BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 246/2012 Wednesday 16 May 2012

Summary of Today’s Business

Meetings of Committees

9.30 am Local Government and Regeneration Committee Room 6 Committee 10.00 am Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee Committee Room 2 10.00 am Finance Committee Committee Room 1 10.00 am Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Committee Room 4 Environment Committee ______

Meeting of the Parliament

2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Brian Oxburgh, Minister, Tayport Parish Church followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland followed by Stage 3 proceedings: National Library of Scotland followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-01763 Alex Fergusson: A Road to Health

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 Question Time - 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

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 16 May 2012 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.

Local Government and Regeneration Committee 12th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 6 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Jim Hayton, Policy Officer, Assocation of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers; Kristen Hubert, Coordinator of the Empty Homes Network, Shelter Scotland; and then from— Anita Jamieson, Executive Manager - Housing, Shetland Islands Council; Joann Johnson, Chair, Shetland Tenants’ Forum; and then from— David Melhuish, Director, Scottish Property Federation; Sarah Jane Laing, Head of Policy, Scottish Land and Estates. 3. Accounts Commission for Scotland reports: The Committee will consider its approach to a report from the Accounts Commission for Scotland. 4. Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence received.

Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 16th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2 1. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets: The Committee will take evidence from— Lesley McInnes, Chief Executive, West Highland Housing Association; Stuart Reid, HWEnergy Ltd.; Neville Martin, General Manager, Shetland Heat Energy and Power Ltd.; Emilia Jane Hanna, Biomass Campaigner, Biofuelwatch; Calum Wilson, Managing Director, Forth Energy; Ian Booth, General Manager, Aberdeen Heat and Power;

3 Professor Paul Mitchell, Director, Institute of Energy Technologies, University of Aberdeen.

Finance Committee 15th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 from: John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth, Julie Wilson, Deputy Chief Statistician, and Janette Purbrick, Statistician, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate Legislation: John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth, to move S4M-02857— That the Finance Committee recommends that the Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 (draft) be approved. 4. Improving employability: The Committee will take evidence in a roundtable format from: Karen Adams, Educational Projects Manager, NHS Education for Scotland; Stephen Boyd, Secretary, STUC; Duncan Dunlop, Chief Executive, Who Cares? Scotland; Dr James Miller, Director, Open University in Scotland, on behalf of Universities Scotland; Andy Milne, Chief Executive, SURF; Laurie Russell, Chair, Social Enterprise Scotland; Alan Sherry, Principal, John Wheatley College, on behalf of Scotland’s Colleges; Pamela Smith, Chair, subgroup on employability, Scottish Local Authorities Economic Development Group; Jim Wallace, Acting Head of Children’s Services, Barnardo’s Scotland; Henrietta Wright, West of Scotland District Manager, Department of Work and Pensions, UK Government. 5. Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report on the Financial Memorandum of the Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Bill. 6. Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft letter on the Financial Memorandum of the Social Care (Self- directed Support) (Scotland) Bill.

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 14th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 4 1. Long Leases (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2.

4 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— the Snares (Training) (Scotland) Order 2012 SSI/2012/124. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following instrument which is not subject to any parliamentary procedure— the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2012 SSI/2012/116 (C.11).

5 Meeting of the Parliament

2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Brian Oxburgh, Minister, Tayport Parish Church followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion

S4M-02903 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: National Library of Scotland Bill—That the Parliament agrees that, during Stage 3 of the National Library of 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: 30 minutes. followed by Scottish Government Debate: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland

S4M-02888 Aileen Campbell: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—That the Parliament supports the Scottish Government’s aspiration to making Scotland the best place in the world for children to grow up; acknowledges that the vast majority of parents in Scotland already provide excellent support for their children; recognises the vital role that parents and carers play, not only in improving outcomes for children and young people in their care, but also in creating stronger communities and a more positive future for all; agrees that all parents need support at times and that parents and carers bringing up children in difficult circumstances may need additional support; welcomes the development of a national parenting strategy as a way of driving forward the shared ambition for improving outcomes for children and young people across Scotland; supports the approach taken to gathering the views of a diverse range of 1,500 parents whose voices are not normally heard and using this as a foundation for the national parenting strategy; thanks the many organisations that have hosted discussion groups with parents on the Scottish Government’s behalf, and welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to continued working in partnership with parents and a wide range of partner agencies to develop the detail of the work.

The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendments

S4M-02888.3 Neil Bibby: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion S4M-02888 in the name of Aileen Campbell (National Parenting Strategy for Scotland), leave out from “development” to end and insert “input from many organisations; believes that kinship care should be an essential part of a National Parenting Strategy, and calls on the Scottish Government to bring forward Scotland-wide implementation of the promise made by the First Minister on 27 September 2007 to provide £10 million for kinship care allowances.”

S4M-02888.1 Nanette Milne: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion S4M-02888 in the name of Aileen Campbell (National Parenting Strategy for Scotland), insert at end “; recognises that, as well as parents and carers, schools also have an important role to play in helping young people to appreciate the responsibilities that come with parenthood; pays tribute to the teachers who are trained in providing additional support requirements and who do so much to ensure that the most vulnerable young people are identified at the earliest age; notes with concern the recent evidence that indicates declining numbers of these teachers, and calls on the Scottish Government to address this concern as a matter of urgency.” followed by Stage 3 proceedings: National Library of Scotland Bill

S4M-02878 Fiona Hyslop: National Library of Scotland Bill—That the Parliament agrees that the National Library of Scotland Bill be passed. followed by Business Motion

S4M-02901 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 23 May 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

7 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 24 May 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: Why Languages Matter, Improving Young People’s Opportunities

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.00 pm Themed Question Time Infrastructure and Capital Investment; Culture and External Affairs

2.40 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 30 May 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 31 May 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Education and Lifelong Learning

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motion

S4M-02902 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 [draft] be approved.

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Debate on the subject of—

S4M-01763 Alex Fergusson: A Road to Health—That the Parliament commends the Dumfries and Galloway Third Sector Forum for its participation in the Parliament’s Third Community Partnerships Project and the report on its public consultation entitled Road to Health, which has identified a number of issues relating to the transport of older people to and from hospital and clinical appointments; notes that the forum’s conclusions highlight a belief that there is a need for NHS boards and local authorities to work together to maximise the effectiveness of transport for older patients and their carers attending hospital appointments and day care centres, and that adequate transport provision in remote and rural areas is vital for the health and wellbeing of older citizens; further notes the findings of the report that different regions of Scotland have different approaches to this issue, and believes that there is a need to develop a national strategy with best practice guidelines for the adequate provision of such transport to address the issues highlighted in Road to Health as soon as is practicable.

