BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 3/2013 Wednesday 9 January 2013

Summary of Today’s Business

Meetings of Committees

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

Meeting of the Parliament

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Infrastructure, Investment and Cities; Culture and External Affairs followed by Scottish Government Debate: Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-04794 Malcolm Chisholm: 20 Years of Zero Tolerance Campaigns

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

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 9 January 2013 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.

Finance Committee 1st Meeting, 2013

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 2 1. Declaration of interests: Malcolm Chisholm will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 3. Demographic change and ageing population: The Committee will take evidence from— John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth, Katriona Carmichael, Policy Adviser, Public Service Reform Unit, Andrew Watson, Head of Finance Policy, and Peter Whitehouse, Unit Head, Analytical Services, Health Directorate, Scottish Government. 4. Public Service Pensions Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM (S4)19.1 from— John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth, Stuart Foubister, Divisional Solicitor, Legal Directorate, and Chad Dawtry, Director of Policy, Strategy and Development, Scottish Public Pensions Agency, Scottish Government. 5. Forth Road Bridge Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Financial Memorandum.

Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 1st Meeting, 2013

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 4 1. Inquiry into Underemployment in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Professor David Bell, University of Stirling. 2. Inquiry into Underemployment in Scotland - 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 in the inquiry.

3 3. Inquiry into Underemployment in Scotland (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard.

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 1st Meeting, 2013

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 3 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to take consideration of the European Commission’s work programme and agreement of its EU priorities; the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee inquiries into post legislative scrutiny and Scottish Law Commission bills; its approach to scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s second report on proposals and policies, required by the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009; and its work programme, in private at its next meeting. 2. Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Paul Wheelhouse, Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Willie Cowan, Deputy Director of Performance, Aquaculture and Recreational Fisheries, and Lindsay Anderson, Solicitor, head of branch, Scottish Government. 3. European Union document: The Committee will consider the following European Union document which may raise concerns in relation to subsidiarity— 15627/12 - assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

4 Meeting of the Parliament

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions

Infrastructure, Investment and Cities

1. Jim Eadie: To ask the Scottish Government what scope there is for capital investment by Scottish Water to prevent flooding to properties that are not included on its internal flood register. (S4O-01649)

2. Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on construction of the Forth Replacement Crossing. (S4O-01650)

3. Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Aberdeen City Council to discuss infrastructure investment. (S4O-01651)

4. Neil Bibby: To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the benefits of creating an investment zone in Renfrewshire. (S4O-01652)

5. Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in tackling fuel poverty. (S4O-01653)

6. Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Government how changes to Nomenclature of Units of Territorial Statistics boundaries will affect European Structural Fund allocations. (S4O-01654)

7. Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the A9 Safety Group on speed limits for HGVs on the A9. (S4O-01655)

8. Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Government what incentives or help it will provide to companies wishing to invest in the regeneration of Ravenscraig in order to speed up the project. (S4O-01656)

9. Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £7 million available in the second round of the Housebuilding Infrastructure Loan Fund has been allocated. (S4O-01657)

10. Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government what the value has been in 2012- 13 of non-profit distribution-financed capital investment. (S4O-01658)

Culture and External Affairs

1. Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Government how it will build on Scotland’s relationship with China. (S4O-01659)

2. Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government what the benefits are of Historic Scotland’s Inventory of Historic Battlefields. (S4O-01660)

5 3. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government how its digital participation strategy will benefit people in Midlothian. (S4O-01661)

4. Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Government what cultural legacy the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs expects for the Lothians following the 2014 Commonwealth Games. (S4O-01662)

5. Stewart Stevenson: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support National Performing Companies and cultural collections. (S4O-01663)

6. Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Government how it is developing the ancestry theme for Homecoming Scotland 2014 and how it is supporting cultural events that promote and celebrate Robert the Bruce connections. (S4O-01664)

7. Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for museums and galleries that are registered charities. (S4O-01665)

8. Mark Griffin: To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for culture and external affairs in 2013. (S4O-01666)

9. Joan McAlpine: To ask the Scottish Government when Creative Scotland will appoint a new chief executive. (S4O-01667)

10. Alex Fergusson: To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for Shambellie House and grounds in the event of the National Museums of Scotland confirming its decision to close the National Museum of Costume. (S4O-01668) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities

S4M-05310 Fergus Ewing: Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities—That the Parliament recognises the importance to both the Scottish and the UK economy of the oil and gas sector in Scotland; welcomes that oil and gas extraction will continue in Scotland for decades to come; notes progress in delivering Scotland’s first oil and gas strategy; recognises the world-leading capability of the Scottish oil and gas sector and supply chain workforce, and supports close collaboration between the Scottish Government and its agencies, industry and academia to work to meet the future personnel and skills needs of the sector and ensure continuing sector growth.

