BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 35/2014 Thursday 27 February 2014

Summary of Today’s Business

Meetings of Committees

9.00 am Standards, Procedures and Public Committee Room 6 Appointments Committee 10.00 am European and External Relations Committee Room 1 Committee ______

Meeting of the Parliament

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister‘s Questions 12.30 pm Members‘ Business – S4M-08985 Richard Baker: Unite‘s Back Home Safe Campaign 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Stage 1 Debate: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill followed by Financial Resolution: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time

For full details of today’s business, see Section A. For full details of the future business, see sections B and C. ______

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 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

Business Bulletin: Thursday 27 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.

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 3rd Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 9.00 am in Committee Room 6 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its consideration of draft reports on Hybrid Bills and on Standing Order rule changes on EU Rules and the next steps for, and a draft report on, its inquiry into Lobbying should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 3. Inquiry into lobbying: The Committee will take evidence from— Juliet Swann, Campaigns and Research Officer, Electoral Reform Society; Michael Clancy, Director of Law Reform, and Brian Simpson, Law Reform Officer, Law Society of Scotland; David Robb, Chief Executive, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator; and then from— Robin McAlpine, Director, Jimmy Reid Foundation; Professor Raj Chari, Department of Political Science, Trinity College Dublin; Professor Susan Deacon, Assistant Principal, Corporate Engagement, University of Edinburgh. 4. Scotland Act 2012 - finance changes: The Committee will consider a note by the Clerk. 5. Inquiry into procedures for considering legislation: The Committee will consider its approach to the next stage of its inquiry. 6. Inquiry into lobbying (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 7. EU Rules (in private): The Committee will consider a note by the Clerk.

3 European and External Relations Committee 6th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1 1. The Scottish Government’s proposals for an independent Scotland: membership of the European Union (in private): The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry. Not before 10.15 am 2. Declaration of interests: Alex Rowley will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 3. The Scottish Government’s proposals for an independent Scotland: membership of the European Union: The Committee will take evidence, in a video conference, from— Dara Murphy TD, Vice-Chair, Timmy Dooley TD, Eric Byrne, TD, and Sean Crowe, TD, Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Union Affairs. 4. The Scottish Government’s proposals for an independent Scotland: membership of the European Union (in private): The Committee will considered the evidence heard during the meeting.

4 Meeting of the Parliament

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

1. Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Government how junior doctors‘ hours are regulated. (S4O-02947)

2. John Scott: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle the supply and use of new psychoactive substances. (S4O-02948)

3. Claire Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure the highest standards of inspections in care homes. (S4O-02949)

4. Duncan McNeil: To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs last met the Chief Executive of Creative Scotland. (S4O- 02950)

5. Willie Coffey: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Ayrshire and Arran and what matters were discussed. (S4O-02951)

6. Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on abolishing so-called slipper farming. (S4O-02952)

7. Mark Griffin: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with bus service operators. (S4O-02953)

8. Malcolm Chisholm: To ask the Scottish Government what powers it has to ensure the dredging of rivers where it is appropriate. (S4O-02954)

9. James Kelly: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Housing Regulator. (S4O-02955)

10. Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Government when it believes urban air quality will reach the specified Scottish and European standards. (S4O-02956)

12.00 pm First Minister‘s Questions

1. Johann Lamont: To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day. (S4F-01907)

2. Ruth Davidson: To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister. (S4F-01905)

3. Jim Eadie: To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is providing to foodbanks in order to help tackle the impact of UK welfare reforms. (S4F-01908)

5 4. Roderick Campbell: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government‘s position is on the recent increase in reported incidents of rape. (S4F-01916)

5. Ken Macintosh: To ask the First Minister, in light of the evidence given by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing at the Public Audit Committee on 19 February 2014, how long confidentiality clauses have been included automatically in NHS settlement agreements. (S4F-01917)

6. Chic Brodie: To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will ensure that all sectors of sport are equipped to handle cardiac arrests by participants. (S4F- 01906)

12.30 pm Members‘ Business

Debate on the subject of—

S4M-08985 Richard Baker: Unite’s Back Home Safe Campaign—That the Parliament welcomes the launch by Unite the Union of the campaign, Back Home Safe, which calls for immediate improvements to the safety of offshore flight; understands that, following the tragic fatal North Sea helicopter crash in August 2013, the union carried out an extensive consultation with its members in Aberdeen and across Scotland, and with others in the offshore workforce, the outcome of which suggested that over half of the workers are not confident in offshore helicopter flight safety; believes that workers on North Sea installations are taking an active role in supporting the campaign, which calls for improvements to be made in a number of areas, including increased investment to create a larger offshore fleet, changes to the internal seat configuration of the helicopters and the compulsory fitting of internal emergency lighting, and notes both the calls for the industry and Scottish Government to engage fully with the union to help ensure that these measures are implemented and for an independent commission to be set up to examine the issue of helicopter safety.

