WorldSkills Success Story - That the Parliament marks Scotland’s ongoing success in WorldSkills UK’s skills competitions; considers that WorldSkills UK works to inspire, develop and influence the skills of the future with career advice and developing technical and employability skills of young people through national and international programmes, as well as influencing standards and approaches to training through its Productivity Lab programme in order that more young people and employers get access to world-class skills; understands that, since 2013, a college from Scotland has topped the medal table at the UK Finals, with New College Lanarkshire being ranked number one on four occasions, including most recently in November 2019, and City of Glasgow College on three occasions; recognises that Scotland was ranked number one in the UK at the WorldSkills UK National Finals in 2019, gaining 12 gold, nine silver, 13 bronze and 12 highly commended awards across 15 providers; further recognises that Scotland had five competitors representing Team UK in WorldSkills Kazan 2019, who brought back two medallions from the competition; notes that, over the last five years, Scotland has won 11 medals at international competitions such as WorldSkills and EuroSkills; believes that the achievements of Scottish competitors in these skills competitions are testament to the wealth of talent that exists in Scotland and demonstrate the immense potential of the country’s workforce for the future; commends the efforts and successes of all the

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competitors and the team at WorldSkills UK, and wishes everyone involved in the competitions the very best in their future endeavours.

S5M-20757: Mary Fee: Fight for a Fair Start - That the Parliament supports the Fight for a Fair Start campaign, organised by NSPCC Scotland; notes that the campaign seeks investment for more specialist infant and perinatal mental health services in Scotland to support the healthy development of babies and the relationship between parents and children; understands that up to one in five mothers and one in ten fathers experience mental health problems during pregnancy and after birth; acknowledges that adverse childhood experiences, such as having a parent with a mental illness, can begin before birth and affect development outcomes throughout a child’s life; notes calls for NHS boards and integrated joint boards to boost priority given to infants within perinatal and infant mental health services developments, and acknowledges the view that each maternity unit should have access to a support perinatal mental health midwife for mothers and children in West Scotland and across the country.

S5M-20652: Brian Whittle: Future Options for South West Scotland Transport Infrastructure - That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the South West Scotland Transport Study - Initial Appraisal - Case for Change, which it considers identifies a clear need for investment in the transport infrastructure of south west Scotland and lays out a range of options to deliver significant improvements to road safety, journey time reliability, the quality and frequency of rail services and public transport integration; understands that the area’s transport infrastructure plays a key role in the operation of Scotland’s only direct ferry links to Northern Ireland, which are a significant contributor to the local and national economy; acknowledges the potential opportunities to use transport infrastructure investment to benefit the environment, including reducing air and noise pollution in towns and villages through bypassing, installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, improving the resilience of road surfaces, and thereby eliminating increased emissions resulting from long diversionary routes, increasing the viability of public transport as an alternative to the car in more rural areas, and greater availability of active travel routes; notes that the proposals contained in the study will be assessed as part of the ongoing second Strategic Transport Projects Review, and acknowledges calls from communities and businesses in south west Scotland for improvements to roads, such as the A77, A76, A75, A70 and the Bellfield interchange, and the area's rail lines to be treated as a matter of urgency to ensure the area remains an attractive place to live, and that the local economy remains competitive with other parts of Scotland and the wider UK.

S5M-20604: Stuart McMillan: National Defibrillator Network Launched by British Heart Foundation - That the Parliament welcomes the launch of a national defibrillator network, known as The Circuit, which has been developed through a partnership between the British Heart Foundation, Microsoft and the Scottish Ambulance Service; notes that the network has been developed with the aim of mapping the location of defibrillators in Scotland and across the UK, with the goal of enabling all ambulance services to direct bystanders to the nearest one in the event of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA); acknowledges that prompt defibrillation, together with early

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CPR, is a vital component in providing an OHCA patient with the best chance of survival; understands that the British Heart Foundation estimates that there are currently 60,000 unregistered defibrillators in the UK; recognises that the goal of this initiative is to support an increase in OHCA survival rates, and notes the calls for anyone responsible for a defibrillator, both in Inverclyde and across Scotland, to ensure that it is registered through the website, thecircuit.uk.

S5M -20468: Bruce Crawford: 700th Anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath: That the Parliament celebrates the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish declaration of independence sent to Pope John XXII and dated 6 April 1320; notes that the Declaration followed the First Scots’ War of Independence and sought to confirm the Scottish nation’s status as an independent, sovereign state; understands that the document is believed to have been sent from Arbroath Abbey by the Chancellor of Scotland and Abbott of Arbroath, Bernard of Kilwinning, and was signed and sealed by 51 magnates and nobles; notes that the surviving letter, the Declaration of Arbroath itself, is one of three written to the Pope at the time, with one other letter from King Robert the Bruce, and one from four Scottish Bishops supporting Scotland’s independence; commends the Declaration being placed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 2016; notes that the Declaration is considered by many to have influenced the drafting of the American Declaration of Independence as recognised by the Senate having designated 6 April as Tartan Day; welcomes the work of the Arbroath 2020 Group and its six-month festival starting in April 2020 and running until September, celebrating Arbroath’s future and its history, and notes the view that it is vital that the memory and legacy of the Declaration of Arbroath is carried through to future generations as a defining moment in Scottish history and culture.

S5M-20255: Alexander Stewart: 180th Anniversary of the Scottish SPCA - That the Parliament congratulates the Scottish SPCA on its 180th anniversary; notes that Scotland's animal welfare charity was set up on 18 December 1839 to rescue horses in Leith and now has outposts across the country, including a wildlife centre in Fishcross, Alloa; acknowledges that, among its many successes, it is one of the only charities in Europe that can impose legislation, which it does under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006; understands that it is involved in around 95% of legal cases regarding the protection of animals and that, in 2018, it reported 90 cases to the Procurator Fiscal; acknowledges its work in the field of education, with around 240,000 school pupils receiving talks by its staff, which it believes helps parents become informed as well, and commends everyone at the Clackmannanshire Wildlife Centre and across the Scottish SPCA for their sterling work and unerring commitment to education and animal welfare.