The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendments

S4M-05310.2 Rhoda Grant: Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities—As an amendment to motion S4M- 05310 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities), insert at end ―; notes the challenges to the industry in managing a finite and

6 unpredictable resource; believes that the industry must play a role in encouraging young people to pursue a career in engineering, working with schools, OPITO and the further and higher education sectors, paying particular attention to the encouragement of young women into the industry; recognises the high costs and technical challenges of extracting remaining oil and gas resources from the UK Continental Shelf and the future costs of decommissioning; recognises that attention to safety must be paramount both at work and travelling to and from oil and gas installations, and believes that workplace safety representatives, trade unions and the Health and Safety Executive have key roles to play in ensuring that safety comes first.‖

S4M-05310.1 Tavish Scott: Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities—As an amendment to motion S4M- 05310 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities), insert at end ―; notes the need for constant investment in North Sea oil and gas assets for personnel safety; further notes 43 offshore field transfer deals during 2012 between private and state- owned companies; appreciates the necessity of long-term certainty around the £30 billion decommissioning of oil and gas platforms, and recognises the decline in North Sea production from its peak of 137,099,000 tonnes in 1999 to 51,972,000 tonnes in 2011.‖

S4M-05310.3 Patrick Harvie: Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities—As an amendment to motion S4M- 05310 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities), leave out from ―welcomes‖ to end and insert ―notes the findings of the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2012, which states that no more than one third of proven fossil fuel reserves can be consumed without losing any hope of constraining climate change to 2°C; notes also that the fossil fuel industry is largely valued in relation to reserves; considers therefore that the industry is dramatically overvalued and that there is great danger for Scotland in allowing such an overvalued industry to continue to play a central role in the economy; recognises that the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is urgent but cannot be accomplished overnight, and calls on the Scottish and the UK Government to adopt a long-term approach to fossil fuels that would result in a substantial portion of existing reserves remaining unused, to end the support for exploration for new reserves and to invest much of the remaining revenue from the fossil fuel industries in a public renewable energy business that can generate

7 revenue for the public purse without destroying the life chances of future generations.‖ followed by Business Motions

S4M-05312 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Tuesday 15 January 2013

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions (if selected)

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Planning Reform, Next Steps

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 16 January 2013

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Education and Lifelong Learning

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 17 January 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 Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee Debate: Biodiversity

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

8 5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 22 January 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 23 January 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 24 January 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 followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

S4M-05313 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Forth Road Bridge Bill at stage 1 be completed by 29 March 2013.

S4M-05314 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees that

9 consideration of the Water Resources (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 1 February 2013. followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Debate on the subject of—

S4M-04794 Malcolm Chisholm: 20 Years of Zero Tolerance Campaigns—That the Parliament congratulates Zero Tolerance on 20 years of campaigning to change attitudes to violence against women (VAW) by men; believes that the pioneering zero tolerance campaigns, which began in Edinburgh in 1992, were among the first to raise awareness of the prevalence, nature and reality of domestic and sexual abuse; understands that VAW is still a significant social problem in Scotland today; notes the cross-party consensus toward dealing with it; is concerned that much more work needs to be done to tackle VAW in all its forms, including commercial sexual exploitation, which, it understands, is still widely tolerated, despite being defined by the Scottish Government as a form of violence against women, and believes that continued support is needed for VAW prevention campaigns and activity, which aim to bring about a zero tolerance culture in Scotland.

