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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

AGENDA FOR MEETING ON TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2017 12noon: Room Q1.03

1. Minutes (a) Draft minutes of 5 December 2017

(b) Matters arising

2. Future business programme (PB/S5/17/164)

3. Procedural motions Approval of Scottish Statutory Instruments (PB/S5/17/165)

4. Legislation: referral of draft proposals Proposed Licensing of Funfairs () Bill (PB/S5/17/166)

Proposed Regulation of Privately-Operated Car Parks (Scotland) Bill (PB/S5/17/167)

5. Legislation: referral of a Bill at Stage 1 Planning (Scotland) Bill (PB/S5/17/168)

6. Legislation: timetabling of Bills at Stage 1  Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill – extension to timetable at Stage 1 (PB/S5/17/169)  Children and Young People (Information Sharing)(Scotland) Bill (PB/S5/17/170)

7. Publication scheme – consideration of any exempt papers

Date of next meeting – Tuesday 19 December @ 12noon

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

MEETINGS OF THE PARLIAMENT: PROGRAMME OF BUSINESS

1. This paper sets out the programme of business for the week commencing 11 December 2017 and a proposed programme of business for the weeks commencing 18 December 2017 and 8 January 2018.

2. The programme is proposed by the Minister for Parliamentary Business for discussion and agreement by the Parliamentary Bureau.

Parliamentary Business Team December 2017

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BUREAU - BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 11 DECEMBER 2017

DAY MORNING AFTERNOON Monday 11 Constituency Constituency December

Tuesday 12 0900-1300 Committees 1400 Time for Reflection

Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1405-1420 Topical Questions

1420-1700 Debate: Year of Young People

1700 Decision Time

Followed by Members’ Business Motion S5M- 08740 : The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Tackling Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Wednesday 13 0900-1300 Committees 1400 Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1400-1440 Portfolio Question Time: Finance and Constitution; Economy, Jobs and Fair Work

1440-1700 Conservative Party Business: Finance

Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1700 Decision Time

Followed by Members’ Business Motion S5M- 08342 : Heads Up for Harriers Project and the Role of Species Champions

Thursday 14 0900-1100 Committees 1400 Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1400-1530 Ministerial Statement: Scottish government’s draft spending and tax plans for 2018-19

1140-1200 General Questions 1530-1650 Scottish Government Debate: A Fairer Scotland: Delivering Race Equality 1200-1245 First Minister’s Question Time 1650-1700 Final Stage debate: Writers to the Signet Dependants’ Annuity Fund Amendment Followed by Members’ Business (Scotland) Bill Motion S5M-09362 : Bank Branch Closures in Scotland Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1700 Decision Time

Friday 15 Constituency Constituency

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BUREAU - BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 18 DECEMBER 2017

DAY MORNING AFTERNOON Monday 18 Constituency Constituency December Tuesday 19 0900-1300 Committees 1400 Time for Reflection

Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1405-1420 Topical Questions

1420-1450 Ministerial Statement: Programme to reach 100% access to superfast broadband in Scotland

1450-1659 Stage 1 Debate: Social Security (Scotland) Bill

1659-1700 Financial Resolution: Social Security (Scotland) Bill

1700 Decision Time

Followed by Members’ Business Motion S5M- 08404 : Street Pastors Scotland, 10th Anniversary Wednesday 20 0900-1300 Committees 1315-1400 Members’ Business Motion S5M-09389 Monica Lennon: Alcohol and Drug-related Deaths

1400 Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1400-1440 Portfolio Question Time: Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform; Rural Economy and Connectivity

1440-1510 Ministerial Statement: Publication of the Scottish Energy Strategy

1510-1540 Ministerial Statement: The Ferry Services Procurement Policy Review

1540-1700 Stage 3: Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses

Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1700 Decision Time

Followed by Members’ Business Motion S5M- 09167 : Adopt Don't Shop

Thursday 21 0900-1100 Committees

1140-1200 General Questions

1200-1245 First Minister’s Question Time

1245 Decision Time Friday 22 Constituency Constituency

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BUREAU - BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 8 JANUARY 2018

DAY MORNING AFTERNOON Monday 08 Constituency Constituency January

Tuesday 9 0900-1300 Committees 1400 Time for Reflection

Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1405-1420 Topical Questions

1420-1700 Scottish Government Debate

1700 Decision Time

Followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 10 0900-1300 Committees 1400 Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1400-1440 Portfolio Question Time: Justice and the Law Officers; Culture, Tourism and External Affairs

1440-1700 Scottish Government Debate

Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1700 Decision Time

Followed by Members’ Business Motion

Thursday 11 0900-1100 Committees 1430 Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1430-1700 Scottish Government Debate

Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion (if required)

1140-1200 General Questions 1700 Decision Time

1200-1245 First Minister’s Question Time

Followed by Members’ Business

Friday 12 Constituency Constituency

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

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-08211 : Condemns Unpaid Trial Shifts—That the Parliament welcomes the Private Members Bill introduced by Stewart McDonald MP in the House of Commons to ban unpaid trial shifts; considers that this practice infringes workers’ rights and notes calls for it to be stopped; understands that young people are the group most likely to face exploitation; notes the view that, whether permanent work is offered or not, they should be paid for their work during a trial period; commends this bill, and considers that it will make a real difference for people throughout Scotland, including in Strathkelvin and Bearsden, seeking employment.