Record of Members’ Business taken by the Parliament from 6 June 2016

Date MSP Party Subject 07/06/16 James Dornan SNP Celebrating Glasgow’s Third Sector 08/06/16 Clare Adamson SNP Child Safety Week 2016 09/06/16 Murdo Fraser CON 750th Anniversary of the Treaty of Perth 14/06/16 Iain Gray LAB Closure of RBS Prestonpans Branch

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Date MSP Party Subject 15/06/16 Clare Haughey SNP Increase in Trade Union Membership in Scotland 16/06/16 Kate Forbes SNP Rural Communities and the Post–study Work Visa 28/06/16 Douglas Ross CON Scottish Team at Euro 2016 29/06/16 Michael Russell SNP Commemorating the 21st Anniversary of the Srebenica Genocide 30/06/16 Neil Findlay LAB Scotland, Pitchford and Undercover Policing 06/09/16 Fulton MacGregor SNP Stand Up to Bullying 07/09/16 Miles Briggs CON Opposition to Centralisation of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery 08/09/16 James Dornan SNP Living Wage in Scottish Football 13/09/16 Jackie Baillie LAB Save our Services 14/09/16 Ivan McKee SNP Reusable Nappies and the Scottish Baby Box 15/09/16 Jeremy Balfour CON Glow Gold September 20/09/16 Stuart McMillan SNP Eye Health Week 21/09/16 Graeme Dey SNP Promoting Good Food from Angus 22/09/16 Margaret Mitchell CON The Standing Safe Campaign 27/09/16 Monica Lennon LAB Feminine Hygiene Products 28/09/16 Mark Ruskell GRN Action on Residential Road Safety 29/09/16 Jenny Gilruth SNP Mental Health Education 04/10/16 Kenneth Gibson SNP Hate Crimes Against Polish Migrants 05/10/16 Neil Findlay LAB Retain Tax Jobs in Bathgate 06/10/16 Liam McArthur LD Island Heath Boards 25/10/16 Christine Grahame SNP Adopt a Station 26/10/16 David Stewart LAB Support for Campeltown Airport as SpacePort 27/10/16 Richard Lochhead SNP Standard of Mortuaries 01/11/16 Jeremy Balfour CON 100th Anniversary of the Cub Scouts 02/11/16 Sandra White SNP Welfare Conditionality Study 03/11/16 Alex Rowley LAB The Cost of Saying Goodbye, Burial and Cremation Charges in Scotland 08/11/16 Graeme Dey SNP Species Champions Re–launch 09/11/16 Ruth Maguire SNP Celebrating International Credit Union Day 2016 10/11/16 Liz Smith CON Accessible Hospital Transport in Scotland 15/11/16 Jackie Baillie LAB Supporting Women–led Business in Global Entrepreneurship Week 16/11/16 Angus MacDonald SNP State of Nature 2016 Report 17/11/16 Gillian Martin SNP Celebrating Flexible Working Practices 22/11/16 Maurice Corry CON 100th Anniversary of Erskine 23/11/16 Bob Doris SNP The Year of the Dad 24/11/16 Miles Briggs CON Edinburgh Waverley Station Access Arrangements 29//11/16 Rona Mackay SNP Men who have Sex with Men, Blood Donations 30/11/16 Kezia Dugdale LAB World AIDS Day 2016 01/12/16 Ash Denham SNP Small Business Saturday 06/12/16 Johann Lamont LAB Care Tax in Scotland 07/12/16 George Adam SNP Paisley for City of Culture 2021 08/12/16 Brian Whittle CON Doon Valley Boxing Club 13/12/16 Fulton MacGregor SNP Walk This Way at Dunbeth Park 14/12/16 Maree Todd SNP Scotland’s Climate Targets

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Date MSP Party Subject 15/12/16 Gordon Lindhurst CON The Future of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site 20/12/16 Kezia Dugdale LAB Tackling Mesothelioma in Scotland 21/12/16 Alison Johnstone GRN Extending Maternity and Paternity Leave for Parents of Premature Babies 21/12/16 Emma Harper SNP Ending the Illegal Puppy Trade 10/01/17 Clare Adamson SNP Type 1 Diabetes in Scotland 11/01/17 Liz Smith CON STEP Physical Literacy Programme 12/01/17 Colin Smyth LAB Marie Curie Report on Challenging Inequities in Palliative Care 17/01/17 Stewart Stevenson SNP A Sea of Opportunity 18/01/17 Richard Leonard LAB 30th Anniversary of Workers’ Occupation of Caterpillar Plant in Tannochside 19/01/17 Bob Doris SNP Closure of Glasgow Jobcentres 24/01/17 Donald Cameron CON World Cancer Day, an Opportunity to Tackle Obesity 25/01/17 Emma Harper SNP Celebrating Burns and the Scots Language 26/01/17 Jackson Carlaw CON Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 31/01/17 Graeme Dey SNP Scotland’s Veterans 01/02/17 Sandra White SNP WASPI Campaign 02/02/17 Liam Kerr CON The Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill 07/02/17 Mike Rumbles LD Blackhillock to Kintore Transmission Line 08/02/17 Bill Kidd SNP The Jimmy Reid Foundation Report, Trident and its Successor Programme 09/02/17 Stuart McMillan SNP Barnardo's Scotland, Nurture Week 21/02/17 Annie Wells CON LGBT History Month Scotland 2017 22/02/17 Colin Beattie SNP Industrial Strategy for a More Prosperous, Fairer Britain 23/02/17 Lewis Macdonald LAB Co–investment in the UK Oil and Gas Sector 28/02/17 Kenneth Gibson SNP It’s OK to Talk. Period. 01/03/17 Alexander Stewart CON Safe Drive, Stay Alive Project 02/03/17 Fulton MacGregor SNP Apprenticeship Week 07/03/17 Alex Rowley LAB Local Government Finance and the State of the Debt 08/03/17 Linda Fabiani SNP Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 09/03/17 Adam Tomkins CON Community Jobs Scotland 14/03/17 Ruth Maguire SNP Welcoming Play Scotland's Play Charter 15/03/17 Stuart McMillan SNP Commonwealth Day 2017 16/03/17 Ross Thomson CON Impact on North East Businesses of the Hike in Non–domestic Rates 21/03/17 Rhoda Grant LAB Triggers for Loneliness 23/03/17 Ben Macpherson SNP Justice for Yazidi People 28/03/17 Graeme Dey SNP Included in the Main?! 29/03/17 John Lamont CON Congratulations to Rotary District 1020 and Other Champions of Change Winners 30/03/17 Willie Rennie LD The Future of Elmwood Campus 18/04/17 Christine Grahame SNP Addaction 19/04/17 Monica Lennon LAB Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) Campaign 20/04/17 Clare Haughey SNP International Workers Memorial Day 2017 25/04/17 Maurice Golden CON WWF Earth Hour 2017 26/04/17 George Adam SNP MS Awareness Week

