BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 33/2014 Tuesday 25 February 2014

Summary of Today’s Business

Meetings of Committees

9.45 am Health and Sport Committee Committee Room 2 10.00 am Education and Culture Committee Committee Room 1 10.30 am Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Room 6 Committee ______

Meeting of the Parliament

2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Right Reverend Lorna Hood, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-08944 Murdo Fraser: Police Scotland Traffic Wardens

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: Tuesday 25 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.

Health and Sport Committee 6th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 9.45 am in Committee Room 2 1. Access to new medicines: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Ian Mackersie, Secretary, aHUSUK; Joan Fletcher, Pompe Nurse Specialist and Family Support Practitioner, AGSD UK; Dr Frances Macdonald, ABPI member of SMC, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry; Emlyn Samuel, Policy Manager, Cancer Research UK; Karen McNee, Communities Development, Kidney Cancer Scotland; Eric Low, Chief Executive, Myeloma UK; Leigh Smith, Chair, Melanoma Action and Support Scotland; Lesley Loeliger, Chair of PNH Scotland and Executive Member of PNH Alliance, PNH Scotland and PNH Alliance; Alastair Kent, Chair, Rare Disease UK; Professor Matthew Walters, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; Myles Fitt, Policy and Public Affairs Manager for Scotland, Breakthrough Breast Cancer; and then from— Professor David Webb, Chair of Task and Finish Group, Professor Angela Timoney, Chair, Professor Jonathan Fox, Chair-Elect, and Anne Lee, Chief Pharmaceutical Adviser, Scottish Medicines Consortium. 2. Public petitions: PE1384, PE1466 and PE1499 The Committee will consider petitions on speech and language therapy services, the implementation and regulation of local authority charges for non-residential services and suitable respite facilities to support younger (aged between 21 and 45) disabled adults with life shortening conditions.

3 Education and Culture Committee 5th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1 1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Designation of Regional Colleges (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/22); Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Order 2014 (SSI 2014/33). 2. Curriculum for Excellence: National Qualifications: The Committee will take evidence from— Graeme Logan, Strategic Director for School Years, Education Scotland; Larry Flanagan, General Secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland; Richard Goring, Professional Officer, Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association; Dr Janet Brown, Chief Executive, Scottish Qualifications Authority; and then from— Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages, and Alan Johnston, Deputy Director of Curriculum, Assessment and Gaelic, Scottish Government; Graeme Logan, Strategic Director for School Years, Education Scotland; Dr Janet Brown, Chief Executive, Scottish Qualifications Authority.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 7th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.30 am in Committee Room 6 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Budget (Scotland) Act 2013 Amendment Order 2014 [draft]; Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 [draft]; Patient Rights (Treatment Time Guarantee) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 [draft]; Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 [draft]. 3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Self-directed Support (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/25); National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/39). 4. Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 5. Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

4 6. Housing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft report to the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee.

5 Meeting of the Parliament

2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Right Reverend Lorna Hood, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

S4M-09141 Joe FitzPatrick: Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill, debate on groups of amendments shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limit indicated, that time limit being calculated from when the stage begins and excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in the stage being called) or otherwise not in progress:

Groups 1 to 4: 40 minutes Groups 5 to 8: 1 hour 20 minutes Groups 9 to 11: 2 hours Groups 12 to 15: 2 hours 30 minutes.

S4M-09105 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Committee Membership—That the Parliament agrees that—

Alex Rowley be appointed to replace Richard Baker as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee; and

Alex Rowley be appointed to replace Patricia Ferguson as a member of the European and External Relations Committee. followed by Topical Questions

1. Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to strengthen and support the energy industry. (S4T-00611)

2. John Mason: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the report in the Daily Record about conditions at the hostel, the Bellgrove Hotel, and, in light of such institutions being supported by public money, whether it considers that they should meet certain standards. (S4T-00607) followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill

S4M-09115 Alex Neil: Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees that the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill be passed.

6 followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Debate on the subject of—

S4M-08944 Murdo Fraser: Police Scotland Traffic Wardens— That the Parliament notes calls against the removal of Police Scotland traffic wardens from local authority areas; understands that for local authority areas without decriminalised parking enforcement this change in legislation will present considerable operational and budgetary challenges; notes the case of Stirling Council, which, it understands, will have to find nearly £200,000 from its already stretched budgets to fund traffic wardens in the area; believes that Police Scotland is unfairly moving cuts from their budgets onto those of local authorities; considers that the current schedule for the removal of Police Scotland traffic wardens has been rushed, giving local authorities little time to introduce a replacement service, and recognises the possible road safety issues of police officers attending only incidents of dangerous parking.

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 25 February 2014 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 19 February Wednesday 26 February 2014

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 20 February 2014) followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Justice (for text of motion S4M- 09133 see Section F) followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Scotland’s Children (for text of motion S4M-09140 see Section F) followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-08741 Dennis Robertson: Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2014 (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 24 February 2014)

Thursday 27 February 2014

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 20 February 2014)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions (for text of questions see Section D)

12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-08985 Richard Baker: Unite’s Back Home Safe Campaign (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 24 February 2014)

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

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 Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

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 names of those Members selected for Portfolio Questions see Section D) followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 6 March 2014

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions (for names of those Members selected for General Questions see Section D)

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: Tuesday 25 February 2014 Section C – Future Committee Meetings

This section includes the agendas of the forthcoming committee meetings and outlines proposed future business, which may be subject to change. Committees have the right to take items in private and this will be notified as far in advance as possible.