S5M-08226 Ben Macpherson: Unfair Police Scotland and Fire Service VAT Charges—That the Parliament understands that Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue continue to be the only territorial forces in the UK unable to reclaim VAT; believes that this costs £35 million annually, and has totalled £140 million since 2013; notes what it sees as the detrimental impact that paying this VAT has on frontline services in communities in Northern and Leith and across Scotland; acknowledges the view that the UK Government should change its rules to allow this VAT to be reclaimed, similar to the action that it took to enable Highways England and academy schools to reclaim VAT, and further notes the argument that the UK Government should fully reimburse the reported £140 million taken away from Scotland's frontline emergency services since 2013.

S5M-08256 Kenneth Gibson: Illicit Tobacco Trade in Decline—That the Parliament believes that the illicit tobacco trade poses a genuine health and social concern to the people of Scotland by bypassing important regulations on the sale of a uniquely harmful product; understands that, according to HMRC tobacco tax gap estimates, the number of illicit cigarettes used in the UK has decreased by 76% since 2001, while the volume of illicit hand-rolling tobacco has decreased by 33%; notes that this shrinkage in illicit tobacco consumption comes at a time of increased pricing and regulation, and believes therefore that the claims made by the tobacco industry that regulation fuels illicit trade are simply an unfounded lobbying tool; understands that tobacco lobbyists have used warnings of an increased illicit market to campaign against standardised packaging for tobacco products, despite no evidence of increased illicit consumption when standard packs were introduced in Australia, and therefore notes the view that it should not be distracted from the important business of improving health and wellbeing in Cunninghame North and across Scotland by what it sees as the ill- founded and self-serving scaremongering of those who profit from selling harmful products to the people of Scotland.

S5M-08301 Johann Lamont: St Andrew’s First Aid—That the Parliament acknowledges the campaign by St Andrew’s First Aid, Scotland’s only dedicated national first aid charity, to address the shortage of first aid skills in Scotland and to help save more lives in areas of social deprivation, including in ; understands that the call follows the publication of the Scottish OHCA Data Linkage Project, which looked into survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Scotland; notes that the report indicated that those living in the most deprived areas of the country were twice as likely to have an OHCA as people living in more affluent areas, with 28% against 14%, and that those from the most deprived areas were 43% less likely to survive a cardiac arrest than those from more affluent areas; notes that the report, which was delivered jointly by the University of Edinburgh and the Scottish Government, and supported by the Scottish Ambulance Service and National Services Scotland, found that survival rates in Scotland following OHCA are estimated between just six and eight per cent, with the European average sitting at 10.2%, which puts Scotland among European countries with the lowest survival rates; wishes St Andrew’s First Aid success with its efforts to ensure that people across Scotland are equipped with vital, lifesaving first aid skills, and notes calls on the Scottish Government to recognise the importance of first aid and to support efforts to establish a nation of skilled first-aiders. 5

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S5M-08354 Ben Macpherson: Maintenance of Tenement Communal Property— That the Parliament recognises that a significant proportion of people in Edinburgh and across Scotland live in tenement buildings; believes that the maintenance of communal property, otherwise known as the common parts or “Scheme Property” as defined in the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004, in tenements is essential to the upkeep of the buildings and the standard of living for owner occupiers and tenants; understands with concern that, in many cases, such Scheme Property is in a state of disrepair, degradation or deterioration; believes that current legislation is not consistently fulfilling its intention to encourage owners to establish effective arrangements for managing communal repairs and undertaking maintenance; acknowledges the various potential solutions put forward by groups and individuals in the housing sector to help address this issue, and notes the view that, for the wellbeing of owner occupiers and tenants and to sustain and enhance the country's urban infrastructure and environments, the government should review the situation and consider any legislative changes, new initiatives, enhanced use of existing rules and/or further action by local authorities that could facilitate improved upkeep of Scheme Property.

S5M-08360 Neil Findlay: St John's Children's Ward out-of-hours Closure—That the Parliament notes the outcome of the latest report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health into the St John’s Hospital paediatric service: understands that it identifies that option 1, "a sustainable approach to delivering 24/7 paediatric care at St John’s" is still the preferred option; is concerned with reports that, in July 2017, the ward closed overnight for the third time in five years and that it remains closed, and notes the view that all involved should provide a realistic timetable for the return to a fully- staffed and operational 24/7 service.

S5M-08404 Murdo Fraser: Street Pastors Scotland, 10th Anniversary—That the Parliament recognises the 10th anniversary of Street Pastors Scotland; notes that the initiative was pioneered in London in 2003 by Les Isaac and that, since then, over 14,000 street pastors have been trained, with over 20,000 volunteers now associated with the organisation; understands that, in 2010, the Ascension Trust (Scotland) was launched in the Parliament to take responsibility for the street pastor teams across Scotland; notes that there are around 600 street pastors in 23 Scottish communities, major cities and large and small towns in the Mid Scotland and parliamentary region, as well as in Orkney and Lewis; believes that Street Pastors Scotland put its Christian faith to good use in order to improve community relations and the safety of the night-time economy, and wishes the movement and the street pastors all the best. S5M-08406 : Teaching Political Education—That the Parliament notes with concern the letter sent by the UK Government minister and Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, Chris Heaton-Harris, in which he requested a list of academics teaching about Brexit in universities across the UK, including the University of St Andrews; notes the view that academic freedom must be rigorously defended by all levels of government and notes what it sees as the importance of teaching about political literacy in Scotland's schools, chiefly through Modern Studies in secondaries and Social Studies in primaries, and considers that a population who are taught about the political structures by which they are governed are far more likely to engage in the democratic process.