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Date MSP Party Subject 27/04/17 Neil Findlay LAB Flawed Airport Consultation 02/05/17 John Finnie GRN Ship–to–ship Oil Transfers in the Cromarty and Moray Forths 09/05/17 Pauline McNeill LAB Food Banks, Scotland's Hunger Crisis 10/05/17 Emma Harper SNP Celebrating International Nurses Day on 12 May 2017 11/05/17 Gail Ross SNP 12 May, International ME Day 16/05/17 Brian Whittle CON Heritage and Environmental Conservation Charities Support for Outdoor Learning 17/05/17 Ash Denham SNP Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day 17/05/17 Ben Macpherson SNP UK Government Restrictions for 18 to 21–year– olds Accessing Financial Support for Housing 18/05/17 Colin Smyth LAB Snaring 23/05/17 Maree Todd SNP May 2017, World Hypertension Month 24/05/17 Liam Kerr CON Cycle Capacity on Scotland's Railways 24/05/17 Finlay Carson CON The Establishment of New National Parks 25/05/17 James Dornan SNP When the Lisbon Lions Roared, 50th Anniversary of Celtic's European Cup Win 30/05/17 Jackie Baillie LAB Vale of Leven Hospital GP Out–of–hours Services 31/05/17 Clare Adamson SNP Child Safety Week 5 to 11 June 2017, Safe Children: Sharing is Caring 01/06/17 Maurice Corry CON Combat Stress Finds Veterans in Scotland Face Higher Levels of Deprivation Than Those in Rest of UK 06/06/17 Ivan McKee SNP UK Green Deal, Supporting Aggrieved Householders 13/06/17 Neil Findlay LAB Leading Journalists Criticise the Scottish Government over FOISA 14/06/17 Mark Ruskell GRN National Clean Air Day 2017 14/06/17 Alexander Burnett CON Lyme Disease, The Need To Do More 15/06/17 Christine Grahame SNP Stink Pits Stink 20/06/17 Linda Fabiani SNP The Scottish Civic Trust, 50 Years of Protecting Scotland's Built Heritage 21/06/17 Christina McKelvie SNP Motor Neurone Disease Global Awareness Day 21/06/17 Alexander Stewart CON Stroke Care in Scotland 22/06/17 Tavish Scott LD Island Games, Support Scotland's Athletes 27/06/17 Gillian Martin SNP Not on My Screen 28/06/17 Kenneth Gibson SNP BT to Remove One–in–Five Phone Boxes in Scotland 28/06/17 James Kelly LAB Charter of Rights for People with Dementia and Carers 05/09/17 Alexander Stewart CON Boys' Brigade Juniors 100th Anniversary 06/09/17 Christine Grahame SNP Generations Working Together 07/09/17 Alex Rowley LAB Support for Citizens Advice Scotland's Call to Stop Accelerated Roll–out of Universal Credit 12/09/17 Kate Forbes SNP Serve Scotland 13/09/17 Bruce Crawford SNP Stirling University's 50th Anniversary 14/09/17 Rachael Hamilton CON 25th Anniversary of the Borders Talking Newspaper

