BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 115/2013 Monday 5 August 2013
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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 115/2013 Monday 5 August 2013 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Royal Assent The Crofting (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 10) received Royal Assent on 31 July 2013. The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 11) received Royal Assent on 31 July 2013. 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 2 Business Bulletin: Monday 5 August 2013 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 26 June 2013 Tuesday 3 September 2013 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 4 September 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 5 September 2013 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 3 2.30 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 10 September 2013 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 11 September 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Rural Affairs and the Environment; Justice and the Law Officers followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 12 September 2013 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 4 followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 5 Business Bulletin: Monday 5 August 2013 Section E – Written questions lodged from 29 July to 2 August 2013 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-16530 Jamie Hepburn: To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many children in Scotland were affected by the abolition of child trust funds and how many were from (a) low income and (b) the poorest 30% of households. S4W-16535 John Mason: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the role that junior football clubs have in communities, what recent contact it has had with the Scottish Junior Football Association regarding the future of such clubs and (a) protecting and (b) developing junior football. S4W-16537 John Mason: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will block internet access to payday loan companies on its IT network. S4W-16538 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16190 by John Swinney on 26 July 2013, how much of the money allocated for 2012-13 each project spent. S4W-16539 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of increases to VAT and national insurance since 2010 on families from low income households. S4W-16540 Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that the replacement of Disability Living Allowance with personal independence payments will have on (a) disabled people in Scotland and (b) its poverty targets. S4W-16541 Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter dated 1 July 2013 to the Gourock Dunoon Ferries Service Steering Group from the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities, what (a) level and (b) type of involvement it envisages for the group in meeting with potential operators and whether it will involve action groups for other ferry services in a similar way. S4W-16544 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to implement a pilot 50 mph limit for HGVs on the A9 between Perth and Inverness. S4W-16545 Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of the meeting of the anti-trafficking progress group of 18 July 2013. 7 S4W-16546 Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to hold a further trafficking in human beings summit, and, if so, when. S4W-16547 Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to raise public awareness of human trafficking. S4W-16548 Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wild deer from entering the country and what discussions it has had with the EU on the possible impact of CWD on (a) country sport tourism and (b) sales of venison. S4W-16549 Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering amending the Neighbour Notification Scheme to require planning authorities to notify premises within a wider area of a proposed development. S4W-16550 Patricia Ferguson: To ask the Scottish Government how many young people were involved in (a) writing and (b) the consultations regarding the content of its Youth Sport Strategy. S4W-16551 Patricia Ferguson: To ask the Scottish Government how it decided which young people it should (a) involve in writing and (b) consult regarding the content of its Youth Sport Strategy. S4W-16554 Patricia Ferguson: To ask the Scottish Government how many young people from Glasgow were involved in (a) writing and (b) the consultations regarding the content of its Youth Sport Strategy, broken down by postcode area. S4W-16557 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) permanent and (b) temporary legal staff have been employed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in each month since April 2007. S4W-16558 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government how many hours of ad hoc assistance has been provided by legal staff not normally employed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in each month since April 2007. S4W-16559 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government how many sheriff court trials have been (a) abandoned and (b) delayed in each month since April 2007. S4W-16560 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government what guidance has been issued to Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service staff regarding the prioritising of high court cases since April 2007. S4W-16561 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government what action the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is taking to address allegations of bullying in the organisation. S4W-16562 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the FDA union regarding the impact of workload pressure on staff of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. 8 S4W-16566 Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have had their bid for additional funds to assist with wind turbine planning applications rejected. S4W-16567 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government what (a) discussions, (b) meetings and (c) correspondence it has had with the UK Government since April 2012 regarding (i) the Aberdeen Coastguard and (ii) coastguard management in Scotland, what matters were considered and who participated. S4W-16568 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) individuals and (b) companies it has recruited outside of the Temporary and Interim Staff Framework in each year since 2007-08. S4W-16569 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) individuals and (b) companies it has recruited outside of the national strategy for the procurement of Business Management Consultancy Services in each year since 2007-08. S4W-16570 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of contracts awarded outside of the (a) Temporary and Interim Staff Framework and (b) the national strategy for the procurement of Business Management Consultancy Services has been in each year since 2007-08. S4W-16573 Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Government what bus operators applied for monies through each of the Scottish Green Bus Funds. S4W-16574 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government how much Salus, set up by NHS Lanarkshire, will receive from ATOS for work on DWP assessments. S4W-16575 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government when NHS Lanarkshire established Salus and what governance and financial arrangements are in place. S4W-16576 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government whether staff working for Salus remain employees of NHS Lanarkshire. S4W-16577 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government when the then Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing met with Salus and/or NHS Lanarkshire to discuss the awarding of the contract with ATOS.