BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 201/2012 Thursday 1 March 2012

Summary of Today’s Business

Meeting of the Parliament

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: Climate Justice 11.40 am General Question Time 12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time 2.15 pm Themed Question Time Infrastructure and Capital Investment; Culture and External Affairs 2.55 pm Local Government and Regeneration Committee Debate: Living Wage in Scotland followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-01745 Sandra White: BBC Scotland Job Cuts

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 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

Business Bulletin: Thursday 1 March 2012 Section A – Today’s Business

Meeting of the Parliament

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: Climate Justice

S4M-02156 Stewart Stevenson: Climate Justice—That the Parliament understands that it is poor and vulnerable people in developing countries who are most affected by climate change and are least equipped to respond to it; supports Scotland acting as an international model of best practice on climate change and promoting the moral, environmental and economic reasons for action by other countries; strongly endorses the opportunity for Scotland to champion climate justice, which places human rights at the heart of global development, ensuring a fair distribution of responsibilities, and welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to ensuring respect for human rights and action to eradicate poverty and inequality, which are at the heart of Scotland’s action to combat climate change both at home and internationally and strengthening Scotland’s support for developing countries on climate change as part of Scotland’s international profile.

The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendments

S4M-02156.1 Claudia Beamish: Climate Justice—As an amendment to motion S4M-02156 in the name of Stewart Stevenson (Climate Justice), insert at end “, and calls on the Scottish Government to redouble its efforts to reduce emissions and target climate change in Scotland by working with local authorities, public services, business and individual communities to ensure that all are equipped to respond to this growing threat in a manner that puts environmental justice and equality at its heart, developing new and transferrable skills and encouraging the sharing of knowledge internationally to benefit the world”.

S4M-02156.2 Patrick Harvie: Climate Justice—As an amendment to motion S4M-02156 in the name of Stewart Stevenson (Climate Justice), insert at end “, and calls on the Scottish Government to announce a timescale for the

3 creation of a Scotland-wide climate adaptation fund as outlined in the SNP manifesto and for the development of a system of consumption-based reporting targets as specified in section 37 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009”.

11.40 am General Question Time

1. Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are constitutional issues on which it will not compromise in negotiations. (S4O-00729)

2. Colin Beattie: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to combat the dumping of vehicle tyres in rural areas. (S4O-00730)

3. Margaret Burgess: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that the education and training of young people is appropriate to meet the future needs of the economy. (S4O-00731)

4. Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to promote economic activity in rural areas. (S4O-00732)

5. Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider the interim operating base at Perth Community Fire Station as the permanent base for the proposed single fire and rescue service. (S4O-00733)

6. Graeme Dey: To ask the Scottish Executive whether Carer Information Strategy funding will continue in and after 2012. (S4O-00734)

7. Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Aberdeen City Council regarding the business rates incentivisation scheme. (S4O- 00735)

8. Anne McTaggart: To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. (S4O-00736)

9. Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is providing to local authorities to ensure sufficient availability of supply teachers. (S4O-00737)

10. Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft Renewables Obligation (Scotland) (Amendment) Order 2012 aims to remove subsidies for large- scale biomass plants. (S4O-00738)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

1. Johann Lamont: To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day. (S4F-00511)

2. Ruth Davidson: To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-00490)

4 3. Alex Fergusson: To ask the First Minister what steps have been taken to deal with Schmallenberg virus if it spreads to Scotland. (S4F-00492)

4. Maureen Watt: To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to improve childcare provision. (S4F-00496)

5. Drew Smith: To ask the First Minister whether the timetable for reform of the children’s hearings system has been changed. (S4F-00503)

6. Christine Grahame: To ask the First Minister whether, in light of comments in the recently published biography of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the Scottish Government considers that an inquiry into all aspects of the Lockerbie bombing is now urgent. (S4F-00502)

2.15 pm Themed Question Time

Infrastructure and Capital Investment

1. Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Executive what investment in its transport infrastructure North Ayrshire will receive in the next five years. (S4O-00739)

2. Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the latest statistical bulletin shows that the Scottish Government is meeting its 2012 homelessness target. (S4O- 00740)

3. Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Executive what its priorities are for the development of the Ayr-Stranraer railway line. (S4O-00741)

4. John Mason: To ask the Scottish Executive what the tendering process is for work related to the Forth Replacement Crossing project. (S4O-00742)

5. John Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve rail services in the west of Scotland. (S4O-00743)

6. Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to promote collective bargaining energy schemes as a means of tackling fuel poverty. (S4O-00744)

7. Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is meeting its affordable housing programme targets. (S4O-00745)

8. John Park: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the European Commission regarding public procurement processes. (S4O-00746)

9. Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme will have on existing rail services in Glasgow. (S4O-00747)

10. Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in delivering improvements in port, road and rail infrastructure to support

5 Grangemouth’s role as Scotland’s largest port and main freight distribution centre. (S4O-00748)

Culture and External Affairs

1. Willie Coffey: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider establishing closer working relationships with the emerging democracies in Europe in order to share best practice. (S4O-00749)

2. Sandra White: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to BBC Scotland regarding the proposed service reductions and job losses at Radio Scotland and what the outcome has been. (S4O-00750)

3. Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Executive what dialogue it has had with Aberdeen City Council on the potential for funding new contemporary arts initiatives in the city. (S4O-00751)

4. Nigel Don: To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the V&A at Dundee will have on the community of Angus. (S4O-00752)

5. Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to raise the Antarctic and Scotland’s role there with the UK Government as part of any future discussions on devolution or an independence settlement. (S4O-00753)

6. Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to encourage parents to take their children to visit art galleries, theatres and museums. (S4O- 00754)

7. Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Executive who has the right to dispose of historic buildings that have been gifted to communities. (S4O-00755)

8. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive what the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs is doing to support employment opportunities for young people in the culture and arts sector. (S4O-00756)

9. Tavish Scott: [Not lodged]

10. Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with Historic Scotland concerning staffing matters. (S4O-00758)

2.55 pm Local Government and Regeneration Committee Debate: Living Wage in Scotland followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Debate on the subject of—

S4M-01745 Sandra White: BBC Scotland Job Cuts—That the Parliament expresses concern at the proposed cuts at BBC Scotland’s Glasgow headquarters and Edinburgh offices, which will result in one third of BBC Radio Scotland’s production staff losing their jobs and the axing of Scotland at Ten and Newsweek; believes that, at this time of historic political debate on the future of Scotland, these cuts are counterproductive to the aims of a thorough and informed debate; acknowledges calls for these proposals to be explored in more detail with an aim to producing alternative future models for broadcasting in Scotland, and hopes that any final decision will address these concerns.

Business Bulletin: Thursday 1 March 2012 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 29 February 2012 Wednesday 7 March 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Health and Sport Committee Debate: Regulation of Care for Older People followed by Public Petitions Committee Debate: PE1408 – Pernicious Anaemia and Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Understanding and Treatment) followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 8 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Labour Party Business

11.40 am General Question Time (for text of General Questions see Section D)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Education and Lifelong Learning (for text of Themed Questions see Section D)

2.55 pm Scottish Government Debate: The Future of Tourism in Scotland

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 14 March 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 15 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business

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

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth (for names of those Members selected for Themed Questions see Section D)

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Business Bulletin: Thursday 1 March 2012 Section D - Oral questions selected for answer on 08 March 2012

Question Time

General

1. Michael McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review the membership and functions of Partnership Action for Continuing Employment. (S4O- 00759)

2. David Torrance: To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement it has had with Diageo’s plans to build a bond warehouse and ancillary development on the outskirts of Kirkcaldy. (S4O-00760)

3. Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Executive how many administrative and hotel services staff were employed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran in 2007 compared with 2012. (S4O-00761)

4. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to defend and extend the rights of private sector tenants in Edinburgh. (S4O-00762)

5. John Park: To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to ensure that inward investors promote high quality employment opportunities. (S4O- 00763)

6. Aileen McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive when the fuel poverty forum will publish a report on its review. (S4O-00764)

7. Alison McInnes: To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects construction work to commence on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. (S4O-00765)

8. Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects work to begin on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and the A90/A96 Haudagain junction. (S4O-00766)

9. David McLetchie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on the progress made in response to its request to NHS Lothian to carry out an internal audit of the application of its waiting time practices and management. (S4O- 00767)

10. Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in securing a Tax Increment Funding pilot for Aberdeen. (S4O-00768)

Education and Lifelong Learning

1. Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Executive when the Commission on the Delivery of Rural Education will report its findings to ministers. (S4O-00769)

2. Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether young unemployed people are at risk of exploitation. (S4O-00770)

3. Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the green energy and climate change-related studies offered by colleges and universities and the numbers of students on these. (S4O-00771)

4. Richard Baker [Not Lodged]

5. Graeme Pearson: To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools have indicated a wish to delay the introduction of the new national exams and how it plans to assist these schools. (S4O-00773)

6. Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Executive what input companies can have in the operation of apprenticeship schemes in their areas. (S4O-00774)

7. Malcolm Chisholm: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the availability of supply teachers across the country. (S4O-00775)

8. Colin Beattie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Curriculum for Excellence places sufficient emphasis on preparing young people for a career in business. (S4O-00776)

9. Graeme Dey: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the claim by the EIS that “many College Boards of Management have become emasculated by powerful College Executive Groups led by powerful Principals.’’ (S4O-00777)

10. James Kelly: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with local authorities regarding the implementation of the new exams linked to the Curriculum for Excellence. (S4O-00778)

11. Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools in Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire and Perthshire have asked for further support in implementing the Curriculum for Excellence. (S4O-00779)

12. George Adam: To ask the Scottish Executive how its plan to introduce Scottish Studies in schools is progressing. (S4O-00780)

13. Bill Walker: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in the training of science and technology teachers. (S4O-00781)

14. Chic Brodie: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made with the development of its Knowledge Transfer/Exchange Strategy. (S4O-00782)

15. Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to ensure that, following the end of parental maternity leave, there is equitable access to early childhood education and care for all children. (S4O-00783)

16. Helen Eadie: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve communication between mainstream schools educating children with autism and their parents. (S4O-00784)

17. Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with law students regarding the removal of student loan support for those studying for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. (S4O-00785)

18. Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Executive what support it provides to the University of the Highlands and Islands. (S4O-00786)

19. John Lamont: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote the teaching of major Scottish historical events that have significant anniversaries in 2013 and 2014 in schools. (S4O-00787)

20. Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve the skills base in the economy. (S4O-00788)

Members selected for General and Themed Questions on 15 March 2012

The following members have been randomly selected for General and Themed Question times on the above date. The deadline for lodging the text of questions is 12 noon on Wednesday 7 March 2012. These will then appear in this section of the Business Bulletin on Thursday 8 March 2012.

Question Time

General

1. Dennis Robertson 2. Liam McArthur 3. Annabel Goldie 4. Mary Fee 5. John Pentland 6. Rob Gibson 7. Graeme Pearson 8. Richard Baker 9. Mary Scanlon 10. Margaret McCulloch

Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth

1. Richard Lyle 2. Margaret McDougall

3. David Torrance 4. Michael McMahon 5. Claire Baker 6. John Park 7. Neil Bibby 8. Margaret Mitchell 9. Kevin Stewart 10. Gil Paterson 11. Bill Walker 12. Alex Fergusson 13. Jamie Hepburn 14. Maureen Watt 15. Clare Adamson 16. James Dornan 17. Annabelle Ewing 18. James Kelly 19. Murdo Fraser 20. Joan McAlpine

Business Bulletin: Thursday 1 March 2012 Section E – Written questions lodged on 29 February 2012

Questions marked with a triangle (∆) are initiated by the Scottish Executive 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-05935 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what consultations took place ahead of the renewal of its service contract with TNT Post UK.

S4W-05938 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what differences there are between its current contract with TNT Post UK and the previous contract.

S4W-05939 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) value, (b) duration and (c) end date is of its contract with TNT Post UK.

S4W-05941 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive whether Royal Mail was invited to tender for the contract that the Scottish Government recently awarded to TNT Post UK.

S4W-05942 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for a universal postal service if Scotland separates from the rest of the UK.

S4W-05943 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for post offices if Scotland separates from the rest of the UK.

S4W-05944 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to establish a Scottish post office service independent of the UK post office service if Scotland separates from the rest of the UK.

S4W-05970 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive how long it should take in winter to assess an application for a replacement central heating system under the Energy Assistance Package.

S4W-05972 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to reinstate the Broadband Reach Project to subsidise the purchasing of satellites for coverage of so-called not-spots.

S4W-05973 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive how the change from the Broadband Reach Project to Scotland’s Digital Future Action Plan will affect individual consumers living in so-called not-spots.

S4W-05975 John Pentland: To ask the Scottish Executive when the report on Rail 2014 - Public Consultation will be published.

S4W-05976 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive what profitable ferry routes are being operated by Calmac and Northlink Ferries.

S4W-05977 Mike MacKenzie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the UK Government’s 5p fuel derogation will apply to hauliers and other companies in Scotland that bulk-buy fuel or whether this is only applicable to forecourt sales.

S4W-05978 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether every person with a PIP breast implant is entitled to have any required procedure done by the NHS.

S4W-05979 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers would be a reasonable condition to be applied to treatment of people with PIP breast implants by private providers.