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 9 January 2013 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 19 December 2012 Thursday 10 January 2013

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 20 December 2012)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions (for text of questions see section D of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 8 January 2013)

12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-04421 John Mason: Mergers and Acquisitions (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 7 January 2013)

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: Action to Support Youth Employment (for text of motion see S4M-05319 in Section F) followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 15 January 2013

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 16 January 2013

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Education and Lifelong Learning (for names of those Members selected for Portfolio Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 8 January 2013) followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 17 January 2013

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions (for names of those Members selected for General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 8 January 2013)

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 Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 9 January 2013 Section C – Future Committee Meetings

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

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

European and External Relations Committee 10 January 2013 1st Meeting, 2013

The Committee will meet at 9.00 am in Committee Room 6 1. Foreign language learning in primary schools: The Committee will take evidence from— Simon Macaulay, Chair, and Gillian Campbell-Thow, Cultural Organisations and Local Authority Advisers representative, Scottish Government Languages Working Group; John Bissett, Senior Policy Officer, Languages Team, and Tim Simons, Head of Curriculum Unit, Scottish Government. 2. Consular support for Scottish citizens abroad: The Committee will consider a paper from the Clerk. 3. Brussels Bulletin: The Committee will consider the latest issue of the Brussels Bulletin. 4. Exploration of the range of EU funds available: The Committee will consider a paper from the Clerk. 5. Foreign language learning in primary schools: The Committee will consider a report of the launch of the inquiry.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 24 January, the Committee expects to continue taking oral evidence on its inquiry into the teaching of languages in primary schools.

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

Equal Opportunities Committee 10 January 2013 1st Meeting, 2013

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 4 1. Where Gypsy/Travellers live: The Committee will take evidence from— Christopher Ahern, Chairman, North Muirton Community Council; James Brownhill, Vice Chairman, Nigg Community Council; Sheila Chambers, Vice Chairman, Cockenzie and Port Seton Community Council; Kenneth Johnstone, Chairman, Girvan Community Council; Elizabeth Rhodick, Vice Convener, Lochgilphead Community Council.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 17 January, the Committee expects to take oral evidence on its Where Gypsy/Travellers live inquiry.

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

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 9 January 2013 Section E – Written questions lodged on 08 January 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-12118 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government whether Serco NorthLink’s contract allows it to change the length of the (a) peak and (b) low season.

S4W-12119 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government whether Serco NorthLink’s decision to increase the length of the peak season by two weeks and decrease the low season by one constitutes an additional increase in fares above the expected annual increase.

S4W-12120 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government what communications it has had with Serco NorthLink regarding its plans to (a) extend the peak season and (b) reduce low fare periods in 2013.

S4W-12121Δ Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government when it will receive HM Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Authorities’ report on the Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service.

S4W-12122 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government whether it is undertaking an investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment in the Scottish Ambulance Service and, if so, what form the investigation is taking and when the results will be published.

S4W-12125 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether the recommendations of the Expert Working Group on Welfare will be fully costed.

S4W-12126 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether the remit of the Expert Working Group on Welfare includes currently devolved benefits.

S4W-12127 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether the remit of the Expert Working Group on Welfare includes the abolition or reform of current welfare benefits.

S4W-12128 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether the Expert Working Group on Welfare has been asked to recommend new benefits.

S4W-12129 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government when the report of the Expert Working Group on Welfare will be made public.

S4W-12130 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with (a) the Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform, (b) SCVO and (c) COSLA prior to the establishment of the Expert Working Group on Welfare.

S4W-12131 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether the Expert Working Group on Welfare will issue a public call for evidence and hold evidence sessions in public.

S4W-12132 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants would be required to administer a welfare system in an independent Scotland and what information it has on how this compares with the number of civil servants in Scotland currently administering the welfare system.

S4W-12133 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) which of its staff are involved in supporting the work of the Expert Working Group on Welfare.

S4W-12134 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to tell recipients of UK welfare benefits whether criteria and payments will be maintained at the same levels in an independent Scotland.

S4W-12135 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether the Expert Working Group on Welfare will consider pensions.

S4W-12136 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether, in light of the impact on its anti-poverty strategy, it considers that the welfare system is in need of reform and, if so, what principles would underpin its approach in an independent Scotland.

S4W-12137 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government (a) when and (b) where the Expert Working Group on Welfare will first meet and how often it will meet thereafter.

S4W-12138 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government how much has been budgeted for the work of the Expert Working Group on Welfare.

S4W-12139 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government how many people were on the shortlist for the Expert Working Group on Welfare and how many were (a) women, (b) registered disabled and (c) benefit claimants.

S4W-12140 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government which members of the Expert Working Group on Welfare have experience of designing or administering a welfare system.

S4W-12141 Chic Brodie: To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices for littering have been issued by each local authority in each year since 2008.

S4W-12142 Chic Brodie: To ask the Scottish Government how many prosecutions for littering have been made by each local authority in each year since 2008.

