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

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 Resolution—That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill, agrees to any expenditure of a kind referred to in Rule 9.12.3(b) of the Parliament’s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act. followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Infrastructure Bill – UK Legislation

S4M-11878 Fergus Ewing: Infrastructure Bill – UK Legislation—That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Infrastructure Bill, introduced in the House of Lords on 5 June 2014, relating to the administration of the Renewable Heat Incentive, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament or alter the functions of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament. followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Debate on the subject of—

S4M-11271 John Mason: The Bellgrove Hotel—That the Parliament notes what it considers has been the protracted coverage over many years regarding the Bellgrove Hotel, which is a hostel in Glasgow’s east end; understands that the hostel can accommodate up to 160 men, often from vulnerable backgrounds, and usually houses around 140; believes that it is subject only to a licence for a house in multiple occupancy (HMO) and does not require any further regulation; expresses disappointment that the Care Inspectorate, despite what it believes was a lengthy investigation, concluded that it had no remit over the hostel; notes with interest Glasgow City Council’s Licensing and Regulatory Committee’s decision on 22 October 2014 to award an HMO licence for only one year rather than the three years applied for by the owner, Careside Hotels Limited, and notes the view that, to ensure the wellbeing of vulnerable residents, both the legislation and guidance needs to be reviewed as a matter of urgency in order to ensure that establishments such the Bellgrove Hotel are more thoroughly regulated.

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 16 December 2014 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 10 December 2014 Wednesday 17 December 2014

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Finance, Constitution and Economy (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 11 December 2014) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce (for text of motion S4M-11901 see Section F) followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – Motion S4M-11082 Paul Martin: Creating Jobs in Glasgow’s East End (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 15 December 2014)

Thursday 18 December 2014

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 11 December 2014)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions (for text of questions see Section D) followed by Members’ Business – S4M-11157 Roderick Campbell: Scotland’s Outstanding Year of Sport (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 15 December 2014)

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Welfare Reform Committee Debate: Welfare Reform and the Smith Commission (for text of motion S4M-11840 see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 15 December 2014) followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 6 January 2015

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 7 January 2015

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Justice and the Law Officers; Rural Affairs, Food and Environment (for names of those Members selected for Portfolio Questions see Section D) followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 8 January 2015

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions (for names of those Members selected for General Questions see Section D)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions followed by Members’ Business

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 16 December 2014 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

Public Audit Committee 17 December 2014 20th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 9.00 am in the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Section 23 report - Preparations for the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012: The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland report entitled "Preparations for the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012" from— Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland; Mark Taylor, Assistant Director, Gordon Smail, Senior Manager, and Rebecca Seidel, Project Manager, Audit Scotland. 3. Section 23 report - Preparations for the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012: The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland report entitled "Preparations for the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012" from— Alyson Stafford, Director General Finance, Scottish Government; Eleanor Emberson, Head of Revenue, Revenue Scotland; John King, Business Development Director, Registers of Scotland; John Kenny, Head of Operations, SEPA. 4. Section 22 reports - The 2013/14 audit of NHS Highland, the 2013/14 audit of NHS Orkney: The Committee will consider written submissions from the Scottish Government and NHS Orkney on the Auditor General for Scotland reports entitled "The 2013/14 audit of NHS Orkney: Financial management" and "The 2013/14 audit of NHS Highland: Financial management". 5. Section 23 report - Preparations for the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012: The Committee will consider its approach to the Auditor General for Scotland report entitled "Preparations for the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012" and take evidence from—

Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland; Mark Taylor, Assistant Director, Gordon Smail, Senior Manager, and Rebecca Seidel, Project Manager, Audit Scotland.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 14 January, the Committee expects to take evidence from the Scottish Government on the Auditor General for Scotland report entitled NHS in Scotland 2013/14.

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

Local Government and Regeneration Committee 17 December 2014 34th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the Sir Alexander Fleming Room (CR3) 1. Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Dr Deborah Shipton, Programme Lead, Alcohol Focus Scotland; Dr Sonya Scott, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Ayrshire and Arran; Janice Thomson, Alcohol and Drug Partnership Co-ordinator, East Renfrewshire Drug and Alcohol Partnership; Audry Watson, Managing Solicitor, West Lothian Licensing Board; and then from— Jake Adams, Director, J R Adam Ltd; Ivor Williamson, Managing Director, Rosefield Salvage Ltd; Ian Hetherington, Director General, British Metal Recycling Association; Joe McCann, Site Manager, Stephen Dalton Scrap Metal Merchant. 2. Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence received at the meeting.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 7 January 2014, the Committee will take evidence from the Scottish Public Services Ombusman on their 2013/14 annual report.