S5M-08424 Neil Findlay: St John’s Children’s Ward Closed to Out-of-hours Inpatients, Over 100 Days and Counting—That the Parliament notes that the St John’s Hospital children’s ward was closed to out-of-hours inpatients on 7 July 2017 for the third in five years; understands that the latest report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has concluded that the area's population should be served by a 24/7 inpatient service, which it believes reaffirms the college's previous report on this matter; further understands that the closure is due an ongoing failure to recruit the appropriate staff; notes the reports’ findings, including that the exiting staff are exhausted because of the continued pressure to maintain the service with too few colleagues, and notes the view that NHS Lothian and the Scottish Government should set out a clear and realistic timetable for the establishment of a staffing model that will both support the ward and its staff and end a closure that has lasted over 100 days.

S5M-08462 : The Scottish Witch Trials—That the Parliament notes the calls from leading feminists and academics across Scotland for memorials to be created to mark the deaths of the thousands who were brutally tortured and killed under the Witchcraft Act 1563, which was not repealed until 1736; acknowledges that, according to research from the University of Edinburgh, more than 3,800 were accused of witchcraft, 84% of whom were women; understands that they included healers and wise-women, people considered rebellious to the Presbyterian cause, including many Catholics, and others thought of as “different” or even women singled out by rivals during 6

PB/S5/17/164 neighbourhood disputes; notes that they were often tortured to elicit confessions, before being burned at the stake, hanged or strangled; believes that King James VI significantly developed an obsession with the so-called threat posed by witches, even publishing, Daemonologie, which was a tract against the purported evils of witchcraft and other demonic practices, and personally presiding over trials; notes that people were persecuted all across Scotland, with 32% recorded as coming from the Lothians, 12% from Fife, 9% from the Borders, and 14% from Strathclyde and the west, including Margaret Barclay from Irvine, who, in 1618, was strangled and burned at the stake having been found guilty of involvement in a satanic plot believed to have caused the wrecking of the vessel, The Gift of God; understands that Margaret was tortured by having iron bars placed upon her out-stretched legs one at a time until a confession was forced; notes that Sir Walter Scott wrote about this in Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft; welcomes what it sees as the excellent work being carried out by the University of Edinburgh through its Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, which is an electronic resource with an interactive database; regrets that there is neither a large-scale public memorial to the victims nor plaques at sites where people are known to have been held, tortured and tried; understands that many existing memorials are inaccessible, unknown, inappropriate or inaccurate, such as that at Castehill in Edinburgh, which depicts a serpent and a foxglove, wrongly indicating that the people killed had magical powers; believes that the witch trials were a hugely significant part of Scotland history, in particular Scottish women’s history; notes the view that they deserve and require more widespread recognition; considers that this lack of recognition is representative of the wider dearth of visible monuments to Scotland's women and the lack of widespread knowledge of their significant role in many aspects of Scottish, European and world history; understands that, as the Scottish Government does not pay for memorials, a public fundraising campaign would be required to build a memorial and erect plaques, and wishes all involved every success as they strive to raise national awareness of the thousands of people who were tortured and killed during the Scottish witch trials.

S5M-08560 Johann Lamont: The Right to Recover—That the Parliament welcomes the publication of The Right to Recover by NSPCC Scotland; notes that the research looked at children’s access to recovery services after experiences of sexual abuse; understands that, because of the barriers to disclosure, very few children disclose their experiences; acknowledges that this report looks at what help is currently available to the children and young people who do report this, to help them cope and overcome the problems arising from it and to prevent them experiencing further pain; notes that it looked at services in the west of Scotland that offer responsive face-to-face therapeutic support to under-18s, including those who have experienced any form of sexual abuse and/or exploitation, children who have been identified as being at risk and those who might have displayed sexually worrying or harmful behaviour; understands that, in 1992, the provision of therapeutic services to help children recover from sexual abuse was described as "patchy, poor and inadequate", and that a 2008 study of therapeutic provision in Scotland found a similar picture; welcomes the Scottish Government’s awareness of the life-long impact of adverse childhood experiences, the national strategy, Equally Safe, which aims to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls, and the national taskforce that is reviewing services for child and adult victims of sexual crime, and considers that this research provides a missing piece of the jigsaw for ensuring a joined-up child- focused response to sexual violence in Glasgow and across Scotland.

S5M-08564 Edward Mountain: The Caithness Health Action Team—That the Parliament congratulates the Caithness Health Action Team (CHAT) on bringing together the community on 28 October 2017 to support the excellent work carried out by NHS staff, and further congratulates CHAT and the communities of Caithness on highlighting the view that palliative care for terminally-ill people is best kept local, as they could benefit from the support of their community, family and friends.

S5M-08573 : The Outstanding Contribution of Community Groups in Keeping Scotland Beautiful—That the Parliament congratulates the Angus South-based groups, Arbirlot Community Trust, Colourful Carnoustie, Fairlie Good Gardeners and Keptie Friends, which have recently been awarded with certificates of achievement by the Keep Scotland campaign, It’s Your Neighbourhood; notes that this non-competitive initiative has an emphasis on community participation and is a sister programme to Beautiful Scotland, which also supports community groups seeking to improve and develop their area's environment; understands that at least 142 certificates have been awarded to such groups throughout the country to highlight their efforts and encourage progression; commends the amazing enhancement, maintenance and restoration work that has been carried out by the four Angus South groups, and applauds Keep Scotland Beautiful on running various programmes that recognise the incredible volunteers and groups across Scotland, which work tirelessly to ensure that their communities remain beautiful.