S4W-12143 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to implement the recommendation of Equally Well: Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Health Inequalities that "The Government should create and fund new evidence- based anticipatory care programmes for other groups at high risk of health problems".

S4W-12144 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to implement the recommendation of Equally Well: Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Health Inequalities that "The Government should continue to reform the funding of primary care services, to meet the needs of groups and communities most at risk of health inequalities".

S4W-12145 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether the remit of the Expert Working Group on Welfare will consider establishing a minimum income level for (a) unemployed, (b) disabled and (c) low-paid people.

S4W-12146 John Wilson: To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to reduce the increasing number of fire incidents reported in the home.

S4W-12147 Helen Eadie: To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the health risks of the radioactive material on the foreshore at Dalgety Bay.

S4W-12148 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Government how it addresses rises in the cost of imported animal feeds.

S4W-12149 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the uptake of domestically grown animal feeds.

S4W-12150 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recent study by SAC Consulting on the availability of distillery by-products.

S4W-12151 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-03616 by Keith Brown on 7 November 2011, what its position is on the findings regarding the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Shotts railway line that were set out in Network Rail’s recently-published strategic business plan and whether the Office of the Rail Regulation is still expected to publish its determination on the route in October 2013.

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 9 January 2013 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-05320 Rob Gibson on behalf of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee: Biodiversity—That the Parliament notes that the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee will be examining the analysis of the responses to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the 2020 Challenge for Scotland’s Biodiversity as the government looks to update its current biodiversity strategy against a backdrop of a global failure to meet biodiversity targets set for 2010, the revised target to halt biodiversity loss by 2020 and the related Aichi targets.

*S4M-05319 Angela Constance: Action to Support Youth Employment—That the Parliament supports the Scottish Government’s ―all-Government, all-Scotland‖ approach at the centre of Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy, which has had a positive impact on the challenge of youth unemployment; further welcomes the launch of the Make Young People Your Business campaign; recognises that this approach is vital in the development of Scotland’s young workforce; agrees that all MSPs have a role to play in their constituencies to actively encourage local employers and other partners to do more, and welcomes the decrease in youth unemployment by 25,000 seen in the December 2012 labour market statistics.

Supported by: Michael Russell*, Aileen Campbell*, Alasdair Allan*

*S4M-05318# Alex Johnstone: Safer Social Networking for Children—That the Parliament acknowledges the work done by organisations such as respectme to highlight and combat cyberbullying; understands that one survey of children and young people in Scotland found that 16% of respondents thought that they had been cyberbullied, with 63% stating that the aggressor was known to them and also found that 25% of respondents were concerned about cyberbullying online, and commends Mr Jamie Tosh of Arbroath, whose daughter’s experience of cyberbullying has led him to develop Kibooku, which he believes provides a safe social networking experience for children and young people.

Supported by: Nanette Milne*, Liz Smith*, Jamie McGrigor*, Mary Scanlon*, Richard Lyle*, Gavin Brown*, Bill Kidd*, Mike MacKenzie*, Margaret McCulloch*, David Torrance*, John Lamont*, Margaret Mitchell*, Anne McTaggart*, Dave Thompson*

*S4M-05317 Fiona McLeod: The Prince’s Trust Scotland’s Get Into Construction Course—That the Parliament congratulates the 13 young people who recently completed The Prince’s Trust Scotland’s Get Into Construction course in Strathkelvin and Bearsden, 12 of whom, it understands, have now gained apprenticeships in the construction industry as a direct result; notes that the Get Into courses are five-week sector-specific employability programmes for people up to the age of 25 in which they aim to gain the personal and vocational skills needed to enter employment in their preferred sector; commends what it sees as the fantastic work of The Prince’s Trust Scotland in supporting around 7,000 people in 2012-13, and believes that the trust makes a massive difference to young people’s lives all over the country by giving them the skills that they need for the future.

Supported by: Rob Gibson*, Roderick Campbell*, Kevin Stewart*, George Adam*, Bill Kidd*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Dave Thompson*, Richard Lyle*, David Torrance*, Nigel Don*, Chic Brodie*, Gordon MacDonald*, Kenneth Gibson*, Bob Doris*, Colin Keir*, Bill Walker*, Maureen Watt*

*S4M-05316 John Finnie: Protecting Scotland’s Coastline—That the Parliament notes the 20th anniversary of Scotland’s worst offshore environmental disaster, the grounding of the oil tanker, MV Braer; notes that this took place off the coast of Shetland on 5 January 1993 and that the tanker spilled almost 85,000 tonnes of crude oil; understands that, because of the weather conditions at the time, the majority of oil was swept out to sea and that only 1% ended up on the island coastline but that thousands of birds were estimated to have perished and that marine wildlife was also badly affected; understands with concern that the UK Government has recently cut emergency maritime cover for Scotland, leaving only one emergency tug, which is stationed in Orkney; considers that Scotland cannot rely on chance to avoid any similar future damage, and calls on the UK Government to avoid complacency and to maintain and increase emergency towing vessel cover around the coast of Scotland.