S4W-05980 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy will meet private healthcare providers that have used PIP breast implants.

S4W-05981 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms it can use to recover costs from private sector providers for NHS treatment provided to people with PIP breast implants.

S4W-05982 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of people resident in Scotland whose PIP breast implant surgery took place in (a) England or (b) abroad.

S4W-05983 John Finnie: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to publish a policy statement on its future approach to ferries procurement and how it will relate to wider procurement reforms.

S4W-05984 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-05591 by John Swinney on 28 February 2012, how much of the £20 million of resource DEL consequentials available in 2012-13 will be allocated specifically to changes arising from the UK Welfare Reform Bill.

S4W-05985 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the benefits of compulsory microchipping of dogs with regard to (a) reuniting dogs and owners, (b) combating dog theft, (c) tracing puppy farms and (d) tackling owners of dangerous dogs.

S4W-05986 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce compulsory microchipping of dogs and, if so, whether it considers that introducing secondary regulation under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 is the most appropriate means of doing so.

Business Bulletin: Thursday 1 March 2012 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-02183 Kenneth Gibson: National No Smoking Day—That the Parliament supports the annual National No Smoking Day on 14 March 2012, when over one million smokers are expected to "Take the Leap" and make a quit smoking attempt; highlights the national focus of the day, which aims to promote and publicise cessation services, raise awareness of health complications associated with smoking and encourage all smokers of all ages to quit their damaging habit; acknowledges that cessation services across Scotland are participating, including NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Fresh Air-shire campaign, which offers group or individual stop smoking support to smokers by providing access to therapies, such as nicotine replacement therapy, a treatment that suppresses nicotine withdrawal symptoms and reduces the risk of relapse, and stop smoking aids, including Zyban and Champix; understands the severe health risks associated with smoking, whereby about one third of all cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking, and recognises the significant health advantages of quitting the habit, whereby the risk of having a heart attack is halved within five years of quitting smoking, and considers that the success of the day will aid Scotland in its campaign to reduce the number of smokers.

*S4M-02182 Kenneth Gibson: Vehicle Fuel Duty Rip-off—That the Parliament expresses concern at recent figures, which again show that motorists in the UK are paying the largest percentage of tax on fuel in the EU, with 60% of the cost of unleaded petrol and 58% of the cost of diesel consisting of tax; notes the comments of the National Chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, John Walker, who stated that, “Small businesses want to grow, innovate and create employment, but the cost of fuel puts the brakes on their ability to drive the recovery. Every extra penny spent at the pumps is a penny not being spent elsewhere in the economy and our members are finding it hard to plan for the future, as well as survive the present, due to the spiralling cost of fuel”; understands that an increase of just 1p per litre increases the average annual running costs of a single truck by £424, meaning that operating costs have increased by more than £5,000 since October 2010; considers that it is particularly galling that Scots pay so much for fuel when Scotland is Europe’s leading oil producer; believes that the cost of fuel plays a pivotal role in the creation of a strong, stable and sustainable economy, and therefore calls on the UK Government to reduce levels of fuel duty in line with other EU countries to help ease the burden on households and businesses in order to help grow the economy sustainably.

*S4M-02181 Kenneth Gibson: Congratulations to Isle of Cumbrae Initiative Community Company—That the Parliament congratulates the Isle of Cumbrae Initiative Community Company on securing £130,282 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Community Spaces scheme; understands that the funding will be used to establish a community garden on land surrounding the recently refurbished Garrison House in Millport where the community will be able to grow produce; believes that this will enable the islanders to become more resilient and less dependent on imported food; considers that the project will result in improved physical and mental health for islanders, help to reduce obesity through a healthier diet and raise confidence and cohesion in the community, and wishes everyone involved with the project the very best of success in the months and years ahead as they take this forward.

*S4M-02180 Neil Bibby: Cash for Kids Fundraising Leap—That the Parliament welcomes Radio Clyde’s Cash for Kids fundraising campaign from 20 to 29 February 2012, which aimed to "make that extra day count" and raise enough money to help change the lives of 1,000 vulnerable children, disadvantaged through neglect, abject poverty, abuse, life-limiting illness and disability; recognises that Cash for Kids has raised over £22 million since 1981 to help more than 1.8 million of the most vulnerable children in the country; welcomes the efforts of all those who have raised money as part of the Cash for Kids appeal; notes with concern figures showing that around one in five children in Scotland continue to live in poverty; encourages community organisations to visit the Cash for Kids website to find out more about how to apply for a grant, and wishes organisers continued success with fundraising efforts.