Many committees include details of their future business on their webpages, which can be accessed at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/index.htm

Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 26 February 2014 5th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 4 1. Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014: The Committee will take evidence from— Rupert Soames OBE, Group Chief Executive, Aggreko; Norman Springford, Chairman, Apex Hotels Ltd; Maitland Mackie, Chairman, Mackie’s of Scotland; Robert Kilgour, Chief Executive, Dow Investments and Chairman of Renaissance Care Scotland; and then from— Jim McColl OBE, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive, Clyde Blowers Capital; Marie Macklin, Chief Executive, Klin Group; Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp, Chief Executive, Business for Scotland; Dan Macdonald, Chief Executive, Macdonald Estates; and then from— Ben Thomson, Chairman, Inverleith LLP; Hugh Andrew, Managing Director, Birlinn Ltd; Ann-Maree Morrison, Founder and Managing Director, Labels4kids; Dr. Margaret Anne Craig, Chief Executive, Clyde Biosciences Ltd. 2. Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014 (in private): The Committee will review the evidence heard at today’s meeting.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 5 March, the Committee expects to continue to take evidence as part of its Inquiry into Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

Finance Committee 26 February 2014 6th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 5 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Crawford Beveridge, Chair, and Professor Andrew Hughes Hallett, Member, Fiscal Commission Working Group; and then from— Professor John Kay. 3. Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill: The Committee will consider further its approach to taking oral evidence.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 5 March 2014, the Committee expects to continue to take evidence on its Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers (Scotland) Bill.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

City of Edinburgh Council (Portobello Park) Bill Committee 26 February 2014 2nd Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1 1. City of Edinburgh Council (Portobello Park) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider further its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Consideration Stage.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 12 March, the Committee expects to commence oral evidence sessions on the Bill at Consideration Stage.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

Local Government and Regeneration Committee 26 February 2014 6th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 3 1. Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from-— Derek Mackay, Minister for Local Government and Planning, Scottish Government; Bill Dodds, Head of Building Standards, Scottish Government Built Environment Directorate; and then from— David Stewart, Member in Charge of the Bill; Claire Menzies-Smith, Senior Assistant Clerk, Non Government Bills Unit, and Neil Ross, Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Parliament. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/23); Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/28); Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/30). 3. Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence received. 4. Draft Third National Planning Framework (NPF3) and Review of Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report on the Draft Third National Planning Framework (NPF3) and Review of Scottish Planning Policy (SPP).

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 5 March, the Committee expects to consider the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill; oral evidence from Derek MacKay MSP, Aberdeenshire Council, Glasgow City Council, North Lanarkshire Council, the Edinburgh partnership and Orkney Islands Council on the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 26 February 2014 5th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2 1. The Scottish Government’s implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy and Scotland Rural Development Programme 2014-20: The Committee will take evidence from—

Jonnie Hall, Director of Policy and Regions, National Farmers Union of Scotland; Patrick Krause, Chief Executive, Scottish Crofting Federation; Sandy Simpson, Board Director, Scottish Tenant Farmers Association; Roger McCall, Member, New Entrants Group Policy Committee; Stuart Ashworth, Head of Economics Services, Quality Meat Scotland; James Withers, Chief Executive, Scotland Food and Drink; Dr Ronald Wilson, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh; Andrew Skea, President, British Potato Trade Association; William Houstoun, General Manager, Angus Growers Ltd; Debs Roberts, Development Manager, Scottish Organic Producers Association.

Proposed future business For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 27 February 2014 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.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 13 March, the Committee expects to take oral evidence on its inquiry into lobbying.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

European and External Relations Committee 27 February 2014 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. The Scottish Government’s proposals for an independent Scotland: membership of the European Union: The Committee will take evidence, in a video conference, from — Dominic Hannigan TD, Chairman, Dara Murphy TD, Vice-Chair, Timmy Dooley TD, and Senator Kathryn Reilly, Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Union Affairs. 3. 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.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 6 March 2014, the Committee will take evidence from the Greek Ambassador and at future meetings expects to consider further oral evidence for its inquiry on the Scottish Government’s proposals for an independent Scotland: membership of the European Union.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 25 February 2014 Section D - Oral Questions

Topical Question selected for answer on 25 February 2014

1. Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to strengthen and support the energy industry. (S4T-00611)

First Minister’s Questions selected for answer on 27 February 2014

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)

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)

Members selected for Portfolio Questions on 05 March 2014

The following members have been randomly selected for Portfolio Questions on the above date. Questions must be lodged no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 26 February 2014. These will then appear in this section of the Business Bulletin on Thursday 27 February 2014.

