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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 34/2014 Wednesday 26 February 2014 BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 34/2014 Wednesday 26 February 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT Royal Assent The Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 4) received Royal Assent on 25 February 2014. 1 Summary of Today’s Business Meetings of Committees 9.30 am Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee Committee Room 4 9.30 am Finance Committee Committee Room 5 10.00 am City of Edinburgh Council (Portobello Park) Committee Room 1 Bill Committee 10.00 am Local Government and Regeneration Committee Room 3 Committee 10.00 am Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Committee Room 2 Environment Committee __________________________________________________________________ Meeting of the Parliament 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Justice followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Scotland’s Children followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-08741 Dennis Robertson: Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2014 For full details of today’s business, see Section A. For full details of the future business, see sections B and C. ___________________________________________________________________ 2 Contents The sections which appear in today’s Business Bulletin are in bold Section A: Today’s Business - Meetings of Committees - Meeting of the Parliament Section B: Future Meetings of the Parliament Section C: Future Meetings of Committees Section D: Oral Questions - Questions selected for First Minister’s Questions - Questions selected for response by Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time Section E: Written Questions – new questions for written answer Section F: Motions and Amendments Section G: Bills - New Bills introduced - New amendments to Bills - Members’ Bills proposals Section H: New Documents – new documents laid before the Parliament and committee reports published Section I: Petitions – new public petitions Section J: Progress of Legislation – progress of Bills and subordinate legislation Section K: Corrections to the Official Report 3 Business Bulletin: Wednesday 26 February 2014 Section A – Today’s Business Meetings of Committees All meetings take place in the Scottish Parliament, unless otherwise specified. Contact details for Committee Clerks are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 5th Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 4 1. Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014: The Committee will take evidence from— Rupert Soames OBE, Group Chief Executive, Aggreko; Norman Springford, Chairman, Apex Hotels Ltd; Maitland Mackie, Chairman, Mackie’s of Scotland; Robert Kilgour, Chief Executive, Dow Investments and Chairman of Renaissance Care Scotland; and then from— Jim McColl OBE, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive, Clyde Blowers Capital; Marie Macklin, Chief Executive, Klin Group; Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp, Chief Executive, Business for Scotland; Dan Macdonald, Chief Executive, Macdonald Estates; and then from— Ben Thomson, Chairman, Inverleith LLP; Hugh Andrew, Managing Director, Birlinn Ltd; Ann-Maree Morrison, Founder and Managing Director, Labels4kids; Dr. Margaret Anne Craig, Chief Executive, Clyde Biosciences Ltd. 2. Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014 (in private): The Committee will review the evidence heard at today’s meeting. Finance Committee 6th Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 5 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Crawford Beveridge, Chair, and Professor Andrew Hughes Hallett, Member, Fiscal Commission Working Group; 5 and then from— Professor John Kay. 3. Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill: The Committee will consider further its approach to taking oral evidence. City of Edinburgh Council (Portobello Park) Bill Committee 2nd Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1 1. City of Edinburgh Council (Portobello Park) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider further its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Consideration Stage. Local Government and Regeneration Committee 6th Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 3 1. Declaration of interests: Alex Rowley will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from— Derek Mackay, Minister for Local Government and Planning, Scottish Government; Bill Dodds, Head of Building Standards, Scottish Government Built Environment Directorate; and then from— David Stewart, Member in Charge of the Bill; Claire Menzies-Smith, Senior Assistant Clerk, Non Government Bills Unit, and Neil Ross, Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Parliament. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/23); Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/28); Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/30). 4. Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence received. 5. Draft Third National Planning Framework (NPF3) and Review of Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report on the Draft Third National Planning Framework (NPF3) and Review of Scottish Planning Policy (SPP). 6 Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 5th Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2 1. The Scottish Government’s implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy and Scotland Rural Development Programme 2014-20: The Committee will take evidence from— Jonnie Hall, Director of Policy and Regions, National Farmers Union of Scotland; Patrick Krause, Chief Executive, Scottish Crofting Federation; Sandy Simpson, Board Director, Scottish Tenant Farmers Association; Roger McCall, Member, New Entrants Group Policy Committee; Stuart Ashworth, Head of Economics Services, Quality Meat Scotland; James Withers, Chief Executive, Scotland Food and Drink; Dr Ronald Wilson, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh; Andrew Skea, President, British Potato Trade Association; William Houstoun, General Manager, Angus Growers Ltd; Debs Roberts, Development Manager, Scottish Organic Producers Association. 7 Meeting of the Parliament 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth 1. Paul Martin: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of Glasgow City Council. (S4O-02927) 2. Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what economic risks an independent Scotland would face if it was to use sterling without being in a formal currency union with the rest of the UK. (S4O-02928) 3. Stewart Stevenson: To ask the Scottish Government how it will tackle avoidance of the taxes devolved under the Scotland Act 2012. (S4O-02929) 4. Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions ministers have had with Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils and public sector agencies in the north east regarding the recruitment and retention of staff. (S4O- 02930) 5. John Pentland: To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth last met the Chancellor of the Exchequer and what was discussed. (S4O-02931) 6. Bruce Crawford: To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Youth Employment will next visit the Stirling constituency. (S4O-02932) 7. Jamie McGrigor: [Not Lodged] 8. Jim Eadie: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to establish links between key partners in innovation. (S4O-02934) 9. Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government what main changes will arise from the 2013-14 Spring Budget Revision. (S4O-02935) 10. Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on promoting the German model of work-sharing and work-time accounts as a means of moderating the worst effects of the recession. (S4O-02936) 11. Alex Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages local authorities to take advantage of the private and institutional funding streams that are available to them. (S4O-02937) 12. Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Government when the Island Areas Ministerial Working Group will next meet and what will be discussed. (S4O-02938) 8 13. Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Coping with the cuts? Local government and poorer communities. (S4O-02939) 14. Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government what areas of tourism it is prioritising in 2014. (S4O-02940) 15. Christian Allard: To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Loan Fund is helping small and medium-sized enterprises. (S4O-02941) 16. Hanzala Malik: [Withdrawn] 17. Mike MacKenzie: To ask the Scottish Government what progress was made at the recent summit in Stornoway on transmission charges and on securing grid connections to the islands. (S4O-02943) 18. Alex Fergusson: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage sustainable growth in Dumfries and Galloway. (S4O-02944) 19. Bill Kidd: [Not Lodged] 20. Colin Beattie: To ask the Scottish Government
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