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

Finance Committee 17 December 2014 33rd Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Robert Burns Room (CR1) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Further Fiscal Devolution: The Committee will take evidence from—

Peter Kelly, Director, Poverty Alliance; Dave Moxham, Deputy General Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress. 3. Devolved Taxes Implementation: The Committee will take evidence from— Eleanor Emberson, Head of Revenue Scotland, Scottish Government; John Kenny, Head of National Operations, Scottish Environment Protection Agency; John King, Director of Registration, Registers of Scotland. 4. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of Financial Memoranda: The Committee will consider its approach to the Post-Legislative Scrutiny of Financial Memoranda.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 7 January, the Committee expects to consider a draft report on the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2015-16.

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

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 17 December 2014 29th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Adam Smith Room (CR5) 1. Scottish Water annual report 2013-14: The Committee will take evidence from— Ronnie Mercer, Chairman, Douglas Millican, Chief Executive, Peter Farrer, Chief Operating Officer, and Johanna Dow, Business Stream Interim Chief Executive, Scottish Water.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 14 Jan, the Committee expects to consider oral evidence from the Scottish Housing Regulator.

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

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 17 December 2014 33rd Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— The Conservation of Salmon (Annual Close Time and Catch and Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/327).

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/316); Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/317); Environmental Regulation (Relevant Offences) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/319); Controlled Waste (Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/320); Litter (Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/321); Environmental Regulation (Liability where Activity Carried Out by Arrangement with Another) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/323); Environmental Regulation (Significant Environmental Harm) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/324); Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/325); and Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/338). 4. Scotland’s National Marine Plan: The Committee will take evidence from— David Palmer, Deputy Director, Marine Planning and Policy, Anna Donald, Head of Marine Planning and Strategy Team, and Amanda Chisholm, Strategic Environmental Assessment Specialist, Scottish Government. 5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. 6. The Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2015-16 (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report to the Finance Committee.

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

Devolution (Further Powers) Committee 18 December 2014 7th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 10.30 am in the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2) 1. Electoral Management - Scottish Independence Referendum: The Committee will take evidence from— Mary Pitcaithly, Chief Counting Officer at the Scottish Independence Referendum, Convener of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland; Ian Milton, Grampian Assessor & Electoral Registration Officer, Chair of the Scottish Assessors Association (SAA) Electoral Registration Committee, Member of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland; Gordon Blair, Chief Legal Officer, West Lothian Council, Depute Returning Officer, West Lothian, Chair of the SOLAR Elections Working Group, Adviser to the Electoral Management Board for Scotland; Chris Highcock, Senior Depute Returning Officer City of Edinburgh, Secretary to the Electoral Management Board for Scotland.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 15 January, the Committee expects to continue to take evidence on the Report of the Smith Commission.

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

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 18 December 2014 16th Meeting, 2014

The Committee will meet at 11.00 am in the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 1. Inquiry into lobbying (in private): The Committee will consider issues for a draft report.

Proposed future business At its next meeting on, 15 January 2015, the Committee will consider the membership of the Cross-Party Group on Video Games Technology and issues for the Committee’s draft report on its inquiry into lobbying.

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

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 16 December 2014 Section D - Oral Questions

Topical Question selected for answer on 16 December 2014

First Minister’s Questions selected for answer on 18 December 2014

1. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S4F-02483)

2. Ruth Davidson: To ask the First Minister when she will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-02481)

3. Willie Rennie: To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet. (S4F-02478)

4. Christine Grahame: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on a judicial inquiry being held regarding any part that Scotland might have had in respect of possible UK involvement with rendition flights at Scottish airports. (S4F-02480)

5. David Stewart: To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the Ministry of Defence regarding the closure of the Kinloss rescue coordination centre. (S4F-02486)

6. Patrick Harvie: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on the agreement that was reached at the climate change talks in Lima. (S4F- 02497)

Members selected for Portfolio Questions on 07 January 2015

The following members have been randomly selected for Portfolio Questions on the above date. Questions must be lodged no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 17 December 2014. These will then appear in this section of the Business Bulletin on Thursday 18 December 2014.

Justice and the Law Officers

1. Alex Fergusson 2. Mary Fee 3. Adam Ingram 4. Gil Paterson 5. Claudia Beamish 6. Clare Adamson 7. Paul Martin 8. Sarah Boyack 9. Christina McKelvie 10. Elaine Murray

Rural Affairs, Food and Environment

1. Hugh Henry 2. Richard Lyle 3. James Dornan 4. Colin Beattie 5. Dennis Robertson 6. Kenneth Gibson 7. Liz Smith 8. Johann Lamont 9. Gavin Brown 10. Claire Baker

Members selected for General Questions on 08 January 2015

The following members have been randomly selected for General Questions on the above date. Questions must be lodged no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 17 December 2014. These will then appear in this section of the Business Bulletin on Thursday 18 December 2014.