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S5M-08594 : Shortage of Specialist Nurses for Rare Conditions—That the Parliament understands that it estimated that there are up to 8,000 rare conditions; believes that, for many of the over 300,000 people in Scotland who are affected by such conditions, they and their families often report experiences of a long wait for a correct diagnosis and/or multiple misdiagnoses; understands that there can be a lack of available information and support; notes reports of people experiencing poor coordination of care and having difficulties accessing ultra-orphan medicines; understands with concern that there is an underprovision of specialist nurses for many people in Lothian and across the country, and acknowledges the view that making more specialist nursing available to people would be of great benefit.

S5M-08676 Alexander Stewart: Disabled and Restricted-mobility Access at Scotland's Railway Stations—That the Parliament acknowledges that many of today’s railway stations were originally designed between Victorian times and pre-Second World War; believes that notwithstanding this, a large number of these still offer extremely poor access to platforms for disabled people and people with prams and buggies; understands that licensed train and station operators are required to have a disabled people's protection policy, which should set out how they aim to protect the interests of disabled people, and that they must provide ramps that are fit for purpose, which should available at all staffed stations for use either at the station or on board the train whether or not assistance has been booked in advance; believes however that, although this regulation is in force at the immediate platform, there are many stations across the country, including in Stirlingshire, Clackmannanshire, Fife, Perthshire and Kinross, which do not have the basic facilities for people with restricted mobility to access the platforms without extreme difficulty; understands that, although train operators must provide, without extra charge, an appropriate alternative accessible service to take disabled passengers to the nearest or most convenient accessible station from where they can continue their journey, this can often be extremely inconvenient for the passenger because of the time that it can take; considers that this mandatory facility also puts great financial and logistical burden on the train operator, and notes the calls for rail operators to look forward and urgently initialise plans to update their stations for disabled people with restricted mobility access, especially in rural locations.

S5M-08686 Alex Neil: Dog Attack Figures—That the Parliament expresses its concern at figures obtained in a recent Clyde News investigation, which reportedly show that, between January and June 2017, 205 children were taken to A&E due to of dog bites; understands that the number of people receiving treatment for dog bites in Scotland has risen from 1,939 in 2015 to 2,027 in 2016; further understands that, in the first six months of 2017, 1,057 children and adults in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area went to hospital after being bitten; believes that these figures are very worrying; notes calls on local authorities to more effectively implement the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, and further notes calls on the Scottish Government to review existing legislation aimed at protecting people from such attacks.

S5M-08767 Alexander Burnett: Accessible Toilet Access Improvements Needed—That the Parliament notes that there are a number of toilets in City and that operate under the National Key Scheme where disabled people can apply for a key that will unlock accessible toilets; believes, however, that many of these are not of public knowledge; notes calls for more to be done to raise awareness of this scheme among disabled people, and for charities and groups in the area to improve the use of the scheme, and considers that more needs to be done to improve accessibility for disabled people to ensure that nothing impedes their ability to take part and enjoy social outings and leisure facilities.

S5M-08775 Rona Mackay: Adoption Week Scotland—That the Parliament welcomes that 20 to 25 November 2017 marks Adoption Week Scotland, which is organised by Adoption UK Scotland and Adoption and Fostering Alliance Scotland and has the theme, We need to talk about adoption; is pleased that the programme includes a roadshow of information events, a national conference and the provision of additional online support and guidance to existing and potential adopters; welcomes in particular the celebratory family event to acknowledge what it sees as the key role that thousands of adoptive families are making all across Scotland, and notes that Members are being encouraged to make some time during the awareness week to talk about adoption, including how it makes a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

S5M-08845 Maurice Corry: 100 Years of Women in the British Armed Forces—That the Parliament notes that 2017 is the centenary of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), which was the first time that women were formally fully enrolled in the armed forces; further notes that more than 57,000 women, including some from the west of Scotland, served in the WAAC from July 1917 till 8

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1921, including some 10,000 in France in a variety of roles, including drivers, clerks, signallers, cooks, bakers, orderlies, waitresses, codebreakers, printers, gardeners, domestics, typists and phone operators; understands that the earliest advocates for the creation of the WAAC, and also the corps' first chief controller and controller, were the Scots, Mona Geddes and Helen Fraser; believes that women form a valued and integral part of the British Armed Forces; welcomes that, since September 2017, every role in the Royal Air Force is now open to women, making it the first branch of the British military to do so, and notes the views that other military branches should follow suit.

S5M-08915 Graham Simpson: Save the Greenbelt—That the Parliament notes the efforts of campaigners fighting to save greenbelt land at Woodhall and Faskine estates in North Lanarkshire from development; considers that greenbelt and greenspaces play an important role in aiding physical and mental health; notes the view that such land should not be given up for development, and commends the Save Woodhall and Faskine group on its efforts to save what it believes is an important area for generations to come.

S5M-08960 : Electric Shock Training Collars in Scotland—That the Parliament understands that a range of experts, including academics, dog behaviourists, trainers and vets, consider the use of electric shock training collars to be both harmful to a dog’s wellbeing and ineffective as training aids; believes that regulating use of these devices would do little to help protect dogs from harm and could create unnecessary bureaucracy; notes that Wales has implemented a ban on their sale and use, and notes the calls urging the Scottish Government to acknowledge that only a complete ban will offer dogs in the West Scotland region and across the country maximum protection, and for it to implement such action swiftly.

