BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 186/2014 Tuesday 16 December 2014
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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 186/2014 Tuesday 16 December 2014 Summary of Today’s Business Meetings of Committees 9.30 am Delegated Powers and Law Reform the Robert Burns Committee Room (CR1) 9.45 am Justice Committee the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 10.00 am Education and Culture Committee the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2) ___________________________________________________________________ Meeting of the Parliament 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Andrew Dick, Minister, St Michael’s Church, Inveresk, Musselburgh followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions followed by Stage 1 Debate: Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill followed by Financial Resolution: Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Infrastructure Bill – UK Legislation followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-11271 John Mason: The Bellgrove Hotel For full details of today’s business, see Section A. For full details of the future business, see sections B and C. ___________________________________________________________________ 1 Contents The sections which appear in today’s Business Bulletin are in bold Section A: Today’s Business - Meetings of Committees - Meeting of the Parliament Section B: Future Meetings of the Parliament Section C: Future Meetings of Committees Section D: Oral Questions - Questions selected for First Minister’s Questions - Questions selected for response by Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time Section E: Written Questions – new questions for written answer Section F: Motions and Amendments Section G: Bills - New Bills introduced - New amendments to Bills - Members’ Bills proposals Section H: New Documents – new documents laid before the Parliament and committee reports published Section I: Petitions – new public petitions Section J: Progress of Legislation – progress of Bills and subordinate legislation Section K: Corrections to the Official Report 2 Business Bulletin: Tuesday 16 December 2014 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. Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 36th Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the Robert Burns Room (CR1) 1. Choice of Deputy Convener: The Committee will choose a new Deputy Convener. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 9 and 10 in private. 3. Consideration of the work of the Committee during the parliamentary year: The Committee will take evidence from— Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Parliamentary Business; Steven MacGregor, Legislation Programme Manager, Parliament and Governance Division; Paul Cackette, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government. 4. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Modification of Authorisation Provisions: Legal Consultations) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft]; Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance and Property Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft]; Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft]; Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Amendment Rules 2015 [draft]; Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 [draft]. 5. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Mutual Recognition of Criminal Financial Penalties in the European Union (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/336); Mutual Recognition of Supervision Measures in the European Union (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/337); Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Prescribed Proportions) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/350); Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Qualifying Public or Educational Bodies) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (SSI 2014/351); 3 Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Definition of Charity) (Relevant Territories) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/352). 6. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/348 (C.30)); Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 2) (Miscellaneous) 2014 (SSI 2014/349). 7. Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Scottish Government’s response to its Stage 1 report. 8. Public Bodies Act Consent Memorandum: The Committee will consider the following draft Order under Section 9 of the UK Public Bodies Act 2011— Public Bodies (Abolition of the Home Grown Timber Advisory Committee) Order 2015 [draft]. 9. Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 10. Consideration of the work of the Committee during the parliamentary year: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting. Justice Committee 33rd Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 9.45 am in the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 9 in private. 2. Commission on Women Offenders: The Committee will take evidence from— Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Scottish Government; Colin McConnell, Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service; Andy Bruce, Deputy Director, Community Justice Division, and Jane Moffat, Community Justice Division, Scottish Government. 3. Modern Slavery Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S4) 35.1 from— Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Neil Rennick, Acting Director, Justice, Ann Oxley, Criminal Law and Licensing Division, Keith Main, Safer Communities Division, and Kevin Gibson, Directorate for Legal Services, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2014 [draft] from— Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Andy Bruce, Deputy Director, Community Justice Division, Kerry Morgan, Community Justice Division, and Craig McGuffie, Directorate for Legal Services, Scottish Government. 5. Subordinate legislation: Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Justice) to move— S4M-11850—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2014 [draft] be approved. 4 6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the European Protection Order (Scotland) Regulations 2014 [draft] from— Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Graham Ackerman, Criminal Law and Licensing Division, Karen MacIvor, Criminal Law and Licensing Division, and Craig McGuffie, Directorate for Legal Services, Scottish Government. 7. Subordinate legislation: Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Justice) to move— S4M-11848—That the Justice Committee recommends that the European Protection Order (Scotland) Regulations 2014 [draft] be approved. 8. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements (Protection Measures) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/333). 9. Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft report to the Health and Sport Committee. Education and Culture Committee 29th Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2) 1. Declaration of interests: Chic Brodie will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Mark Griffin, Member in Charge of the Bill, Joanna Hardy, Senior Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, and Neil Ross, Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Parliament. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) (No 2) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014 292); Looked After Children (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/310); Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Ancillary Provision) (No 2) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/315); Education (Disapplication of section 53B) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/318). 4. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme. 5 Meeting of the Parliament 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Andrew Dick, Minister, St Michael’s Church, Inveresk, Musselburgh followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions 1. Clare Adamson: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government on devolving the power to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in Scottish parliamentary elections. (S4T-00877) 2. Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent HomeLet report, which indicated that the average monthly rent in Scotland has risen by nearly 12% in the last year. (S4T-00878) followed by Stage 1 Debate: Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill S4M-11877 Margaret Burgess: Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill. followed by Financial Resolution: Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill S4M-11311 John Swinney: Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill: Financial