BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 137/2015 Thursday 24 September 2015

Summary of Today’s Business

Meetings of Committees

9.30 am Devolution (Further Powers) Committee the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2) 9.30 am Equal Opportunities Committee the James Clerk Maxwell Room (CR4) 9.30 am Standards, Procedures and Public the David Livingstone Appointments Committee Room (CR6) 10.00 am National Galleries of Scotland Bill the Sir Alexander Committee Fleming Room (CR3) ______

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-14183 John Finnie: The Postcode Penalty 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Stage 1 Debate: Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (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 24 September 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.

Devolution (Further Powers) Committee 23rd Meeting, 2015

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2) 1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 2015 [draft] from— Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Parliamentary Business, and Roddy Angus, Policy Officer, Elections and Constitution Division, Scottish Government. 2. Subordinate legislation: Joe FitzPatrick (Minister for Parliamentary Business) to move— S4M-14274—That the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee recommends that the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 2015 [draft] be approved. 3. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its consideration of a draft report on parliamentary oversight of inter- governmental relations should be taken in private at future meetings.

Equal Opportunities Committee 16th Meeting, 2015

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the James Clerk Maxwell Room (CR4) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Qualifying Civil Partnership Modification (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft] from— Marco Biagi, Minister for Local Government and Community Empowerment; Simon Stockwell, Family and Property Law, and Neel Mojee, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Marco Biagi (Minister for Local Government and Community Empowerment) to move—S4M-14271—That the Equal Opportunities Committee recommends that the Qualifying Civil Partnership Modification (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft] be approved. 4. Age and Social Isolation: The Committee will consider a draft report. 5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

3 Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 14th Meeting, 2015

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 and 5 in private. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take future consideration of a report from the Commissioner, and its own draft report on the complaint, in private at a future meeting. The Committee will also decide whether its consideration of Consolidation Bills should be taken in private at future meetings. 3. Inquiry into committee reform: The Committee will take evidence from— Jackson Carlaw; Murdo Fraser; Patrick Harvie; Hugh Henry; Michael Russell. 4. Complaint: The Committee will consider a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 5. Inquiry into committee reform: The Committee will consider its approach to the next stage in its inquiry. 6. Inquiry into committee reform (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 7. Inquiry into procedures for considering legislation (in private): The Committee will consider a response from the Scottish Government on its inquiry report.

National Galleries of Scotland Bill Committee 1st Meeting, 2015

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Sir Alexander Fleming Room (CR3) 1. Declaration of interests: Members of the Committee will be invited to declare any relevant interests and to make declarations of impartiality. 2. Choice of Convener: The Committee will choose its Convener. 3. Choice of Deputy Convener: The Committee will choose its Deputy Convener. 4. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 5. National Galleries of Scotland Bill - witness expenses: The Committee will be invited to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses on the Bill. 6. National Galleries of Scotland Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Preliminary Stage.

4 Meeting of the Parliament

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

1. John Finnie: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Home Office regarding proposals in the forthcoming Immigration Bill for landlords to carry out checks of tenants’ immigration status and evict undocumented migrants. (S4O-04628)

2. Malcolm Chisholm: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend the planning moratorium on fracking to include onshore underground coal gasification installations. (S4O-04629)

3. Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Government what its medium-term strategy is for higher education. (S4O-04630)

4. Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken in the last year on the currency options for Scotland, either in the current constitutional context or in the future. (S4O-04631)

5. Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the availability of rail travel in the West Scotland region. (S4O-04632)

6. Graeme Dey: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the issue of new psychoactive substances. (S4O-04633)

7. Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it can take to improve the safety of passengers on trains. (S4O-04634)

8. Chic Brodie: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding Prestwick’s bid to be the UK’s first spaceport. (S4O-04635)

9. Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government how many small businesses have successfully bid for local authority contracts in the last year. (S4O-04636)

10. Claire Baker: [Withdrawn]

12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions

1. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S4F-02966)

2. Ruth Davidson: To ask the First Minister when she will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-02959)

3. Willie Rennie: To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet. (S4F-02958)

5 4. Roderick Campbell: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to assist research into dementia. (S4F-02962)

5. Cara Hilton: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the recent report by Action for Children that one in every six foster children in Scotland moves homes two or more times a year. (S4F-02973)

6. Liz Smith: To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the Scottish Rugby Union about the safety of pupils playing rugby in schools. (S4F-02960)

12.30 pm Members’ Business

Debate on the subject of—

S4M-14183 John Finnie: The Postcode Penalty—That the Parliament welcomes the publication of Citizens Advice Scotland’s report, The Postcode Penalty: The Distance Travelled; notes with concern the continuing problems highlighted in the report relating to the delivery of online shopping to people in the Highlands and Islands; understands that, while fewer online retailers now impose a surcharge for delivery, those who do have increased these charges by 17.6% for customers in the Highlands and 15.8% for island residents since 2012; welcomes the report’s recommendations, including extending the road equivalent tariff to cover delivery vehicles on ferries and the proposal to encourage delivery to ferries in partnership with CalMac, and notes calls for the Scottish Government to continue to work with Citizens Advice Scotland, trading standards services, the online retail industry and enterprise bodies to support innovation in the interests of consumers.