S5M-09065 Iain Gray: 10th Anniversary of The Open University’s Young Applicants in Schools Scheme—That the Parliament recognises the 10th anniversary of The Open University’s Young Applicants in Schools Scheme (YASS), which enables sixth year pupils to study university subjects in the classroom; notes that YASS began as a pilot project in the Highlands in 2007 and has since reached more than 6,500 pupils from over 250 schools across Scotland; understands that almost 1,200 pupils are studying with YASS in 2017, including 38 pupils at Preston Lodge High School, Ross High School and Dunbar Grammar School in East Lothian; believes that YASS benefits pupils by giving them a chance to try degree-level study in a familiar environment, building their confidence, self- esteem and aspirations, especially where they lack university-experienced role models, thus widening access to higher education, and assists schools to provide a broader range of subjects as part of their sixth year curriculum, particularly those in remote and rural areas, and sends its best wishes to everyone involved with the scheme this year and in the future.

S5M-09067 Neil Findlay: Cystic Fibrosis and Medicines Access—That the Parliament understands that there are new medicines available to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis, but is concerned that access to these is being delayed until negotiations on a portfolio of new cystic fibrosis drugs is assessed and the New Medicines Review recommendations are implemented, and notes the calls both for all eligible people in Lothian and across the country to have immediate access to these medicines to prevent further decline and for established bodies such as Cystic Fibrosis Trust UK and Cystic Fibrosis Registry to be asked to capture data and assess the real value of these new medicines.

S5M-09167 Emma Harper: Adopt Don't Shop—That the Parliament believes that, while dogs are the most popular companion animals in the UK, they are also a lucrative source of income for many; recognises concerns raised by academics from the University of Sheffield, in Scottish Government- commissioned research, that both the illegal trade in, and irresponsible breeding of, dogs are escalating; understands that central to these concerns are large-scale commercial breeders in Scotland, the illegal trafficking of dogs into the country, including through Cairnryan Port, and the largely uncontrolled third-party online traders, who it considers now dominate the puppy trade; understands that there are currently thousands of dogs situated in rescue centres across Scotland who need homes; notes that reputable shelters are able to assess and support the rehoming of many breeds and ages of dog, and notes the view that anyone considering getting a puppy should adopt from a reputable shelter or rescue centre run by an organisation such as the Scottish SPCA.

S5M-09181 : Restorative Justice Week 2017—That the Parliament notes Restorative Justice Week 2017, which advocates a process to bring victims of crime or conflict into communication with the perpetrators; understands that this enables everyone affected by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive way forward, often including a chance for an apology 9

PB/S5/17/164 to be offered for the ordeal; notes that restorative justice is not an alternative to a criminal trial but an approach that operates alongside the traditional justice system; understands that its benefits include empowering the victim and a reported reduction in reoffending rates; further understands that, after an academic evaluation of three schemes in England, up to 83% of victims offered restorative justice wanted to take part; considers that Scotland has been relatively slow to embrace a similar approach, and notes the calls on the Scottish Government to do more to champion restorative justice processes, including raising public awareness and offering restorative justice to more victims following a wider range of crimes.

S5M-09381 Gail Ross: Adverse Childhood Experiences—That the Parliament notes that in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, and across Scotland, there are still many children who are growing up with adverse childhood experiences (ACE), a term that covers abuse, neglect and household adversity, the effects of which can cause chronic stress responses and have a lasting impact on children as they grow into adults; notes research, which suggests that instances of ACE rise with the level of deprivation that a child is living in; understands that there are no published studies to date of the prevalence specifically of ACE among the general population of Scotland; notes what it sees as the benefits of early intervention and addressing ACE; considers that such an approach has a positive impact on the person as well as society as a whole, and notes the view that, in order to mitigate against these experiences, a greater understanding must be achieved among policy makers and that focus should lie on prevention, resilience and enquiry.

S5M-09384 Liam Kerr: Increasing Awareness of the Work of Veteran Charities in Scotland— That the Parliament recognises the important work undertaken by veteran charities and organisations in Scotland; highlights the difficulty of veterans seeking help for physical or mental health problems, especially within the armed forces community where it believes the culture can make seeking help appear difficult; notes the work of the Aberdeenshire-based military charity, Horseback UK; understands that, for just under 10 years, Horseback UK has helped injured soldiers and veterans using horsemanship skills, and continues to do so today; acknowledges that the purpose behind the charity is to inspire recovery, regain self-esteem and provide a sense of purpose and community to the wounded, injured and sick within the military community; notes that, for the last four years, the charity has taken its knowledge gained from working with veterans to other communities, including activities involving sport and disengaged young people, in order to enable those who have been injured mentally or physically to then help others, after clinical care, and further notes that the charity has developed mentoring programmes to create a sense of community and purpose for those hurt and who now have a real desire to change public perception towards mental health and disability.

S5M-09389 Monica Lennon: Alcohol and Drug-related Deaths—That the Parliament understands that 1,265 alcohol-related deaths, and a record 867 drug-related deaths, were registered in 2016, which were 10% and 23% more respectively than in 2015 and represented a combined annual increase of 276 deaths; notes that of the total 2,132 deaths that year, 715 of the people were under 44; recognises that Scotland’s alcohol death rate is one-and-a-half times that of the rest of the UK and that its drug deaths rate is two-and-a-half times; expresses sympathy to the bereaved families and friends of the people who have died, in so many cases at such a young age; acknowledges that stigma around addiction can make it difficult for people to seek the help they need; believes that alcohol and drug-related deaths are preventable, and notes the view that the refreshing of the alcohol and drug strategies presents unique opportunities to that ensure that an evidence-based approach can be put in place to reduce the number of deaths in Central Scotland and across the country.