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Stage 1 Debate: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill

S4M-09160 Kenny MacAskill: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill.

The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendment

S4M-09160.1 Margaret Mitchell: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill—As an amendment to motion S4M-09160

6 in the name of Kenny MacAskill (Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill), insert at end ―but, in so doing, calls on the Scottish Government to lodge an amendment at stage 2 to remove the provisions abolishing the general requirement for corroboration.‖ followed by Financial Resolution: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill

S4M-09149 John Swinney: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution—That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill, agrees to any expenditure of a kind referred to in Rule 9.12.3(b) of the Parliament‘s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act. followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

S4M-09065 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Committee Membership—That the Parliament agrees that Mary Scanlon be appointed to replace Liz Smith as a member of the Education and Culture Committee.

S4M-09172 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Substitution on Committees—That the Parliament agrees that—

Patricia Ferguson be appointed to replace Neil Bibby as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the European and External Relations Committee; and

Liz Smith be appointed to replace Mary Scanlon as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee.

5.00 pm Decision Time

Business Bulletin: Thursday 27 February 2014 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 26 February Tuesday 4 March 2014

2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Responding to Welfare Reform followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Deep Sea Mining Bill – UK Legislation followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business – S4M-08835 Claudia Beamish: Thirsting for Justice (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Friday 24 January 2014)

Wednesday 5 March 2014

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Rural Affairs and the Environment; Justice and the Law Officers (for text of questions see Section D) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Update on Delivering the 2020 Vision in NHS Scotland followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members‘ Business – S4M-08894 Linda Fabiani: Marie Curie‘s 2014 Great Daffodil Appeal (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Friday 31 January 2014)

Thursday 6 March 2014

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D)

12.00 pm First Minister‘s Questions

12.30 pm Members‘ Business – S4M-09000 George Adam: Scotland‘s First Year as a Fair Trade Nation (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 17 February 2014)

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: Maximising the Opportunities for Scotland from District Heating and Decarbonising the Heat System followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 11 March 2014

2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Tribunals (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business

Wednesday 12 March 2014

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Health and Wellbeing followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business

Thursday 13 March 2014

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 Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Business Bulletin: Thursday 27 February 2014 Section D – Oral Questions

Portfolio Questions selected for answer on 05 March 2014

Rural Affairs and the Environment

1. John Finnie: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that environmental legislation and guidelines do not have a disproportionately negative impact on the species, homo sapiens. (S4O-02957)

2. Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on implementing the recommendations of the Scottish Dairy Review: "Ambition 2025". (S4O-02958)

3. Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Government to what extent it considers Scotland‘s farmers are being disadvantaged by Scotland remaining part of the UK. (S4O-02959)

4. Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government what the implications for the marine environment and marine industries are of the delay to the National Marine Plan. (S4O-02960)

5. Joan McAlpine: To ask the Scottish Government what benefits independence could bring to the forestry industry. (S4O-02961)

6. Christina McKelvie: To ask the Scottish Government what actions it has taken to help protect householders living near rivers from flooding. (S4O-02962)

7. Anne McTaggart: To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to tackle air pollution in Glasgow. (S4O-02963)

8. Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with local authorities following the recent incidents of flooding. (S4O-02964)

9. Jim Hume: [Not Lodged]

10. Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Government how it supports local authorities with a high proportion of tenement housing to improve recycling in those areas. (S4O-02966)

Justice and the Law Officers

1. Jim Eadie: [Not Lodged]

2. Colin Keir: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to bring forward proposals regarding the regulation of taxis and private hires. (S4O-02968)

3. Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Scottish Government what specialist Police Scotland facilities are based in Fife. (S4O-02969)

4. Mark Griffin: To ask the Scottish Government whether Police Scotland has informed the Cabinet Secretary for Justice of the number of respondents to the consultation on public counter services. (S4O-02970)

5. Mike MacKenzie: To ask the Scottish Government what the latest figures are for crimes involving the handling of offensive weapons. (S4O-02971)

6. Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Government how the justice system works with ASSIST to support victims of domestic abuse. (S4O-02972)