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Stage 1 Debate: Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill

S4M-14328 Paul Wheelhouse: Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill. followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Business Bulletin: Thursday 24 September 2015 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 23 September 2015 Tuesday 29 September 2015

2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Stage 1 Debate: Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Bill followed by Stage 1 Debate: Inquiries into Deaths (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-13677 Dennis Robertson: World Health Organization’s 25 by 2025 Framework (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 6 July 2015)

Wednesday 30 September 2015

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Infrastructure, Investment and Cities; Culture, Europe and External Affairs (for text of questions see Section D) followed by Scottish Labour Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business – S4M-13714 James Kelly: Which? Calling Time on Nuisance Calls and Texts (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 13 July 2015)

Thursday 1 October 2015

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-14081 James Dornan: Taking Action to Protect Asylum Seekers and Refugees Across Europe (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 31 August 2015)

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 6 October 2015

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 7 October 2015

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Education and Lifelong Learning followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 8 October 2015

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 24 September 2015 Section D – Oral Questions

Portfolio Questions selected for answer on 30 September 2015

Infrastructure, Investment and Cities

1. Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to invest in the road network in Renfrewshire South, including access to and from Glasgow Airport. (S4O-04638)

2. Gordon MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage rail freight transport. (S4O-04639)

3. Hanzala Malik: [Not Lodged]

4. Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. (S4O-04641)

5. Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Futures Trust about the completion of the new Elgin High School. (S4O- 04642)

6. Neil Bibby: To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to improve public transport links in the West Scotland region. (S4O-04643)

7. Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that its Infrastructure Investment Plan will help to deliver a low-carbon Scotland. (S4O- 04644)

8. Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Futures Trust about progress being made on the Alford Community Campus. (S4O-04645)

9. Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to minimise disruption to local residents and motorists during the A9 dualling. (S4O-04646)

10. Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can provide to residents in East Falkirk and West Lothian that affected communities will be fully consulted on any further proposals for an additional flight path at Edinburgh Airport before any decisions are taken. (S4O-04647)

Culture, Europe and External Affairs

1. Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions regarding new cultural investment it has had with the City of Edinburgh Council. (S4O-04648)

2. Alison McInnes: To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed the refugee crisis with the UK Government. (S4O-04649)

3. Willie Coffey: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to the refugee crisis. (S4O-04650)

4. Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government how Scotland’s traditional arts are funded. (S4O-04651)

5. Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Government whether the V&A project in Dundee will be audited by Audit Scotland. (S4O-04652)

6. James Kelly: To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it provided financial assistance to T in the Park 2015. (S4O-04653)

7. Mark Griffin: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the European Commission. (S4O-04654)

8. Jim Eadie: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of its refugee task force. (S4O-04655)

9. Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its position in supporting Palestinian refugees. (S4O-04656)

10. Paul Martin: To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the value of BBC Scotland is to Glasgow’s creative industries and economy. (S4O-04657)

General Questions selected for answer on 01 October 2015

1. Chic Brodie: To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans it has to support Scottish food and drink exports to the rest of Europe. (S4O-04658)

2. Nigel Don: To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to improving regulation of severance payments in the public sector. (S4O-04659)

3. Bob Doris: To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging young people in Glasgow from disadvantaged backgrounds to participate in physical activity and sports. (S4O-04660)

4. Claire Baker: To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training will meet the UK skills minister. (S4O-04661)

5. Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government on the restoration of opencast coal sites. (S4O-04662)

6. Colin Beattie: To ask the Scottish Government what changes it expects to make to personal independence payments following their devolution. (S4O-04663)

7. George Adam: To ask the Scottish Government how the planned changes to subsidies for onshore windfarms will affect developments in Scotland. (S4O-04664)

8. Jayne Baxter: To ask the Scottish Government what the impact would be on employment trends in Scotland of more people being paid at least the living wage. (S4O-04665)

9. Jackson Carlaw: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Alzheimer’s Research UK’s prediction that one in three people born in 2015 will develop the disease, and what impact this will have on future dementia treatment and care policy. (S4O-04666)

10. Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government how it can support grassroots development of rugby. (S4O-04667)

Business Bulletin: Thursday 24 September 2015 Section E – Written questions lodged on 23 September 2015

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-27629 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government what increase in the number of civil servants there has been in (a) the total devolved civil service and (b) its core directorates, in what sections and at what cost, in each year since 2007.

S4W-27630 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27233 by Fergus Ewing on 22 September 2015, what its direct annual spend on tourism has been in each year since 2007-08.

S4W-27631 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government when the Joint Exchequer Committee has met in 2015 and what meetings are scheduled for the rest of the year.

S4W-27632 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will continue the Monitoring and Evaluation of Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy after 2016-17.

S4W-27633 Graeme Pearson: To ask the Scottish Government how many applicants to the Scottish Welfare Fund in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 received (i) financial and (ii) other assistance, and how many applications to the fund were rejected.

S4W-27634 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27205 by Humza Yousaf on 17 September 2015, whether, in light of Mr Yousaf’s statement on Good Morning Scotland on 8 September 2015 that the UK Government should share international and security information with party leaders, it will share with Scottish party leaders information on whether the case of Shaker Aamer was raised at the meeting between the First Minister and the US Deputy Secretary of State.

S4W-27635 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27205 by Humza Yousaf on 17 September 2015, which sub-sections of section 32 of the Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002 it considers allow it to refuse to confirm or deny whether the case of Shaker Aamer was raised at the meeting between the First Minister and the US Deputy Secretary of State.

S4W-27636 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27205 by Humza Yousaf on 17 September 2015, what details of the

meeting between the First Minister and the US Deputy Secretary of State it has reported to the UK Government.

S4W-27637 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27206 by Humza Yousaf on 17 September 2015, whether ministers will reconsider their decision to withhold from parliamentary answers information about whether case of Shaker Aamer was raised at the meeting between the First Minister and the US Deputy Secretary of State, given the UK Government’s confirmation that the Foreign Secretary raised the case with the US authorities in November 2010.