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 16 May 2012 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 9 May 2012 Thursday 17 May 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Labour Party Business: Justice (for text of motion S4M- 02906 see Section F) followed by Scottish Labour Party Business: Health (for text of motion S4M- 02905 see Section F)

11.40 am General Question Time (for text of General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 10 May 2012)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 15 May 2012)

12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-02321 Paul Wheelhouse: Addressing Alcohol Abuse among Scotland’s Armed Forces (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 14 May 2012)

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy (for text of Themed Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 15 May 2012)

2.55 pm Scottish Government Debate: Meeting the Challenge, Physical Activity and its Contribution to Tackling Obesity (for text of motion S4M-02904 see Section F) followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-02253 Christine Grahame: Commemorating James Graham, Marquis of Montrose and Member of the First Scots Parliament (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 14 May 2012)

Wednesday 23 May 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 24 May 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business

11.40 am General Question Time (for names of those Members selected for General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 10 May 2012)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.00 pm Themed Question Time Infrastructure and Capital Investment Culture and External Affairs (for names of those Members selected for General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 10 May 2012)

2.40 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 16 May 2012 Section E – Written questions lodged on 15 May 2012

Questions marked with a triangle (∆) are initiated by the Scottish Executive 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-07202 Stewart Maxwell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many diagnoses of tuberculosis there have been in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) NHS board, (b) sex and (c) age.

S4W-07203 Stewart Maxwell: To ask the Scottish Executive what the rate of tuberculosis has been per 100,000 population in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) NHS board, (b) sex and (c) age.

S4W-07206 Stewart Maxwell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of tuberculosis have been identified in educational establishments in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) NHS board area and (b) local authority.

S4W-07207 Stewart Maxwell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many diagnoses of tuberculosis there have been in prisons in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board area.

S4W-07208 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to asylum seekers whose applications to remain in the UK have been refused and what recent representations it has made to (a) Glasgow City Council and (b) Ypeople about the support that they provide.

S4W-07209 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the (a) UK Government and (b) UK Border Agency regarding the treatment of asylum seekers in Scotland.

S4W-07210 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the proposed transfer of the contract for providing accommodation and transport for asylum seekers to Serco Civil Government on 31 August 2012 will have on the support that the Scottish Government provides to asylum seekers whose application to remain in the UK has been refused.

S4W-07211 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive whether, under the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, destitute asylum seekers who have been granted support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 can apply for accommodation.

S4W-07214 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings there have been between Transport Scotland officials and representatives of (a) NorthLink Ferries, (b) Serco Group and (c) other bidders as part of the competitive dialogue for the 2012 to 2018 contract for Northern Isles ferry services and whether minutes of those meetings will be published.

S4W-07215 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been of the tendering process for the 2012 to 2018 contract for Northern Isles ferry services and what proportion relates to the competitive dialogue with bidders.

S4W-07216 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive what protections there are for the (a) workforce, (b) passengers and (c) affected communities in the 2012 to 2018 contract for Northern Isles ferry services.

S4W-07217 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions took place regarding protections for the (a) workforce, (b) passengers and (c) affected communities during the competitive dialogue with bidders for the 2012 to 2018 contract for Northern Isles ferry services.

S4W-07218 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it will have with trade unions prior to embarking on future tendering processes for ferry services.

S4W-07219 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with representatives of Serco Group plc regarding the Scottish Government’s final ferries plan and future ferry procurement and whether it will publish minutes from any such discussions.

S4W-07224 Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Executive what the average age of diagnosis is for (a) males and (b) females with (i) autism and (ii) Asperger’s syndrome.

S4W-07225 Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to improve the rate of diagnosis of (a) autism and (b) Asperger’s syndrome in females.

S4W-07226 Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Executive what average time is taken to register a title in the conveyancing of domestic property.

S4W-07227 Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Executive what the longest outstanding registration of title is that the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland has.

S4W-07228 Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Executive when it will (a) receive and (b) publish the interim report of the Fuel Poverty Forum.

S4W-07230 Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Executive how many households have been (a) contacted, (b) offered free insulation and (c) given free insulation under the (i) Home Insulation Scheme and (ii) Universal Home Insulation Scheme since the scheme was introduced.

S4W-07232 Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Executive when it will lay before the Parliament a report on energy-efficient discount schemes, as required under section 66 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.

S4W-07233 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of houses in multiple occupation licences has been in each local authority in each year since their introduction.

S4W-07234 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent staff are allocated to deal with houses in multiple occupation licensing in each local authority.

S4W-07235 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with COSLA regarding houses in multiple occupation licensing in each year since its introduction.

S4W-07236 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive how investigations of the police will be carried out if there is only one police force.

S4W-07237 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive how the proposed Police Investigations and Review Commissioner will be chosen.

S4W-07238 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that officers with expertise and experience remain in each of the current police force regions if there is a single police force.

S4W-07239 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans have been put in place to get officers to remote areas if needed in an emergency situation if plans for a single police force go ahead and whether there is a contingency plan.

S4W-07240 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive when Marine Scotland will forward the Axis 4 funding from the European Fisheries Fund to the 13 local authorities for which the allocations have been announced.

S4W-07241 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-05889 by Aileen Campbell on 6 March 2012, what the timetable is for the introduction of the proposed Rights of Children and Young People Bill.

S4W-07242 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote knowledge and understanding of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child among ministers and officials, in light of the proposed Rights of Children and Young People Bill.

S4W-07243 John Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive at what stations on the Airdrie to Bathgate rail link passengers can use a Flexipass ticket.

S4W-07244 John Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive what recent changes have been introduced regarding the use of Flexipass tickets by passengers using the stations on the Airdrie to Bathgate rail link that were previously designated as intermediate stations.

S4W-07245 John Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive how recent changes to the ticketing policy on the Airdrie to Bathgate rail link are being advertised.

S4W-07246 Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its approach to tackling skin cancer, whether it will discuss with the UK Government the possibility of abolishing VAT on sun cream.

S4W-07247 Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the implementation of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 on the sale and display of tobacco products.

S4W-07248 Stewart Maxwell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many hospital discharges there have been with a diagnosis of asthma in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

S4W-07249 Stewart Maxwell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many fires have been dealt with in each fire brigade area in each of the last five years.

S4W-07250 Stewart Maxwell: To ask the Scottish Executive how many fires in each fire brigade area in each of the last five years have been caused by (a) cigarettes or (b) other materials for smoking.

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 16 May 2012 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-02906 Lewis Macdonald: Justice—That the Parliament recognises the key role played by civilian staff in Scotland’s police forces in helping to protect communities; believes that the role they play is essential to ensuring that police officers can perform their main role of keeping Scotland’s communities safe; shares the growing concern that cuts to civilian posts are taking police officers off the front line to perform tasks better suited to civilian staff; notes that the number of civilian staff is now at its lowest level across Scotland since 2005 and believes that such cuts are detrimental to the ability of the police service to protect the public, and in the interests of the future of policing in Scotland, calls on the Scottish Government to undertake an independent audit of cuts implemented or planned to civilian posts and report the outcome to the Parliament.