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Date MSP Party Subject 19/09/17 Mary Fee LAB Tackling Homophobia in Sport 20/09/17 Linda Fabiani SNP Fighting for Tax Jobs, Fighting for Tax Justice 21/09/17 Stuart McMillan SNP National Eye Health Wek 2017 and the Threat to Vision Posed by Diabetic Retinopathy 21/09/17 James Dornan SNP Congratulations to the Which? Campaign to Call Time On Nuisance Calls In Scotland 26/09/17 Jamie Greene CON GP Recruitment in West Kilbride and Across Scotland 27/09/17 Jenny Gilruth SNP Levenmouth Rail Link 28/09/17 Richard Leonard LAB Importance of Worker Ownership to the Scottish Economy 28/09/17 Ruth Maguire SNP Flexible Working, Maximising Talent and Driving Inclusive Growth 03/10/17 Maree Todd SNP The Garbh Allt Community Initiative Reaches Funding Target 04/10/17 Edward Mountain CON Shortage of Radiologists 24/10/17 Lewis Macdonald LAB Workforce Concerns Regarding Helicopter Safety in the North Sea 25/10/17 Tom Arthur SNP Brexit's Impact on Working Musicians and Scotland's Music Industries 26/10/17 Jeremy Balfour CON Scottish Disability Sport 31/10/17 Ben Macpherson SNP Unfair Police Scotland and Fire Service VAT Charges 01/11/17 Clare Adamson SNP Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 02/11/17 Annie Wells CON Raising Awareness of Diabulimia 07/11/17 Daniel Johnson LAB Respect for Shopworkers Week, 13 to 19 November 08/11/17 Andy Wightman GRN Homes First 09/11/17 Gillian Martin SNP Global Entrepreneurship Week 14/11/17 Emma Harper SNP World COPD Day 15/11/17 Gordon Lindhurst CON Barclay Review Recommendations and the Sport and Leisure Sector 16/11/17 Alex Cole–Hamilton LD Incontinence in Scotland 21/11/17 Clare Adamson SNP Road Safety Week 2017 22/11/17 Elaine Smith LAB Thyroid Patients Deserve Fair Treatment 23/11/17 Ivan McKee SNP The Day of the Imprisoned Writer, 15 November 28/11/17 Annie Wells CON World AIDS Day 2017 29/11/17 Ash Denham SNP Small Business Saturday 2017 30/11/17 Jackie Baillie LAB Gourock–Kilcreggan Ferry Service 05/12/17 Bruce Crawford SNP Sue Ryder Report, Don't Write Me Off 06/12/17 Richard Lochhead SNP Unfair Parcel Delivery Charges 07/12/17 Alexander Stewart CON Brain Tumour Awareness in Scotland 12/12/17 Rhoda Grant LAB The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Tackling Commercial Sexual Exploitation 13/12/17 Mairi Gougeon SNP Heads Up for Harriers Project and the Role of Species Champions 14/12/17 Kate Forbes SNP Bank Branch Closures in Scotland 19/12/17 Murdo Fraser CON Street Pastors Scotland, 10th Anniversary 20/12/17 Monica Lennon LAB Alcohol and Drug–related Deaths

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Date MSP Party Subject 21/12/17 Emma Harper SNP Adopt Don't Shop 09/01/18 Ben Macpherson SNP Maintenance of Tenement Communal Property 10/01/18 Adam Tomkins CON Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 11/01/18 Tom Arthur SNP Carer Positive Employer Initiative 16/01/18 James Kelly LAB The Scottish Sports Association 17/01/18 Joan McAlpine SNP The Economic Potential of Robert Burns 18/01/18 Maurice Corry CON 100 Years of Women in the British Armed Forces 23/01/18 Rona Mackay SNP Condemns Unpaid Trial Shifts 24/01/18 Gail Ross SNP Adverse Childhood Experiences 25/01/18 Maurice Golden CON Electric Shock Training Collars in Scotland 30/01/18 Johann Lamont LAB St Andrew’s First Aid 31/01/18 Ross Greer GRN Bus Services 01/02/18 Richard Lochhead SNP World Cancer Day 2018 06/02/18 Gillian Martin SNP Encouraging Cyber–resilience Among Young People 07/02/18 Liam Kerr CON Increasing Awareness of the Work of Veteran Charities in Scotland 08/02/18 Willie Rennie LD East Neuk First Responders 20/02/18 Christina McKelvie SNP Quick Credit Voucher, Tackling Fuel Poverty in Scotland 21/02/18 Neil Findlay LAB St John’s Children’s Ward, Still Closed to Out– of–Hours Inpatients 22/02/18 Graeme Dey SNP Establishment of the Scottish Stone Group 27/02/18 Rachael Hamilton CON Scotch Whisky Contribution to Scottish Tourism Industry 28/02/18 Clare Haughey SNP Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2018 01/03/18 Debate moved to 6 March adverse weather 06/03/18 Colin Smyth LAB Atrial Fibrillation 06/03/18 Mairi Gougeon SNP LEADER Programme 07/03/18 Stewart Stevenson SNP Electronic and Internet Voting 08/03/18 Graham Simpson CON Save the Greenbelt 13/03/18 Debate moved to 14 March to accommodate EU Bill in Chamber 14/03/18 Stuart McMillan SNP Commonwealth Day 2018 14/03/18 Monica Lennon LAB Incinerators, Public Health and Planning in Scotland 15/03/18 Ivan McKee SNP Driverless Cars bringing Transformative Change to Scotland 20/03/18 Peter Chapman CON Holodomor Remembrance Day 2017 21/03/18 Fulton McGregor SNP UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 22/03/18 Johann Lamont LAB Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week 27/03/18 Rona Mackay SNP Cancer Awareness for Young People 28/03/18 Graeme Dey SNP Earth Hour 2018 29/03/18 Jamie Halcro Johnston CON Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2018 17/04/18 Lewis Macdonald LAB 150th Anniversary of Aberdeen Trades Union Council