7. Alex Fergusson: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. (S4O-02973)

8. Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the introduction of a requirement for local authorities to investigate allegations of harassment or unlawful eviction. (S4O-02974)

9. David Torrance: [Not Lodged]

10. Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Government what impact the proposed abolition of honorary sheriffs will have on access to justice in rural and island areas. (S4O-02976)

General Questions selected for answer on 06 March 2014

1. Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the procurement process and construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. (S4O-02977)

2. Malcolm Chisholm: To ask the Scottish Government what support it can give to the campaign for a Leith museum. (S4O-02978)

3. Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the inquiry by the UK Parliament‘s Public Administration Select Committee on the impartiality of civil servants in relation to the independence referendum. (S4O-02979)

4. Christian Allard: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to meet elected representatives from France and, if so, when. (S4O-02980)

5. Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prevent further closures of the A83 because of landslips. (S4O-02981)

6. Duncan McNeil: To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing last met the Chief Executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what was discussed. (S4O-02982)

7. Jackie Baillie: [Not Lodged]

8. Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on reducing the transmission and access charges to the grid for marine and islands renewable energy. (S4O-02984)

9. Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the findings of its review of the guidance on the administration of the Educational Maintenance Allowance. (S4O-02985)

10. Graeme Dey: To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government on defence in an independent Scotland. (S4O-02986)

Business Bulletin: Thursday 27 February 2014 Section E – Written questions lodged on 26 February 2014

Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Government in order to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament.

Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".

S4W-19934 Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government what the waiting time is to see a specialist for people who present symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.

S4W-19935 Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its response to the Health and Sport Committee‘s Report on Inquiry into the Regulation of Care for Older People, when a review of National Care Standards will take place.

S4W-19936 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what the level of uptake is of free eye tests, broken down by age group.

S4W-19937 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging the uptake of free eye tests.

S4W-19938 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government, in the event of independence, what plans it has to align Scotland with EU standards under directives 2009/113/EC and 2006/126/EC to (a) improve eyesight testing standards for drivers and (b) legislate so that professional eye testing is carried out at the time of taking a driving test.

S4W-19940 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how many road accidents are caused by poor vision and how such accidents are recorded.

S4W-19941 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how decisions are taken on the use of messaging on motorway gantry signs and what plans it has to use such messaging to encourage drivers to have regular eye tests.

S4W-19942 Jayne Baxter: To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the findings of its financial review of kinship care.

S4W-19943 Jayne Baxter: To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the revised capital costs associated with the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill.

S4W-19944Δ Graeme Dey: To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the remit, scope and structure of the Wild Fisheries Review.

S4W-19945 Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Government what the physical ill health criteria are for excusal from jury service.

S4W-19946 Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms there are for people to apply to be permanently excused from jury service because of (a) chronic and (b) incurable physical ill health.

S4W-19947 Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-19755 by Keith Brown on 26 February 2014, whether it will provide the information requested.

S4W-19952 John Finnie: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011.

S4W-19953 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Government how many times the 17:26 train from Edinburgh to Dunblane has been reduced to two carriages in each of the last three years, and how many times this has led to the operator being fined.

S4W-19954 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Government how many times the 07:20 train from Dunblane to Edinburgh has been reduced to three carriages in each of the last three years, and how many times this has led to the operator being fined.

S4W-19955 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings of the report by PricewaterhouseCoopers into whether there had been sufficient learning at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde from child major incident reviews and also concerns relating to NHS Ayrshire and Arran in this regard, whether it will invite Health Improvement Scotland to undertake similar reviews in all NHS boards.

S4W-19956 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Government what savings it anticipates in the medicines budget in each of the next five years as a result of (a) the introduction of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme agreement in January 2014 and (b) branded products coming out of patent and becoming available as generic products.

S4W-19957 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Government how the rare diseases fund will be affected by the new processes for Scottish Medicines Consortium approval of orphan and ultra-orphan medicines.

S4W-19958 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage uplift is for each NHS board based on the NHSScotland Resource Allocation Committee distribution.

Business Bulletin: Thursday 27 February 2014 Section F – Motions and Amendments

Motions and amendments are normally printed the day after they are lodged. If an amendment is lodged to a motion then the original motion will appear alongside the amendment, along with any support lodged that day, in this section.

Each Monday, this section also contains all motions and amendments lodged the previous week that are still live and any motions and amendments that have been lodged for debate in the coming week. A motion or amendment is live if it has not been debated, withdrawn or otherwise deleted from the list.

Where a motion or amendment has been withdrawn, it is indicated in this section the day after it has been withdrawn. Support for motions and amendments received after they are lodged is shown at the end of this section the day after such support is received.