Rural Affairs and the Environment

1. John Finnie 2. Mary Scanlon 3. Dennis Robertson 4. Claudia Beamish 5. Joan McAlpine 6. Christina McKelvie 7. Anne McTaggart 8. Liz Smith 9. Jim Hume 10. Marco Biagi

Justice and the Law Officers

1. Jim Eadie 2. Colin Keir 3. Annabelle Ewing 4. Mark Griffin 5. Mike MacKenzie 6. Gil Paterson 7. Alex Fergusson 8. Alison Johnstone 9. David Torrance 10. Liam McArthur

Members selected for General Questions on 06 March 2014

The following members have been randomly selected for General Questions on the above date. Questions must be lodged no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 26 February 2014. These will then appear in this section of the Business Bulletin on Thursday 27 February 2014.

1. Richard Baker 2. Malcolm Chisholm 3. Sandra White 4. Christian Allard 5. Jamie McGrigor 6. Duncan McNeil 7. Jackie Baillie 8. Rob Gibson 9. Linda Fabiani 10. Graeme Dey

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 25 February 2014 Section E – Written questions lodged on 24 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-19825 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the likely impact of changes to the energy company obligation on the funding of the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland.

S4W-19826 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government how it has engaged with stakeholders in Scotland to assess the impact of changes to the energy company obligation.

S4W-19827 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government whether additional funding will be made available for the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland in the event that funding from the energy company obligation declines.

S4W-19828 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government what alternative funding sources it is investigating for the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland in the event that funding from the energy company obligation declines.

S4W-19829 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the likely impact of changes to the energy company obligation on its ability to (a) tackle fuel poverty and (b) meet the emissions targets set out in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.

S4W-19830 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government how many households have had energy efficiency measures installed under the affordable warmth scheme, broken down by type of measure.

S4W-19831 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government how many households have had energy efficiency measures installed under the energy assistance scheme, broken down by type of measure.

S4W-19832 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government how many households have received support under the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland area based schemes initiative, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) type of support.

S4W-19833 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the second round of funding for the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland area based schemes initiative.

S4W-19834 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-18027 by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 November 2013, what progress it is making on delivering its statutory duty "to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that people are not living in fuel poverty in Scotland by November 2016".

S4W-19835 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government when it will next publish a progress report on the fuel poverty statement.

S4W-19836 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland support the needs of rural and off-grid households.

S4W-19837 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the consultation, European Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020 Programmes, and whether it plans to use the funds to support home energy efficiency and domestic microrenewables schemes.

S4W-19838 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to households to undertake enabling works to prepare for energy efficiency measures.

S4W-19839 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government whether the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill will make it easier for local authorities to engage local SMEs as installers for the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland initiative.

S4W-19840 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the energy efficiency standard for social housing.

S4W-19841 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on delivering the recommendations in A Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy for Scotland: 2013 Update.

S4W-19842 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government when the Regulation of Energy Efficiency in Private Sector Homes working group will present for consultation draft regulations to improve the energy efficiency of existing private sector housing.

S4W-19843 Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government whether the Housing (Scotland) Bill will include provisions relating to energy efficiency measures as common works by householders.

S4W-19901 Jean Urquhart: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-19745 by Keith Brown on 21 February 2014, whether a special road scheme made under section 7 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 in relation to a trunk road must be published as a general print or can be issued as a local and private non-print.

S4W-19902 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling the barriers faced by LGBT people when accessing public services.

S4W-19903 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government whether specialist information is given to LGBT people when accessing housing services.

S4W-19904 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government what training is given to local authority staff on how to deal with homophobic and transphobic discrimination.

S4W-19905 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government whether the NHS provides training for staff on (a) specific health concerns of and (b) issues faced by LGBT people.

S4W-19906 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government how many women have undertaken a modern apprenticeship in the (a) construction, (b) energy, (c) manufacturing and engineering, (d) transport and (e) sport and leisure industry in each year since 2007, broken down by (i) geographical location and (ii) specific apprenticeship.

S4W-19907 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government how many men have undertaken a modern apprenticeship in (a) the health and caring sector, (b) tourism, (c) sport and leisure and (d) administration, business and management in each year since 2007, broken down by (i) geographical location and (ii) specific apprenticeship.

S4W-19908 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the Ugandan High Commission (UHC) and what issues were discussed and when it will next meet representatives of the UHC and what issues it will discuss.

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 25 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-09141 Joe FitzPatrick: Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill, debate on groups of amendments shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limit indicated, that time limit being calculated from when the stage begins and excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in the stage being called) or otherwise not in progress:

Groups 1 to 4: 40 minutes Groups 5 to 8: 1 hour 20 minutes Groups 9 to 11: 2 hours Groups 12 to 15: 2 hours 30 minutes.

*S4M-09140 Neil Bibby: Scotland’s Children—That the Parliament reaffirms its support for the curriculum for excellence, which it believes can make a significant contribution to Scottish education; however notes the serious and continuing concerns expressed by teachers and the worries of parents across Scotland about the readiness of preparation for the new National 4 and 5 examinations and the introduction of new highers, including over 30 complaints by the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association and also the EIS, which has "not encountered as widespread anger and disappointment and frustration with the exams authority as we are currently witnessing"; welcomes the somewhat belated announcement of extra resources and materials by the Scottish Government, which hopefully will allay many of these concerns, and now calls on the Scottish Government to publish a full action plan; agrees with the EIS that "lessons must be learned", and further believes that an independent review should be carried out in summer 2014 on the actions taken by the SQA, Education Scotland and the Scottish Government when implementing the current phase of the curriculum for excellence.