1. Richard Baker 2. Nigel Don 3. Chic Brodie 4. Bill Kidd 5. Linda Fabiani 6. Margaret Mitchell 7. Nanette Milne 8. Neil Findlay 9. Jim Hume 10. Anne McTaggart

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 16 December 2014 Section E – Written questions lodged on 15 December 2014

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-23681 Bruce Crawford: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Scottish Ambulance Service not responding to correspondence sent by an MSP on 3 October, 4 November and 1 December 2014 about patient transport services in the Killin area.

S4W-23682 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants belong to its Defence Policy Unit and what its remit is.

S4W-23683 Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government for what reason no date has yet been set for the introduction of compulsory microchipping of dogs and when such a decision will be taken.

S4W-23684 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how much of its international development budget is spent on HIV treatment and education programmes.

S4W-23685 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the interim results of the PROUD Study’s report on pre-exposure prophylaxis.

S4W-23686 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what analysis of pre- exposure prophylaxis will be carried out prior to its refresh of the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework.

S4W-23687 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on pre-exposure prophylaxis being used as a method of HIV prevention.

S4W-23688 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what role it considers sex worker-led organisations should have in discussions about the (a) development and (b) implementation of its policy toward (i) sex work and (ii) tackling violence against women.

S4W-23689 Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the views of sex workers should be taken into account by the organisations that provide services to support them.

S4W-23690 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will investigate reports of delays at NHS Lanarkshire in lignocaine infusion treatments for patients with chronic pain.

S4W-23691 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will investigate staffing levels in NHS Lanarkshire’s chronic pain services and a reported shortage of nurses trained to administer lignocaine infusions.

S4W-23692 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government how many patients of NHS Lanarkshire’s chronic pain services are dependent on lignocaine infusion treatment and what delays there are in receiving this treatment.

S4W-23693 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of complaints of delays during the last three years, what steps NHS Lanarkshire has taken to prevent delays in lignocaine infusion treatment at chronic pain clinics.

S4W-23694 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding delays at chronic pain clinics for patients receiving lignocaine infusion treatments to relieve long-term pain.

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 16 December 2014 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-11903 John Pentland: Firpark Secondary School—That the Parliament congratulates Firpark Secondary School in Motherwell on it being given a £6,902 Awards for All grant from the Big Lottery Fund; understands that this will be used to provide the pupils with outdoor gym equipment for use outside of school hours, and wishes the school all the best for the future.

*S4M-11902 Mark McDonald: Third Anniversary of Dyce, Bucksburn and Kingswells Pubwatch—That the Parliament commends the Dyce, Bucksburn and Kingswells Pubwatch Scheme; notes that the scheme is now celebrating its third anniversary; understands that the Pubwatch initiative aims to bring together both the local community policing team and licensed premises in the area to minimise the impact of antisocial behaviour and alcohol-fuelled violence; understands that a number of licensed premises have signed up to the scheme and hopes that others will follow suit; believes that the scheme has proven to be a success in the area, and hopes that Pubwatch continues to make local pubs safe and enjoyable places for customers and staff alike.

Supported by: Nanette Milne*, Stuart McMillan*

*S4M-11901 Roseanna Cunningham: Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce—That the Parliament endorses the ambitions set out in the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce report, Education Working for All!; notes the progress made in reducing youth unemployment in Scotland since the publication of Scotland’s youth employment strategy; recognises that there is more to do in tackling youth unemployment and improving the number and quality of youth employment opportunities; further recognises that the refreshed strategy must take into account the changing economic conditions, focus attention on supporting young people who need more help to participate in the labour market and address legacy issues from the recession; believes that critical to improving youth employment is a world class vocational education system, providing more opportunities for young people; further believes that this will best be achieved by supporting close working between employers and an education system that is responsive to economic and labour market need, and welcomes the Scottish Government’s implementation plan developed with a broad range of partners, including local government, for reducing youth unemployment and unlocking social mobility as set out in the newly published youth employment strategy.

Supported by: Annabelle Ewing*

*S4M-11900 Liam McArthur: Best of Burray is Best of Trad—That the Parliament congratulates the Orkney musician, Douglas Montgomery, who won in the Tutor of the Year category at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards ceremony that was held in Inverness on 13 December 2014; believes that this is well-earned recognition of Douglas’ dedication and remarkable track record in inspiring generations of young musicians from the islands, whether to pursue careers in music or just to pick up and play an instrument for fun; acknowledges that this work as a teacher comes on top of a punishing schedule as one of Orkney’s most prolific performing artists in bands ranging from the AC/DC tribute act, Rocker, through folk stalwarts, The Chair, to the

classical Orkney Camerata; notes that this award represents yet more silverware for the Burray community this year; further congratulates all the winners at the MG Alba Scots Trad awards, which it considers continue to go from strength to strength, and believes that the awards provide ample evidence of the health of traditional music across Scotland.