Motions and amendments can be published with various symbols:

 Asterisks before the motion or amendment number indicate a motion or amendment published for the first time;

 Asterisks also identify alterations to the text of a motion or amendment made since it was first published;

 A hash symbol identifies motions eligible for debate at Members’ Business;

 A diamond symbol identifies motions lodged for Members’ Business that have not yet attracted the required cross-party support;

 An "R", identifies motions or amendments in which the Member who lodged it has a registrable interest.

The Parliamentary Bureau periodically deletes motions or amendments not scheduled for debate and which are over six weeks old.

A search facility is also available on the Scottish Parliament web site at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Any questions in relation to this section should be directed to the Chamber Desk, for which contact details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

New and altered motions and amendments

*S4M-09172 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Substitution on Committees—That the Parliament agrees that—

Patricia Ferguson be appointed to replace Neil Bibby as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the European and External Relations Committee; and

Liz Smith be appointed to replace Mary Scanlon as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee.

*S4M-09171 John Finnie: Excellent Maternity Care at Raigmore—That the Parliament congratulates Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and its staff on the recent results of the Scottish Maternity Care Survey, which found that the maternity care provided was "excellent"; understands that the survey was sent to over 190 women who gave birth in Raigmore Hospital in February and March 2013 and had a 53% response rate; notes that over 95% of the respondents rated the advice and support during labour as excellent/good, while antenatal care services were found by 97% to be excellent/good, and believes that this survey demonstrates that Raigmore Hospital is delivering the top quality care expected of the NHS.

Supported by: Roderick Campbell*, Jean Urquhart*

*S4M-09169 Bruce Crawford: St Modan’s High School Wins Football Award— That the Parliament congratulates the achievement of St Modan‘s High School in Stirling on being awarded the Lloyd‘s TSB School of the Month for December 2013; notes that the award recognises exceptional primary and secondary schools participating in national football competitions; further notes that St Modan‘s High School received the award due to its high levels of participation for both boys and girls in a range of age groups in these competitions; congratulates Craig Johnstone, who oversees football at St Modan‘s, for his appreciated contributions; commends Kieran Campbell, a pupil at the school, on his achievement of being named in the TSB Under-18 squad that represents Scotland in the upcoming Centenary Shield campaign, and wishes luck to the Scotland team, which faces Northern Ireland at East Fife‘s Bayview Stadium on 6 March in its opening fixture.

Supported by: Angus MacDonald*, Roderick Campbell*, Stuart McMillan*, Jamie Hepburn*, Mike MacKenzie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Adam Ingram*, Liz Smith*, Joan McAlpine*, Chic Brodie*

*S4M-09168 Sarah Boyack: Congratulating the Pilton Equalities Project on 25 Years of Dedicated Service—That the Parliament congratulates the Pilton Equalities Project (PEP) on reaching a 25-year milestone in 2014; acknowledges what it considers PEP‘s outstanding work in the north of Edinburgh, providing key services for older people and other vulnerable adults in the community, including people with dementia; recognises the range of groups and services that PEP provides seven days a week, including lunch groups, mental health support, volunteering opportunities and shopping trips to various outlets across Edinburgh; commends PEP for its accessible transport provision service, which enables many

older people and other vulnerable adults in the north of Edinburgh to remain socially active in the community and reduce isolation; considers that community transport plays a pivotal role in the health and wellbeing of people, allowing many to remain as independent as possible and to engage in social groups with their peers; further commends PEP for what it considers its innovative lifelong learning opportunities and acknowledges its dedication to providing classes on a range of topics, including IT, literacy, numeracy, exercise, home care training and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) lessons; understands that the programmes are tailored to suit the needs of participants, and thanks all those who have been involved in PEP over the years for their hard work, dedication and professionalism.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn*

*S4M-09167 James Dornan: Uganda’s Anti-homosexuality Law—That the Parliament expresses its deep regret at the passing of the anti-homosexuality act in Uganda, which it understands can lead to gay men and women being given a life sentence; believes that this is a regressive step for Uganda to take and expresses its concern for gay men and women in Uganda living in fear as a result of this law; further expresses its horror that a tabloid newspaper in Uganda has "exposed" the names of 200 men and women believed to be gay and abhors such a move, which it considers will lead to widespread fear and alarm among Uganda‘s LGBT people; further believes that the UK Government must make clear that asylum will be offered to anyone whose life is in danger as a result, and would welcome the opportunity to tell Scotland‘s story on gay and lesbian equality, and the many benefits that it brings to modern Scottish society, to Ugandan officials during the Commonwealth Games.