Supported by: Kevin Stewart*, Bill Kidd*, Mike MacKenzie*, Dave Thompson*, Chic Brodie*, John Mason*, Patrick Harvie*, David Torrance*, Nigel Don*, Gordon MacDonald*, Bob Doris*, Bill Walker*, Maureen Watt*, John Wilson*, Anne McTaggart*

*S4M-05315 Mark McDonald: Dyce Library Celebrates Silver Anniversary—That the Parliament congratulates Dyce Library on celebrating its 25th anniversary; notes that the library is holding an open day on 12 January 2013 to commemorate the opening of the building 25 years ago; further notes that the event begins at 10.30am with a Book Bug session for pre-school children, continuing with advice on how to download ebooks and audiobooks from the library’s download service and providing information about online language learning; considers that the library has been a fantastic community resource for the people of Dyce; hopes that the community will turn out to support the event, and looks forward to the facility being available for the community to enjoy for many more years to come.

Supported by: Stuart McMillan*, Gordon MacDonald*, Annabelle Ewing*, Dennis Robertson*, Graeme Dey*, Kevin Stewart*, Roderick Campbell*, Nanette Milne*, David Torrance*, Bill Walker*, Hanzala Malik*, Adam Ingram*, Chic Brodie*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Rob Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Nigel Don*, Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*

*S4M-05314 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Water Resources (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 1 February 2013.

*S4M-05313 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Forth Road Bridge Bill at stage 1 be completed by 29 March 2013.

*S4M-05312 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Tuesday 15 January 2013

2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Planning Reform, Next Steps followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 16 January 2013

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Education and Lifelong Learning followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 17 January 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 Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee Debate: Biodiversity followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 22 January 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 23 January 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 24 January 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 followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time *S4M-05311 Bill Walker: 2013 Centenary of the Carnegie UK Trust—That the Parliament commends the Carnegie UK Trust on 100 years of working to improve the lives and wellbeing of people throughout the UK and Ireland as it celebrates its centenary throughout 2013; understands that, since its founding by Andrew Carnegie, the Dunfermline-born businessman and philanthropist, the trust has awarded extensive grants, created and supported new organisations and commissioned many reports on major social issues; wishes the trust success with the range of events and projects that will mark its centenary, including a book and film charting the trust’s work, the launching of a centenary website and online searchable archive and the supporting of musical initiatives, and looks forward to welcoming the Carnegie UK Trust to the Parliament in October 2013 for the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy event.

Supported by: Graeme Dey*, John Mason*, Brian Adam*, Bill Kidd*, Kevin Stewart*, John Finnie*, Kenneth Gibson*, Chic Brodie*, David Torrance*, Dave Thompson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Nigel Don*, Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*

Supported by: John Swinney, Derek Mackay

*S4M-05310.3 Patrick Harvie: Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities—As an amendment to motion S4M-05310 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities), leave out from ―welcomes‖ to end and insert "notes the findings of the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2012, which states that no more than one third of proven fossil fuel reserves can be consumed without losing any hope of constraining climate change to 2°C; notes also that the fossil fuel industry is largely valued in relation to reserves; considers therefore that the industry is dramatically overvalued and that there is great danger for Scotland in allowing such an overvalued industry to continue to play a central role in the economy; recognises that the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is urgent but cannot be accomplished overnight, and calls on the Scottish and the UK Government to adopt a long-term approach to fossil fuels that would result in a substantial portion of existing reserves remaining unused, to end the support for exploration for new reserves and to invest much of the remaining revenue from the fossil fuel industries in a public renewable energy business that can generate revenue for the public purse without destroying the life chances of future generations."

