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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 42/2013 Monday 11 March 2013 BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 42/2013 Monday 11 March 2013 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: Monday 11 March 2013 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 6 March 2013 Tuesday 12 March 2013 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Colette Fagan, Training Co-ordinator, Child Protection, Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell. followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Government Food Policy followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-04411 Jean Urquhart: The Role of Crofting in the Highlands and Islands (for text of motion see Section F) Wednesday 13 March 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Justice and the Law Officers; Rural Affairs and the Environment (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 7 March 2013) followed by Scottish Liberal Democrats Debate: Justice followed by Scottish Liberal Democrats Debate: Rural Economy followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 3 followed by Members’ Business – S4M-05533 Bob Doris: Dr David Livingstone’s Bicentenary (for text of motion see Section F) Thursday 14 March 2013 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions (for text of question see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 7 February 2013) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-05152 Neil Findlay: Lessons from Orgreave (for text of motion see Section F) 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: Scotland – the Best Place to Grow Up followed by Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 [draft] followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 19 March 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 20 March 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions 4 Health and Wellbeing followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 21 March 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 5 Business Bulletin: Monday 11 March 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 Education and Culture Committee 12 March 2013 8th Meeting, 2013 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3,4 and 5 in private, and a draft interim report on the inquiry into decision making on whether children should be taken into care in private at future meetings. 2. Petition PE1391: The Committee will consider a petition by Susan Calcluth- Russell on behalf of Renfrewshire Parent Council Forum on protecting the right of children to be taught by qualified teachers for 25 hours a week. 3. Broadcasting: The Committee will consider a letter from BBC Scotland. 4. Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report. 5. Inquiry into decision making on whether to take children into care: The Committee will consider a paper from the clerk. Proposed future business For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Justice Committee 12 March 2013 8th Meeting, 2013 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 4 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. 7 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the— Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Supplementary, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 [draft]; Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013 [draft]; Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Investigations Procedure, Serious Incidents and Specified Weapons) Regulations 2013 [draft]; from— Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice; Christie Smith, Head, Stephanie Virlogeux, Senior Policy Manager, and Jean Waddie, Policy Analyst, Police and Fire Reform Division, Scottish Government; Andrew Campbell, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Kenny MacAskill (Cabinet Secretary for Justice) to move— S4M-5847—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Supplementary, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 [draft] be approved; S4M-5848—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2013 [draft] be approved; S4M-5849—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Investigations Procedure, Serious Incidents and Specified Weapons) Regulations 2013 [draft] be approved. 4. Public Bodies Consent: The Committee will take evidence on a Scottish Government memorandum relating to the Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013 (PBCM(S4) 7.1) from— Roseanna Cunningham, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs; Linda Pollock, Head of Policy, Tribunals and Administrative Justice Policy, and Michael Gilmartin, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 5. Inquiry into the effectiveness of the provisions in the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003: The Committee will take evidence from— Jean Charsley, Chair, Glasgow Factoring Commission; Mike Marriott, Greenbelt Group Action; Kyla Brand, and Darren Eade, Office of Fair Trading. 6. Public petitions: PE1403 The Committee will consider a petition by Peter Morris on improving support and assistance to victims of crime and their families. 7. Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 19 March, the Committee expects to take oral evidence as part of its inquiry into the effectiveness of the provisions of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 and consider subordinate legislation. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. 8 Welfare Reform Committee 12 March 2013 5th Meeting, 2013 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 5 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Welfare Reform (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/65) from— Bill Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Inclusion Scotland; Richard Gass, Chair, Rights Advice Scotland; Lynn Williams, Policy Officer, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations; Jan Savage, Head of Campaigns and Policy, ENABLE Scotland. 3. Subordinate legislation (in private): The Committee will consider evidence taken earlier in the meeting on the Welfare Reform (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/65). 4. Fact-finding visits: The Committee will consider a note by the Clerk on future fact-finding visits. 5. Committee debate: The Committee will consider a draft motion for a future Committee debate in the Chamber. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 19 March, the Committee expects to consider oral evidence from a number of organisations on the draft Welfare Reform (Consequenstial Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 and the Education (Free School Lunches) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. National Trust for Scotland (Governance etc.) Bill
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