Supported by: Jenny Marra*

*S4M-02905 Jackie Baillie: Health—That the Parliament welcomes the progress on waiting times since 1999 underpinned by the hard work of NHS staff, however notes that recent progress has been in a context of declining staff numbers; also welcomes the principle of the New Ways waiting times system initiated by the previous Labour- Liberal Democrat administration and implemented by the current SNP administration; however believes that, for waiting times guarantees to be meaningful, the public must have confidence that published statistics are a true reflection of actual waiting times; therefore expresses concern at reports identifying the misuse of social unavailability codes in NHS Lothian as well as allegations of a culture of bullying and intimidation in relation to meeting targets, particularly given that an internal investigation failed to fully uncover such problems; also notes that the NHS Information Services Division (ISD) figures show that the number of patients across Scotland being removed from normal waiting time guarantees for so-called social reasons increased from below 5,000 to as many as 20,662 for inpatient or day-case admissions between 2008 and 2011; is alarmed by newspaper reports that the ISD has raised concerns about high levels of social unavailability with a number of NHS boards in recent years; also notes the comments of Audit Scotland that it shares widespread concern that there is evidence pointing to the inappropriate use of this code and therefore welcomes the decision by the Auditor General for Scotland to carry out an independent examination of the use of social unavailability codes by NHS boards across Scotland, and believes that this is a necessary step if confidence is to begin to be restored in the integrity of published waiting times statistics and to properly establish that there are no hidden waiting lists.

Supported by: Richard Simpson*

*S4M-02904 Shona Robison: Meeting the Challenge, Physical Activity and its Contribution to Tackling Obesity—That the Parliament notes the detrimental health impact that obesity can have on individuals, including an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers, and the strain that it places on NHS resources and the wider economy; acknowledges the key contribution that physical activity can make to tackling these issues; recognises that, in Scotland, levels of participation in physical activity are increasing, defying the international trend;

welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to and initiatives promoting and encouraging physical activity across all Scottish communities; notes the scale of the challenge in getting people more active, and supports the drive to create a lasting active legacy for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Supported by: Michael Matheson*

*S4M-02903 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: National Library of Scotland Bill—That the Parliament agrees that, during Stage 3 of the National Library of 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: 30 minutes. *S4M-02902 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 [draft] be approved.

S4M-02901 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 23 May 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Stage 1 Debate: Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 24 May 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: Why Languages Matter, Improving Young People’s Opportunities

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.00 pm Themed Question Time Infrastructure and Capital Investment; Culture and External Affairs

2.40 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 30 May 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 31 May 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Education and Lifelong Learning

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

*S4M-02898 Margaret Burgess: Who Cares? Scotland—That the Parliament commends the work of Who Cares? Scotland, an independent advocacy service supporting Scotland’s children and young people in care; understands that Who Cares? Scotland has been promoting and protecting the rights of children and young people in care since 1978, ensuring that all looked-after children across Scotland are listened to and given a voice; recognises that, in the year ended 31 March 2010, it worked with over 1,300 children and young people, providing more than 2,000 instances of advocacy support; supports the decision by almost every local authority in Scotland to accept in principle its charter of rights; understands the number of looked-after children has increased every year since 2001 with 16,171 children being looked after by local authorities as at 31 July 2011, a 2% increase since 31 July 2010, and supports what it sees as the invaluable work of Who Cares? Scotland

across the country and in North Ayrshire, where it worked with 37 young people between 12 December 2011 and 25 March 2012.

Supported by: Richard Lyle*, Kenneth Gibson*, Liam McArthur*, Anne McTaggart*, Bill Walker*, Sandra White*, Joan McAlpine*, Annabelle Ewing*, Dennis Robertson*, Humza Yousaf*, Aileen McLeod*

*S4M-02897 Annabelle Ewing: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ Name under Threat—That the Parliament deplores the reported threat to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ name as part of the Ministry of Defence’s basing review; acknowledges the heritage and tradition of the former Scottish regiments and what it sees as the affection that the Argylls has particularly enjoyed in its traditional recruiting area, including the communities of Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Kinross- shire; believes that, if the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ identity is lost or further compromised, it would end generations of a geographical link with these communities and will further depress recruitment; recalls the commitment made that the “golden thread” of regimental names and traditions would be maintained and is greatly concerned that this commitment can apparently be so casually discarded, and believes that the UK Government should abandon any plans to further compromise the identity of the Scottish battalions and instead build on what is considered the fantastic community connections of Scotland’s army units.

*S4M-02895 John Lamont: Mainstreet Trading Company Wins Independent Bookseller of the Year 2012—That the Parliament congratulates the Mainstreet Trading Company in St Boswells on winning the Independent Bookseller of the Year award for 2012, which follows on from the shop’s earlier achievement of winning the Scottish Independent Bookseller of the Year for the second year running; believes that the shop is a great asset to St Boswells and the Scottish Borders, and believes this national award to be justified recognition of the hard work and effort put in to the shop by the owners, Rosamund and Bill de la Hay.

Supported by: Paul Wheelhouse*, Annabelle Ewing*, Ruth Davidson*, Jim Hume*, Kevin Stewart*, Jamie McGrigor*, Liz Smith*, Nanette Milne*, Gordon MacDonald*, Fiona McLeod*, Anne McTaggart*, Murdo Fraser*, Richard Lyle*, Dennis Robertson*

*S4M-02894 George Adam: St Mirren, Community and Family Champions—That the Parliament congratulates St Mirren Football Club on winning two awards from the Scottish Premier League (SPL), the Family Champions award and the Best Community Initiative award; recognises the work conducted by everyone at St Mirren in making the club the most family-friendly in the SPL, and acknowledges the Kick and Collect initiative that was launched by St Mirren, which provides community coaches who engage with hard-to-reach young people to steer them away from antisocial behaviour and encourage them to be involved in voluntary work in their communities.

Supported by: Stewart Maxwell*, Gordon MacDonald*, Kevin Stewart*, Willie Coffey*, James Kelly*, Roderick Campbell*, Hugh Henry*, Kenneth Gibson*, Bob Doris*, Sandra White*, Richard Lyle*, Joan McAlpine*, Humza Yousaf*

*S4M-02893 Gil Paterson: Congratulations to St Mary’s Primary School, Duntocher—That the Parliament congratulates St Mary’s Primary School in Duntocher on winning the Scottish European Educational Trust’s Euroquiz competition, held in the Parliament’s debating chamber on 14 May 2012; notes that St Mary’s competed against 29 other schools across Scotland to win the quiz that tested their knowledge on European affairs, including languages, history, culture and sport, and highlights what it sees as the exemplary and great work by all pupils who participated in the quiz and who have learned more about Europe, its wide range of diverse cultures and Scotland’s place in the wider European community.

