BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 106/2015 Today’s Business Tuesday 23 June 2015 Revised at 9.30 am
Summary of Today’s Business
Meetings of Committees
9.45 am Education and Culture Committee the Robert Burns Room (CR1) 10.30 am Welfare Reform Committee the Sir Alexander Fleming Room (CR3) 11.30 am Delegated Powers and Law Reform the Adam Smith Room Committee (CR5) ______
Meeting of the Parliament
Subject to the Parliament’s agreement of motion S4M-13603, today’s business will be as follows
2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Dr Amanullah De Sondy, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam, Study of Religions Department, University College Cork followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions followed by Ministerial Statement: The Future of Onshore Wind as part of Scotland’s Balanced Energy Mix followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill followed by Devolution (Further Powers) Committee: Report on the Memorandum of Understanding on the BBC followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 4.30 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-12759 David Torrance: Congratulations to Kinghorn Lifeboat Station on its 50th Anniversary
For full details of today’s business, see Section A. ______
2 Business Bulletin: Tuesday 23 June 2015 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.
Education and Culture Committee 17th Meeting, 2015
The Committee will meet at 9.45 am in the Robert Burns Room (CR1) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private. 2. Education (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Bruce Robertson OBE, Education Policy Adviser, and John Stodter, General Secretary, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland; Councillor Michael Cook, Vice President, and Robert Nicol, Chief Officer - Children and Young People, COSLA; and then from— Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Kit Wyeth, Head of Strategy and Performance, Learning Directorate, and Afson Barekat, Solicitor, Scottish Government; and then from— Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Language, Douglas Ansdell, Head of Gaelic Unit, Learning Directorate, Laura Meikle, Team Leader, Support and Wellbeing Unit, and Afson Barekat, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— University of the West of Scotland (Amendment of the University of Paisley (Scotland) Order of Council 1993) Order of Council 2015 (SSI 2015/209); Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/212); Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Fees for Scheme Membership and Disclosure Requests) Amendment Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/223). 4. Education (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence received. 5. Attainment (sensory impairment): The Committee will consider the main points from evidence received during the inquiry. 6. Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the Bill. 7. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. 8. Draft Budget Scrutiny 2016-17: The Committee will consider a paper from the Clerk on its scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2016-17. 3 Welfare Reform Committee 13th Meeting, 2015
The Committee will meet at 10.30 am in the Sir Alexander Fleming Room (CR3) 1. Atos Healthcare and Salus evidence session: The Committee will take evidence from— David Haley, Client Executive, PIP, and Dr Barrie McKillop, Clinical Director, Atos Healthcare; Mark Kennedy, General Manager Salus, and Kenneth Small, Director of Human Resources, NHS Lanarkshire. 2. Women and Social Security (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 22nd Meeting, 2015
The Committee will meet at 11.30 am in the Adam Smith Room (CR5) 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— Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 [draft]; Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions No. 2) Order 2015 [draft]. 3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Scheduled Monuments (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/231); Planning (Listed Building Consent and Conservation Area Consent Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/243); St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/248); Scheduled Monuments (Notification and Publication) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/230); Scheduled Monuments (Determination of Appeals by Appointed Persons) (Prescribed Classes) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/232); Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/249). 4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (No.2) (Personal Injury and Remits) 2015 (SSI 2015/227); Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (No.3) (Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) 2015 (SSI 2015/228);
4 Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court Amendment) (Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) 2015 (SSI 2015/246); Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/247 (C.35)). 5. Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2. 6. Succession (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 (subject to formal referral of the Bill to the Committee by the Parliament).
5 Meeting of the Parliament
Subject to the Parliament’s agreement of motion S4M-13603, today’s business will be as follows
2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Dr Amanullah De Sondy, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam, Study of Religions Department, University College Cork followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
S4M-13603 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees to the following revisions to the programme of business for—
(a) Tuesday 23 June 2015 delete
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time and insert
followed by Ministerial Statement: The Future of Onshore Wind as part of Scotland’s Balanced Energy Mix
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Devolution (Further Powers) Committee: Report on the Memorandum of Understanding on the BBC
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
4.30 pm Decision Time (b) Wednesday 24 June 2015 delete
5.00 pm Decision Time
and insert
6.40 pm Decision Time
S4M-13601 Joe FitzPatrick: Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees that, during stage
6 3 of the Prisoners (Control of Release) (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 and 2: 40 minutes. followed by Topical Questions
1. Alison McInnes: To ask the Scottish Government whether the new women’s prison will comply with the recommendations of the Commission on Women Offenders. (S4T-01079)
2. John Wilson: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Scottish Water regarding the pollution issues reported across North Lanarkshire. (S4T-01081) followed by Ministerial Statement: The Future of Onshore Wind as part of Scotland’s Balanced Energy Mix followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill
S4M-13597 Michael Matheson: Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees that the Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill be passed. followed by Devolution (Further Powers) Committee: Report on the Memorandum of Understanding on the BBC
S4M-13584 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee: Devolution (Further Powers) Committee’s 6th Report, on the Memorandum of Understanding on the BBC—That the Parliament notes the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee’s 6th Report, 2015 (Session 4), Report on the Memorandum of Understanding on the BBC (SP Paper 764), and approves the memorandum of understanding relating to the relationship between the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Scottish Government, the UK Government and the Scottish Parliament. followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
4.30 pm Decision Time
7 followed by Members’ Business
Debate on the subject of—
S4M-12759 David Torrance: Congratulations to Kinghorn Lifeboat Station on its 50th Anniversary—That the Parliament congratulates Kinghorn Lifeboat Station on its 50th anniversary; understands that the Kinghorn station covers an area from Elie to North Berwick and all the way to the Forth bridges; understands that, since its establishment in 1965, the station has provided crucial services and launched over 1,000 times to save lives at sea and along the coastline; recognises that, in order to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI), Kinghorn Lifeboat Station regularly organises fundraisers, which include an annual Halloween-themed event with spooky walks and refreshments as well as the Kinghorn Loony Dook to welcome the New Year; further recognises that, in 2015, 80 people took part in the dook, raising a total of £620; welcomes the close links between the lifeboat station and the community, which it believes contributes to the great success of these events; understands that, because of this cooperation, a golden theme in celebration of the anniversary and the lifeboat station’s long-standing services on the Firth of Forth has been included in many events organised by community groups, such as the Children’s Gala Parade, Kinghorn in Bloom and the Kinghorn Historical Society, and wishes everyone involved the best of luck for these events as well as all future endeavours.
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