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Date MSP Party Subject 18/04/18 Kenneth Gibson SNP Artificial Intelligence, Future Prosperity, a Threat to Employment or Existential Threat? 19/04/18 Alexander Stewart CON RAF100, the Centenary of the RAF 24/04/18 Stuart McMillan SNP Show Some Heart, the Jayden Orr Campaign 01/05/18 Kezia Dugdale LAB Support for Rape Crisis Centres and Prosecutions 02/05/18 Dean Lockhart CON Campaign to Save ATMs 02/05/18 Mark Ruskell GRN Civil Contingency in Nuclear Weapon Transport 03/05/18 James Dornan SNP Save the Hampden Roar Campaign 08/05/18 Alex Neil SNP Dog Attack Figures 09/05/18 Tom Arthur SNP Eliminating Hepatitis C in Scotland: A Call to Action 09/05/18 Rachael Hamilton CON The Condition of Scotland’s Roads 10/05/18 Tavish Scott LD HIAL's Car Parking Charges 15/05/18 Sandra White SNP Nakba 70th Anniversary 16/05/18 Rhoda Grant LAB Campaign for Focus Ultrasound Device 17/05/18 Clare Haughey SNP The Everyone’s Business Campaign 22/05/18 Liam Kerr CON Increasing Awareness of Restorative Justice within the Criminal Justice System 23/05/18 Bruce Crawford SNP 10 Years of Sistema Scotland and the Big Noise Orchestra 24/05/18 Mary Fee LAB Celebrating Scotland’s Gypsy/Traveller Community 29/05/18 Fulton MacGregor SNP Support for Families of Missing People 30/05/18 Joan McAlpine SNP Appropriate Housing for People with Learning Disabilities 31/05/18 Miles Briggs CON Improving Edinburgh’s City Bypass 05/06/18 Daniel Johnson LAB The Portrayal of ADHD Treatment 06/06/18 Ruth Maguire SNP The Citizen Girl Initiative 07/06/18 Richard Lochhead SNP Ensuring Apporpriate Community Benefit from Onshore Wind Farm Development 12/06/18 Maurice Corry CON Orkambi 13/06/18 Graeme Dey SNP Banning the Sales of Energy Drinks to Under– 16s 14/06/18 Alex Rowley LAB Impact of Mossmorran Flaring 19/06/18 Gillian Martin SNP Welcoming Women in Engineering Day 20/06/18 Adam Tomkins CON Welcome to Glasgow, a World City of Music 21/06/18 Christina McKelvie SNP MND Awreness Week 2018 26/06/18 Richard Leonard LAB NHS’s 70th Birthday 27/06/18 Rachael Hamilton CON The Culture and Heritage Value of Agriculture 28/06/18 Ash Denham SNP NHS at 70 04/09/18 Bill Kidd SNP Glasgow and Berlin’s Successful European Championships 2018 05/09/18 Keith Brown SNP University of Stirling, 10 Years as Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence 06/09/18 Liam Kerr CON The Michelle’s Law Campaign 11/09/18 Claire Baker LAB The Ecology Centre, Kinghorn, Marks its 20th Anniversary 12/09/18 Patirick Harvie GRN Social Enterprises Working to Tackle Child Poverty 13/09/18 Linda Fabiani SNP East Kilbride Workers said "Nae Pasaran!"

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Date MSP Party Subject 18/09/18 Bill Kidd SNP UN International Day of Peace 2018 19/09/18 Donald Cameron CON Celebrating 10 Years of BBC ALBA 20/09/18 Liam McArthur LD Scotland’s Marine Energy Industry has Potential to Grow 25/09/18 Stuart McMillan SNP Eye Health Week 2018 26/09/18 David Stewart LAB The Impact of Leaving EURATOM 27/09/18 Fulton MacGregor SNP Paternity Leave and Tackling Inequality 02/10/18 Oliver Mundell CON The Cycle to Syracuse to Mark the 30th Anniversary of the Lockerbie Disaster 03/10/18 Sandra White SNP 75th Anniversary of Age Scotland 04/10/18 Elaine Smith LAB Challenge Poverty Week 23/10/18 Jenny Gilruth SNP Fife Out–of–hours Closure 24/10/18 Angela Constance SNP Support for Families of Loved Ones Killed Abroad 25/10/18 Jamie Halcro Johnston CON Regulation of Electricians as a Profession 30/10/18 Colin Smyth LAB Ban on the Export of Live Animals for Slaughter and Fattening 31/10/18 Joan McAlpine SNP Restoring the Caledonian Pinewood Forest 01/11/18 Ruth Maguire SNP Outdoor Classroom Day 06/11/18 Emma Harper SNP The Maybole Bypass and South Scotland Road Infrastructure 07/11/18 Liam Kerr CON Emergency Service Workers 08/11/18 Monica Lennon LAB South Lanarkshire Care Homes Under Threat 13/11/18 Stuart McMillan SNP Texas Instruments 14/11/18 Maurice Golden CON Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 15/11/18 Ruth Maguire SNP Day of the Imprisoned Writer 20/11/18 Lewis Macdonald LAB Offshore Wind Week 2018 21/11/18 Clare Adamson SNP Pancreatic Cancer Awareness 22/11/18 Rachael Hamilton CON Arthritis Research UK Survey on Access to Work 27/11/18 Edward Mountain CON Investigation into Bullying Claims at NHS Highland 28/11/08 Sandra White SNP Planned Bank of Scotland Branch Closures 29/11/18 Tom Arthur SNP St Andrew’s Day 2018, Make Someone’s Day 04/12/18 Daniel Johnson LAB Report on Autistic Children's Experiences of School 05/12/18 Alison Johnstone GRN Remembering Conscientious Objectors 06/12/18 Emma Harper SNP 30th World AIDS Day 11/12/18 Angela Constance SNP 60th Anniversary of the Ultrasound Scanner, Invented in Scotland 12/12/18 Gordon Lindhurst CON Remembering the Korean War 13/12/18 Willie Rennie LD St Andrews’ GP out–of–hours Facility 18/12/18 David Torrance SNP Fife Alcohol Support Service, Supporting Fifers for 40 Years 19/12/18 Alasdair Allan SNP Centenary of the Iolaire Disaster 19/12/18 Jackie Baillie LAB Scottish Government to Penalise Scots for Living Alone 08/01/19 Brian Whittle CON Transport Infrastructure in South West Scotland 09/01/19 Gordon MacDonald SNP Rotary Club of Currie Balerno Recycling PCs 10/01/19 Mark Griffin LAB Marie Curie and Macmillan Cancer Support, Getting it right for carers supporting someone at the end of life