S4W-27638 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27206 by Humza Yousaf on 17 September 2015, whether it has asked the UK Government if it would assist it in securing the release of Shaker Aamer if Scottish ministers informed MSPs in parliamentary answers whether the case was raised by the First Minister at her meeting with the US Deputy Secretary of State.

S4W-27639 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27206 by Humza Yousaf on 17 September 2015, whether it has had discussions with the charity, Reprieve, about whether the case of Shaker Aamer was raised by the First Minister at her meeting with the US Deputy Secretary of State.

S4W-27640 Alex Salmond: To ask the Scottish Government what economic benefits it expects the improvement works to the Aberdeen to Inverness main line will bring to the communities served by it.

S4W-27652 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the forthcoming devolution of some tax powers, where income tax will be collected for a person who is in receipt of a (a) Scottish public sector pension but is resident elsewhere in the UK and (b) rest of the UK public sector pension but is resident in Scotland.

S4W-27653 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4T-01109 by Michael Matheson on 22 September 2015 (Official Report c. 3), in light of the cabinet secretary’s comment that he has "no idea" whether Police Scotland or any predecessor force monitored the activities of political activists, trade unionists and environmental campaigners, whether it has asked Police Scotland for this information, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

S4W-27654 Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for announcing a decision on the future of beavers in Scotland.

S4W-27655 Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Government whether the decision on the permanent reintroduction of beavers will be (a) a decision in principle to retain or remove, followed by a further period of time to establish the necessary legal and practical detail to deliver this or (b) a fully considered legal and funded proposal that is ready to be implemented right away.

S4W-27658 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people completing the Youth Employment Scotland Fund are still in employment.

S4W-27659 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government how many places it planned for the first year of the Youth Employment Scotland Fund.

S4W-27662 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government how many people completing a placement funded by the Youth Employment Scotland Fund were in employment (a) six months and (b) one year after completing the scheme.

S4W-27666 Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £146 million superfast broadband budget it has spent on upgrading broadband in Orkney.

Business Bulletin: Thursday 24 September 2015 Section F – Motions and Amendments

Motions and amendments are usually printed the day after lodging. When an amendment is lodged, then the original motion will be republished alongside it.

Each Monday, this section also contains motions and amendments that have been lodged the previous week and are still live and those 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.

Support for motions or amendments that have already been published is shown at the end of this section.

Motions and amendments can be published with various symbols:

* before the number indicates publication for the first time *…* around a section of text indicate changes to previously published material # a motion lodged for members’ business that has received the required level of cross-party support ♦ a motion lodged for members’ business that has not yet received the required level of cross-party support R a member has declared a registered interest

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

Questions regarding this section should be directed to the Chamber Desk.

New and altered motions and amendments

*S4M-14362 Margaret McCulloch: Bi Visibility Day—That the Parliament recognises 23 September 2015 as Bi Visibility Day, also known as Celebrate Bisexuality Day and Bisexual Pride Day; understands that awareness and understanding of bisexuality is promoted on Bi Visibility Day; notes that the first UK- wide report focussing on the experiences of bisexual people, published in May 2015 by the Equality Network, found that 48% of respondents had received biphobic comments and 61% had experienced multiple discrimination; condemns discrimination against bisexual people, and hopes that Bi Visibility Day is a success in promoting awareness, understanding, equality and diversity.

Supported by: Kevin Stewart*, Drew Smith*, Patrick Harvie*, Jean Urquhart*, Colin Beattie*, Anne McTaggart*

*S4M-14361 Jackie Baillie: St Ronan’s Primary School Celebrates Ruby Anniversary—That the Parliament congratulates St Ronan’s Primary School on celebrating 40 years of teaching pupils in Bonhill; understands that the school marked the celebration with a special mass attended by pupils, families and teachers past and present as well as local councillors; recognises that the school was opened in 1975 and was the first Catholic school in Bonhill; notes that the school recently moved to new, completely refurbished, premises; thanks the school for serving the people of Bonhill for many generations, and wishes it every success for the future.

Supported by: Colin Beattie*, Anne McTaggart*, Patricia Ferguson*, Hanzala Malik*

*S4M-14360 Cara Hilton: Congratulations to Dunfermline in Bloom—That the Parliament congratulates Dunfermline in Bloom on its recent success at the Beautiful Scotland Awards; understands that the organisation came first in the Small City category; commends the steering group, which it considers has put so much time and effort into regenerating Dunfermline; celebrates in particular the establishment of a peacock sanctuary in Pittencrieff Park to provide a home for Dunfermline’s distinctive avian population, and wishes everyone involved all the best for the future.

Supported by: Neil Findlay*, Alex Rowley*, Colin Beattie*, Anne McTaggart*, Hanzala Malik*, Murdo Fraser*, Liz Smith*, Jackie Baillie*, Nanette Milne*, Claire Baker*

*S4M-14359 Jayne Baxter: Traditional Building Skills and Materials Event in Callander—That the Parliament welcomes the Traditional Building Skills and Materials event that was held at Ancaster Square in Callander on 17 September 2015, which featured apprentices demonstrating traditional building skills, including masonry, slate roofing, joinery and painting and decorating; understands that the event was a collaboration between Stirling City Council, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Historic Scotland, Forth Valley College, National Federation of Roofing Contractors and the Clanranald Trust for Scotland; notes that the event was open to members of the public with the aim of highlighting the importance of traditional building skills in the construction sector and brought together pupils from McLaren High School with local apprentices; believes that practical demonstrations of traditional building skills provide a platform to promote the construction industry and the many varied and desirable career paths that it can

offer, and welcomes the ongoing work of all partner agencies to draw attention to the necessity of traditional building skills and, in turn, help to create a hi-tech, world-class industry with outstanding career prospects, helping companies to skill-proof their businesses, invest in skills and plan for the future.