*S4M-05310.2 Rhoda Grant: Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities—As an amendment to motion S4M-05310 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities), insert at end "; notes the challenges to the industry in managing a finite and unpredictable resource; believes that the industry must play a role in encouraging young people to pursue a career in engineering, working with schools, OPITO and the further and higher education sectors, paying particular attention to the encouragement of young women into the industry; recognises the high costs and technical challenges of extracting remaining oil and gas resources from the UK Continental Shelf and the future costs of decommissioning; recognises that attention to safety must be paramount both at work and travelling to and from oil and gas installations, and believes that workplace safety representatives, trade unions and the Health and Safety Executive have key roles to play in ensuring that safety comes first."

Supported by: Ken Macintosh*

*S4M-05310.1 Tavish Scott: Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities—As an amendment to motion S4M-05310 in the name of Fergus Ewing (Oil and Gas, The Success and Opportunities), insert at end "; notes the need for constant investment in North Sea oil and gas assets for personnel safety; further notes 43 offshore field transfer deals during 2012 between private and state-owned companies; appreciates the necessity of long-term certainty around the £30 billion decommissioning of oil and gas platforms, and recognises the decline in North Sea production from its peak of 137,099,000 tonnes in 1999 to 51,972,000 tonnes in 2011."

S4M-05306 Kevin Stewart: Expert Working Group on Welfare—That the Parliament welcomes the announcement by the Deputy First Minister that an expert group has been set up to advise on how an independent Scotland’s welfare system would work; welcomes the Deputy First Minister’s call for the system to protect vulnerable people and support Scottish households; rejects the UK Government’s welfare reform agenda, which, it considers, puts the Scottish Government’s work to alleviate poverty and hardship in jeopardy, and looks forward to welcoming a positive vision for a welfare system in an independent Scotland should the Scottish people vote Yes in the 2014 referendum.

Supported by: Clare Adamson, Christina McKelvie, Aileen McLeod, Bill Kidd, Stuart McMillan, John Mason, Dennis Robertson, Gordon MacDonald, Joan McAlpine, Richard Lyle, Colin Beattie, Sandra White, Angus MacDonald, Graeme Dey*, Brian Adam*, Mike MacKenzie*, Dave Thompson*, David Torrance*, Fiona McLeod*, Maureen Watt*

*S4M-05306.1 Drew Smith: Expert Working Group on Welfare—As an amendment to motion S4M-05306 in the name of Kevin Stewart (Expert Working Group on Welfare), leave out from first ―welcomes‖ to end and insert "values a welfare state that seeks to support those in need, based on the principle that people contribute when they are able so that a safety net is provided for those who rely on assistance as a result of their circumstances, including disability, ill-health, age or periods of unemployment; notes the announcement by the Deputy First Minister of an advisory panel on welfare in a Scotland separated from the rest of the United Kingdom and the suggestion that the purpose of this panel will be to consider a separate welfare system in the context of ―Scottish values‖; further notes what it considers the failure of the Scottish Government to include any women on its panel but welcomes that this omission, at least, was subsequently rectified following criticism, and looks forward to a fully costed report being produced that might spell out for benefit recipients and taxpayers alike exactly what the Scottish National Party’s approach is to welfare reform."

Supported by: Iain Gray*, Neil Bibby*, Hugh Henry*, Margaret McCulloch*, Anne McTaggart*

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S4M-05309 The 2020 Vision, Bad for Scotland (lodged on 07 January 2013) John Mason*, Graeme Dey*, David Torrance*, Mike MacKenzie*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Dennis Robertson*, John Finnie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05308 Launch of FareShare Glasgow (lodged on 07 January 2013) John Mason*, Graeme Dey*, Colin Keir*, Mike MacKenzie*, Dave Thompson*, Drew Smith*, Chic Brodie*, Adam Ingram*, Dennis Robertson*, David Torrance*, Kevin Stewart*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05305 Jimmy Halliday (lodged on 07 January 2013) Nigel Don*, Dave Thompson*, David Torrance*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05303 Healing Artwork Unveiled in Falkirk Woodland (lodged on 04 January 2013) Nigel Don*, David Torrance*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05302 120 Years of Informing Scotland’s Agricultural Industry (lodged on 04 January 2013) Nigel Don*, David Torrance*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05301 25 years on from Lockerbie, the Time is Right for a UK-led Inquiry - (lodged on 04 January 2013) John Finnie*

S4M-05298 Glasgow Warriors Win 1872 Cup in Style (lodged on 03 January 2013) David Torrance*, Colin Beattie*