Supported by: Jim Hume*, Anne McTaggart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Liz Smith*, Nanette Milne*, Jamie McGrigor*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*

*S4M-11899 John Mason: Scotland’s Population Continues to Rise—That the Parliament notes the recent National Records of Scotland publication that stated that, during the third quarter of 2014, there were 1,992 more births than deaths across the country; welcomes this as evidence of a further growth in Scotland’s population size, and hopes that the population will continue to rise beyond what it understands is its current record-breaking level.

Supported by: Bill Kidd*, Stuart McMillan*, Joan McAlpine*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*, Rob Gibson*

*S4M-11898 Rob Gibson: MG Alba Trad Awards a Record Winner in 2014—That the Parliament congratulates all the winners, from the length and breadth of Scotland, at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards ceremony held in Inverness on 13 December 2014, which, it understands, broke records for attendance; in particular congratulates The Ceilidh Place in Ullapool, which has welcomed so many musicians to play in this unique hostelry for over 30 years and won in the venue of the year category; congratulates Jim Sutherland from Thurso, who won in the composer of the year category and who first came to prominence as a member of the local folk group, Mirk, in the 1980s, and won praise at the awards ceremony this year for his composition and arrangement of the Gaelic language show, Struileag: Children of the Smoke, which exemplifies his cross-cultural and international body of work often pursued through Banda Europa; further congratulates Mischa Macpherson who won Gaelic Singer of the year; notes that her band, The Mischa Macpherson trio, which has also won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, was formed at Feis Rois and continued and evolved at the Traditional Music Centre in Plockton, and recognises the achievement of those behind the Summer Isles Festival for picking up the community event of the year award.

Supported by: Bill Kidd*, Patricia Ferguson*, Stuart McMillan*, Liam McArthur*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Angus MacDonald*, Liz Smith*, Nanette Milne*, Jamie McGrigor*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*

*S4M-11897 Christina McKelvie: St John’s Primary School and Children’s Rights—That the Parliament congratulates St John’s Primary School in Hamilton on backing the UNICEF campaign for children’s rights; notes that learning about children’s rights is part of the school programme; understands that pupils sent letters about the significance of their rights to the Minister for Children and Young People, placed posters around the school to inform the community on children’s rights such as the right to grow, to participate and fulfil their potential, and talked to UNICEF UK staff, and hopes that this action will help to raise children’s awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was signed 25 years ago.

Supported by: Joan McAlpine*, Bill Kidd*, Kevin Stewart*, Anne McTaggart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*, Adam Ingram*, Rob Gibson*

*S4M-11896 Cara Hilton: Crombie Play Park Big Lottery Funding—That the Parliament congratulates Crombie Play Park Support Group in Dunfermline on its award of £6,672 from the Communities and Family Fund; notes that this initiative is supported by the Scottish Government and the Big Lottery Fund and offers grassroots projects the chance to receive funding of between £250 and £10,000; recognises the importance of funding initiatives aimed at focusing on improving early learning, health and wellbeing for children under eight by supporting them, their families and their communities; is delighted that Crombie Play Park Support Group is to use this money to refurbish its local play park, which is in need of repair, and hopes that many more children and families in Dunfermline and across Fife will benefit from future awards and investment.

Supported by: Patricia Ferguson*, Bill Kidd*, Liz Smith*, Roderick Campbell*, Joan McAlpine*, Anne McTaggart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*

*S4M-11895 Neil Findlay: Ashwood Scotland Foundation—That the Parliament congratulates the West Lothian-based construction company, Ashwood Scotland, on the success of its charitable foundation; notes that the Ashwood Scotland Foundation recently passed a major milestone and has now donated more than £100,000 to worthwhile causes; further notes that the £4,400 raised at its recent annual ball has been donated to Small Change, Big Changes, which is a charity set up by an Ashwood Scotland employee, Gerry Martin, and calls for more companies to follow the company’s example by combining business success and charitable giving.

Supported by: Sarah Boyack*, Kevin Stewart*, Patricia Ferguson*, Jackie Baillie*, Anne McTaggart*, Richard Lyle*, Kenneth Gibson*

*S4M-11894 Paul Martin: Congratulations to St George’s and St Peter’s Community Association—That the Parliament congratulates St George’s and St Peter’s Community Association on receiving £9,996 from the Communities and Families Fund; understands that the group will use the funding to run weekly drama and literacy sessions, which will encourage children to write and read aloud while enacting a story through drama, and welcomes efforts to give children the best possible start in life.