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Date MSP Party Subject 15/01/19 George Adam SNP Paisley Voted Britain’s Top Town 16/01/19 Gail Ross SNP Highland Youth Survey 17/01/19 Edward Mountain CON Fairer Hospital TV Charges 22/01/19 Monica Lennon LAB Cervical Screening Uptake Statistics 23/01/19 Colin Beattie SNP Celebrating the Reach of Adult Learning 24/01/19 Richard Lyle SNP Remembering the Holocaust 29/01/19 Graham Simpson CON Housing Through the Lens of Ageing 30/01/19 Gail Ross SNP Equally Safe at Work 31/01/19 Iain Gray LAB The Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Tapping all our Talents 2018 Progress Report of Women in STEM 05/02/19 Emma Harper SNP World Cancer Day 2019 06/02/19 Jeremy Balfour CON The Scottish Powerchair Football Association 07/02/19 Willie Coffey SNP Congratulations to Kilmarnock FC on its 150th Anniversary 19/02/19 James Kelly LAB Threatened Closure of the St Rollox Railway Works 20/02/19 Bob Doris SNP Efforts to Save St Rollox Railway Works 21/02/19 Jamie Greene CON Delivering Sustainable and Renewable Transportation for Scotland 26/02/19 Jenny Gilruth SNP LGBT History Month 27/02/19 Emma Harper SNP Eating Disorders Awareness Week 28/02/19 Alexander Stewart CON World Hearing Day and Hearing Awareness Week 2019 05/03/19 Neil Findlay LAB Scottish Government Declines Help of Mesh Expert 06/03/19 Gordon MacDonald SNP Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 07/03/19 Annabelle Ewing SNP Settled Status Scheme for EU Citizens in Scotland 12/03/19 Andy Wightman GRN Who Owns Scotland? 13/03/19 Liz Smith CON Centenary of the Death of Sir Hugh Munro 14/03/19 Liam McArthur LD 50th Anniversary of the Longhope Lifeboat Disaster 19/03/19 Stuart McMillan SNP Scottish Tourism Month 2019 20/03/19 Pauline McNeill LAB Prevalence of Crohn’s and Colitis in Scotland 21/03/19 Christine Grahame SNP Men’s Sheds 26/03/19 Maurice Corry CON Financial Scam Prevention 27/03/19 Shona Robison SNP The Impact from Celebrity Endorsements of Diet Products 28/03/19 Rhoda Grant LAB Condemnation of Misogyny, Racism, Harassment and Sexism 02/04/19 Rona Mackay SNP Stalking Awareness Week 2019 03/04/19 Sandra White SNP WASPI Campaign 04/04/19 Rachael Hamilton CON Long–tern Decline in Salmon Stocks 23/04/19 Claire Baker LAB The Open University at 50 24/04/19 Geoge Adam SNP MS Awareness Week, 22 to 29 April 2019 25/04/19 Bill Kidd SNP International Workers' Memorial Day 2019 30/04/19 Miles Briggs CON Parkinson’s in Scotland 01/05/19 Fulton MacGregor SNP Give Them Time 02/05/19 Iain Gray LAB 25th Anniversary Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda 07/05/19 Bruce Crawford SNP Scottish Gigabit Cities

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Date MSP Party Subject 08/05/19 Miles Briggs CON Scotland, a Nation of Lifesavers 09/05/19 Kenneth Gibson SNP Changes to Pension Credit Could Cost Mixed–age Couples £7,320 Annually 14/05/19 Jenny Gilruth SNP Home Start Glenrothes Turns 21 15/05/19 Kezia Dugdale LAB Foster Care Fortnight 2019 16/05/19 Alexander Stewart CON Community Pharmacy Scotland 22/05/19 Colin Beattie SNP International Museum Day 23/05/19 George Adam SNP Concern for Local Radio Content 28/05/19 Mary Fee LAB SAMH Report on Universal Credit and Mental Health 29/05/19 Mark Ruskell GRN Expanding Scotland's Railways 30/05/19 Gordon MacDonald SNP Hard–line Visa Controls' Impact on Edinburgh’s Festivals 04/06/19 Richard Lyle SNP Alzheimer Scotland Report, Delivering Fair Dementia Care for People with Advanced Dementia 05/06/19 Clare Adamson SNP Child Safety Week 2019 06/06/19 Alex Cole–Hamilton LD Trauma Recovery and Support for First Responders 11/06/19 Murdo Fraser CON The Way of St Andrews 12/06/19 Miles Briggs CON Love Your Lungs Week 12/06/19 Johann Lamont LAB New Report Calls for More Housing Co–ops in Scotland 13/06/19 Gillian Martin SNP World Environment Day 2019 18/06/19 Maurice Corry CON Unforgotten Forces Consortium 19/06/19 Kenneth Gibson SNP Protecting Children and Young People from the Marketing of Health–harming Products 20/06/19 Pauline McNeill LAB First Anniversary of the Glasgow School of Art Fire 25/06/19 Gil Paterson SNP Health Issues Raised by Aircraft Noise 26/06/19 Keith Brown SNP UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Report 03/09/19 Claudia Beamish LAB Towards an Independent Palestinian State, a Scottish Proposal 04/09/19 Joan McAlpine SNP Celebrating Hamish Henderson 05/09/19 Kenneth Gibson SNP Doors Open Days 2019 10/09/19 Edward Mountain CON Bullying and Harassment in the NHS 11/09/19 Alexander Stewart CON 100th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 11/09/19 Alasdair Allan SNP 10th Anniversary of Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight 11/09/19 Monica Lennon LAB Scotland’s Drug Death Public Health Emergency 17/09/19 Clare Adamson SNP Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 18/09/19 Miles Briggs CON CHAS, Keeping the Joy Alive 19/09/19 Shona Robison SNP Social Security Scotland First Anniversary 24/09/19 Colin Smyth LAB Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Week 2019 25/09/19 John Mason SNP The Need for a Product Recall Database 26/09/19 Rachael Hamilton CON Congratulates Doddie Weir OBE and Calls for Automatic Access to Blue Badge Scheme for People with MND