Supported by: Margaret McCulloch*, Jean Urquhart*, Anne McTaggart*, Roderick Campbell*, Hanzala Malik*, Alex Rowley*, John Wilson*, Colin Beattie*

*S4M-14358 Bruce Crawford: Congratulations to Stirling Family Support Service—That the Parliament congratulates the Stirling Family Support Service on receiving £2,000 from Social Investment Scotland in partnership with the Asda Carrier Bag Fund, which it understands will be used to contribute to the cost of delivering a Positive Play Club programme, with a focus on developing self-esteem, coping strategies and anger management, for children aged between three and 12 years who are living in kinship care.

*S4M-14357 Alison Johnstone: Scottish Women’s Aid Project to Document 40 Years of Service to Society—That the Parliament welcomes the launch of an oral history project documenting 40 years of work by Scottish Women’s Aid to end domestic abuse; supports the creation of an archive, website, touring exhibition and local events to highlight the role played by Scottish Women’s Aid throughout its history; notes the award of a £300,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the initiative; recognises the contribution of Glasgow Women’s Library, the University of Glasgow Centre for Gender History and Women’s History Scotland to the project, and hopes that, with greater awareness of the work being done to tackle domestic violence, Scotland will soon see the elimination of such abuse.

Supported by: Jean Urquhart*, Neil Findlay*, Graeme Dey*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Christine Grahame*, Colin Beattie*, Joan McAlpine*, Anne McTaggart*, Roderick Campbell*, Adam Ingram*, Fiona McLeod*, Hanzala Malik*, John Mason*

*S4M-14356 Bruce Crawford: Congratulations to Tir na nOg—That the Parliament congratulates Green Aspirations, which is based at Tir na nOg Balfunning, on receiving £28,000 from Social Investment Scotland in partnership with the Asda Carrier Bag Fund, which it understands will be used to purchase a new vehicle for transporting workshops to hard-to-reach communities around Scotland and taking clients out to woodlands for work experience.

*S4M-14355 Rhoda Grant: Moray Businesswomen Recognised—That the Parliament congratulates three Moray businesswomen who won major prizes at the 2015 Association of Scottish Businesswomen’s event in Glasgow on 18 September 2015; notes that Faith Simpson’s chartered accountancy firm took the prize as the Association of Scottish Businesswomen Business of the Year, Carolle Small took the prize as Professional of the Year for her work at CAG Architects Ltd and Margaret Reynolds won the Most Enterprising Business Award for her Keith-based firm, Dogrobes; acknowledges the achievement of all three women; recognises the endeavours of them and their staff, and wishes them continued success in the future.

Supported by: Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Graeme Dey*, Colin Beattie*, Hanzala Malik*, Mary Scanlon*, Liz Smith*, Nanette Milne*, Lewis Macdonald*, Jackie Baillie*, Anne McTaggart*

*S4M-14354 Jackie Baillie: Barremman Bowling Club Celebrates 125 Years— That the Parliament congratulates Barremman Bowling Club on celebrating 125 years on the green; notes that the birthday was marked with a special competition and open day; understands that visitors turned out from across the peninsula; further understands that there will be an anniversary display in the clubhouse with pictures and information about the club, and wishes the club every success for the future.

Supported by: Kevin Stewart*, Anne McTaggart*, Colin Beattie*, Kenneth Gibson*, Dennis Robertson*, Hanzala Malik*, Patricia Ferguson*

*S4M-14353 Bill Kidd: The Drumchapel Foodbank—That the Parliament congratulates the Drumchapel Foodbank, which has recently received a £9,000 Awards for All grant from the Big Lottery; understands that the funding will be used to open a second foodbank location in Drumchapel; commends the work that the foodbank does in the community, and hopes that these additional funds will allow it to help many more people in need.

*S4M-14352 Iain Gray: Congratulations to Blooming Haddington—That the Parliament congratulates Blooming Haddington on its success at the Beautiful Scotland awards, at which it won a gold medal in the best middle size town category; welcomes what it sees as the continued success of the town and the organisation; notes that this adds to its silver award and best newcomer wins in 2014; commends the volunteers on their efforts in looking after and promoting the town and East Lothian, and hopes that they enjoy continued success.

Supported by: Kevin Stewart*, Colin Beattie*, Kenneth Gibson*, John Pentland*, Jackie Baillie*, Hanzala Malik*, Cara Hilton*, Graeme Pearson*, Joan McAlpine*, Anne McTaggart*, Liz Smith*, Nanette Milne*, Jim Hume*

*S4M-14351 Elaine Murray: Dumfries and Galloway Business Week 2015—That the Parliament welcomes Dumfries and Galloway Business Week 2015, which runs from 5 to 10 October 2015; understands that it will focus on topics important to local businesses, including marketing, social media and networking; notes that free events, workshops and training have been organised across the region on such topics as growing and developing small businesses, becoming more competitive and learning from experts; welcomes the involvement of a wide range of partners including Dumfries and Galloway Council, Dumfries and Galloway Chamber of Commerce, Dumfries and Galloway College, VisitScotland, Scottish Enterprise, NFU Scotland, Business Gateway, Skills Development Scotland, Wigtonshire Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Small Businesses, Savills and the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust, and considers that the 2015 event will build on the success of similar events in previous years.