S5M-09429 : Great Polish Map of Scotland—That the Parliament welcomes the completion of the restoration of the Great Polish Map of Scotland in Eddleston near Peebles, which is the largest three-dimensional map in the world; notes that the map, a 40 by 50 metre, three- dimensional scale model of Scotland complete with surrounding seas and estuaries, was commissioned in the 1970s by the Polish soldier, Jan Tomasik, who arrived in Scotland during the Second World War, and was constructed by a team led by Dr Kasimierz Trafas before being forgotten for several years until MAPA Scotland launched a restoration project in 2010; further notes that the project has involved dozens of volunteers and has been funded by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, the European LEADER Fund, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Polish Foreign Ministry and other organisations, as well as donations from the public; congratulates MAPA Scotland on its success in creating what will prove to be a major landmark in Scotland’s cultural offering for tourists and locals alike, and considers that the restoration over many years is testament to the determination and to what can be achieved in preserving Scotland’s heritage by dedicated volunteers in Eddleston, across the Borders and Midlothian and elsewhere in Scotland. 10

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

Date MSP Party Subject 07/06/16 SNP Celebrating Glasgow’s Third Sector 08/06/16 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 15/06/16 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 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 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 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 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 SNP Celebrating Flexible Working Practices 22/11/16 Maurice Corry CON 100th Anniversary of Erskine 23/11/16 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 LAB World AIDS Day 2016 01/12/16 SNP Small Business Saturday 06/12/16 Johann Lamont LAB Care Tax in Scotland 07/12/16 SNP Paisley for City of Culture 2021 08/12/16 CON Doon Valley Boxing Club 13/12/16 Fulton MacGregor SNP Walk This Way at Dunbeth Park 14/12/16 SNP Scotland’s Climate Targets 11

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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 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 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 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 CON LGBT History Month Scotland 2017 22/02/17 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 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 27/04/17 Neil Findlay LAB Flawed Airport Consultation 02/05/17 John Finnie GRN Ship-to-ship Oil Transfers in the 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

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Date MSP Party Subject 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 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 30/06/17 Jackie Baillie LAB Vale of Leven Hospital GP Out-of-hours Services 31/06/17 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 CON 25th Anniversary of the Borders Talking Newspaper 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 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 13

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Date MSP Party Subject 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

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Party SNP CONLAB GRN LD TOTAL

Frequency (no) 77 36 30 5 5 153

Frequency % 50.32 23.53 19.61 3.27 3.27 100

BUSINESS MOTION

Date of Lodging: 12 December 2017 Short Title: Business Motion Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees—

(a) the following programme of business—

Tuesday 19 December 2017

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

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5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 20 December 2017

1.15 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

1.15 pm Members’ Business

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform; Rural Economy and Connectivity followed by Ministerial Statement: Publication of the Scottish Energy Strategy followed by Ministerial Statement: The Ferry Services Procurement Policy Review followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 21 December 2017

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions

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12.45 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 9 January 2018

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 10 January 2018

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Justice and the Law Officers; Culture, Tourism and External Affairs followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 11 January 2018

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions followed by Members’ Business

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

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5.00 pm Decision Time and (b) that, in relation to First Minister’s Questions on 21 December, in rule 13.6.2, insert at end “and may provide an opportunity for Party Leaders or their representatives to question the First Minister”.

BUSINESS MOTION

Date of Lodging: 12 December 2017 Short Title: Business Motion Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 19 January 2018.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

APPROVAL OF SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1. The relevant lead committees have recommended that the following instruments be approved by the Parliament. Under Rule 10.6.5, the Bureau is required to lodge the following motions—

Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees that the following instruments be approved—

First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland) Regulations 2018 [draft];

First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 2018 [draft];

First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Health and Education Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 [draft];

First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Charity Appeals Cases and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 [draft]; and

Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorities) Amendment Order 2018 [draft].

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

Background to the Instruments

The Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 created a new, simplified statutory framework for tribunals in Scotland, bringing existing jurisdictions together and providing a structure for new ones. The Act created two new tribunals, the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland. The Upper Tribunal hears appeals on decisions of the chambers of the First-tier Tribunal.

The First-tier Tribunal comprises a number of specialist Chambers. Additional Chambers will be created and it is planned that the functions of the remaining devolved tribunals will be transferred into the new structure over the coming years using delegated powers.

First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland) Regulations 2018 [draft]

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Purpose 3. The regulations transfer into the Scottish Tribunals the existing functions of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland (ASNTS). Upon transfer the ASNTS will be abolished and first decisions will be heard in the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, Health and Education Chamber (First-tier Tribunal) with onward appeals to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Upper Tribunal). The regulations also set out transitional arrangements for the handling of cases during transfer.

Consideration by committee 4. The instrument was considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 5 December 2017. It was agreed to without dissent. The Committee published its report on 7 December 2017.

First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 2018 [draft]

Purpose 5. The regulations transfer into the Scottish Tribunals the existing functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel (SCAP) in so far as practicable. Upon transfer the SCAP will be abolished and first decisions will be heard in the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, General Regulatory Chamber (First-tier Tribunal) with onward appeals to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Upper Tribunal). 4. The regulations also set out transitional arrangements for the handling of cases during transfer.

Consideration by committee 6. The instrument was considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 5 December 2017. It was agreed to without dissent. The Committee published its report on 7 December 2017.

First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Health and Education Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 [draft]

Purpose 7. The Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 allows the Scottish Ministers to determine the composition of the First tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal when convened to decide any matter in a case before it. The regulations set out the composition of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Health and Education Chamber (First-tier Tribunal) when hearing cases. The intent is to replicate the existing composition for cases when they are heard in the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland.