Supported by: Mark McDonald*, Hugh Henry*, Nigel Don*, Annabelle Ewing*, Dennis Robertson*, Kenneth Gibson*, Graeme Dey*, Stewart Maxwell*, Richard Lyle*, Roderick Campbell*, Jackie Baillie*, Gordon MacDonald*, Kevin Stewart*, Liam McArthur*, Margaret Burgess*, Anne McTaggart*, Joan McAlpine*

*S4M-02891 Roderick Campbell: Ever to Excel—That the Parliament applauds the premiere of Ever to Excel, a film history of the University of St Andrews, directed by Murray Grigor OBE and starring Sir Sean Connery; understands that the film reflects on the 600-year history of the institution, which is the oldest and, some might say, finest university in Scotland; believes that the university continues to play a leading role in research and academic achievement and spearheading remarkable investigations into new fields of science and the arts, and congratulates the institution, which it believes has a very bright future, on the anniversary of its founding.

Supported by: Anne McTaggart*, Kenneth Gibson*, Hugh Henry*, Christina McKelvie*, George Adam*, Jamie McGrigor*, Stuart McMillan*, Annabelle Ewing*, Kevin Stewart*, Margaret Burgess*, Nigel Don*, Joan McAlpine*, Humza Yousaf*, Dennis Robertson*

*S4M-02890 Claudia Beamish: NHS Lanarkshire Awarded Carbon Trust Standard Certification—That the Parliament congratulates NHS Lanarkshire on being awarded the internationally recognised Carbon Trust Standard certification; understands that NHS Lanarkshire is the first NHS board in Scotland to obtain this award, and welcomes awards such as this to encourage more organisations to move towards a low-carbon future through carbon reduction and energy saving strategies.

Supported by: Anne McTaggart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Margaret McCulloch*, John Pentland*, Jim Hume*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Christina McKelvie*, Dennis Robertson*, Hugh Henry*, Neil Findlay*, James Kelly*, Elaine Murray*, Iain Gray*, Jackie Baillie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Richard Lyle*

*S4M-02889 Elaine Smith: Cameras Everywhere—That the Parliament notes the Cameras Everywhere campaign by Witness, which aims to ensure that the thousands of people using video for human rights work can do so as effectively, safely and as ethically as possible; recognises that Witness attempts to bring often unseen images and seldom heard stories to the attention of key decision-makers, the media and the public; understands that Witness has developed a comprehensive training approach focused on video advocacy and has partnered with more than 300 human rights groups in over 80 countries and trained over 3,000 human rights

defenders; recognises the increasing importance of video footage to human rights work, and wishes Witness every success with its campaign.

Supported by: Anne McTaggart*, Dennis Robertson*, Bill Kidd*, Mike MacKenzie*, Hugh Henry*, Annabelle Ewing*, Richard Lyle*, Roderick Campbell*, Kevin Stewart*

*S4M-02888.3 Neil Bibby: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion S4M-02888 in the name of Aileen Campbell (National Parenting Strategy for Scotland), leave out from “development” to end and insert “input from many organisations; believes that kinship care should be an essential part of a National Parenting Strategy, and calls on the Scottish Government to bring forward Scotland-wide implementation of the promise made by the First Minister on 27 September 2007 to provide £10 million for kinship care allowances.”

Supported by: Hugh Henry*

*S4M-02888.2 Liam McArthur: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion S4M-02888 in the name of Aileen Campbell (National Parenting Strategy for Scotland), after “additional support” insert “; believes that better signposting is needed so that parents know where to find support and feel confident about accessing services;”

*S4M-02888.1 Nanette Milne: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion S4M-02888 in the name of Aileen Campbell (National Parenting Strategy for Scotland), insert at end “; recognises that, as well as parents and carers, schools also have an important role to play in helping young people to appreciate the responsibilities that come with parenthood; pays tribute to the teachers who are trained in providing additional support requirements and who do so much to ensure that the most vulnerable young people are identified at the earliest age; notes with concern the recent evidence that indicates declining numbers of these teachers, and calls on the Scottish Government to address this concern as a matter of urgency.”

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

*S4M-02887 Hugh Henry: Usdaw Best Practice for Retailers (lodged on 14 May 2012) Neil Findlay*, Drew Smith*

*S4M-02886 Gordon MacDonald: 2012 Waterways Renaissance Awards(lodged on 14 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Richard Lyle*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Dennis Robertson*, Bob Doris*, Margaret Burgess*, Mike MacKenzie*, Annabelle Ewing*, George Adam*, Stuart McMillan*, Kevin Stewart*, Drew Smith*, Aileen McLeod*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Bill Walker*, Joan McAlpine*

*S4M-02885 Patricia Ferguson: Maryhill Man Helps Welcome the Olympics to Glasgow (lodged on 14 May 2012) Drew Smith*, Jackie Baillie*, Anne McTaggart*, Hanzala Malik*, Paul Martin*

*S4M-02884# Jamie Hepburn: Time for an International Arms Trade Treaty (lodged on 14 May 2012) Kenneth Gibson*, Gordon MacDonald*, Richard Lyle*, Humza Yousaf*, Mary Fee*, Margaret Burgess*, Sandra White*, Neil Findlay*

*S4M-02883 Stewart Maxwell: Adult Learners’ Week 2012 (lodged on 14 May 2012)Stuart McMillan*, Margaret Burgess*, Mark McDonald*, Aileen McLeod*, Kenneth Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Jackie Baillie*, Maureen Watt*, Joan McAlpine*, Sandra White*, Rob Gibson*, Kevin Stewart*, Richard Lyle*, Hugh Henry*, Dennis Robertson*, Bob Doris*, Mike MacKenzie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Anne McTaggart*, Liam McArthur*, Humza Yousaf*, Adam Ingram*, Roderick Campbell*

*S4M-02882 Kevin Stewart: Congratulations to Aberdeen’s Bling Fling Participants (lodged on 14 May 2012) Nanette Milne*, Margaret Burgess*, Joan McAlpine*, Mark McDonald*, Sandra White*, Kenneth Gibson*, Maureen Watt*, Rob Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Richard Lyle*, Dennis Robertson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Annabelle Ewing*, George Adam*, Humza Yousaf*, Adam Ingram*

*S4M-02881 Willie Rennie: Local Authority Administrations (lodged on 14 May 2012) Liam McArthur*, Jim Hume*

*S4M-02880 Roderick Campbell: Human Rights Concerns in the Ukraine (lodged on 14 May 2012) Liam McArthur*, Kevin Stewart*, John Finnie*, Humza Yousaf*, Adam Ingram*, Bill Walker*, Kenneth Gibson*, Christina McKelvie*, Bill Kidd*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Sandra White*, Jenny Marra*, Dennis Robertson*, Margaret Burgess*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Mason*

*S4M-02879 Tavish Scott: TOTAL Denève Series (lodged on 14 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Iain Gray*, Kenneth Gibson*, Liam McArthur*, Nanette Milne*, Bill Walker*, Adam Ingram*, Alex Fergusson*, Kevin Stewart*, Jamie McGrigor*, Hanzala Malik*, Patricia Ferguson*, Nigel Don*, Gordon MacDonald*, Dennis Robertson*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Richard Lyle*, Jackie Baillie*, Sandra White*, Maureen Watt*, Hugh Henry*, John Wilson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Murdo Fraser*, Jim Hume*, Roderick Campbell*, John Mason*, Drew Smith*