*S4M-14350 Jamie McGrigor: The Gift of Grouse Initiative—That the Parliament notes a new report by Scotland’s Rural College and the University of the Highlands and Islands’ Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College, which examines the

importance of grouse shooting and moorland management in supporting fragile rural communities; believes that there is a substantial number of people, families and businesses in the Angus Glens and in the Monadhliaths who express support for the socio-economic benefits of grouse shooting and moorland management in their local area; congratulates the Angus Glens Moorland Group on its film, The Untold Story, which gives its perspective on what grouse management provides to its communities, and welcomes the Gift of Grouse initiative, which aims to demonstrate the positive tourism, employment, accessibility and conservation impacts that moorland management has across rural Scotland.

Supported by: Colin Beattie*, Murdo Fraser*, Anne McTaggart*, Graeme Dey*, Jim Hume*, John Lamont*, Jackson Carlaw*, Cameron Buchanan*, Nanette Milne*, Mary Scanlon*

*S4M-14349 Cameron Buchanan: Funding Success for the Children’s Parliament and Tribe Porty CIC—That the Parliament welcomes the award by the Big Lottery Fund’s Young Start programme of £99,930 to two organisations in the Lothian region; congratulates the Children’s Parliament in Edinburgh Northern and Leith, which received £50,000 to deliver an arts programme for children exploring bullying, and Tribe Porty CIC in Edinburgh Eastern, which received £49,330 to extend the provision of the Tribe Porty Youth Theatre group so that it can run an intergenerational theatre workshop and performance project for P5-S6 young people; acknowledges what it sees as the valuable work that these groups do in their communities, and supports the efforts of all such good causes.

*S4M-14348 Jackie Baillie: Agnes Smith Receives British Empire Medal—That the Parliament congratulates Agnes Smith from Dumbarton on receiving her British Empire Medal for services to armed forces personnel at a ceremony in Clydebank on 11 September 2015; notes that Agnes, known as Una, was a caseworker and fundraising coordinator for SSAFA for over a decade; believes that she helped around 80 families each year by providing advice on welfare issues and support to access health and social care services; understands that Agnes was presented with lifetime honorary membership of the SSAFA Glasgow branch in 2014 by Prince Michael of Kent, and wishes her all the best for the future.

Supported by: Jayne Baxter*, Colin Beattie*, Anne McTaggart*, Jamie McGrigor*, Patricia Ferguson*

*S4M-14347 Jackie Baillie: Gordon Lawrie Receives British Empire Medal—That the Parliament congratulates Gordon Lawrie from Gartocharn on receiving his British Empire Medal for services to piping at a ceremony in Clydebank on 11 September 2015; notes that Gordon was the pipe major for the Dumbarton and District Pipe Band for more than three decades; further notes that he led all three sections of the band to win one of the most prestigious awards in the piping world, Champion of Championship prizes, in their respective grades; understands that Gordon has been in the band since it was set up in 1968, along with his grandfather and two brothers; notes that Gordon teaches young people from Dumbarton and the Vale how to play the pipes; understands that he is also a judge at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, and wishes Gordon all the best for the future.

Supported by: Neil Findlay*, Colin Beattie*, Anne McTaggart*, Jamie McGrigor*, Jim Hume*, Patricia Ferguson*, Roderick Campbell*

Supported by: Michael Matheson

*S4M-14328.1 Elaine Murray: Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill—As an amendment to motion S4M-14328 in the name of Paul Wheelhouse (Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill), insert at end ―; but, in so doing, notes that the Justice Committee also agreed the general principles of the Inquiries into Deaths (Scotland) Bill introduced by Patricia Ferguson MSP, and agrees with the Justice Committee that the Scottish Government and the member should work together to strengthen the government’s Bill at stage 2."

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S4M-14346 Fresh Opportunity and Growth for Scotland’s Food and Drink Sector (lodged on 22 September 2015) Bill Kidd*, Kenneth Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Liam McArthur*, Mary Scanlon*, Kevin Stewart*, Adam Ingram*, Colin Beattie*

S4M-14345 Forth Valley First Responders, Providing Vital Support to Emergency Services (lodged on 22 September 2015) Jean Urquhart*, Joan McAlpine*, Colin Keir*, Richard Simpson*, Graeme Dey*, Kenneth Gibson*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Anne McTaggart*, Kevin Stewart*, Adam Ingram*, Bill Kidd*, Mark McDonald*, Jackson Carlaw*, Jayne Baxter*, Dennis Robertson*, Margaret Mitchell*, Colin Beattie*, Neil Findlay*

S4M-14344 Welcoming Alzheimer Scotland’s Resource Centre in Aberdeen (lodged on 22 September 2015) Bill Kidd*, Fiona McLeod*, James Dornan*, Kenneth Gibson*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Adam Ingram*, Jackson Carlaw*, Colin Beattie*

S4M-14343 Congratulating Northfield Congregational Church (lodged on 22 September 2015) Bill Kidd*, Gil Paterson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Adam Ingram*, Colin Beattie*

S4M-14342 I Heart Castle Toward Campaign (lodged on 22 September 2015) Kenneth Gibson*, Jean Urquhart*, Adam Ingram*, Colin Beattie*

S4M-14341 Orkney Women’s Hockey Success (lodged on 22 September 2015) Kenneth Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kevin Stewart*, Adam Ingram*, Patricia Ferguson*, Tavish Scott*, Jim Hume*, Jamie McGrigor*, Colin Beattie*