Supported by: Kezia Dugdale*

*S4M-09139 Anne McTaggart: Record Breaker for Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum—That the Parliament congratulates Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on a record-breaking 132,502 people who visited the Jack Vettriano Retrospective; understands that Mr Vettriano’s paintings were on display from 21 September 2013 to 23 February 2014, and understands that this exhibition is the most visited art exhibition ever to go on display at the gallery.

Supported by: Hanzala Malik*, Kenneth Gibson*, David Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Mary Scanlon*, Bill Kidd*

*S4M-09138 John Lamont: Congratulations to RHASS Medal Recipients—That the Parliament congratulates the 18 Borders recipients of Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) long service medals and certificates at the Border Union Showground in Kelso; notes that the medals are awarded to people who have shown dedication and service to an employer or farm; understands that the

awards recognise the hard work, effort and loyalty shown by each of the recipients, and believes that each person who received an award is a credit to the agriculture industry in Scotland.

Supported by: Nanette Milne*, Liz Smith*, Jim Hume*, Richard Lyle*, Hanzala Malik*, Mary Scanlon*, Anne McTaggart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Bill Kidd*

*S4M-09137 Nigel Don: UNICEF Day for Change—That the Parliament recognises the work that primary schools in the Angus North and Mearns constituency put into the 2014 UNICEF Day for Change, which took place on 7 February; notes that the day focused on raising money for the 68 million children around the world who do not have access to education and that the schools were encouraged to use their fundraising activities to educate pupils on what life is like around the world, and congratulates the schools on organising activities, including coffee mornings and dress as you please and bad hair days, to raise money and awareness of the UNICEF Day for Change.

Supported by: Stuart McMillan*, Jamie Hepburn*, Roderick Campbell*, Joan McAlpine*, Mike MacKenzie*, Bill Kidd*

*S4M-09136 Kevin Stewart: Aberdeen’s 1,000th Saltire Awards Volunteer—That the Parliament commends Gabija Cerneckaite, who has become the 1,000th young person in Aberdeen to register for the Saltire Awards since their inception in 2012; notes that the Saltire Awards, which are endorsed by the Scottish Government, recognise the contribution that 12 to 25-year-olds make to their communities on a voluntary basis and that certificates of achievement are issued for completing milestone hours of volunteering; considers that in Aberdeen the Saltire Awards scheme is ably facilitated by the Volunteer Centre in the Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations; wishes Gabija all the best with her volunteer work at Aberdeen Art Gallery, and hopes that the Volunteer Centre’s efforts will continue to go from strength to strength.

Supported by: Joan McAlpine*, Dennis Robertson*, Stuart McMillan*, Kenneth Gibson*, Jamie Hepburn*, Chic Brodie*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*, Christina McKelvie*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*

*S4M-09135 Kevin Stewart: Welcome to the OGIC—That the Parliament welcomes the announcement by the Scottish Government that it will invest £10.6 million in order to establish an oil and gas innovation centre (OGIC) in Aberdeen; understands that the centre will bring together more than 2,300 oil and gas operators and service companies, 12 Scottish universities and over 450 academic staff and researchers; understands that the OGIC priorities will include enhanced oil recovery, subsea, seismic and reservoir characterisation, decommissioning and health and safety; believes that the centre will help keep Aberdeen and Scotland at the forefront of oil and gas technology development; considers that, with around 24 billion barrels of recoverable assets worth up to £1.5 trillion remaining in the North Sea, Scotland’s oil and gas industry has a bright future, and wishes everybody involved with the OGIC and across the oil and gas industry all the best with their endeavours.

Supported by: Roderick Campbell*, Christian Allard*, Joan McAlpine*, Dennis Robertson*, Jamie Hepburn*, Chic Brodie*, Richard Lyle*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*

*S4M-09134 Stewart Maxwell: World Book Day 2014—That the Parliament notes that 6 March 2014 is World Book Day; recognises that World Book Day was designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading; is pleased that the main aim of World Book Day is to encourage children to read and enjoy books, and urges all children in Scotland to make good use of their local library to access lots of books.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn*

*S4M-09133 Graeme Pearson: Justice—That the Parliament believes that the Scottish Government should better support community and staff involvement in policing and fire service decisions.