*S4M-02877 John Wilson: St Michael’s Primary School’s Hard Work Recognised (lodged on 14 May 2012) Richard Lyle*, Dennis Robertson*, Stuart McMillan*, Adam Ingram*, Joan McAlpine*, Rob Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Mike MacKenzie*, Humza Yousaf*, Anne McTaggart*, Elaine Smith*, Annabelle Ewing*, Kevin Stewart*

*S4M-02876 Kenneth Gibson: St Bride’s in Lochranza Celebrates its 300th Anniversary (lodged on 14 May 2012) Rob Gibson*, Annabelle Ewing*

*S4M-02875 Marco Biagi: The One Million Climate Jobs Campaign (lodged on 14 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Annabelle Ewing*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Kenneth Gibson*, Patrick Harvie*, John Mason*, Margaret Burgess*, John Finnie*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jackie Baillie*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Humza Yousaf*, Kevin Stewart*, Chic Brodie*, Richard Lyle*, Dennis Robertson*, Sandra White*, Claudia Beamish*, Roderick Campbell*

*S4M-02874 Kenneth Gibson: Congratulations to SSE on the Opening of its Barkip Anaerobic Digestion Plant (lodged on 14 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jackie Baillie*, Liam McArthur*, Joan McAlpine*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Humza Yousaf*, Kevin Stewart*, Dennis Robertson*, Richard Lyle*, Sandra White*, Maureen Watt*, Margaret Burgess*, Annabelle Ewing*

*S4M-02873 Patrick Harvie: Bus Passenger Survey (lodged on 14 May 2012) Alison Johnstone*, Hanzala Malik*, Iain Gray*, Jackie Baillie*, Hugh Henry*, Drew Smith*

*S4M-02872 Sarah Boyack: Live Below the Line (lodged on 14 May 2012) Hugh Henry*, Anne McTaggart*, Kenneth Gibson*, Patrick Harvie*, Iain Gray*, Patricia Ferguson*, Claire Baker*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Finnie*, Claudia Beamish*, Elaine Murray*, Mary Fee*, John Pentland*, Jackie Baillie*, Mark Griffin*, Richard Lyle*, Margaret Burgess*, Neil Findlay*, Sandra White*, Drew Smith*, Ken Macintosh*

*S4M-02871 Jackie Baillie: Samantha to Carry Olympic Torch through Dumbarton (lodged on 14 May 2012) Annabelle Ewing*, Anne McTaggart*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Pentland*, Jamie McGrigor*, Patricia Ferguson*, Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*, Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Sandra White*, Drew Smith*

S4M-02870 Supporting Key Local Agencies in Helping Young People into Education, Training and Employment (lodged on 11 May 2012) Richard Lyle*, Margaret Burgess*, Kevin Stewart*, Dennis Robertson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Aileen McLeod*, Jim Eadie*, Gordon MacDonald*, Rob Gibson*, Stuart McMillan*, Kenneth Gibson*, Joan McAlpine*, Maureen Watt*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mark McDonald*, Bill Kidd*, Adam Ingram*, Humza Yousaf*

S4M-02869 Building Technologies Showcase 2012 (lodged on 11 May 2012) Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Fiona McLeod*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kenneth Gibson*

S4M-02868 Raw Stereo, Live and Unsigned (lodged on 11 May 2012) Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, George Adam*, Jim Eadie*, Drew Smith*, Nanette Milne*, Jamie McGrigor*, Maureen Watt*, Joan McAlpine*, Bill Kidd*, Adam Ingram*, Humza Yousaf*

S4M-02865 Burrelton Rovers Win North of Tay Cup (lodged on 11 May 2012) Mark McDonald*, Roderick Campbell*, Gordon MacDonald*, Margaret Burgess*, Nigel Don*, Jamie McGrigor*, Kevin Stewart*, Kenneth Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, George Adam*, Joan McAlpine*, Humza Yousaf*, Dennis Robertson*

S4M-02864 Legal Protection of Scotch Whisky (lodged on 11 May 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Kenneth Gibson*, Mark McDonald*, Bill Kidd*, Rob Gibson*, John Mason*, Margaret Burgess*, Aileen McLeod*, Richard Lyle*, Gordon MacDonald*, Joan McAlpine*, Sandra White*, Maureen Watt*, Dennis Robertson*, Angus MacDonald*, Mike MacKenzie*, Liam McArthur*, Mary Scanlon*, Kevin Stewart*, Adam Ingram*, Roderick Campbell*, Graeme Pearson*

S4M-02863 Black Watch Name under Threat (lodged on 11 May 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Mark McDonald*, Christine Grahame*, Adam Ingram*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Mike MacKenzie*, Bill Walker*, John Mason*, Rob Gibson*, Nigel Don*, Kevin Stewart*, Kenneth Gibson*, Margaret Burgess*, Gordon MacDonald*, Bill Kidd*, Paul Wheelhouse*, Humza Yousaf*, Clare Adamson*, Richard Lyle*, Dennis Robertson*, Christina McKelvie*, Aileen McLeod*, Fiona McLeod*, Sandra White*, Maureen Watt*, Angus MacDonald*, Roderick Campbell*

S4M-02862 Congratulating Springburn Academy Under-16 Football Team (lodged on 11 May 2012) Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, George Adam*, Jim Eadie*, Kenneth Gibson*, Joan McAlpine*, Bill Kidd*, Adam Ingram*

S4M-02861 Eddie Izzard’s Marathons for Nelson Mandela (lodged on 11 May 2012) Iain Gray*, Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Hugh Henry*, Fiona McLeod*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Helen Eadie*, Sarah Boyack*, Anne McTaggart*, Mark McDonald*, Roderick Campbell*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Elaine Murray*, Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-02860 Scottish Junior Burnsian 2012 (lodged on 11 May 2012) Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Dennis Robertson*, Fiona McLeod*, Chic Brodie*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Mark McDonald*, Kenneth Gibson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Nigel Don*, Adam Ingram*, Maureen Watt*, Jim Hume*

S4M-02859 Foster Care Fortnight (lodged on 11 May 2012) Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Hugh Henry*, Dennis Robertson*, Fiona McLeod*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Helen Eadie*, Anne McTaggart*, Mark McDonald*, Sarah Boyack*, Elaine Murray*, Nigel Don*, Jenny Marra*, Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-02858 Arthritis Care Awareness Week 2012 (lodged on 11 May 2012) Hugh Henry*, Fiona McLeod*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Mason*, Jim Eadie*, Helen Eadie*, Anne McTaggart*, Mark McDonald*, James Kelly*, Kenneth Gibson*, Sarah Boyack*, Elaine Murray*, Jenny Marra*

S4M-02857 Cancer Prevention Week 2012 (lodged on 11 May 2012) Iain Gray*, Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Hugh Henry*, Dennis Robertson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Helen Eadie*, Mark McDonald*, James Kelly*, Maureen Watt*, Elaine Murray*, Margaret Burgess*, Jim Hume*