8. The regulations specify an exception to the general composition in cases where a legal member sitting alone may decide whether a child over the age of 12 has capacity to

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exercise their rights under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 on their own behalf.

9. The regulations also set out the composition of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Upper Tribunal) hearing appeals or referrals from the First-tier Tribunal. The intent is to replicate the existing procedure of cases being heard in the Court of Session. Appeals will be heard in the Upper Tribunal, by Court of Session judges.

Consideration by committee 10. The instrument was considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 5 December 2017. It was agreed to without dissent. The Committee published its report on 7 December 2017.

First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Charity Appeals Cases and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 [draft]

Purpose 11. The regulations set out the composition of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber (First-tier Tribunal) when hearing Charity Appeals cases. The intent is to replicate the existing composition for cases when they are heard in the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel. Cases will be heard by three members, one of whom will be a chairing (legal) member. The other two members will either be two legal members, two ordinary members or a legal and an ordinary member.

12. The regulations also set out the composition of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Upper Tribunal) hearing appeals or referrals from the First-tier Tribunal for Charity Appeals cases. The intent is to replicate the existing procedure of cases when heard in the Court of Session.

Consideration by committee 13. The instrument was considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 5 December 2017. It was agreed to without dissent. The Committee published its report on 7 December 2017.

Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorities) Amendment Order 2018 [draft]

Purpose 14. The Order amends the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) to add the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (“the Scottish Tribunals”) to its schedule as authorities that are listed for the purposes of the Act.

15. Currently a number of tribunals are listed in the 2011 Act which are due to transfer to the Scottish Tribunals under provisions set out in the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014. As the tribunals are transferred their listing is deleted because the tribunal is abolished

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upon transfer. This means that the 2011 Act no longer applies to these jurisdictions. To rectify this an amendment requires to be made to add the Scottish Tribunals as listed authorities.

Consideration by committee 16. The instrument was considered by the Justice Committee at its meeting on 5 December 2017. It was agreed to without dissent. The Committee published its report on 7 December 2017.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

REFERRAL OF DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR THE LICENSING OF FUNFAIRS (SCOTLAND) BILL

1. A draft proposal for the Licensing of Funfairs (Scotland) Bill was lodged on 30 November 2017 by Richard Lyle MSP.

2. The proposal is for a Bill to exempt travelling funfairs from public entertainment licensing requirements and to create a distinct new licensing system for travelling funfairs in Scotland.

3. The draft proposal is accompanied by a consultation document.

4. In terms of Standing Orders (Rule 9.14.5), the Parliamentary Bureau is required to refer the draft proposal to a committee (or committees) within whose remit(s) the subject-matter falls. This referral is for information only – there is no expectation that the committee will scrutinise or report on the draft proposal at this stage.

5. The proposal falls within the remit of the following committee—

Committee Remit Local Government and To consider and report on communities, housing, Communities local government, planning and regeneration matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities

6. The proposal is clearly within the remit of the Local Government and Communities Committee as it proposes removing funfairs from the current licensing requirements and establishing a new bespoke licensing system that would still be operated at local authority level.

Recommendation

7. The Bureau is invited to refer the draft proposal for the Licensing of Funfairs (Scotland) Bill to the Local Government and Communities Committee.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

REFERRAL OF DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR THE PROPOSED REGULATION OF PRIVATELY-OPERATED CAR PARKS (SCOTLAND) BILL

1. A draft proposal for the proposed Regulation of Privately-Operated Car Parks (Scotland) Bill was lodged on 7 December 2017 by Murdo Fraser MSP. The proposal is for a bill to regulate the provision of, and charging for, privately-operated car parking in Scotland.

2. The draft proposal is accompanied by a consultation document.

3. In terms of Standing Orders (Rule 9.14.5), the Parliamentary Bureau is required to refer the draft proposal to a committee (or committees) within whose remit(s) the subject-matter falls. This referral is for information only – there is no expectation the committee will scrutinise or report on the draft proposal at this stage.

4. The proposal falls within the remit of the following committee—

Committee Remit Rural Economy and To consider and report on matters falling within Connectivity the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity.

5. The Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity’s and, therefore, the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee’s, remit includes transport.

Recommendation

6. The Bureau is invited to refer the draft proposal for the proposed Regulation of Privately-Operated Car Parks (Scotland) Bill to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

REFERRAL OF A BILL AT STAGE 1: PLANNING (SCOTLAND) BILL

Introduction

1. The Planning (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Parliament on 4 December 2017 by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities, MSP. Discussion 2. This Bill makes substantial changes to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, predominately in regard to: preparation of plans and improvements in their implementation; decision-making powers and the process of appeals; and adjustments to planning provisions. In particular, the Bill removes provisions in relation to strategic development plans and introduces a new infrastructure levy. These are all part of a wider programme of reforms to the planning system.

3. The Bill deals with a matter of planning, which is within the responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities. The remit of the Local Government and Communities Committee is, therefore, engaged. No other Committee remit is engaged. Recommendation 4. The Bureau is invited to agree to refer the Planning (Scotland) Bill to the Local Government and Communities Committee, under Rule 9.6.1, for consideration at Stage 1.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

TIMETABLING OF A BILL AT STAGE 1

Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill – extension to timetable at Stage 1

1. On 26 September 2017, the Parliament agreed to extend the deadline for consideration at Stage 1 of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill to 22 December 2017.