*S4M-09132 Mary Fee: Stonewall Scotland, Your Services Your Say: LGB&T People’s Experiences of Public Services in Scotland—That the Parliament notes the Stonewall Scotland report, Your Services Your Say; LGB&T People’s Experiences of Public Services in Scotland; notes with concern the finding that one in six respondents have experienced poor treatment due to their sexual orientation or gender identity when accessing a public service in the last three years; further notes the findings that more than one in five LGBT people would feel uncomfortable being open about their sexual orientation or gender identity with NHS staff, a third of LGBT people who have used housing services have experienced staff making incorrect assumptions about their sexual orientation or gender identity, more than a third of LGBT people would not feel confident reporting a hate crime directly to the police, one in five LGBT people expect to face discrimination from a headteacher when enrolling their child in a primary or secondary school, more than half of gay and bisexual men expect to face discrimination when studying sports subjects; understands that, although Scotland has what is considered the most progressive legislation in terms of LGBT equality, Stonewall Scotland’s report, Living Together: Scottish attitudes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in 2012, found that three in five people said that there is public prejudice against LGBT people today and more than four in five people believed that it is right to tackle prejudice against LGBT people where they say it exists; continues to tackle LGBT discrimination, and aims to ensure that public services are equipped with the knowledge and expertise to ensure that LGBT people are able to access services without the fear of being discriminated against.

Supported by: Patricia Ferguson*, David Stewart*, Jean Urquhart*, Jim Hume*, Jayne Baxter*, Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Anne McTaggart*, Neil Findlay*

*S4M-09131 Gil Paterson: Milngavie Foodbank—That the Parliament welcomes the setting up of a foodbank in Milngavie to help people struggling from the effects of UK Government welfare cuts; supports the volunteers who work at the foodbank but condemns that a foodbank should be necessary in what is thought to be one of the most affluent areas in Scotland; considers that this is further proof of the damaging

welfare cuts coming from the UK Government, and opposes further cuts, which are projected to put 100,000 children in Scotland into poverty.

Supported by: Hanzala Malik*, Kenneth Gibson*, Aileen McLeod*, Stuart McMillan*, Joan McAlpine*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Jamie Hepburn*, Chic Brodie*, Mike MacKenzie*

*S4M-09130 Claire Baker: Launch of the On the Doorstep Project in Kirkcaldy— That the Parliament welcomes the launch of a pilot project in Kirkcaldy, On the Doorstep; understands that the project is a partnership between the drug and alcohol advice service, Clued-Up, and Fife Council’s learning and development department and that it is supported and funded by the range of organisations that make up the Kirkcaldy Adult Learning Planning Group; notes that the initiative will be brought to the town’s Templehall and Gallatown areas and will use Clued-Up’s bus; understands that it aims to provide residents with on-the-spot access to support and information, particularly with regard to access to employment; believes that it will help with preparing CV’s, operate job clubs and provide IT equipment that will help people access job search sites; understands that it will also give information about training, community learning, food vouchers and referrals to other organisations, such as specialists in drug and alcohol services; considers that this is a welcome and vital response to the challenges that people are facing, particularly in light of the current welfare reforms; understands that, for almost 18 years, Clued-Up has provided an awareness service to young people in Kirkcaldy who are experiencing drug or alcohol problems and that its services have developed to include help with finding a path into education, employment and training and support with general health and lifestyle issues, and extends its best wishes to the service and its new project.

Supported by: David Stewart*, Patricia Ferguson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Jamie Hepburn*, Jayne Baxter*, Mike MacKenzie*, Anne McTaggart*, Neil Findlay*

*S4M-09129 Sandra White: Scottish Youth Dance—That the Parliament congratulates Scottish Youth Dance (YDance) on receiving £9,150 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Celebrate programme, which aims to celebrate the 2014 Commonwealth Games; notes that YDance’s project, Message Unknown, aims to allow children in Glasgow to develop a physical and audio message using dance, beatboxing and music to express who they are and what being part of the Commonwealth community means to them; understands that YDance will work with 120 young people from four primary schools across the city and that the schools will be supported by a Glaswegian beatbox artist and arts project-based musicians; believes that each school will compose its own short piece of music after which they will form a relay and share their work as they journey to each other’s schools, culminating in one joint performance to mark the return of the Queen’s Baton to Scotland, and wishes everyone involved with this every success.

Supported by: George Adam*, Joan McAlpine*, Patricia Ferguson*, Dennis Robertson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Jamie Hepburn*, Chic Brodie*, Mike MacKenzie*

*S4M-09128 Sandra White: The Dream Machine—That the Parliament congratulates Matthew Lygate on his award of £3,250 from the Millennium Awards

Trust to help set up the Dream Machine immersive sensory experience of light, music and sound for people with a range of additional support needs; understands that the work will be piloted in partnership with a Glasgow-based mental health support organisation, and hopes that all those involved in delivering and receiving the service have every success.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn*

*S4M-09127♦ Marco Biagi: Fair Access to the Professions—That the Parliament believes in the principle that everyone with both the desire and the ability should have the same opportunity to enter professions such as law and medicine as much as any other career path; understands that, for many years, entrants to such professions have had a similar social profile; welcomes the Law Society’s recent action plan, which aims to increase accessibility for people wishing to enter the legal profession; commends what it understands is the increased financial support now given to postgraduate students in scientific, applied and professional courses, and notes calls for further work that builds on such approaches in order to ensure that professional and educational advancement is available to people in Edinburgh Central and across the country, regardless of their social or economic background.