S4M-02856 Success of Spring Fling (lodged on 11 May 2012) Kevin Stewart*, Angus MacDonald*, Alex Fergusson*, Fiona McLeod*, Dennis Robertson*, Mike MacKenzie*, George Adam*, Jim Eadie*, Aileen McLeod*, Kenneth Gibson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Adam Ingram*, Jim Hume*

S4M-02855 And The Winner Is Brewdog, Eventually (lodged on 11 May 2012) Kevin Stewart*, Chic Brodie*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Roderick Campbell*, Bill Kidd*, Linda Fabiani*, Adam Ingram*

S4M-02854 Arthritis Care Awareness Week (lodged on 11 May 2012) Annabelle Ewing*, Gil Paterson*, Kevin Stewart*, Fiona McLeod*, Liam McArthur*, Dennis Robertson*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Mason*, George Adam*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Aileen

McLeod*, Jim Eadie*, Richard Lyle*, Gordon MacDonald*, Rob Gibson*, Bill Walker*, Stuart McMillan*, Mark McDonald*, Roderick Campbell*, Mary Fee*, Nanette Milne*, Joan McAlpine*, Bill Kidd*, Adam Ingram*, Humza Yousaf*, Maureen Watt*

*S4M-02853 Richard Simpson: Children’s Hospice Week 2012(lodged on 14 May 2012) Jackie Baillie*, Ken Macintosh*, Roderick Campbell*, Bill Walker*, Neil Findlay*, Nanette Milne*, John Finnie*, Hugh Henry*, Dennis Robertson*, Elaine Murray*, Michael McMahon*, Annabelle Ewing*, Murdo Fraser*, Nigel Don*, Margaret Burgess*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Kenneth Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Christine Grahame*, Drew Smith*, Kevin Stewart*, Jamie McGrigor*, Jim Hume*, Anne McTaggart*, Jackson Carlaw*, Claudia Beamish*

S4M-02851 Congratulating Glasgow’s Big Lottery Fund Beneficiaries (lodged on 11 May 2012) Anne McTaggart*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Mark McDonald*, Kenneth Gibson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Joan McAlpine*, Adam Ingram*

S4M-02850 Congratulating the British Lung Foundation on the Commencement of the Burrow Hill Training Fund (lodged on 11 May 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02849 Arthritis Care Awareness Week (lodged on 11 May 2012) Gil Paterson*, Kevin Stewart*, Fiona McLeod*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Mason*, Jim Eadie*, Mark McDonald*, Roderick Campbell*, Kenneth Gibson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Linda Fabiani*, Nigel Don*, Aileen McLeod*, Adam Ingram*, Jim Hume*

S4M-02848 Living Streets’ Walk to Work Week 2012 (lodged on 11 May 2012) Gordon MacDonald*, Anne McTaggart*, Fiona McLeod*, Angus MacDonald*, Roderick Campbell*, Nanette Milne*, Richard Lyle*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Joan McAlpine*, Jackie Baillie*, Sandra White*, Humza Yousaf*, Dennis Robertson*, Annabelle Ewing*

S4M-02847 Citizens Advice Scotland, Energy Best Deal Campaign (lodged on 11 May 2012) Kevin Stewart*, Liam McArthur*, Chic Brodie*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Mason*, Jim Eadie*, Aileen McLeod*, Mark McDonald*, Roderick Campbell*, Kenneth Gibson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Linda Fabiani*, Nigel Don*

S4M-02846 Crusader Court 25th Anniversary (lodged on 11 May 2012) Kevin Stewart, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Kenneth Gibson*, Bill Kidd*

*S4M-02845 Kenneth Gibson: Seamill Hydro and Auchrannie TripAdvisor Awards (lodged on 11 May 2012) Jackson Carlaw*, Jamie McGrigor*, Joan McAlpine*, Bill Kidd*, Dennis Robertson*, Stuart McMillan*, Margaret Burgess*, Annabelle Ewing*, Adam Ingram*, Rob Gibson*, George Adam*, Humza Yousaf*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Maureen Watt*, Mark McDonald*, Sandra White*, Jim Hume*, Roderick Campbell*

S4M-02844 Radical Changes Required for Patients with Multimorbidity (lodged on 11 May 2012) Gil Paterson*, Kevin Stewart*, Fiona McLeod*, Mike MacKenzie*, John Mason*, Jim Eadie*, Richard Lyle*, Bill Walker*, Stuart McMillan*, Mark McDonald*, Bill Kidd*, Adam Ingram*, Humza Yousaf*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02843 Happy Birthday Radio Orkney (lodged on 11 May 2012) Mary Scanlon*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Gil Paterson*, Kevin Stewart*, Hugh Henry*, Alex Fergusson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Roderick Campbell*, Kenneth Gibson*, Tavish Scott*, Patricia Ferguson*, Maureen Watt*, Jackson Carlaw*, Jackie Baillie*, Dennis Robertson*, John Finnie*, Mary Fee*, Nanette Milne*, Bill Walker*, Jamie McGrigor*, Stuart McMillan*, Aileen McLeod*

S4M-02842 National Apprenticeship Week (lodged on 11 May 2012) Richard Lyle*, Dennis Robertson*, Fiona McLeod*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Aileen McLeod*, Mark McDonald*, Kenneth Gibson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Linda Fabiani*, Nigel Don*, Adam Ingram*

S4M-02841 Loch Lomond Tourist Guide Launched (lodged on 10 May 2012) Kevin Stewart*, Hugh Henry*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kenneth Gibson*

S4M-02840 Dumbarton Accies Win West Of Scotland Cup (lodged on 10 May 2012) Richard Lyle*, Hanzala Malik*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Anne McTaggart*, Stuart McMillan*, Patricia Ferguson*, Mary Fee*, Kenneth Gibson*, Jamie McGrigor*

S4M-02839 Congratulations to Stuart McCrae of Cumbernauld YMCA on Lifetime Achievement Award (lodged on 10 May 2012) Annabelle Ewing*, Gil Paterson*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kenneth Gibson*, Anne McTaggart*, Bill Kidd*

S4M-02838 Alternatives West Dunbartonshire CDS Receives Big Lottery Funding (lodged on 10 May 2012) Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kenneth Gibson*

S4M-02837 Congratulations to West Scotland Euroquiz Finalists (lodged on 10 May 2012) Annabelle Ewing*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Jackie Baillie*, Bill Kidd*

S4M-02836 Inspiring Encounters (lodged on ) Kevin Stewart*, Jackie Baillie*, Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02835 Coeliac Awareness Week 2012 (lodged on 10 May 2012) Richard Lyle*, Kevin Stewart*, Maureen Watt*, Hugh Henry*, Alex Fergusson*, Fiona McLeod*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Helen Eadie*, Mark McDonald*, Roderick Campbell*, James Kelly*, Kenneth Gibson*, Liam McArthur*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Adam Ingram*, Jim Hume*