Supported by: John Finnie*, Joan McAlpine*, Annabelle Ewing*, Jean Urquhart*, Chic Brodie*, Patrick Harvie*, Adam Ingram*, Angus MacDonald*, Christina McKelvie*, David Torrance*, Stuart McMillan*, Roderick Campbell*, Jamie Hepburn*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*

*S4M-09166 Bill Kidd: Making Dreams Come True—That the Parliament congratulates the West of Scotland Deaf Children‘s Society on its performance of the musical play, The Dreamer, showing the world that deaf children can be involved in a music and drama performance; considers that the hard work and dedication displayed by the children and the volunteers who organised the performance made musical dreams come true and proved that there are no barriers to deaf children participating in the arts; recognises the efforts of The Symphony of Dreams Charitable Trust, which provided the children with music and dance lessons that made the dream of the children come true, and commends the Evening Times, the Hugh Fraser Foundation, L.A.M. Productions and Vortex Events, whose generous charitable donations made the performance possible.

Supported by: Angus MacDonald*, Stuart McMillan*, Roderick Campbell*, Jamie Hepburn*, Jackson Carlaw*, Annabelle Ewing*, Kevin Stewart*, Liam McArthur*, Joan McAlpine*, Chic Brodie*, Jean Urquhart*, Jenny Marra*

*S4M-09165 Jean Urquhart: Scottish Socialist Voice Forum, 8 March 2014—That the Parliament notes that the Scottish Socialist Voice will host a forum at New College in Edinburgh on 8 March 2014 entitled, Yes Beyond Salmond: Why

Supporting Independence Doesn‘t Make You a Nationalist; understands that this will be its second such forum, the first of which examined the white paper on independence; welcomes what it sees as the development of events that articulate views on independence outwith those of the bigger political parties; considers that the panel, which includes representatives from Labour for Independence, the Scottish Green Party, the Scottish Socialist Party, the Radical Independence movement and the former Labour and SNP MP, Jim Sillars, demonstrate the broad spectrum of progressive opinion in favour of independence; believes that it is important that the electorate does not base its decision at the referendum on their views of any individual, including the First Minister and the Prime Minister, but on the visions of the future laid out by both campaigns; considers that a positive, progressive vision of Scotland is more compelling than the neo-liberal and isolationist world view of the UK establishment, particularly for people it sees as having been disproportionately affected by the UK Government‘s welfare reforms, and encourages people who feel alienated or disengaged from the status quo to engage with the referendum debate.

Supported by: John Finnie*

*S4M-09164 Mary Fee: Scotland Protest against Uganda Anti-gay Law—That the Parliament notes with concern the passing of the Ugandan anti-gay law, which was signed into law on 24 February 2014 by the Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, which punishes LGBT people with up to life imprisonment for acts of "aggravated homosexuality", criminalises the "promotion" and "recognition"‗ of same-sex relationships, and makes it a crime not to report LGBT people to the police; further notes with concern that a Ugandan tabloid newspaper, Red Pepper, published a list of over 200 people who self-identify as LGBT and has in effect put their lives in danger; understands that the Equality Network has organised a national, peaceful protest at the Mound precinct in central Edinburgh on 7 March, which seeks to show that Scotland stands in solidarity with LGBT people in Uganda and those that have been subjected to human rights infringements worldwide; further understands that the Department for International Development has halted all aid to the Ugandan Government and has diverted aid to multilateral aid agencies and non-governmental organisations, and calls on the Scottish Government to exert any influence it has with the Ugandan Government to make a strong stand for human rights and equality.

Supported by: Patrick Harvie*, David Stewart*, Patricia Ferguson*, Roderick Campbell*, Jackie Baillie*, Jayne Baxter*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kevin Stewart*, David Torrance*, Jamie Hepburn*, Jackson Carlaw*, Jean Urquhart*

*S4M-09163 Bruce Crawford: Funding for Blanefield Residents—That the Parliament welcomes what it sees as the positive intervention by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth, in which he announced that the Scottish Government will provide £300,000 in support to the residents of Blanefield to help remediate land contaminated by a former print works that affect 13 properties in the village; acknowledges the contribution of the local MP, Anne McGuire, councillors and council officials, who, it understands, have all worked hard together to help people who, through no fault of their own, have suffered over the past 18 months because of the issue, and, most importantly, recognises the work of the people of Blanefield on making what it sees as an impassioned call for local and

national government to step in and assist them in resolving this special case and to help relieve any hardship.