Supported by: Nigel Don*, Jamie Hepburn*

*S4M-09126 Iain Gray: UK Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, September 2014—That the Parliament understands with regret that, every year in Scotland, around 120 children will be told that they have cancer; believes that, although survival rates are around 75%, this remains the largest cause of death from disease in children and young people in the UK; considers that more needs to be done to raise awareness of the impact of this on children and families; urges the Scottish Government to support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM), which aims to raise awareness of the impact of childhood cancer and the challenges faced by children with the condition; understands that CCAM also highlights the help that charities offer, the need for more support for children and their families and why it is vital to raise funds; supports the decision to move CCAM to September; commends the work of Julie Yates from Tranent, East Lothian, and others on campaigning for this change, which brings CCAM in the UK in line with other countries; welcomes the work of charities, such as CLIC Sargent, the Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia Group, Cancer Research UK, Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, which work with children with cancer and have announced that they will take part in CCAM 2014, and recognises plans to adopt the gold ribbon as the symbol for childhood cancer awareness throughout the UK.

Supported by: Nanette Milne*, Margaret McCulloch*, Jim Hume*, Jean Urquhart*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Kenneth Gibson*, David Stewart*, Aileen McLeod*, Mary Fee*, Jayne Baxter*, Hanzala Malik*, Mary Scanlon*, Liam McArthur*, Jenny Marra*, Patricia Ferguson*, Richard Lyle*, Anne McTaggart*, Jamie Hepburn*, Neil Findlay*

*S4M-09125 Richard Simpson: Silver Medal for the Men’s Curling Team—That the Parliament congratulates all the members of Britain’s men’s curling team on winning a Silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics; notes that the team was led by the skip, David Murdoch, and based itself at the sportscotland’s institute of sport in

Stirling, where two of the members are from; believes that Stirling has a significant claim to become the national curling centre; considers that this success, along with the Bronze won by the women’s team, which was led by Eve Muirhead, has generated excitement; welcomes the taster sessions in curling for young people that have been put in place over recent years but recognises the challenges that the sport faces; believes that these were highlighted in a report on sporting facilities that was published in the last parliamentary session by the Health and Sport Committee; notes that £5.5 million was invested in curling by sportscotland and UK Sport over the four years leading up to the 2014 Olympics, and believes that similar such support will ensure future development and help maintain what it sees as Scotland’s pre-eminent contribution to British curling teams.

Supported by: Jim Hume*, Patricia Ferguson*, Liam McArthur*, Anne McTaggart*, Graeme Pearson*, Tavish Scott*, Mary Scanlon*, Jayne Baxter*, Neil Findlay*, David Stewart*, Rhoda Grant* R

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S4M-09124 Parliament Welcomes Aldi’s Commitment to Drumchapel (lodged on 21 February 2014) Dennis Robertson*, David Torrance*, Anne McTaggart*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Nigel Don*, Adam Ingram*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09123 Aidan O’Rourke, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year (lodged on 21 February 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Jamie McGrigor*, Dennis Robertson*, David Torrance*, Mary Scanlon*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, James Dornan*, Colin Beattie*, Nigel Don*, Jackson Carlaw*, Adam Ingram*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09122 Diageo Learning for Life, Scotland (lodged on 21 February 2014) Nanette Milne*, Liz Smith*, David Torrance*, Mary Scanlon*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Nigel Don*, Jackson Carlaw*

S4M-09121 Barroso Comments Unwise and Inaccurate (lodged on 21 February 2014) David Torrance*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Nigel Don*, Jean Urquhart*, Adam Ingram*

S4M-09120 Dumfries Welcomes the World at Commonwealth Youth Summit (lodged on 21 February 2014) David Torrance*, Dennis Robertson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Nigel Don*, Adam Ingram*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09119 Strathcarron Hospice Schools Partnerships (lodged on 21 February 2014) Aileen McLeod*, David Torrance*, Dennis Robertson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Margaret Mitchell*, Colin Beattie*, Nigel Don*, Adam Ingram*

S4M-09118 Recent Flooding in England, Wales and Parts of Scotland (lodged on 21 February 2014) Anne McTaggart*, Nigel Don*

S4M-09117 Japanese Dolphin Hunting (lodged on 21 February 2014) David Torrance*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Jean Urquhart*

S4M-09116 Drug and Alcohol Partnership Limited’s Summer Counselling Programme (lodged on 21 February 2014) Aileen McLeod*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Nigel Don*, Adam Ingram*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09114 Tesco Commits to Scotch Beef (lodged on 21 February 2014) Jamie McGrigor*, David Torrance*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, David Stewart*, Nigel Don*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09113 Islam Awareness Week to Celebrate the Common Wealth of Islam (lodged on 21 February 2014) David Torrance*, Dennis Robertson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Colin Beattie*, David Stewart*, Jean Urquhart*, Adam Ingram*, Mary Fee*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09112 Baby Mohammed Comes to Scotland for Life Saving Treatment (lodged on 21 February 2014) David Torrance*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Anne McTaggart*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Pentland*, Colin Beattie*, David Stewart*, Nigel Don*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09111 Access to Legal Profession (lodged on 21 February 2014) Iain Gray*, Patricia Ferguson*, David Stewart*, Jayne Baxter*, Hanzala Malik*, Liam McArthur*, Graeme Pearson*, John Pentland*, Anne McTaggart*, Rhoda Grant* R, Neil Findlay*