S4M-14340 Remains of Papay Viking Recovered (lodged on 22 September 2015) Anne McTaggart*, Margaret McDougall*, Roderick Campbell*, Jackson Carlaw*, Kenneth Gibson*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Mary Scanlon*, Kevin Stewart*, Adam Ingram*, Patricia Ferguson*, Tavish Scott*, Jim Hume*, Jamie McGrigor*, Jayne Baxter*, Stewart Maxwell*, Colin Beattie*

S4M-14339 Cathedral Vigil for Refugees (lodged on 22 September 2015) Anne McTaggart*, Jackie Baillie*, Jean Urquhart*, Neil Findlay*, Mike MacKenzie*, Christina McKelvie*, Kevin Stewart*, Adam Ingram*, Patricia Ferguson*, Tavish Scott*, Jim Hume*, Jayne Baxter*, Colin Beattie*

S4M-14338 Remembering Dr Alan Mackinnon (lodged on 22 September 2015) Joan McAlpine*, Adam Ingram*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Cara Hilton*, Mike MacKenzie*, Christina McKelvie*, Michael Russell*, Drew Smith*, Patricia Ferguson*, Patrick Harvie*, Stewart Maxwell*, Gordon MacDonald*, Stuart McMillan*, Colin Beattie*, Elaine Smith*, Neil Findlay*, Rob Gibson*, Kevin Stewart*

S4M-14337 Growth of the Hospitality Industry in Glasgow (lodged on 22 September 2015) Jean Urquhart*, Jackie Baillie*

S4M-14336 Action Earth Campaign (lodged on 22 September 2015) Jackie Baillie*

S4M-14326 Congratulations to Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust (lodged on 21 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14325 Skye-based Palliative Care Partnership (lodged on 21 September 2015) Fiona McLeod*

S4M-14324 National Lottery Sports Award for Erskine (lodged on 21 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*, Annabel Goldie*

S4M-14323 Good Luck to the Scotland Rugby World Cup Squad (lodged on 21 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*, Annabel Goldie*, Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-14321 Social Bite in Aberdeen (lodged on 21 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-14320 Congratulations to the 32nd Greenock & District Scout Group (lodged on 21 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*, Annabel Goldie*, Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-14319 Marking World Alzheimer’s Day 2015 (lodged on 21 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*, Fiona McLeod*, Gil Paterson*, John Mason*

S4M-14318 Papal Visit to Cuba (lodged on 21 September 2015) Gil Paterson*

S4M-14317 Pension Credit for Members of Enclosed Religious Orders (lodged on 21 September 2015) Gil Paterson*, Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14316 Importance of Social Enterprise in Scotland (lodged on 21 September 2015) Gil Paterson*

S4M-14315 Transition Extreme at 10 (lodged on 21 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-14314 Celebrating the Voluntary Work of Frances Jones (lodged on 21 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-14312 Lovat Shinty Club, 2015 Camanachd Cup Victors (lodged on 21 September 2015) Gil Paterson*, Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-14310 Ollie Holt Wins a WellChild Award (lodged on 21 September 2015) Gil Paterson*, Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14309 Congratulations to Fife Arabic Society (lodged on 18 September 2015) Gil Paterson*, Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14308 Congratulating Lidl on its Living Wage Policy (lodged on 18 September 2015) Gil Paterson*

S4M-14305 Congratulations to the 2015 Beautiful Fife Award Winners (lodged on 17 September 2015) Gil Paterson*

S4M-14304 Congratulations to Sheenah Nelson on Receiving Health Volunteer of the Year Award (lodged on 17 September 2015) Gil Paterson*

S4M-14303 Quarriers and the William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre (lodged on 17 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14302 Captain Iain Dunderdale, Outstanding Achievement Award (lodged on 17 September 2015) Gil Paterson*, Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14296 Help Stop Women Dying from Breast Cancer Now (lodged on 17 September 2015) Drew Smith*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Cara Hilton*, Anne McTaggart*, Jackson Carlaw*, Jamie McGrigor*, Jim Hume*, Margaret McDougall*, Nanette Milne*, Patricia Ferguson*, Liam McArthur*, Ken Macintosh*, Hanzala Malik*, Mary Fee*, Claudia Beamish*, John Pentland*, Michael McMahon*, Jackie Baillie*, Mary Scanlon*, Colin Beattie*, Neil Findlay*, Mike MacKenzie*

S4M-14295 £28 Million City Deal Project for West Dunbartonshire (lodged on 17 September 2015) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-14294 The Friends of the Charlotte Dundas Canal Heritage Trail Plan (lodged on 17 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14293 Times Educational Supplement Scotland 50th Anniversary (lodged on 17 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14287 Comparing Apples with Pears, and even Plums (lodged on 16 September 2015) Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14283 Congratulations to Scottish Borders Council’s Floral Gateway Award Winners and Runners-up (lodged on 16 September 2015) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-14281 Scotland Named the Best Cruising Ground of the Year (lodged on 16 September 2015) Annabel Goldie*, Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-14280 Going Higher for Student Carers in Scotland (lodged on 16 September 2015) Jim Hume*, Iain Gray*

S4M-14273 Protect the Blood Pressure Clinic at the Vale of Leven Hospital (lodged on 16 September 2015) Cara Hilton*

S4M-14253 Make It Happen Forum in Falkirk (lodged on 14 September 2015) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-14243 Beautiful Aberdeen (lodged on 14 September 2015) Alex Salmond*