Supported by: Annabelle Ewing*, Joan McAlpine*, Colin Beattie*, Roderick Campbell*, Stewart Stevenson*, Kenneth Gibson*, Dennis Robertson*, Jayne Baxter*, Adam Ingram*, Stuart McMillan*, Anne McTaggart*, Graeme Dey*, Murdo Fraser*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kevin Stewart*, Angus MacDonald*, Jamie Hepburn*

*S4M-09162 Christine Grahame: The Train Leaving the Platform is ....—That the Parliament welcomes the announcement by Transport Scotland of the times and prices of services on the Borders to Edinburgh railway, which is due to open in 2015; understands that passengers should be able to travel end to end for less than £10 and in just 55 minutes and welcomes the further discounts available through season tickets, student railcards, during off-peak times with an anytime return anticipated to cost £15.70, an off-peak return of £13.10 and a weekly season ticket with a reduction of seven days for the price of four, at £62.80; notes there will be two trains per hour in each direction throughout peak times, with an hourly service on Sundays and the timetable will serve everyone, from early birds to night hawks, with a 5.20am service from Tweedbank arriving in Edinburgh at 6.15am and the latest train on the line leaving Waverley station at 11.54pm and arriving at Tweedbank at 12.52am; considers that the announcement is an exciting milestone for the Borders Railway project, and appreciates the Borders Railway as an alternative means of transport from the Scottish Borders to Edinburgh and beyond.

Supported by: Annabelle Ewing*, Joan McAlpine*, Colin Beattie*, Jean Urquhart*, Stewart Stevenson*, Kenneth Gibson*, Dennis Robertson*, Adam Ingram*, Stuart McMillan*, Chic Brodie*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Mason*, Kevin Stewart*, Angus MacDonald*, Jamie Hepburn*

*S4M-09161 Sandra White: University of Strathclyde Celebrates a New Technology and Innovation Centre—That the Parliament congratulates the University of Strathclyde on its proposed new Technology and Innovation Centre; believes that this will see academics working alongside business and industry leaders and boost the local economy by £64.5 million annually; notes what it understands are comments by the university‘s Principal, Professor Sir Jim McDonald, that it will play a vital role in supporting the university‘s core industry partners, attract innovative businesses to the Glasgow Kelvin constituency and across the city and forge new levels of collaboration between researchers and the private and public sectors, and considers that this highlights the importance of universal education and the contribution that universities can make in real terms to the wider economy, by establishing high-impact, applicable solutions at the same time as producing high- quality graduates for a wide range of industries.

Supported by: Kenneth Gibson*, Christina McKelvie*, Dennis Robertson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Roderick Campbell*, Adam Ingram*, John Mason*, Joan McAlpine*, Jackie Baillie*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Angus MacDonald*, David Torrance*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09160 Kenny MacAskill: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill.

Supported by: Roseanna Cunningham

*S4M-09160.1 Margaret Mitchell: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill—As an amendment to motion S4M-09160 in the name of Kenny MacAskill (Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill), insert at end ―but, in so doing, calls on the Scottish Government to lodge an amendment at stage 2 to remove the provisions abolishing the general requirement for corroboration.‖

Supported by: Elaine Murray*, John Finnie*, Patrick Harvie*, Alison McInnes*

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S4M-09159 Congratulations to Fair Isle Primary School (lodged on 25 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09157 Ending Newborn Deaths (lodged on 25 February 2014) Malcolm Chisholm*, Iain Gray*, Hanzala Malik*, Jean Urquhart*, Neil Findlay*, Cara Hilton*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Elaine Murray*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09155 Oil & Gas UK’s 2014 Activity Survey (lodged on 25 February 2014) Tavish Scott*, Jackie Baillie*, Iain Gray*, Nanette Milne*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09153 Tackling Typhoon Haiyan from Shetland (lodged on 25 February 2014) Colin Keir*, Chic Brodie*, Hanzala Malik*, Rob Gibson*, Angus MacDonald*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09152 John O’Groats Resort Recognised by RICS (lodged on 25 February 2014) Mary Scanlon*, Chic Brodie*, Jackie Baillie*, Colin Beattie*, Jean Urquhart*, Rob Gibson*, Angus MacDonald*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09151 East Dunbartonshire Local History Week (lodged on 25 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Annabel Goldie*, David Torrance*, Angus MacDonald*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09150 Adam Smith to Boost the Fife Economy (lodged on 25 February 2014) Chic Brodie*, Colin Beattie*, Angus MacDonald*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09144 Highlanders Win Radio 2 Young Folk Award (lodged on 25 February 2014) Mary Scanlon*, Chic Brodie*, Colin Beattie*, Adam Ingram*, Jamie McGrigor*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09143 National Juniper Day (lodged on 25 February 2014) Mary Scanlon*, Colin Beattie*, Cameron Buchanan*, Annabel Goldie*, Elaine Murray*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09139 Record Breaker for Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (lodged on 24 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Angus MacDonald*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09138 Congratulations to RHASS Medal Recipients (lodged on 24 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Cameron Buchanan*, Annabel Goldie*