2. At its meeting on 5 December, the Justice Committee decided that it requires more time to agree and publish its report on the general principles of the Bill. It is therefore seeking a further extension to the Stage 1 deadline.

3. The Bureau is invited to recommend to the Parliament that the deadline for consideration of the Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 19 January 2018.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

TIMETABLING OF A BILL AT STAGE 1

Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill – timetable at Stage 1

Introduction

1. On 6 September 2017, the Parliament agreed that consideration of the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be completed by 22 December 2017.

2. The Presiding Officer has received the attached letter from the Convener of the Education and Skills Committee which seeks a revision to the deadline, replacing the earlier resolution of Parliament.

Background

3. The Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) was introduced in the Parliament on 19 June 2017 and was referred by Bureau to the Education and Skills Committee for consideration at Stage 1.

4. The Parliament is not required to set a deadline for consideration of a Bill. However, as stated in paragraph 2.39 of the Parliament’s Guidance on Public Bills1 the Bureau "normally proposes to the Parliament a timescale within which Stage 1 should be completed". Deadlines are generally set to ensure that the legislative process is kept moving along. On a practical level, they are usually agreed between the committees and the relevant Government bill teams before a request is made to the Bureau.

5. On 6 September, the Parliament, on a motion of the Bureau, agreed that the deadline for completion of Stage 1 of this Bill should be 22 December.

The Bill and a Code of Practice

6. Following the judgement of the Supreme Court in an appeal case brought by the Christian Institute and others, the Bill was introduced to ensure that the information sharing provisions of Parts 4 and 5 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 are in accordance with the law.

7. The Bill consists of four sections and includes provision for a Code of Practice about the provision of information by persons exercising functions under the Act.

8. In a letter to the Education Secretary in November 2017, the Committee said the majority of members “do not consider that they are able to make a decision on whether to recommend that the general principles of the bill be approved at Stage 1

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until the Scottish Government has provided the Committee with an authoritative draft of the code”. The Committee has been advised by the Scottish Government that a likely timescale for the production of an authoritative draft of the Code is September 2018.

Timetable at Stage 1

9. At its meeting on 6 December, the Education and Skills Committee considered its approach to a Stage 1 report. George Adam MSP proposed that the Committee should produce a Stage 1 report at this stage of the Committee's scrutiny of the Bill. The proposal was disagreed to by division. proposed that the Committee should extend the period of Stage 1 scrutiny to provide the Committee with the opportunity to scrutinise a draft Code of Practice alongside the Bill. The proposal was agreed to by division.

10. The letter from the Convener of the Committee seeking a review of the existing deadline is attached to this paper. Given the uncertainty as to exactly when the Code will be available and how much time the Committee will require to undertake further scrutiny, the Committee's preference would be for the current date to be removed and not to be replaced until it is clearer when it will be in a position to report at Stage 1.

11. Although this is an unusual approach, there is no procedural reason why the Bureau could not take this course of action. The motion set out below would achieve this.

12. An alternative approach would be to extend the deadline for a defined period and make further extensions as necessary. If the Bureau was to take this approach, it is proposed that the Education and Skills Committee would be consulted on what would be a suitable timescale.

Recommendation

13. A draft motion, for consideration of the Bureau, is set out below—

Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau—That the Parliament agrees that the deadline of 22 December 2017 for consideration of the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 no longer applies.

14. The Bureau is invited to consider to consider its approach to revising the deadline currently in place for completion of Stage 1 consideration of the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill.

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ANNEXE

Letter to the Presiding Officer from the Convener of the Education and Skills Committee

I am writing to you in your capacity as the Chair of the Parliamentary Bureau on behalf of the Education and Skills Committee. The Committee agreed, by division, at its meeting yesterday to seek an extension to its Stage 1 deadline for the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill to enable the Committee to consider a draft Code of Practice alongside the Bill.

The Committee has been advised by the Scottish Government that a likely timescale for the production of an authoritative draft of the Code is September 2018. Once the Committee has a draft, the Committee would then seek evidence on the Code from stakeholders. Given the uncertainty as to exactly when the Code will be available and how much time the Committee will require to undertake further scrutiny, the Committee did not agree a specific date for a revised Stage 1 deadline. The Committee is effectively seeking to replace the existing deadline with a resolution of Parliament that enables sufficient time for this scrutiny to take place. Indeed members questioned whether procedurally the Committee was required to request a specific date to the Bureau for its consideration. The Committee's preference would be for the current date agreed by resolution of Parliament to be removed and not to be replaced until it is clearer when the Committee will be in a position to report at Stage 1.

I note that 2.39 of the Public, Private and Hybrid Bills Guidance states that the Bureau "normally proposes to the Parliament a timescale within which Stage 1 should be completed" which suggests there are situations where it would not set a deadline. However, I also appreciate that, given there is already a resolution of Parliament setting a deadline of 22 December, the Bureau may consider that this requires to be replaced by a further resolution of Parliament specifying a particular date. Please let me know if the Bureau considers that a particular date is procedurally required and, if so, whether the Bureau's preference is for the Committee to stipulate such a date. Should a revised date be set, the Committee may then seek a further extension to this deadline in due course once there is more certainty as to when a draft code of practice will be produced.

I should be grateful if the Bureau could give consideration to this matter. I appreciate this is unusual procedural territory and if I can offer any further information that would aid the Bureau's deliberations please do not hesitate to contact me. More context on the Committee's decision, by division, to extend Stage 1 is set out in its letters to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (attached).

Yours sincerely

James Dornan Convener

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