S4M-09110 Early Years Practitioners in Dundee (lodged on 21 February 2014) Anne McTaggart*, David Stewart*

S4M-09109 Alcohol-related Deaths in Scotland (lodged on 21 February 2014) Nigel Don*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09108 Words With Wings LGBT History Month Celebration (lodged on 20 February 2014) David Torrance*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09107 Orkney Awarded Fairtrade Zone Status (lodged on 20 February 2014) David Torrance*, Nigel Don*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09106 Speak Up Speak Out Campaign (lodged on 20 February 2014) Nigel Don*, David Stewart*, Mary Fee*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09102 10 Years of Fair Trade City Status for Edinburgh (lodged on 20 February 2014) David Torrance*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09101 Lanarkshire Midwives Win National Award (lodged on 20 February 2014) David Torrance*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09100 Glasgow Jewish Representative Council Centenary (lodged on 20 February 2014) David Torrance*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Adam Ingram*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09099 Free Wifi from ScotRail (lodged on 20 February 2014) Jean Urquhart*, David Stewart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09098 Congratulations to the GB Women’s Olympic Curling Team (lodged on 20 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09096 Success in Paisley’s Olympic Sport (lodged on 20 February 2014) Dennis Robertson*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09095 Congratulations to the UK Women’s Curling Team (lodged on 20 February 2014) Mary Fee*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09094 Kirkcaldy High School Presented with a Silver Excellence Award - (lodged on 20 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09093 Women’s Curling Bronze Medal Win (lodged on 20 February 2014) Dennis Robertson*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09092 Lanarkshire One Stop Shop’s First Anniversary (lodged on 20 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09090 UNISON Staff Survey Reveals Crisis in Social Care (lodged on 20 February 2014) David Stewart*, Malcolm Chisholm*

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

S4M-09088 70th Anniversary of the Khaibakh Massacre (lodged on 20 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09087 Prospect Pledge Campaign (lodged on 20 February 2014) David Torrance*, Dennis Robertson*, Jean Urquhart*, David Stewart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09086 Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People (lodged on 20 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09085 Congratulations to Bill Spence, New Lord Lieutenant of Orkney (lodged on 20 February 2014) Jean Urquhart*

S4M-09084 International Women’s Day 2014 (lodged on 19 February 2014) David Torrance*, Jamie Hepburn*

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

S4M-09082 Drumchapel Citizens Advice Bureau Tackles Local Issues (lodged on 19 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09081 British Dietetic Association Attends Trade Union Week (lodged on 19 February 2014) Joan McAlpine*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09080 C-Change Scotland Secures Big Lottery Funding (lodged on 19 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09079 Community Ownership of Sports Clubs (lodged on 19 February 2014) Patricia Ferguson*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09078 Goldie Goes Wild in Oban (lodged on 19 February 2014) Dennis Robertson*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09077 New Malt Whisky Distillery on Skye (lodged on 19 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09076 Dads Rock Arriving in Buckhaven (lodged on 19 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09073 Shetland Fishing and Aquaculture, So Much to Sea (lodged on 19 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09072 Youth 2000 Project Nets £6,726 Award (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09070 Fife Animal Park Closure (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09069 Scotland’s Traditional Housing Stock (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09068 The Appalling Reality of Life in North Korea (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09060 Project Ability (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09059 Human Rights Abuses in North Korea (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09058 West Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice Bureau Publishes Unjust and Uncaring (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

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

S4M-09056 Congratulations to CLAN (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09055 Work Capability Assessments (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09054 Congratulations to GREC (lodged on 18 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09053 LGBT History Month in South Lanarkshire (lodged on 18 February 2014) James Kelly*, Jamie Hepburn*

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

S4M-09045 Fersands and Fountain Community Project, Aberdeen (lodged on 17 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09044 Scotland Europa and Financial Instruments for SMEs (lodged on 17 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09043 Rise in Start-ups with Scottish Government Support (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09042 Child Support Changes Threaten the Most Vulnerable (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09041 Democracy and the Edinburgh Agreement (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09040 Bank of Scotland Community Fund (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09039 ScotRail Adopt a Station (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09038 World Forced To Wait For P5 Cooperation (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09037 World Thinking Day 2014 (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09036 Scotland’s Future and Scotland’s Health (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09035.2 The Currency of a Separate Scotland (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09035.1 The Currency of a Separate Scotland (lodged on 14 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09033 Windswept Brewery Co, the Best New Brewery in Scotland (lodged on 13 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09032 Congratulations to Clyde Valley High School, Wishaw (lodged on 13 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09031 SSAFA Lanarkshire (lodged on 13 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09030 Methilhill Community Children’s Initiative (lodged on 13 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09028 Trade Union Week at the Parliament, February 2014 (lodged on 13 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09027 Sylvia Rossi, Social Work Dementia Champion (lodged on 13 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09026 Energy North Conference 2014 (lodged on 13 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09025 Paisley Celebrates 10 Years of Emirates (lodged on 13 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09021 Passenger Numbers up 6% at Glasgow Airport (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09020 Sunday School Songs (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09019 Congratulations to the Burntisland Parish Church Guild (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09018 Independent Workplace Policy Review (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09017 Angus Woman Receives Commendation (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09016 Highlands and Islands Press Ball and Media Awards 2014 (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09015 Congratulations to the Kinghorn Community Land Association (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09014 Ecology Centre Kinghorn Receives an Award (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09013 Be an Earth Hour Star in 2014 (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09012 Congratulations to Aigas Community Forest (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09011 Congratulations to the West Glenmoriston Community Company (lodged on 12 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09010 Congratulating East Wemyss Bowling Club on being Awarded £4,619 (lodged on 11 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09009 Congratulating the Levenmouth Foodbank on being Awarded £1,330 (lodged on 11 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09006 Congratulating Mathieson’s Bakery (lodged on 11 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09005 Welcoming Citizens Advice Bureau to Helensburgh (lodged on 11 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09004 Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (lodged on 11 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09003 Scottish Cup Success for Albion Rovers (lodged on 11 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-09002 Niel Gow’s Oak, European Tree of the Year (lodged on 11 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