S4M-09137 UNICEF Day for Change (lodged on 24 February 2014) Chic Brodie*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09136 Aberdeen’s 1,000th Saltire Awards Volunteer (lodged on 24 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09135 Welcome to the OGIC (lodged on 24 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09134 World Book Day 2014 (lodged on 24 February 2014) Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09132 Stonewall Scotland, Your Services Your Say: LGB&T People’s Experiences of Public Services in Scotland (lodged on 24 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09131 Milngavie Foodbank (lodged on 24 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09130 Launch of the On the Doorstep Project in Kirkcaldy (lodged on 24 February 2014) Hanzala Malik*, Colin Beattie*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09129 Scottish Youth Dance (lodged on 24 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09128 The Dream Machine (lodged on 24 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09127 Fair Access to the Professions (lodged on 24 February 2014) Colin Beattie*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09126 UK Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, September 2014 (lodged on 24 February 2014) Annabelle Ewing*, Colin Beattie*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09122 Diageo Learning for Life, Scotland (lodged on 21 February 2014) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-09121 Barroso Comments Unwise and Inaccurate (lodged on 21 February 2014) Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09120 Dumfries Welcomes the World at Commonwealth Youth Summit (lodged on 21 February 2014) Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09119 Strathcarron Hospice Schools Partnerships (lodged on 21 February 2014) Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09117 Japanese Dolphin Hunting (lodged on 21 February 2014) Alison Johnstone*, Jamie McGrigor*, John Lamont*

S4M-09114 Tesco Commits to Scotch Beef (lodged on 21 February 2014) Dennis Robertson*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09113 Islam Awareness Week to Celebrate the Common Wealth of Islam (lodged on 21 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Sarah Boyack*, Elaine Murray*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09112 Baby Mohammed Comes to Scotland for Life Saving Treatment (lodged on 21 February 2014) Sarah Boyack*, Elaine Murray*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09110 Early Years Practitioners in Dundee (lodged on 21 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-09109 Alcohol-related Deaths in Scotland (lodged on 21 February 2014) Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09108 Words With Wings LGBT History Month Celebration (lodged on 20 February 2014) Elaine Murray*

S4M-09107 Orkney Awarded Fairtrade Zone Status (lodged on 20 February 2014) Sarah Boyack*

S4M-09106 Speak Up Speak Out Campaign (lodged on 20 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Sarah Boyack*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09102 10 Years of Fair Trade City Status for Edinburgh (lodged on 20 February 2014) Dennis Robertson*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09101 Lanarkshire Midwives Win National Award (lodged on 20 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09100 Glasgow Jewish Representative Council Centenary (lodged on 20 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Annabel Goldie*, Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09099 Free Wifi from ScotRail (lodged on 20 February 2014) Sarah Boyack*

S4M-09098 Congratulations to the GB Women’s Olympic Curling Team (lodged on 20 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Sarah Boyack*

S4M-09095 Congratulations to the UK Women’s Curling Team (lodged on 20 February 2014) Sarah Boyack*

S4M-09091 £25 Million Investment by Viridor (lodged on 20 February 2014) Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09090 UNISON Staff Survey Reveals Crisis in Social Care (lodged on 20 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Sarah Boyack*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09089 Lewis and Harris, the Best Islands in Europe (lodged on 20 February 2014) Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09087 Prospect Pledge Campaign (lodged on 20 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Sarah Boyack*

S4M-09086 Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People (lodged on 20 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Cameron Buchanan*

S4M-09084 International Women’s Day 2014 (lodged on 19 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Sarah Boyack*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09083 Fall in Drink-related Deaths in Scotland (lodged on 20 February 2014) Angus MacDonald*

S4M-09079 Community Ownership of Sports Clubs (lodged on 19 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Sarah Boyack*

S4M-09075 Blanefield Contamination (lodged on 19 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*, Elaine Murray*

S4M-09060 Project Ability (lodged on 18 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-09057 UN World Day of Social Justice (lodged on 18 February 2014) Sarah Boyack*