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Date MSP Party Subject 01/10/19 Anas Sarwar LAB 80th Year of Scotland’s Citizens Advice Service 02/10/19 Emma Harper SNP Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week 03/10/19 Maurice Corry CON Great British Beach Clean 08/10/19 Gordon MacDonald SNP 50 Years of the Institute of Occupational Medicine 09/10/19 Sandra White SNP Charter of Rights for People with Dementia and their Carers 10th Anniversary 29/10/19 Pauline McNeill LAB Asda Walmart, Contract Imposition 30/10/19 Margaret Mitchell CON Charities, Scotland and Holyrood 31/10/19 Alex Cole-Hamilton LD Hong Kong 05/11/19 Ross Greer GRN Save Loch Lomond 06/11/19 Bill Kidd SNP World Day Against the Death Penalty 06/11/19 Angus MacDonald SNP UN Year of Indigenous Languages and European Day of Languages 07/11/19 George Adam SNP Recognition for Nuclear Test Veterans 12/11/19 Rachael Hamilton CON Tackling Intimidation in Public Life 13/11/19 Clare Adamson SNP Pancreatic Cancer Awareness 14/11/19 Ruth Maguire SNP Day of the Imprisoned Writer 19/11/19 Stuart McMillan SNP Road Safety Week 2019 20/11/19 Iain Gray LAB Celebrating the International Year of the Periodic Table 21/11/19 Annie Wells CON World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day 26/11/19 Elaine Smith LAB The Positive Contribution of Catholic Schools 27/11/19 Rona Mackay SNP 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence 28/11/19 Tom Arthur SNP St Andrew's Day 2019 03/12/19 Jenny Gilruth SNP Making Glenrothes a Living Wage Town 03/12/19 Jeremy Balfour CON #PurpleLightUp, a Global Movement for Change 04/12/19 Gail Ross SNP Unfair Delivery Charges 05/12/19 Claire Baker LAB SCAN Art in Action Campaign 10/12/19 James Dornan SNP Easing the Burden and Pain of Miscarriage 17/12/19 Alex Rowley LAB A Menu for Change's Report, Found Wanting 18/12/19 James Dornan SNP Financial Abuse to be Recognised Fully as Coercive and Controlling Behaviour 07/01/20 Tom Arthur SNP Celebrating the Work of the Levern Valley Defibrillator Community Partnership 08/01/20 Miles Briggs CON Research Projections into Place of Death in 2040 08/01/20 Emma Harper SNP Women, Peace and Security 09/01/20 Maurice Corry CON Commonwealth War Graves Commission 14/01/20 Richard Lyle SNP The Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15/01/20 Alexander Stewart CON The Valuable Role of Independent Prison Monitors 15/01/20 John Finnie GRN Celebrating Scotland’s Wetlands on World Wetlands Day 2020 16/01/20 Lewis Macdonald LAB Sustainable Development Goals in Scotland, On Target for 2030? 21/01/20 Joan McAlpine SNP Robert Burns in the Scottish Economy

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Date MSP Party Subject 22/01/20 Jeremy Balfour CON Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 350th Anniversary 23/01/20 Beatrice Wishart LD The Proposed Centralisation of Air Traffic Control in the Highlands and Islands 28/01/20 Sandra White SNP Alasdair Gray, a Creative Force 29/01/20 David Stewart LAB Right to Full Care to Die at Home 30/01/20 Keith Brown SNP Public Works Loan Board Rate 05/02/20 Gordon MacDonald SNP Cheyne Gang Singing Group 06/02/20 Monica Lennon LAB World Cancer Day 2020 18/02/20 Alasdair Allan SNP Gaelic-medium Education in the Western Isles 19/02/20 Rachael Hamilton CON Smoking Ban for Play Parks and Outdoor Sports Facilities 19/02/20 Gil Paterson SNP The Cochno Stone and the Social Value of Scotland's Prehistoric Rock Art 20/02/20 Maurice Golden CON Tackling Climate Change, the Role of Scottish Agriculture 25/02/20 Jackie Baillie LAB ENABLE Scotland Campaign, In Safe Hands? 26/02/20 Jenny Gilruth SNP National Parent Forum of Scotland’s 10th Anniversary 27/02/20 Tom Arthur SNP Scotland’s War Memorials 03/03/20 Miles Briggs CON Improving Diagnosis of Pre-eclampsia 04/03/20 Emma Harper SNP Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020 05/03/20 Neil Findlay LAB Whitburn Academy's Be Herd Group, Shattering Mental Health Stigma 10/03/20 Stuart McMillan SNP Communication Failure?, A Review of the Accessibility of Health Information for Blind and Partially Sighted People 11/03/20 Linda Fabiani SNP Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 2020 12/03/20 Jamie Halcro Johnston CON Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2020

Record of Members’ Business taken by the Parliament in Session 5

Party SNP CON LAB GRN LD TOTAL

Frequency (no) 202 94 80 13 13 402

Frequency % 50.24 23.40 19.90 3.23 3.23 100

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

REFERRAL OF BILL AT STAGE 1: LIABILITY FOR NHS CHARGES (TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DISEASE) (SCOTLAND) BILL Introduction

1. The Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill is a Member’s Bill introduced in the Parliament on Monday 9 March by Stuart McMillan MSP.