S4M-02834 Additional Support for People Struggling in the Job Market and Vulnerable Parents (lodged on 10 May 2012) John Mason*, Kevin Stewart*

*S4M-02831 Richard Simpson: Action for Brain Injury Week(lodged on 14 May 2012) Hugh Henry*, Jackson Carlaw*, Neil Findlay*, Elaine Murray*, Iain Gray*, Jackie Baillie*, John Park*, Claudia Beamish*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Hanzala Malik*, Margaret McCulloch*, Dennis Robertson*, Anne McTaggart*, Christine Grahame*, Graeme Pearson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Graeme Dey*, Patricia Ferguson*, Nanette

Milne*, Gordon MacDonald*, Michael McMahon*, Annabelle Ewing*, Helen Eadie*, Drew Smith*, Richard Lyle*

S4M-02830 Congratulating MS Revive on the Art Show and Sale (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*

S4M-02829 Success of Professor Paul Mealor (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*

S4M-02828 Gorbals Recycles Funding (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*

S4M-02827 Congratulations to the Trinity Centre (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*

S4M-02826 Support for PCS Industrial Action, Thursday 10 May 2012 (lodged on 09 May 2012) Elaine Smith*

S4M-02825 International Nurses Day (lodged on 09 May 2012) John Mason*, Linda Fabiani*, Elaine Smith*

S4M-02824 Coeliac Awareness Week (lodged on 09 May 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02823 Congratulations to Linwood High School (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*

S4M-02822 A New Chapter: Public Library Services in the 21st Century (lodged on 09 May 2012) Stewart Maxwell*, Linda Fabiani*, Roderick Campbell*, Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-02819 Congratulations to Insch Primary School for Green Flag Award (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*

S4M-02818 Full Steam Ahead for the Engine Shed (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*

S4M-02816 Angus Independent Advocacy Empowering Lives (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02814 Coalition Cuts Threatens Black Watch Identity (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Linda Fabiani*, Aileen McLeod*

S4M-02812 World Fair Trade Day 2012 (lodged on 09 May 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Aileen McLeod*, Maureen Watt*, Margaret Burgess*, Ken Macintosh*

S4M-02811 Sammy Barr (lodged on 09 May 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Jenny Marra*

S4M-02810 Scottish Borders Biodiversity Week (lodged on 09 May 2012) Angus MacDonald*, Bill Kidd*, Aileen McLeod*

S4M-02809 To Europe and Beyond (lodged on 08 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02806 Dark Sky Bright Future (lodged on 08 May 2012) Alex Fergusson*, Bill Kidd*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02802 One in a Million this Red Cross Week (lodged on 08 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02799 Coalition Government Failing (lodged on 08 May 2012) Kevin Stewart*

S4M-02797 On the Highway to Kirriemuir (lodged on 08 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02796 Fauldhouse Has Got Talent (lodged on 08 May 2012) Kevin Stewart*, Hugh Henry*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Kenneth Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-02795 Action on Stroke (lodged on 08 May 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Maureen Watt*, Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-02792 Celebrating Scotland’s Historic Mills (lodged on 08 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02791 Co-op Boycott of Israeli Settlement Goods (lodged on 08 May 2012) Hugh Henry*, Bill Kidd*, Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02790 Glasgow Warriors Wins Through (lodged on 08 May 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02789 Scottish Fashion Awards 2012 (lodged on 08 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02787 Impact Arts Nominated for Charity of the Year Award (lodged on 08 May 2012) Bill Kidd*

S4M-02786 Deaf Awareness Week 2012 (lodged on 08 May 2012) Hugh Henry*, Bill Kidd*, Linda Fabiani*, Maureen Watt*, Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-02785 Croy Silver Band Wins at the Brass Band Championships 2012 (lodged on 08 May 2012) Bill Kidd*

S4M-02776 Workers Memorial Day Tribute in West Dunbartonshire (lodged on 03 May 2012) Hugh Henry*

S4M-02775.1 Dystonia Awareness Week (lodged on 09 May 2012) Bill Kidd*, Linda Fabiani*, Aileen McLeod*

S4M-02775 Dystonia Awareness Week (lodged on 03 May 2012) Hugh Henry*

S4M-02772 FairFuelUK Campaign (lodged on 02 May 2012) Aileen McLeod*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02771 Acquired Brain Injury Week and the ABI Café (lodged on 02 May 2012) Aileen McLeod*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02768 Staff Cuts at the School of Textiles and Design (lodged on 02 May 2012) Aileen McLeod*

S4M-02766 Show Racism the Red Card’s Campaign Film Premiere (lodged on 02 May 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02764 Congratulations to Pedal on Parliament (lodged on 02 May 2012) Jim Eadie*, Richard Baker*, Graeme Dey*

S4M-02763 Credit Unions of Glasgow Strategy Group Continued Success (lodged on 02 May 2012) Hugh Henry*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02762 Dunfermline Vets on a Mission to Malawi (lodged on 02 May 2012) Hugh Henry*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02761 Sideline Bad Behaviour (lodged on 02 May 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02759 NHS Lanarkshire Awarded Carbon Trust Standard Certification (lodged on 02 May 2012) Aileen McLeod*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02758 Mary Ann Kennedy’s Global Gathering (lodged on 01 May 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02751 Walks Worker for Changes, East Lothian (lodged on 01 May 2012) Aileen McLeod*

S4M-02748 VAT on Historic Buildings (lodged on 02 May 2012) Hugh Henry*

S4M-02747 Angus and North East Creating Talent Pool for the Future (lodged on 01 May 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02746 Congratulations to Shetland’s Young Fiddler of the Year (lodged on 01 May 2012) Hugh Henry*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02745 Newtyle’s Community Champions (lodged on 01 May 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02743 Clyde Valley High Fundraising for Lanarkshire Cancer Care (lodged on 01 May 2012) Hugh Henry*

S4M-02737 Congratulations to Castle Precision Engineering Systems (lodged on 30 April 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02727 Get on Your Bike to Raise Awareness for Dementia (lodged on 27 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02725 Congratulations to Paisley’s James Goodfellow OBE, Inventor of PIN Technology (lodged on 27 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02724 International ME Awareness Month (lodged on 27 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02723 Carnoustie’s Musical History-makers (lodged on 27 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02722 West End Festival (lodged on 27 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02721 St Peter’s RC School (lodged on 27 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02720 East End Development with the 2014 Commonwealth Games (lodged on 26 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02718 Alcohol Consumption and Cancer (lodged on 26 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02717 Cycling through the Borders (lodged on 26 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02715 Online Bullying, Don’t Play The Game (lodged on 26 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02714 Headteacher in Arrochar Shortlisted for National Award (lodged on 26 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02713 The Return of the STV Appeal (lodged on 26 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02712 Aberdeen Universities’ Royal Naval Unit (lodged on 26 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02711 Top Award for University of Dundee (lodged on 26 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02708 Kirkcaldy Football Team Wins International Tournament in Blackpool (lodged on 26 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02705 Supporting the Lunderston Bay Beach Clean-up Effort (lodged on 25 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02704 SMC Rejection of Prostate Cancer Drug, Abiraterone (lodged on 25 April 2012) Margaret McCulloch*, Alex Fergusson*, Jenny Marra*