*S4M-02178 Mike MacKenzie: Fuel Derogation Scheme—That the Parliament notes the announcement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, that the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Northern Isles, islands in the Clyde and the Isles of Scilly will benefit from its rural fuel rebate pilot scheme; welcomes the relief that the 5p per litre discount will provide to remote islands, where pump prices are considered particularly high; is concerned that the scheme applies only to forecourt sales and excludes hauliers and other commercial users, and calls on the UK Government to include hauliers and other commercial users in the derogation scheme.

*S4M-02177 Richard Simpson: Welcome Kinship Carers to the Parliament— That the Parliament welcomes Clacks Kinship Carers to the Parliament on 1 March 2012 to present its petition; notes that the petition calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take action to ensure that all councils across Scotland pay kinship carers the recommended allowance, and that the allowance should be ring- fenced, with resourced support equable with foster carers; considers that kinship care is a fundamental form of child protection whereby a child in kinship care has the same needs and requirements as a child in foster care; calls on the Scottish Government to rectify what is seen as the postcode lottery that exists in relation to payment of kinship care allowance across Scotland by giving local authorities realistic and adequate funding to allow them to properly address this situation, and notes that over 2,000 people have signed the Clacks Kinship Carers petition.

Supported by: Patricia Ferguson*, Hugh Henry*

*S4M-02175 Duncan McNeil on behalf of the Health and Sport Committee: Report on Inquiry into the Regulation of Care for Older People—That the Parliament notes the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Health and Sport Committee’s 3rd Report, 2011 (Session 4): Report on Inquiry into the Regulation of Care for Older People (SP Paper 40).

*S4M-02174 Patrick Harvie: Raspberry Pi—That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the Raspberry Pi, a very low-cost single-board computer running the free Linux operating system; believes that this device and other similar devices can have a significant educational role in giving children and young people the chance to learn practical computing skills; believes that IT education in Scotland and the UK has been too focussed on the use of particular, and usually proprietary, software products

and not sufficiently on how hardware and software actually work; believes that Scotland needs a generation of young people who can do far more than merely consume IT products, and calls on the Scottish Government to consider how the Raspberry Pi or similar devices can be put to use in primary and secondary schools as part of a renewed approach to teaching computing.

Supported by: Marco Biagi*, Alison Johnstone*, Hugh Henry*

*S4M-02173 Roderick Campbell: North East Fife Affordable Housing—That the Parliament welcomes the latest development of affordable homes in North East Fife, which comprises 56 new properties in Garvie Brae, Tayport, at a cost of £5.2 million; understands that this development is one of Kingdom Housing Association’s largest projects in recent years and that all houses include solar panel water heating and energy monitoring meters to help tenants reduce energy costs; welcomes the £3.7 million funding from the Scottish Government for this project as part of a housing association grant, and hopes that this support to housing associations and tenants will provide growth and jobs in the construction sector, have a positive impact on the wider economy of North East Fife and provide affordable homes for families in the area.

Supported by: Margaret Burgess*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Dennis Robertson*, Joan McAlpine*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Adam Ingram*, Rob Gibson*, Humza Yousaf*, Mark McDonald*

*S4M-02172 Hugh Henry: Linwood Town Centre—That the Parliament believes that Linwood town centre needs urgent improvement; considers with regret that Tesco, which has owned a derelict site in the centre since 2007, has not fulfilled its promise to build a new shopping facility on the site; considers that the delay in the regeneration of the town centre is detrimental to the local community, and calls on the Scottish Government to ask Renfrewshire Council to take all steps necessary to rejuvenate, revitalise and redevelop Linwood town centre.

*S4M-02171 Hugh Henry: Johnstone West Sport and Fitness for Everyone— That the Parliament congratulates Johnstone West Sport and Fitness for Everyone on securing a £157,361 Community Spaces Scotland Grant from the Big Lottery Fund in order to reopen and renovate the McMaster Sports Centre in Johnstone; believes that the health and wellbeing of people in Johnstone and across the whole of Scotland is important; considers that being healthy and active helps lead to a happier life; commends the work of Mark McGee and all those involved in securing the money; understands that the investment will not only help those from Johnstone but also the wider community; believes that it is a testament to everyone involved in Johnstone West Sport and Fitness for Everyone that the Big Lottery Fund has recognised the organisation and how it helps the local community, and looks forward to the reopening of the McMaster Sports Centre in Johnstone.