Discussion

2. The Bill extends an existing statutory ‘compensation recovery’ regime in the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 to cover industrial disease, so as to allow for the recovery by the NHS of the costs of treating a person for an industrial disease where the person is being compensated for contracting the disease. 3. The Bill appears to engage the remits of the following committees for the following reasons:

Health and Sport Committee The primary effect of the Bill is to allow for the recovery by the NHS of certain costs of treating some patients who have an industrial disease. It therefore engages the remit of the Health and Sport Committee.

Economy, Energy and Fair Work The Bill is concerned with the effects of Committee industrial disease and with encouraging safe employment conditions. As such, it engages the remit of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee, which includes economy and fair work matters falling within the responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture.

Justice Committee In relating to damages for personal injury arising from industrial disease, the Bill is also concerned about civil justice matters which fall within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice.

4. The Health and Sport Committee appears to have the main interest and is expecting to consider the Bill. When the draft proposal for the current Bill was lodged in March 2018, the Bureau agreed to refer it to the Health and Sport Committee for information.

5. We are not aware of a desire by any other committee to be formally designated as a secondary committee. Designation of one committee as lead committee

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does not preclude any other committee whose remit is engaged from considering the Bill if it wishes to do so.

Recommendation

6. The Bureau is invited to consider recommending to the Parliament by motion that it agrees, under Rule 9.6.1, to designate the Health and Sport Committee as lead committee for consideration of the Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.

Parliamentary Business Team March 2020

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU: APPROVAL OF SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Judicial Members) Amendment Order 2020

1. The Justice Committee has recommended that the above order be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion—

Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Judicial Members) Amendment Order 2020 be approved.

Purpose 2. To make provision to allow those holding the office of Summary Sheriff to be appointed to the board of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

Consideration by committee 3. The order was considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 10 March 2020. The Committee agreed to the order without division and the Committee report will be published by 17 March 2020.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft]

4. The Justice Committee has recommended that the above regulations be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion—

Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Procedure for Appointment of Members) Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft] be approved.

Purpose 5. To provide that those holding the office of Summary Sheriff may now be notified of relevant vacancies for members of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

Consideration by committee 6. The regulations were considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 10 March 2020. The Committee agreed to the regulations without division and the Committee report will be published by 17 March 2020.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Bus Lane Adjudicators) Regulations 2020

7. The Justice Committee has recommended that the above regulations be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion—

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Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Bus Lane Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 be approved.

Purpose 8. To make provision for the transfer to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland of the functions of bus lane adjudicators, manage the transfer of on-going casework and make necessary consequential amendments to legislation.

Consideration by committee 9. The regulations were considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 10 March 2020. The Committee agreed to the regulations without division and the Committee report will be published by 17 March 2020.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020

10. The Justice Committee has recommended that the above regulations be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion—

Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of Parking Adjudicators) Regulations 2020 be approved.

Purpose 11. To make provision for the transfer to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland of the functions of parking adjudicators, manage the transfer of on-going casework and make necessary consequential amendments to legislation.

Consideration by committee 12. The regulations were considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 10 March 2020. The Committee agreed to the regulations without division and the Committee report will be published by 17 March 2020.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Parking and Bus Lane Cases and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2020

13. The Justice Committee has recommended that the above regulations be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion—

Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Parking and Bus Lane Cases and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2020 be approved.

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Purpose 14. To make provision as to the composition of the General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland when dealing with appeals, referrals or reviews of parking cases and bus lane cases.

Consideration by committee 15. The regulations were considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 10 March 2020. The Committee agreed to the regulations without division and the Committee report will be published by 17 March 2020.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Parking and Bus Lane Appeals (Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2020

16. The Justice Committee has recommended that the above regulations be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion—

Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Parking and Bus Lane Appeals (Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2020 be approved.

Purpose 17. To provide for the rules of procedure that are to apply in the First-Tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber when hearing cases against the decision of a local authority to issue a penalty charge notice or bus lane enforcement notice.

Consideration by committee 18. The regulations were considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 10 March 2020. The Committee agreed to the regulations without division and the Committee report will be published by 17 March 2020.

The Budget (Scotland) Act 2019 Amendment Regulations 2020

19. The Finance and Constitution Committee has recommended that the above regulations be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion—

Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Budget (Scotland) Act 2019 Amendment Regulations 2020 be approved.

Purpose 20. To give effect to the revised spending plans for 2019-20 as set out in the Spring Budget Revision.

Consideration by committee 21. The regulations were considered by the Finance and Constitution Committee at its meeting on 11 March 2020. The Committee agreed to the regulations without division and the Committee report will be published by 17 March 2020.

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The Public Services Reform (Registers of Scotland) Order 2020

22. The Finance and Constitution Committee has recommended that the above order be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion—

Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Public Services Reform (Registers of Scotland) Order 2020 be approved.

Purpose 23. To remove a legislative inconsistency resulting from the reclassification of Registers of Scotland to central government, which is in line with best regulatory practice.

Consideration by committee 24. Following consultation under the super-affirmative procedure, the Finance and Constitution Committee considered the order at its meeting on 11 March 2020. The Committee agreed to the order without division. It is expected that the Committee report will be published by 17 March 2020.

The UEFA European Championship (Trading and Advertising) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

25. The Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee has recommended that the above regulations be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motion—

Graeme Dey on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the UEFA European Championship (Trading and Advertising) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 be approved.

Purpose 26. To help ensure successful delivery of the Football Championship by ensuring that the commitments required by UEFA in relation to protection of commercial rights for event sponsors are met.

Consideration by committee 27. The regulations were considered by the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee at its meeting on 12 March 2020. The Committee agreed to the regulations without division and the Committee report will be published by 17 March 2020.

Decision

28. Business Managers are invited to note that the above motions will be lodged.

29. Business Managers should advise the Bureau if their party intends to speak against or oppose the motions when they are taken in the Chamber.

Parliamentary Business Team March 2020