Supported by: Drew Smith*, Kevin Stewart*, Margaret McCulloch*, Patricia Ferguson*, Richard Lyle*, Anne McTaggart*

*S4M-11893 Paul Martin: Congratulations to East End Family Holiday Co- operative—That the Parliament congratulates East End Family Holiday Co-operative on receiving £10,000 from the Communities and Families Fund; understands that the group will use the funding to purchase two caravans and situate them at the Berwick- upon-Tweed Holiday Park; further understands that the group will use the caravans for one week holidays intended to improve family relations and wellbeing, and welcomes efforts to improve the quality of life of children and families in the east end of Glasgow.

Supported by: Drew Smith*, Kevin Stewart*, Margaret McCulloch*, Patricia Ferguson*, Richard Lyle*, Anne McTaggart*, Neil Findlay*

*S4M-11892 Christine Grahame: Congratulations to the Scottish SPCA—That the Parliament recognises and congratulates the Scottish SPCA on its 175th birthday; notes that it is authorised to help all domestic pets, livestock and captive animals through the Parliament’s animal welfare legislation and is the only animal welfare organisation in the UK with this status; understands that, in 2013, it received 228,143 calls and that 2,939 animals were released back into their natural habitat, that homes were found for a further 6,563 pets, including Mr Smokey, and that 20,111 investigations were carried out by this charity; thanks all who work in the Scottish SPCA including the volunteers, and wishes it well in the coming years.

Supported by: Jim Hume*, Margaret Mitchell*, Stuart McMillan*, Nanette Milne*, Jamie McGrigor*, Kenneth Gibson*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*, Cara Hilton*, Bill Kidd*, Mike MacKenzie*, Anne McTaggart*

*S4M-11891 Jamie McGrigor: Belladrum Tartan Heart Boost for the Scottish Economy—That the Parliament welcomes a newly published report from Mackay Consultants, which suggests that the 2014 Belladrum Tartan Heart music festival near Beauly generated almost £6.6 million for the Scottish economy, of which more than £4 million benefitted the local economy; considers that this year’s two-day festival, which attracted around 17,000 people and included performances from the likes of Sir Tom Jones and Razorlight, was a great success; congratulates all those involved in organising the festival, including Joe and Leonie Gibbs; considers that this is now prestigious and well-established part of Scotland’s music festival offering and important to both the local and national economy, and looks forward to and wishes every success to next year’s festival, which will take place on 6 to 8 August 2015.

Supported by: Nanette Milne*, Liz Smith*, Cameron Buchanan*, Margaret Mitchell*, Jackson Carlaw*, Jean Urquhart*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*, John Lamont*, Rob Gibson*, Jackie Baillie*, Graeme Dey*, Anne McTaggart*, Kenneth Gibson*

*S4M-11890 Kevin Stewart: Congratulations to SCARF Calendar Winners—That the Parliament commends SCARF for its annual calendar competition, which received over 1,000 fantastic entries from primary schools throughout Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee, Moray and Perth and Kinross; recognises that the National Grid-sponsored competition promotes entries that include messages promoting the sensible use of energy, energy efficiency, renewables, low-carbon transport and the reduction of waste, and congratulates Molly Meldrum of Abernyte Primary, Anna Calder of Fisherford School, Richard McGinnis of St Margaret’s Primary, Finlay Hopkins of St Fergus RC Primary, Brianna Mitchell and Ben Barclay of St Clement’s RC Primary, Emma Lewis of Hazlehead School, Isla Thom and Ruth MacKillop of Airyhall School, Anna Cowley of Kincardine O’Neil School, Georgia Dalgarno of St Thomas RC School, Abbie Murray of Rattray Primary and Daniel Farquhar of Logie Coldstone School on their fabulous, winning entries.

*S4M-11889 Kevin Stewart: Congratulations to Riverbank School—That the Parliament congratulates Riverbank Primark School in Tillydrone on receiving £1,875 from the Big Lottery Fund’s 2014 Communities programme; understands that the school will use this to pay toward coaching costs for both lunchtime and after-school clubs, and wishes it the best of luck with this.

*S4M-11888 Hanzala Malik: Stop Student Poverty—That the Parliament supports the Stop Student Poverty campaign by the National Union of Students (NUS) and Gary Paterson, who is the president of the Strathclyde University Students Association; understands that students across Scotland feel forced to take out unmanageable levels of commercial debt or seek unreasonable amounts of part-time work, sacrificing their studies in the process; considers that more funding must be committed to the poorest higher education students and that the money that students receive must match the rising costs of living, and believes that there must be improved access to postgraduate courses as too often postgraduate studying depends on bank balance rather than talents.