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

S4M-08999 Grangemouth Post Office Modernisation (lodged on 10 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08998 Welcoming Burntisland’s Totally Locally Campaign (lodged on 10 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08997 One Big Drum at Trade Union Week (lodged on 10 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08996 Congratulations on Digital Book Award (lodged on 10 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08995 New Bishop for Paisley (lodged on 10 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08993 Funding for the Forth and District Initiative (lodged on 07 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

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

S4M-08991 NHS Lanarkshire’s Integrated Community Support Team, a Triumph for Scottish Health and Social Care (lodged on 07 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08990 Congratulations to Lockerbie Curlers (lodged on 07 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08989 Congratulations to the Methilhill Community Children’s Initiative (lodged on 07 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08987 Fairness for Local Television in Scotland (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08983 Redeeming Our Communities (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08982 Channel 4’s Hunted and Tackling Homophobia (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08981 Wild Dolphins (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08980 Glasgow Launches a £3 Million Service for Cancer Patients (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08978 Bright Start Gets Head Start (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08977 Bank Boost For Mark Wright Project (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08976 Bright Sparks Given Financial Boost (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08975 Welcoming West Dunbartonshire Council’s Investment in Sport and Exercise (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08971 Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week 2014 (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08970 Congratulating Cove Park and NVA on Funding Awards (lodged on 06 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08969 Royal Blind Week (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08968 Bank of Scotland Helps the Whiteinch Centre (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08967 Frankie’s Awards are no Small Fry (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08966 Bounce for Autism (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08964 Infringement of Right to Assembly by Proposed Parks Management Rules (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08963 Congratulating the Cottage Family Centre and the Burntisland Amateur Swimming Club and Humane Society (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08962 Funding for Seven Lochs Heritage Project (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08960 Congratulating Deafblind Scotland (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08959 FT’s Scotland Analysis (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08958 Celebrating the Third Annual National Libraries Day (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08956 INEOS and Trade Unions (lodged on 05 February 2014) Paul Martin*

S4M-08954 Congratulating Griogair Morrison on Being a Danny Kyle Open Stage Finalist (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08953 Largs Message in a Bottle Programme (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08952 Funding for the Midlothian Roll of Honour (lodged on 04 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08951 Increase in Cancer Incidence (lodged on 05 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08949 Celebrating National Libraries Day (lodged on 04 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08948 World Cancer Day (lodged on 04 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08943 Stranraer Singer Wins BBC Young Traditional Musician Award (lodged on 04 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08942 Congratulations to Robyn Stapleton, BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2014 (lodged on 04 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08941 Anniversary of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike (lodged on 04 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08940 Aberdeen Play Forum (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08939 Good Luck to Snowboarder Ben Kilner at the Winter Olympics (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08937 Familyman Playgroup (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08934 Letters, Life and Love Stories, A Concert for Carers, Celtic Connections (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08933 Electrical Safety Council Hot Looks Campaign (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08932 Congratulations to Stephen Gallacher on his Win in Dubai (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08931 Happy 50th Birthday to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08930 Drake Music Launches The Deep (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08929 Congratulates Inverness Caledonian Thistle (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08928 Recognising the Work of Greener Kirkcaldy (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08927 Welcoming New Funding for Levenmouth Apprenticeship Scheme (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08925 Clì Gàidhlig 30th Anniversary (lodged on 03 February 2014) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-08863 The Sunshine Appeal in Poland (lodged on 28 January 2014) George Adam*

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 25 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 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: Tuesday 25 February 2014 Section H – New Documents Subordinate Legislation

Affirmative instruments

The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 24 February 2014 and is subject to the affirmative procedure—

Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 Remedial Order 2014 [draft] laid under section 13(2) of the Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001

Negative instruments

The following instruments were laid before the Parliament on 24 February 2014 and are subject to the negative procedure—

National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/43) laid under section 12(6) of the Superannuation Act 1972

Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/44) laid under section 12(6) of the Superannuation Act 1972