S4M-14229 Congratulations to Carers Link East Dunbartonshire (lodged on 11 September 2015) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-14203 Ardenglen Housing Association Celebrates with ASDA Foundation’s 50th Birthday Community Grants (lodged on 10 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14202 Community Path Volunteer of the Year 2015 (lodged on 10 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14201 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Thomas Muir (lodged on 10 September 2015) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-14196 £7 Million Milestone for New Arts Sponsorship (lodged on 09 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14195 Wishaw to Calais (lodged on 09 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14188 Maitland Mackie Scholarship (lodged on 08 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14187 Suicide Awareness Week (lodged on 08 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14186 City of Glasgow College goes Global (lodged on 08 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14185 World Osteoporosis Day (lodged on 08 September 2015) Stewart Maxwell*, Colin Beattie*, John Scott*

S4M-14184 Tackling Fuel Poverty (lodged on 08 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14183 The Postcode Penalty (lodged on 08 September 2015) Lewis Macdonald*

S4M-14182 Welcoming Lloyd’s Register to Aberdeen (lodged on 08 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14168 New Clyde-built Ferry for Ardrossan to Arran Crossing (lodged on 08 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14166 Get on Board for Hawick and Carlisle (lodged on 07 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14165 Rental Exchange Project in Renfrewshire (lodged on 07 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14162 Jane Spall, School Librarian of the Year Award (lodged on 07 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14160 Congratulating Bridgend Bulletin Group and its Shale History Project (lodged on 07 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14158 Yorkhill Children’s Charity First Footing Success (lodged on 07 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14157 Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service to Open at Helensburgh Library (lodged on 07 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14154 Leadership Needed to Tackle Refugee Crisis (lodged on 07 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14149 Young People Encouraged to Register to Vote (lodged on 04 September 2015) Stewart Maxwell*, Colin Beattie*

S4M-14143 Greenock Morton FC in the Same League as Manchester United (lodged on 04 September 2015) Colin Beattie*

S4M-14140 International Literacy Day (lodged on 03 September 2015) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-14135 Scotland Supporting Refugees (lodged on 03 September 2015) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-14131 Raising Awareness of Childhood Cancer (lodged on 03 September 2015) Ken Macintosh*

S4M-14124 Family Engagement in Children’s Learning (lodged on 02 September 2015) Elaine Murray*, Dennis Robertson*

S4M-14123 East Renfrewshire Diversity Day 2015 (lodged on 02 September 2015) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-14081 Taking Action to Protect Asylum Seekers and Refugees Across Europe (lodged on 28 August 2015) Malcolm Chisholm*

Business Bulletin: Thursday 24 September 2015 Section G – Bills

New amendments to Bills lodged on 23 September 2015

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill – Stage 2

Before section 1

John Finnie

232A As an amendment to amendment 232, line 14, after insert–– <( ) the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner,>

After section 18

John Finnie

150A As an amendment to amendment 150, line 21, leave out and insert

Business Bulletin: Thursday 24 September 2015 Section H – New Documents

Other Documents

The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 23 September 2015 and are not subject to any parliamentary procedure—

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Annual Report and Accounts 2014-2015 (SG/2015/124) laid under Section 46 of the Environment Act 1995 and Section 22(5) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000

‘Efficiency of prosecuting criminal cases through the sheriff courts’: a report prepared for the Auditor General for Scotland (AGS/2015/8) laid under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act

Committee Reports

The following reports were published on 23 September 2015—

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, 51st report 2015 (Session 4): Subordinate Legislation (SP Paper 794)

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, 52nd report 2015 (Session 4): Succession (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 (SP Paper 795)

The following report will be published on 24 September 2015—

Health and Sport Committee, 11th report 2015 (Session 4): Stage 1 Report on the Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Bill (SP paper 792)

For further information on accessing committee reports, please contact the relevant clerk or webpage (see end of Bulletin for contact details or access general committee webpage)

Business Bulletin: Thursday 24 September 2015 Section J – Progress of Legislation

For further information on the progress of Bills and subordinate legislation, contact either the relevant clerk or webpage (see end of Bulletin for details).

Bills in Progress A list of all Bills in progress can be accessed via the Scottish Parliament website at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/576.aspx

For each Bill, the date of the next (or most recent) event in the Bill’s passage is given. Other relevant information, e.g. about lodging amendments, is given in italics. As soon as a Public Bill (i.e. a Government, Committee or Member’s Bill) has completed Stage 1, amendments for consideration at Stage 2 may be lodged; and as soon as Stage 2 is completed, amendments for Stage 3 consideration may be lodged. The last lodging day for amendments at Stage 2 is three sitting days before the meeting at which those amendments will be considered (e.g. Thursday for a meeting on Tuesday); at Stage 3 it is four days before. Amendments may be lodged until 4.30 pm on any sitting day, except on the last lodging day for Stage 2, when the deadline is 12 noon.

A Hybrid Bill is subject to the same rules except in the case of Stage 2 where amendments for consideration may be lodged no earlier than the completion of any consideration of evidence at Stage 2. Amendments to Private Bills are subject to different deadlines. These are set out in Rule 9A.12 of Standing Orders.

Members are advised to lodge amendments in good time before the beginning of a Stage and as early as possible during the day.

(G) = Government Bill; (M) = Member’s Bill; (C) = Committee Bill; (P) = Private Bill; (H) = Hybrid Bill.

Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (lead committee (Health and Sport)) 1 September 2015

Apologies (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (lead committee (Justice)) 8 September 2015

British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill (M) Passed 17 September 2015

Carers (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (lead committee (Health and Sport)) 15 September 2015

Community Justice (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Justice)) 22 September 2015

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 2 (Day 2) (Justice Committee) 29 September 2015 Amendments to (or before) Part 1 (including schedule 1) and Part 7 should be lodged by 12 noon on Thursday 24 September with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected]) Criminal Verdicts (Scotland) Bill (M) Introduced 27 November 2013 Lead committee – Justice

Education (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (lead committee (Education and Culture)) 8 September 2015

Footway Parking and Double Parking (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (lead committee (Local Government and Regeneration)) 2 September 2015

Harbours (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 2 completed 16 September 2015 Stage 3 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Health and Sport)) 22 September 2015

Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (lead committee (Education and Culture)) 23 June 2015

Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 3 (debate, meeting of the Parliament) 1 October 2015 Amendments should be lodged by 4:30 pm on Friday 25 September with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

Inquiries into Deaths (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (debate, meeting of the Parliament)) 29 September 2015

Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (debate, meeting of the Parliament)) 24 September 2015

Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Bill (C) Stage 1 (debate, meeting of the Parliament)) 24 September 2015

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)) 16 September 2015

National Galleries of Scotland Bill (P) Stage 1 (lead committee (National Galleries of Scotland Bill)) 24 September 2015

Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill (M) Stage 1 (lead committee (Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill Committee)) 25 June 2015

Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (lead committee (Health and Sport)) 15 September 2015

Succession (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Delegated Powers and Law Reform)) 22 September 2015

Transplantation (Authorisation of Removal of Organs etc.) (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (lead committee (Health and Sport)) 1 September 2015

Subordinate legislation in progress (date of laying) (Lead Committee)

Affirmative instruments

Lead committee to report by 9 October 2015

Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 2015 [draft] (29 June 2015) (Devolution (Further Powers))

Qualifying Civil Partnership Modification (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft] (31 August 2015) (Equal Opportunities) (withdrawn and re-laid on 9 September 2015)

Mental Health (Detention in Conditions of Excessive Security) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 [draft] (31 August 2015) (Health and Sport)

Lead committee to report by 2 November 2015

International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 [draft] (8 September 2015) (Justice) (withdrawn and re-laid on 15 September 2015)

Lead committee to report by 11 November 2015

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 [draft] (17 September 2015) (Economy, Energy and Tourism)

Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft] (17 September 2015) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Lead committee to report by 12 November 2015

Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Supplementary Provision) Order 2015 [draft] (18 September 2015) (Justice)

Lead committee to report by 16 November 2015

Private Rented Housing Panel (Landlord Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 [draft] (18 September 2015) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Lead committee to report by 24 November 2015

Police Act 1997 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial Order 2015 (SSI 2015/330) (10 September 2015)

Negative instruments

Members should note that the deadline for the lead committee to report by is an administrative deadline. Lead committees normally report on negative instruments only after considering a motion recommending annulment of the instrument. Where Members have queries in relation to this deadline, they should contact the clerks to the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.

Subject to annulment by 29 September 2015 Lead committee to report by 28 September 2015

Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/260) (17 June 2015) (Justice)

Court of Session etc. Fees Order 2015 (SSI 2015/261) (17 June 2015) (Justice)

High Court of Justiciary Fees Order 2015 (SSI 2015/262) (17 June 2015) (Justice)

Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/263) (17 June 2015) (Justice)

Sheriff Court Fees Order 2015 (SSI 2015/264) (17 June 2015) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 1 October 2015 Lead committee to report by 28 September 2015

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Board Establishment) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/266) (19 June 2015) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 9 October 2015 Lead Committee to report by 5 October 2015

Wester Ross Marine Conservation Order 2015 (SSI 2015/302) (17 August 2015) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

South Arran Marine Conservation Order 2014 (Urgent Continuation) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/303) (17 August 2015) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh (Scotland) Amendment Order of Council 2015 (SSI 2015/305) (21 August 2015) (Education and Culture)

Subject to annulment by 27 October 2015 Lead Committee to report by 26 October 2015

Reservoirs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/315) (2 September 2015) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 28 October 2015 Lead Committee to report by 26 October 2015

Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/318) (3 September 2015) (Education and Culture)

Self-directed Support (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/319) (3 September 2015) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 29 October 2015 Lead Committee to report by 26 October 2015

Sea Fishing (EU Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/320) (4 September 2015) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Board Establishment) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/321) (4 September 2015) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 1 November 2015 Lead Committee to report by 26 October 2015

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Open-ended Investment Companies) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/322) (7 September 2015) (Finance)

Subject to annulment by 3 November 2015 Lead Committee to report by 2 November 2015

Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 (SSI 2015/323) (9 September 2015) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Discontinuance of Legalised Police Cells (Scotland) Rules 2015 (SSI 2015/324) (9 September 2015) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 4 November 2015 Lead Committee to report by 2 November 2015

Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/325) (10 September 2015) (Justice)

Tuberculosis in Specified Animals (Scotland) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/327) (10 September 2015) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 5 November 2015 Lead Committee to report by 2 November 2015

Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/328) (11 September 2015) (Education and Culture)

Subject to annulment by 11 November 2015 Lead Committee to report by 9 November 2015

National Health Service (Payments and Remission of Charges) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/333) (17 September 2015) (Health and Sport)

Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) (No. 2) Amendment Rules 2015 (SSI 2015/334) (17 September 2015) (Health and Sport)

Legal Aid (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/337) (17 September 2015) (Justice)

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