Supported by: Margaret McCulloch*, Jackie Baillie*, Drew Smith*, Hugh Henry*, Neil Findlay*

*S4M-11887 Murdo Fraser: Supporting RMT’s No Sewage on the Tracks Campaign—That the Parliament notes calls from the RMT union to end by April 2016 the practice of dumping raw sewage directly onto rail lines from rolling stock; understands that rail workers are often sprayed with raw sewage as a result of this practice; notes that retention tanks are due to be fitted on all ScotRail trains by December 2017; recognises that the RMT’s No Sewage on the Tracks campaign is calling on Abellio to make the retrofitting of retention tanks a priority when the Dutch company takes over the franchise in April 2015; considers that the dumping of raw sewage so close to where people live and work would not be tolerated by any other industry, and supports the RMT in its campaign.

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S4M-11886 Horizon Recovery Café Awarded £1,000 from the Big Lottery Fund (lodged on 12 December 2014) Joan McAlpine*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kevin Stewart*, Chic Brodie*, Adam Ingram*, Roderick Campbell*

S4M-11884 Commitment to Tackling Human Trafficking (lodged on 12 December 2014) Joan McAlpine*, Graeme Dey*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Adam Ingram*, Bruce Crawford*

S4M-11883 Overtown Community Nursery’s Parents and Toddlers Group (lodged on 12 December 2014) Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kevin Stewart*, Roderick Campbell*

S4M-11882 Congratulations to Bo’net on Big Lottery Fund Grant (lodged on 12 December 2014) Adam Ingram*, Roderick Campbell*

S4M-11881 Auchtertool’s Charity Santa Run (lodged on 11 December 2014) Kevin Stewart*, Adam Ingram*

S4M-11880 Maggie’s Fife Raises £3,032 (lodged on 11 December 2014) Kevin Stewart*

S4M-11873 Congratulating North East Fife Big Lottery Fund Winners (lodged on 11 December 2014) Kevin Stewart*

S4M-11871 Big Lottery Funding Awards (lodged on 11 December 2014) Kevin Stewart*

S4M-11870 Awards for Schools (lodged on 11 December 2014) Kevin Stewart*

S4M-11869 Senate Intelligence Committee’s Report into CIA Torture (lodged on 11 December 2014) John Mason*, Kevin Stewart*

S4M-11866 Universal Health Coverage Day (lodged on 10 December 2014) Lewis Macdonald*

S4M-11865 North Lanarkshire Council’s Launch of Natalie’s Story (lodged on 10 December 2014) Kevin Stewart*

S4M-11859 Youth Brass Band Championship (lodged on 10 December 2014) Kevin Stewart*

S4M-11858 St John’s Hospital Food (lodged on 10 December 2014) Richard Simpson*

S4M-11856 Children in Need (lodged on 10 December 2014) Kevin Stewart*

S4M-11855 West Lothian Christmas Toy Appeal (lodged on 10 December 2014) Bruce Crawford*

S4M-11854 International Human Rights Day (lodged on 10 December 2014) Lewis Macdonald*

S4M-11852 Girlguiding’s Girls’ Attitudes Survey 2014 (lodged on 10 December 2014) Kevin Stewart*

S4M-11847 Donate a Coat in Dundee (lodged on 09 December 2014) Lewis Macdonald*

S4M-11846 Scottish Women’s Employment (lodged on 09 December 2014) Bruce Crawford*

S4M-11839 The My Power of Attorney Campaign (lodged on 09 December 2014) Bruce Crawford*

S4M-11727 The Reprivatisation of the East Coast Rail Line Franchise (lodged on 27 November 2014) Lewis Macdonald*

S4M-11720 The Umbrella Company Contract Scam (lodged on 27 November 2014) Lewis Macdonald*

S4M-11700 Carers’ Rights Day (lodged on 26 November 2014) John Mason*

S4M-11655 Second Anniversary of the Fire at the Tazreen Fashions Factory (lodged on 21 November 2014) Neil Findlay*

S4M-11603 Aberdeen and Nagoya Turn Blue for World Diabetes Day (lodged on 19 November 2014) Lewis Macdonald*

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 16 December 2014 Section G – Bills

New Bills introduced or reprinted on 15 December 2014

Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Bill—A Bill for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to prohibit smoking in private motor vehicles in the presence of children, subject to limited exceptions; and for connected purposes. (SP Bill 58) (Member’s Bill)

Introduced by: Jim Hume

Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents) (SP Bill 58-EN) and a Policy Memorandum (SP Bill 58-PM) were printed to accompany the Bill.

Proposal for a Members’ Bill

A member seeking to introduce a Member’s Bill must first lodge a draft proposal, together with a consultation document (or a statement of reasons why consultation is not considered necessary). Subsequently, the member may lodge a final proposal, in broadly similar terms to the draft, accompanied by a summary of consultation responses (or the statement of reasons). The member secures the right to introduce a Bill to give effect to the proposal if the final proposal secures, within one month, the support of at least 18 other members from at least half the political parties or groups represented in the Parliamentary Bureau, and provided no indication is given that the Scottish Government or UK Government is planning equivalent legislation.