S4M-09055.1 Work Capability Assessments (lodged on 20 February 2014) Elaine Murray*

S4M-09049 Shelter Scotland Housing Support Service (lodged on 17 February 2014) Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-09047 Launch of Christians Against Poverty’s Drop-in Centre, Kirkcaldy (lodged on 17 February 2014) Sarah Boyack*

S4M-09000 Scotland’s First Year as a Fair Trade Nation (lodged on 10 February 2014) Sarah Boyack*

S4M-08992 Save the St Stephen’s Centre (lodged on 07 February 2014) Cameron Buchanan*

S4M-08985 Unite’s Back Home Safe Campaign (lodged on 06 February 2014) Sarah Boyack*

S4M-08894 Marie Curie’s 2014 Great Daffodil Appeal (lodged on 30 January 2014) Malcolm Chisholm*, Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-08835 Thirsting for Justice (lodged on 23 January 2014) Malcolm Chisholm*

Business Bulletin: Thursday 27 February 2014 Section G – Bills

Proposals for Members’ Bills

A member seeking to introduce a Member‘s Bill must first lodge a draft proposal, together with a consultation document (or a statement of reasons why consultation is not considered necessary). Subsequently, the member may lodge a final proposal, in broadly similar terms to the draft, accompanied by a summary of consultation responses (or the statement of reasons). The member secures the right to introduce a Bill to give effect to the proposal if the final proposal secures, within one month, the support of at least 18 other members from at least half the political parties or groups represented in the Parliamentary Bureau, and provided no indication is given that the Scottish Government or UK Government is planning equivalent legislation.

All current proposals (together with associated documents) are available on the Scottish Parliament website at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/12419.aspx

New or Reprinted Draft Proposal

Christine Grahame: Proposed Pentland Hills Regional Park (Scotland) Bill— Proposal for a Bill to extend the boundary of the Pentland Hills Regional Park (lodged 26 February 2014).

A consultation document, lodged with the proposal, may be viewed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) or on the website page referred to above. The consultation period runs from 26 February to 23 May 2014.

Current Final Proposals

Names marked with an asterisk (*) are new names of support. Where a proposal has secured the necessary level of cross-party support, the supporters‘ names are shown in bold. Jim Hume: Proposed Smoking (Children in Vehicles) (Scotland) Bill—Proposal for a Bill to prohibit smoking in private vehicles in the presence of a person under 18, subject to limited exceptions. (lodged 30 January 2014)

Supported by Duncan McNeil, Alison McInnes, John Finnie, Alison Johnstone, Patrick Harvie, Alex Fergusson, Willie Rennie, Kenneth Gibson, Neil Findlay, Jackie Baillie, Richard Lyle, Iain Gray, Graeme Pearson, John Wilson, Margaret McCulloch, Ken Macintosh, Gil Paterson, Patricia Ferguson, Jenny Marra, Claire Baker, Mark Griffin, Hanzala Malik, Siobhan McMahon, Michael McMahon, Elaine Murray, Jean Urquhart, Jayne Baxter, Cara Hilton, Jim Eadie,

John Pentland, Hugh Henry, Sarah Boyack, Kezia Dugdale, Dave Thompson, James Kelly, Dennis Robertson

Jenny Marra: Proposed Human Trafficking (Scotland) Bill—Proposal for a Bill to (a) require the creation of a Scottish anti-human trafficking strategy; (b) provide for the special treatment of human trafficking-related crime within the criminal justice system; and (c) provide for the support of survivors of human trafficking. (lodged 18 February 2014).

Supported by Claudia Beamish, Kezia Dugdale, James Kelly, Hugh Henry, Neil Findlay, Patricia Ferguson, Sarah Boyack, Alison McInnes, Jim Hume, Margaret Mitchell, Patrick Harvie, Anne McTaggart, Margaret McCulloch, Ken Macintosh, Iain Gray, Jackie Baillie, Drew Smith, Cara Hilton, Graeme Pearson, David Stewart, Siobhan McMahon, Rhoda Grant, Malcolm Chisholm, Jayne Baxter, Elaine Murray, Lewis Macdonald, Alison Johnstone, John Finnie, Michael McMahon, Richard Baker

These proposals were accompanied by a summary of consultation responses, which may be viewed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) or on the website page referred to above. Individual responses may also be viewed in SPICe.

Business Bulletin: Thursday 27 February 2014 Section H – New Documents

Subordinate Legislation

Affirmative instruments

The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 26 February 2014 and is subject to the affirmative procedure—

Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 [draft] laid under paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992