S4M-05297 Sighthill Stone Circle (lodged on 03 January 2013) Annabelle Ewing*, Kenneth Gibson*, Colin Beattie*, Richard Lyle*, Bill Kidd*, Maureen Watt*, Colin Keir*

S4M-05294 Future Stars Shine in Maryhill (lodged on 21 December 2012) Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05293 50th Anniversary of the Prestwick Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society (lodged on 21 December 2012) Colin Beattie*

S4M-05290 Commending Linnvale and St Eunan’s Primary Schools for Tackling Sectarianism (lodged on 20 December 2012) Colin Beattie*

S4M-05289 Tackling Domestic Abuse in Scotland (lodged on 20 December 2012) Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05288 Recognising the Impact of Huntington’s Disease (lodged on 20 December 2012) Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05285 Remember the Braer Disaster (lodged on 20 December 2012) David Torrance*, Aileen McLeod*, Roderick Campbell*, Chic Brodie*, Gordon MacDonald*, Brian Adam*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kenneth Gibson*, Bob Doris*, Colin Keir*, Bill Kidd*, Bill Walker*, John Wilson*, Maureen Watt*, Kevin Stewart*, Annabelle Ewing*, Anne McTaggart*, Dave Thompson*

S4M-05283 Nigg Jobs Expansion Welcomed (lodged on 20 December 2012) Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05282 Cape Wrath’s Future (lodged on 20 December 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-05281 Food Banks (lodged on 20 December 2012) Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05280 Successful Outcome at Fisheries Negotiations (lodged on 20 December 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-05269 Youth with Hope (lodged on 19 December 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-05268 Scoring Goals in Walking Football (lodged on 19 December 2012) David Torrance*, Anne McTaggart*

S4M-05188 Day Centre Reform in Glasgow (lodged on 12 December 2012) Jim Hume*

S4M-05187 Sustainable Housing for Scotland (lodged on 12 December 2012) Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05184 Award for Midlothian Voluntary Action (lodged on 11 December 2012) Nigel Don*, David Torrance*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05183 Congratulations to Craft and Chat (lodged on 11 December 2012) Nigel Don*, David Torrance*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-05128 The Origins of Addiction (lodged on 06 December 2012) James Dornan*

S4M-05048 The Right to Choose (lodged on 29 November 2012) David Stewart*, Lewis Macdonald*

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 9 January 2013 Section G – Bills

New amendments to Bills lodged on 8 January 2013

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 3

Before section 1A

Elaine Murray

6 Before section 1A, insert—

Elaine Murray

7 Before section 1A, insert—

(a) the person with whom the arrangements are made, or (b) any other person sub-contracted to provide the service or exercise the function or any part of it on behalf of the person, is, for the purposes of subsection (2)(b), information held on behalf of the authority. (2C) The arrangements must include provision to ensure the timely provision to the authority of information within the meaning of subsection (2B) where the authority receives a request for the information under section 1(1) of this Act. (2D) In subsection (2A), ―arrangements‖ includes–– (a) the establishment of a body for the purpose of exercising any function of the authority or providing any service whose provision is a function of the authority, (b) contractual arrangements, but only where the total sum to be paid by the authority under the contract exceeds £1 million.‖.

Section 1A

Elaine Murray

8 In section 1A, page 1, line 5, at end insert–– <( ) In section 5 (further power to designate Scottish public authorities) of the FOI Act, after subsection (2) there is inserted— ―(2A) In considering how to exercise the power under subsection (1) the Scottish Ministers must have particular regard to the desirability of providing access to information held by— (a) any body that has been established by a Scottish public authority to exercise any functions or provide services on its behalf which is not a Scottish public authority within the meaning of section 3(1), and (b) any person within the meaning of subsection (2)(b) where the total sum to be paid by the authority under the contract exceeds £1 million.‖.>

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 9 January 2013 Section H – New Documents

Other Documents

The following document was laid before the Parliament on 8 January 2013 and is not subject to any Parliamentary procedure—

Scottish Water Interim Accounts for the six months to 30 September 2012 (SG/2013/2) laid under section 57(8) of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002

Committee Reports

The following reports were published on 8 January 2013—

Subordinate Legislation Committee, 1st report 2013 (Session 4): Subordinate Legislation (SP paper 244)

Subordinate Legislation Committee, 2nd report 2013 (Session 4) Legislative Consent Memorandum on Energy Bill (SP paper 245)

Subordinate Legislation Committee, 3rd report 2013 (Session 4) Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill as amended at stage 2 (SP paper 246)

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 9 January 2013 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.

Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)) 9 January

Forth Road Bridge Bill (G) Introduced (lead committee (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)) 11 December

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (G) Subordinate Legislation Committee 8 January Stage 3 (debate, meeting of Parliament) 16 January Amendments should be lodged by 4.30 pm on Thursday 10 January with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

High Hedges (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Local Government and Regeneration)) 19 December

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (lead committee (Finance)) 5 December

The National Trust for Scotland (Governance etc.) Bill (P) Introduced 7 January

Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (lead committee (Education and Culture)) 11 December

Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Bill (G) Stage 2 completed 13 November Stage 3 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected] )

Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill (G) Passed 28 November

Water Resources (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 completed 19 December Stage 2 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

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

Affirmative instruments

Lead committee to report by 23 January 2013

Knife Dealers (Licence Conditions) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] (29 November 2012) (Justice)

Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Supplementary and Consequential Provisions) Order 2013 [draft] (29 November 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Public Services Reform (Planning) (Pre-application consultation) (Scotland) Order 2013 [draft] (29 November 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Public Services Reform (Planning) (Local Review Procedure) (Scotland) Order 2013 [draft] (29 November 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Lead committee to report by 3 February 2013

Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 [draft] (10 December 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Lead committee to report by 4 February 2013

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 [draft] (11 December 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 10 January 2013 Lead committee to report by 7 January 2013

Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/307) (16 November 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 13 January 2013 Lead committee to report by 7 January 2013

Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/308) (19 November 2012) (Economy, Energy and Tourism)

Subject to annulment by 16 January 2013 Lead committee to report by 7 January 2013

Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/315) (22 November 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Police Grant (Variation) (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/316) (22 November 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 17 January 2013 Lead committee to report by 7 January 2013

Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/318) (23 November 2012) (Health and Sport)

Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/319) (23 November 2012) (Welfare Reform)

M74 Motorway (Fullarton Road to the M8 West of Kingston Bridge) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/320) (23 November 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/321) (23 November 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 20 January 2013 Lead committee to report by 14 January 2013

Court Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Scotland Order 2012 (SSI 2012/322) (26 November 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 22 January 2013 Lead committee to report by 14 January 2013

Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Metal Dealers’ Exemption Warrants) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/324) (28 November 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 23 January 2013 Lead committee to report by 14 January 2013

Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/325) (29 November 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/326) (29 November 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Crofting Register (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2012 (SSI 2012/327) (29 November 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Crofting Register (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/328) (29 November 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 3 February 2013

Lead committee to report by 28 January 2013

Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Child Protection Emergency Measures) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/334) (10 December 2012) (Education and Culture)

Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rights of Audience of the Principal Reporter) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/335) (10 December 2012) (Education and Culture)

Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders: Further Provision) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/336) (10 December 2012) (Education and Culture)

Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Appeals against Dismissal by SCRA) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/337) (10 December 2012) (Education and Culture)

Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/338) (10 December 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/339) (10 December 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Subject to annulment by 5 February 2013 Lead committee to report by 28 January 2013

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (Amendment) (No. 2) 2012 (SSI 2012/341) (12 December 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 7 February 2013 Lead committee to report by 4 February 2013

M9/A90/M90 Trunk Road (Humbie Rail Bridge to M9 Junction 1a) (Variable Speed Limits and Actively Managed Hard Shoulder) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/343) (14 December 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

M9/A9 Trunk Road (Newbridge to Winchburgh) (Variable Speed Limits and Actively Managed Hard Shoulder) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/344) (14 December 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Subject to annulment by 19 February 2013 Lead committee to report by 11 February 2013

Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/347) (17 December 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Shetland Islands Regulated Fishery (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/348) (17 December 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Marketing of Bananas (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/349) (17 December 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 21 February 2013 Lead committee to report by 18 February 2013

Scottish Administration (Offices) Order 2012 (SI 2012/3073) (19 December 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 22 February 2013 Lead committee to report by 18 February 2013

Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/352) (20 December 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/353) (20 December 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Subject to annulment by 23 February 2013 Lead committee to report by 18 February 2013

Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/354) (21 December 2012) (Education and Culture)

Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/355) (21 December 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 24 February 2013 Lead committee to report by 18 February 2013 General Pharmaceutical Council (Amendment of Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules Order of Council 2012 (SI 2012/3171) (7 January 2013) (Health and Sport)

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