BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 280/2012 Monday 30 July 2012
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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 280/2012 Monday 30 July 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT Royal Assent The Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 7) received Royal Assent on 26 July 2012. 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 2 Business Bulletin: Monday 30 July 2012 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 20 June 2012 Tuesday 4 September 2012 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.05 pm Topical Questions followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 5 September 2012 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 Thursday 28 June 2012) followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 6 September 2012 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 3 11.40 am General Questions (for names of those Members selected for General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 28 June 2012) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business 2.30 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 4 Business Bulletin: Monday 30 July 2012 Section E – Written questions lodged from 23 to 27 July 2012 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-08812 Jim Eadie: To ask the Scottish Government how much funding was made available through the CashBack for Communities programme in each of the last three years for which information is available, also broken down by award for (a) sporting activities and facilities projects, (b) grant schemes that support small, diversionary youth work projects, (c) cultural activities involving arts, music and dance, (d) community assets programmes. S4W-08813 Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Government what costs it has incurred in relation to Aberdeen City Council’s Access from the North Proposals for a third Don crossing. S4W-08814 Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Government what costs it has incurred in relation to Aberdeen City Council’s proposals for the Haudagain roundabout. S4W-08815 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Government how the Care Inspectorate ensures that the social work component of home care for older people is inspected. S4W-08816 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Government how the pathway of care provision for older people that is provided by (a) GPs, (b) the NHS, (c) social work departments and (d) (i) integrated and (ii) individual care providers is inspected. S4W-08817 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Government which agency is responsible for inspecting NHS care services for older people. S4W-08818 John Lamont: To ask the Scottish Government what Scotland’s GDP per hour worked has been relative to the top 31 most productive OECD countries in each year since 2005. S4W-08819 Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the proposed voluntary code of practice for the dairy industry is implemented in Scotland. 5 S4W-08820 Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) ministers and (b) officials of the (i) UK and (ii) Welsh Assembly Government regarding the dairy farming industry. S4W-08821 Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with organisations representing (a) farmers, (b) processors and (c) retailers in relation to the dairy farming sector. S4W-08822 Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the introduction of pricing formulae for the sale of dairy products. S4W-08823 Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government what form the review of the voluntary code of practice for the dairy industry will take after the 12- month trial period and who will lead the review. S4W-08824 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-08472 by Keith Brown on 2 July 2012, to what timescale it is referring in using the term "in due course". S4W-08825 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has issued to local authorities on school reform since the Commission on the Delivery of Rural Education was established. S4W-08826 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government what the justification is for composite secondary classes under the Curriculum for Excellence framework. S4W-08827 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government whether there are plans to reimburse qualifying patient travel costs for counselling appointments. S4W-08828 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government for what reason (a) double and (b) triple duty nurses are being asked to select only one area of speciality and what is being done to cover any resulting gaps in rural provision. S4W-08829 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to help recruit junior doctors in (a) Shetland, (b) Orkney and (c) the Western Isles. S4W-08830 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what new train services will be introduced as a result of the Paisley Rail Corridor Improvements and what the timescale for these services will be. S4W-08834 Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages healthier levels of salt consumption. S4W-08835 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-05741 by John Swinney on 5 March 2012, whether it plans to remain a living-wage employer for the remainder of the current parliamentary session. S4W-08836 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the living wage should be adjusted annually in line with inflation. 6 S4W-08837 Jean Urquhart: To ask the Scottish Government how much land is held in commonty. S4W-08838 Jean Urquhart: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to repeal the Division of Commonties Act 1695. S4W-08839 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the (a) First and (b) Deputy First Minister have held with the UK Government to discuss equal or same-sex marriage and which UK ministers attended. S4W-08840 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what the cost is of each component of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme announced on 4 July 2012 and over what period these costs will be incurred. S4W-08841 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what the cost estimate was for rail electrification to Stirling, Dunblane and Alloa proposed in the original Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme. S4W-08842 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what costs the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme had incurred before 4 July 2012. S4W-08843 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what costs the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme has incurred on rail improvement schemes that are not included in the programme announced on 4 July 2012. S4W-08844 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what components of the original Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme will not be progressed before (a) 2017 and (b) 2020. S4W-08845 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what sections of rail track will be electrified in each year until 2020. S4W-08846 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Futures Trust’s 2011-12 benefits statement is publicly available and, if so, where. S4W-08847 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government whether the £131 million of savings reported by the Scottish Futures Trust in its 2011-12 benefits statement was independently verified and, if so, by what organisation. S4W-08848 Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government for which public sector organisations the Scottish Futures Trust achieved £131 million of savings in 2011-12 and how much each organisation saved. S4W-08849 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide a substantive answer to question S4W-04757, which received a holding response from Angela Constance on 18 January 2012. S4W-08850 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government what (a) correspondence and (b) meetings it had with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) 7 regarding the land and buildings transaction tax prior to deciding not to choose HMRC for its collection. S4W-08852 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with business and industry representatives regarding the creation of Revenue Scotland. S4W-08853 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government what evidence supports its statement in Taking forward a Scottish Land and Buildings Transaction Tax that it "examined carefully the option of contracting the work to [HM Revenue and Customs]." S4W-08854 Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the cost of establishing Revenue Scotland’s IT system.