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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 40/2016 Friday 4 March 2016 BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 40/2016 Friday 4 March 2016 ANNOUNCEMENT Royal Assent The Succession (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 7) received Royal Assent on 3 March 2016. 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 Section K: Corrections to the Official Report 2 Business Bulletin: Friday 4 March 2016 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 2 March 2016 Tuesday 8 March 2016 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Monsignor Paul M Conroy, PhL, STL, Parish Priest, Sacred Heart Parish Church, Bridgeton, Glasgow and Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Glasgow followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Armed Forces Bill – UK Legislation (for text of motion S4M-15761 see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 1 March 2016) followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.30 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business — S4M-15741 Cara Hilton: Childcare Costs Spiralling in Scotland (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 25 February 2016) Wednesday 9 March 2016 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Culture, Europe and External Affairs; Infrastructure, Investment and Cities (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 3 March 2016) followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Debate: Rural Affairs followed by Business Motions 3 followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business — S4M-15287 Linda Fabiani: Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 30th Anniversary (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 12 January 2016) Thursday 10 March 2016 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 3 March 2016) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business — S4M-15291 Dave Thompson: More Electric Car Rapid Charge Points Needed (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Wednesday 13 January 2016) 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Lobbying (Scotland) Bill followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Scottish Fiscal Commission Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 15 March 2016 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 16 March 2016 4 9.00 am Stage 3 Proceedings: Land Reform (Scotland) Bill 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Education and Lifelong Learning followed by Continuation of Stage 3 Proceedings: Land Reform (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 17 March 2016 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.30 pm Decision Time 5 Business Bulletin: Friday 4 March 2016 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 8 March 2016 13th Meeting, 2016 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the James Clerk Maxwell Room (CR4) 1. Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1). 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Delegation of Functions) Order 2016 (SSI 2016/86) from— Maureen Watt, Minister for Public Health, Richard Dimelow, Policy Manager, Healthcare Quality and Strategy Directorate, Elizabeth Sadler, Head of Planning and Quality Division, and Ailsa Garland, Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/80); National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/87); Country of Origin of Certain Meats (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/84); The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/97); National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/98). 4. Public petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions— PE1398 Access to therapy for orphan diseases; PE1399 Equitable access to therapy for Pompe disease; PE1401 Access to therapy for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria. 5. Public petition PE1384: The Committee will consider the following petition— 7 PE1384 by Kim Hartley, on behalf of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to demonstrate how its policies and guidelines ensure local authorities and NHS boards protect provision of quality speech and language therapy services for all people with speech/language communication support needs and/or swallowing difficulties. 6. Legacy paper (in private): The Committee will consider a draft legacy report. Proposed future business At its final meeting, on 15 March, the Committee expects to take evidence from the Chief Medical Officer on her Annual Report 2014-15, and consider subordinate legislation, its annual report 2015-16 and its draft legacy report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Education and Culture Committee 8 March 2016 8th Meeting, 2016 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its consideration of its Legacy Report and Annual Report should be taken in private at its next meeting. 2. National Performing Companies: The Committee will take evidence from— Chris Hampson, Chief Executive/Artistic Director, Scottish Ballet; Roy McEwan, Chief Executive, Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Alex Reedijk, General Director, Scottish Opera; Laurie Sansom, Chief Executive/Artistic Director, National Theatre of Scotland; Dr Krishna Thiagarajan, Chief Executive, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 3. Public petition PE1420: The Committee will consider the following petition— PE1420 by Teresa McNally, on behalf of Clacks Kinship Care, on recognising the real value of kinship carers and giving them parity with foster carers across Scotland. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 15 March, the Committee expects to consider its Legacy Report and Annual Report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. 8 Justice Committee 8 March 2016 9th Meeting, 2016 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. 2. Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006: The Committee will take evidence, in round- table format, from— Tam Baillie, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland; Stephen Brand, Family Law Sub-Committee, Law Society of Scotland; Jennifer Gallagher, Family Law Association Scotland; Louise Johnson, Legal Issues Worker, Scottish Women’s Aid; June Loudoun, Grandparents Apart UK; Kirsty Malcolm, Advocate; Ian Maxwell, Families Need Fathers. 3. Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2). 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Police Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/75); Firefighters’ Compensation and Pension Schemes (Scotland) Amendment Order 2016
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