All current proposals (together with associated documents) are available on the Scottish Parliament website at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/12419.aspx

Current Final Proposals

Names marked with an asterisk (*) are new names of support. Where a proposal has secured the necessary level of cross-party support, the supporters’ names are shown in bold.

Iain Gray: Proposed Bus Regulation (Scotland) Bill—Proposal for a Bill to extend the powers of transport authorities to regulate bus services through (a) quality contract schemes, (b) quality partnership schemes, and (c) ticketing schemes; and to extend the powers of the Traffic Commissioner in relation to the registration of bus services. (lodged on 4 December 2014)

The proposal was accompanied by a summary of consultation responses, which may be viewed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) or on the website page referred to above. Individual responses may also be viewed in SPICe.

Supported by: Elaine Murray, Alex Rowley, Ken Macintosh, John Wilson, Jayne Baxter, David Stewart, Michael McMahon, Hugh Henry, Jackie Baillie, Margaret McCulloch, James Kelly, Anne McTaggart, Kezia Dugdale, Neil Bibby, Siobhan McMahon, Richard Baker, Hanzala Malik, Rhoda Grant, Malcolm Chisholm, Sarah Boyack, Patricia Ferguson, Margaret McDougall, Neil Findlay, Graeme Pearson, Patrick Harvie, Tavish Scott, Mary Fee, Elaine Smith, Claudia Beamish, Paul Martin, Duncan McNeil, Cara Hilton, Mark Griffin, John Pentland, Lewis Macdonald, Drew Smith, Jenny Marra, Claire Baker, Johann Lamont, Richard Simpson

Patricia Ferguson: Proposed Inquiries into Deaths (Scotland) Bill—Proposal for a Bill to re-enact with amendments the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976—

(a) to extend the scope of inquiries to cover work-related deaths not resulting from accidents (such as deaths from industrial diseases and deaths resulting from exposure at work to certain substances), deaths of persons receiving compulsory mental health treatment and deaths of children subject to a child protection order;

(b) to refer appropriate cases to specialist sheriff courts, to give the families of the deceased person a more central role in the process, and to provide that recommendations made by the sheriff are enforceable in certain circumstances and subject to appeal. (lodged 20 November 2014)

Supported by: Mark Griffin, Drew Smith, Anne McTaggart, Elaine Murray, Ken Macintosh, Duncan McNeil, David Stewart, Cara Hilton, Graeme Pearson, John Finnie, John Wilson, Michael McMahon, Margaret McDougall, Lewis Macdonald, Richard Baker, Claudia Beamish, Margaret Mitchell, Mary Fee, Sarah Boyack, Hugh Henry, Neil Findlay, Siobhan McMahon, Jackie Baillie, Jayne Baxter, Hanzala Malik, Margaret McCulloch, James Kelly, Neil Bibby, Paul Martin

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 16 December 2014 Section H – New Documents

Other Documents

The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 12 December 2014 and are not subject to any parliamentary procedure—

Fife and Forth Valley Community Justice Authority Annual Accounts 2013/14 (SG/2014/259) Glasgow Community Justice Authority Annual Accounts 2013/14 (SG/2014/260) Lanarkshire Community Justice Authority Annual Report and Accounts 2013- 14 (SG/2014/261) Lothian and Borders Community Justice Authority Annual Accounts 2013/14 (SG/2014/262) Northern Community Justice Authority Annual Accounts 2013/14 (SG/2014/263) North Strathclyde Community Justice Authority Annual Accounts 2013/14 (SG/2014/264) South West Scotland Community Justice Authority Annual Accounts 2013/14 (SG/2014/265) Tayside Community Justice Authority Annual Accounts 2013/14 (SG/2014/266) laid under section 22(5) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.

Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Annual Accounts Year ended 30 June 2014 (SG/2014/239) laid under paragraph 15 of schedule 1 to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 & section 22(5) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.

Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Annual Report 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014 SG/2014/238 laid under paragraph 16 of schedule 1 to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007.

Committee Reports

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

Business Bulletin: Tuesday 16 December 2014 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.

Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee) 16 December Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Local Government and 17 December Regeneration))

Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (lead committee (Health and Sport)) 25 November Stage 1 (Justice Committee) 16 December

British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Education and Culture) 16 December

Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (lead committee (Finance)) 9 December

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (evidence, Rural Affairs, Climate Change and 10 December Environment Committee) Lead committee – Local Government and Regeneration

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 completed 27 February Stage 2 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

Criminal Verdicts (Scotland) Bill (M) Introduced 27 November 2013 Lead committee – Justice

Food (Scotland) Bill (G) Passed 9 December

Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill (G) Introduced 11 December

Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 completed 25 November Stage 2 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

Mental Health (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Health and Sport)) 2 December Stage 1 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee) 16 December

Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (lead committee (Justice)) 18 November

Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Bill (M) Introduced 15 December

Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (debate, meeting of the Parliament) 16 December

Stage 1 Report – Welfare Reform Committee (7th Report, 2014)

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

Affirmative Instruments

Lead committee to report by 13 January 2015

Public Services Reform (Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons) (Scotland) Order 2014 [draft] (7 November 2014) (Justice) [withdrawn and re-laid on 19 November 2014]

Lead committee to report by 20 January 2015

Advice and Assistance (Assistance by Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 [draft] (26 November 2014) (Justice)

Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Amendment Rules 2015 [draft] (26 November 2014) (Education and Culture)

Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 [draft] (26 November 2014) (Education and Culture)

European Protection Order (Scotland) Regulations 2014 [draft] (26 November 2014) (Justice)

Lead committee to report by 26 January 2015

Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Modification of Authorisation Provisions: Legal Consultations) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft] (2 December 2014) (Justice)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft] (2 December 2014) (Justice) [withdrawn and re-laid on 8 December 2014]

Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance and Property Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2015 [draft] (2 December 2014) (Justice) [withdrawn and re-laid on 8 December 2014]

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 Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.

Subject to annulment by 19 December 2014 Lead committee to report by 15 December 2014

Discretionary Housing Payments (Limit on Total Expenditure) Revocation (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/298) (10 November 2014) (Welfare Reform)

Subject to annulment by 7 January 2015 Lead committee to report by 5 January 2015

Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/300) (13 November 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/301) (13 November 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Civil Partnership (Prescribed Bodies) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/303) (13 November 2014) (Equal Opportunities)

Marriage Between Persons of Different Sexes (Prescribed Bodies) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (13 November 2014) (SSI 2014/304)

Same Sex Marriage (Prescribed Bodies) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/305) (13 November 2014) (Equal Opportunities)

Marriage and Civil Partnership (Prescribed Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/306) (13 November 2014) (Equal Opportunities)

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Health Professionals and Social Care Professionals) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/307) (13 November 2014) (Health and Sport)

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Membership of Strategic Planning Group) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/308) (13 November 2014) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 8 January 2015 Lead committee to report by 5 January 2015

Looked After Children (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/310) (14 November 2014) (Education and Culture)

Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/312) (14 November 2014) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 11 January 2015

Lead committee to report by 5 January 2015

Notice of Potential Liability for Costs (Discharge Notice) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/313) (17 November 2014) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Subject to annulment by 14 January 2015 Lead committee to report by 12 January 2015

Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Ancillary Provision) (No. 2) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/315) (20 November 2014) (Education and Culture)

Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/316) (20 November 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/317) (20 November 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Education (Disapplication of section 53B) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/318) (20 November 2014) (Education and Culture)

Subject to annulment by 15 January 2015 Lead committee to report by 12 January 2015

Environmental Regulation (Relevant Offences) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/319) (21 November 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Controlled Waste (Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/320) (21 November 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Litter (Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/321) (21 November 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Environmental Regulation (Liability where Activity Carried Out by Arrangement with Another) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/323) (21 November 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Environmental Regulation (Significant Environmental Harm) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/324) (21 November 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/325) (21 November 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Content of Performance Reports) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/326) (21 November 2014) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 18 January 2015 Lead committee to report by 12 January 2015

Conservation of Salmon (Annual Close Time and Catch and Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/327) (24 November 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 21 January 2015 Lead committee to report by 19 January 2015

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Protection Measures) (Scotland) Regulations (SSI 2014/333) (27 November 2014) (Justice)

Charities Accounts (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/335) (27 November 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Subject to annulment by 25 January 2015 Lead committee to report by 19 January 2015

Mutual Recognition of Criminal Financial Penalties in the European Union (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/336) (1 December 2014) (Justice)

Mutual Recognition of Supervision Measures in the European Union (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/337) (1 December 2014) (Justice)

Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/338) (1 December 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 26 January 2015 Lead committee to report by 19 January 2015

Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Authorisation of Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/339) (2 December 2014) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 2 February 2015 Lead committee to report by 26 January 2015

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Prescribed Proportions) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/350) (8 December 2014) (Finance)

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Qualifying Public or Educational Bodies) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (SSI 2014/351) (8 December 2014) (Finance)

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Definition of Charity) (Relevant Territories) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/352) (8 December 2014) (Finance)

Subject to annulment by 3 February 2015 Lead committee to report by 2 February 2015

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Scottish Public Authorities) Amendment Order 2014 (SSI 2014/354) (10 December 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Subject to annulment by 4 February 2015 Lead committee to report by 2 February 2015

Scottish Tax Tribunals (Eligibility for Appointment) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/355) (11 December 2014) (Finance)

Subject to annulment by 5 February 2015 Lead committee to report by 2 February 2015

Conservation of Salmon (Annual Close Time and Catch and Release) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/357) (12 December 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

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