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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 290/2012 Monday 10 September 2012 1 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 Question Time - 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 2 Business Bulletin: Monday 10 September 2012 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 5 September 2012 Tuesday 11 September 2012 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Professor Donald MacDonald, Chair of the Scottish Churches‘ Disability Agenda Group followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Actions to Deliver Sustainable Economic Growth followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business – S4M-03921 Kevin Stewart: Aberdeen City Centre (for text of motion see Section F) Wednesday 12 September 2012 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 6 September) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Consultation on the proposed Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 3 followed by Members‘ Business – S4M-03317 Clare Adamson: Scottish Steelworkers‘ Memorial Fund (for text of motion see Section F) Thursday 13 September 2012 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 6 September) 12.00 pm First Minister‘s Questions 12.30 pm Members‘ Business – S4M-03046 Claire Baker: Welcoming Fife Diet‘s New Food Manifesto 2012 (for text of motion see Section F) 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: Electricity Market Reform followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 18 September 2012 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business Wednesday 19 September 2012 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Justice and the Law Officers Rural Affairs and the Environment 4 followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business Thursday 20 September 2012 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister‘s Questions 12.30 pm Members‘ Business 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 5 Business Bulletin: Monday 10 September 2012 Section C – Future Committee Meetings This section includes the agendas of the forthcoming committee meetings and outlines proposed future business, which may be subject to change. Committees have the right to take items in private and this will be notified as far in advance as possible. Many committees include details of their future business on their webpages, which can be accessed at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/index.htm Health and Sport Committee 11 September 2012 23rd Meeting, 2012 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 2 1. Declaration of interests: George Adam will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 3. Inquiry into support for community sport - witness expenses: The Committee will be invited to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses in the inquiry. 4. Inquiry into support for community sport: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Sarah Pryde, Regional Development Manager, Scottish Swimming; David Drummond, Regional Manager, South East Region, Scottish Football Association; Andy Salmon, Scottish Golf Development Manager, Scottish Golf Union; Colin Thomson, Director of Rugby Operations, Scottish Rugby; Stuart Smith, Chief Executive, Scottish Canoe Association; Steve Paige, Head of Community Development, Cricket Scotland; and then from— Cindy Gray, Football Fans in Training; Neil Mathieson, Chairman, Atlantis Leisure; Alan Cunningham, Secretary, Broxburn United Sports Club; Graham Hunter, Founder & Managing Director, Reach for the Sky Basketball; Les Brown, Director & Treasurer, Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex. 5. Inquiry into support for community sport: The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry. 7 Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 18 September, the Committee expects to take oral evidence on the approval process for newly licensed medicines and the system of Individual Patient Treatment Requests in Scotland. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Education and Culture Committee 11 September 2012 22nd Meeting, 2012 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 3 1. Participation in music by children and young people: The Committee will take evidence from— Mark Traynor, Convener, EIS Instrumental Music Teachers‘ Network; Fiona Dalgetty, Chief Executive, Fèis Rois Ltd; Francis Cummings, Director of Music, Sistema Scotland / Big Noise Raploch. 2. Differences in cultural participation across Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Robert Livingston, Director, HI~Arts; Julie Tait, Director, Culture Sparks; Fiona Ferguson, Development Director, Imaginate. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 18 September, the Committee with take oral evidence on Creative Scotland and Kinship Care from the Minister for Children and Young People. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Justice Committee 11 September 2012 25th Meeting, 2012 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— 8 Elspeth Molony, Senior Policy and Consultancy Manager, Capability Scotland; James Wolffe QC, Faculty of Advocates; Ann Ritchie, Vice President, Glasgow Bar Association; Oliver Adair, Legal Aid Convener, and Ian Moir, Legal Aid Vice-Convener, Law Society of Scotland; and then from— Dr Colin Lancaster, Director of Policy Development, and Kingsley Thomas, Manager of Criminal Legal Assistance, Scottish Legal Aid Board. 3. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 18 September, the Committee is expected to conclude its evidence taking on the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Bill and take evidence from the Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs on the Defamation Bill (UK Parliament legislation). For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 12 September 2012 23rd Meeting, 2012 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 2 1. The Winning Years strategy: The Committee will take evidence from— Dr Mike Cantlay, Chairman, and Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive, VisitScotland; and then from— Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, Karen Watt, Head of Enterprise and Tourism, and Malcolm Pentland, Team Leader, Tourism and Major Events, Scottish Government. 2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 19 September, the Committee expects to consider a draft report on its inquiry into the Scottish Government‘s renewable energy targets. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. 9 Finance Committee 12 September 2012 22nd Meeting, 2012 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 4 in private. 2. Freedom of Information (Amendement) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 from— Carole Ewart, Co-Convener, Campaign for Freedom of Information; David Sillars, Senior Investigating Officer, Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland; and then from— Rosemary Agnew, Scottish Information Commissioner, and Euan McCulloch, Deputy Head of Enforcement, Office of the Scottish
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