S4M-02702 Take-up of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (lodged on 25 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02698 Bearsden Primary Reach Euroquiz 2012 Final (lodged on 25 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02697 Congratulations to Glasgow’s Helping Heroes (lodged on 25 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02696 Skin Cancer Rates Highlight the Dangers of Sunbeds (lodged on 25 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02689 75th Anniversary of the RNZAF’s Creation by Fife’s Cochrane the Architect (lodged on 24 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02688 Scottish Companies Leading the Way in Queen’s Awards for Enterprise (lodged on 24 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02685 Dr Alexander Thomson, Rutherglen Old Parish Church (lodged on 24 April 2012) Hugh Henry*

S4M-02683 Helensburgh Tennis Player Selected for GB World Cup Team (lodged on 23 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02681 Better than Going to the Gym, Upper Tweed Railway Paths (lodged on 23 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02680 Victoria Bowling Club, Torrance (lodged on 23 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02677 The Third Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Conference (lodged on 23 April 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-02669 Scottish Scouting’s Continued Success (lodged on 20 April 2012) Joe FitzPatrick*

S4M-02667 Plain Packaging of Tobacco Review of Evidence (lodged on 20 April 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02647 Ensure Scotland’s Schools Sound Good (lodged on 18 April 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-02643 Congratulations to Jim Fiddes, Author of Brodiach to Bervie (lodged on 18 April 2012) Joe FitzPatrick*

S4M-02628 Family Support for Recovering Addicts (lodged on 19 April 2012) Mark McDonald*

S4M-02596 Global Day of Action on Military Spending (lodged on 11 April 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02112 Church of Scotland Informs Economy Debate (lodged on 23 February 2012) Bill Walker*

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 16 May 2012 Section G – Bills

New Bills introduced or reprinted on 15 May 2012

Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Bill—The Bill was reprinted as amended at Stage 2. (SP Bill 5A) (Executive Bill)

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 16 May 2012 Section H – New Documents

Committee Reports

The following report is being published on 16 May 2012—

Welfare Reform Committee, 1st Report, 2012 (Session 4): Stage 1 Report on the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill (SP Paper 125)

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

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 16 May 2012 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 by 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. an Executive, 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.

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

Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 2 completed 9 May Stage 3 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 3 (debate, meeting of the Parliament) 24 May All amendments should be lodged by 4.30 pm on Friday 18 May with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 2 completed 15 May Stage 3 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 2 completed 2 May Stage 3 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Local Government and Regeneration)) 16 May

Long Leases (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 2 (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee) 16 May

National Library of Scotland Bill (Ex) Stage 3 (debate, meeting of the Parliament) 16 May

Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 completed 10 May Stage 3 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (lead committee (Justice)) 15 May

Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Health and Sport)) 15 May Stage 1 (evidence, Subordinate Legislation Committee) 15 May

Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 Report (Welfare Reform Committee) published 16 May

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

Instrument subject to approval

Instrument subject to approval by 4 June 2012

Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Dalgety Bay) (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/135) (9 May 2012) (Health and Sport)

Affirmative instruments

Lead committee to report by 15 May 2012

Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 [draft] (21 March 2012) (Equal Opportunities)

Lead committee to report by 3 June 2012

Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 [draft] (25 April 2012) (Finance)

Lead committee to report by 8 June 2012

Property Factors (Code of Conduct) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] (30 April 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Lead committee to report by 19 June 2012

Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Office or Body as Specified Authority) Order 2012 [draft] (11 May 2012) (Justice)

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 Subordinate Legislation Committee.

Subject to annulment by 16 May 2012 Lead committee to report by 7 May 2012

Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/99) (22 March 2012) (Education and Culture)

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Shorthand Writers in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2012 (SSI 2012/101) (22 March 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 24 May 2012 Lead committee to report by 14 May 2012

Firemen’s Pension Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/106) (30 March 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/107) (30 March 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/108) (30 March 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Subject to annulment by 29 May 2012 Lead committee to report by 21 May 2012

Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (National Parks) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/117) (20 April 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Bankruptcy Fees etc. (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/118) (20 April 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 1 June 2012 Lead committee to report by 28 May 2012

Food Additives (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/119) (23 April 2012) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 3 June 2012 Lead committee to report by 28 May 2012

Snares (Training) (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/124) (25 April 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 5 June 2012 Lead committee to report by 28 May 2012

Education (Provision of Information as to Schools) (Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/129) (27 April 2012) (Education and Culture)

Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/130) (27 April 2012) (Education and Culture)

Subject to annulment by 8 June 2012 Lead committee to report by 4 June 2012

Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/131) (30 April 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) (No. 2) Amendment Rules 2012 (SSI 2012/132) (30 April 2012) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 22 June 2012 Lead committee to report by 18 June 2012

Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (East Ayrshire Council) Designation Order 2012 (SSI 2012/137) (14 May 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Parking Attendants (Wearing of Uniforms) (East Ayrshire Council Parking Area) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/138) (14 May 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Road Traffic (Parking Adjudicators) (East Ayrshire Council) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/139) (14 May 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (South Ayrshire Council) Designation Order 2012 (SSI 2012/140) (14 May 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Parking Attendants (Wearing of Uniforms) (South Ayrshire Council Parking Area) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/141) (14 May 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Road Traffic (Parking Adjudicators) (South Ayrshire Council) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/142) (14 May 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Rural Payments (Appeals) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/143) (14 May 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Other documents Lead committee to report by 11 June 2012 Public Services Reform (Planning) (Pre-application consultation) (Scotland) Order 2012 and proposed Explanatory Document (SG 2012/52) [draft] (28 March 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Public Services Reform (Planning) (Local Review Procedure) (Scotland) Order 2012 and proposed Explanatory Document (SG 2012/53) [draft] (28 March 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Contacts for Further Information All telephone numbers 0131 348 XXXX Web site: www.scottish.parliament.uk General Enquiries 5000 Chamber Desk (Motions and Questions) 5199 Parliamentary Business Team (Chamber, Parliamentary Bureau) 5187 Legislation Team 5277 Non-Executive Bills Unit (NEBU) 6124 Committee web sites at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/1569.aspx Economy, Energy and Tourism 5214 Contact Education and Culture 5222 Contact Equal Opportunities 5408 Contact European and External Relations 5226 Contact Finance 5451 Contact Health and Sport 5410 Contact Infrastructure and Capital Investment 5229 Contact Justice 5047 Contact Local Government and Regeneration 5223 Contact Public Audit 5236 Contact Public Petitions 5254 Contact Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment 5242 Contact Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments 5179 Contact Subordinate Legislation 5175 Contact Welfare Reform 5320 Contact

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Scottish Commission for Public Audit http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/1704.aspx

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