*S4M-02170 Colin Beattie: Preston Lodge Ladies Hockey Receives Grant—That the Parliament congratulates Preston Lodge Ladies Hockey Club on receiving a £925 Awards for All grant from SportScotland for meeting the criteria, people and communities are healthier; understands that the grant will fund new training equipment and clothing, which will include new balls, team socks, hockey strips, first

aid kits and training cones; recognises what it considers to be the hard work and commitment of Mrs Vicki Keirnan and the Preston League in enabling players from low-income households to play hockey in a constructive environment, and wishes the league success in future endeavours.

*S4M-02169 Colin Beattie: Grant for JSB Plumbing Forth Valley League—That the Parliament congratulates the JSB Plumbing Forth Valley League on receiving funding of £3,720 from Awards for All and SportScotland on meeting the criteria in the people and communities are healthier category; understands that this award will support the implementation of a run, jump and throw league, fund stadium hire for indoor league athletics and for five summer events, fund volunteer travel costs for five indoor league games and help to improve IT operations including the purchase of a laptop and a printer; congratulates the JSB Plumbing Forth Valley League on its efforts to maintain what it considers to be a positive, meaningful activity, and wishes it success in its future endeavours.

*S4M-02168 Dennis Robertson: Congratulating Aberdeenshire West’s Awards for All Beneficiaries—That the Parliament welcomes the Big Lottery Fund and Creative Scotland Awards for All funding that has been secured by four diverse groups in Aberdeenshire West; notes that these awards total £18,048; congratulates Finzean School of Piping, Braemar School, the Keig Community Hall Users’ Group and the Huntly Food & Farming Festival for supporting sustainable environments as well as heritage and sport activities in their local communities, and wishes every success to these groups in the future.

*S4M-02167 Michael Russell: Public Services Reform (Recovery of Expenses in respect of Inspection of Independent Further Education Colleges and English Language Schools) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft]—That the Education and Culture Committee recommends that the Public Services Reform (Recovery of Expenses in respect of Inspection of Independent Further Education Colleges and English Language Schools) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

Supported by: Alasdair Allan*

*S4M-02166 Keith Brown: Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft]—That the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee recommends that the Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

Supported by: Alex Neil*

*S4M-02165 John Swinney: The Budget (Scotland) Act 2011 Amendment Order 2012 [draft]—That the Finance Committee recommends that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2011 Amendment Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

Supported by: Fergus Ewing*

*S4M-02164 Jackie Baillie: Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Citizen of the Year — That the Parliament congratulates Sheena Rollo from Dumbarton and Ivor Jackson from the Vale of Leven on being named Citizen of the Year for their local areas; welcomes the contribution made by Sheena Rollo as the fundraising and PR

manager of the Dumbarton and District branch of the MS Society who was influential in the creation and success of the group’s new drop-in centre at Braeholm in Helensburgh; further welcomes the contribution made by Ivor Jackson, who has been teaching people to paint since the 1980s and runs a Mature Art Class in Alexandria, which gives older people the opportunity to learn to paint in a social environment; notes that a civic reception will be held in their honour, and commends both for their dedication to voluntary work and commitment to their local communities.

Supported by: Jean Urquhart*, Neil Bibby*, Annabelle Ewing*, Jamie McGrigor*, Hanzala Malik*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kenneth Gibson*

*S4M-02163 John Swinney: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution—That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill, agrees to any expenditure of a kind referred to in paragraph 3(b) of Rule 9.12 of the Parliament’s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act.

*S4M-02162 Jackie Baillie: Rosneath Primary School—That the Parliament commends Rosneath Primary School on its recent HMIE inspection, in which the school was assessed as either being very good or good in all the key areas; notes that the inspectors found the pupils at the school to be learning and achieving well, enthusiastic, confident and articulate; further notes that the head teacher, who it understands is highly regarded by staff and parents, encourages staff to take on leadership responsibilities and use innovative practices; understands that Argyll and Bute Council proposed to close this primary school last year; recognises that one of the key legislative requirements for a proposal to close a school is that there will be educational benefit to the pupils; believes that the HMIE inspection report emphasises the overall quality of provision at the school, and calls on Argyll and Bute Council to recognise that Rosneath Primary School provides significant educational benefits to its pupils and should not therefore be closed in the foreseeable future.

Supported by: Neil Findlay*, Hanzala Malik*, Patricia Ferguson*, Hugh Henry*, Mike MacKenzie*

*S4M-02161 John Pentland: Youth ReachOut—That the Parliament congratulates Motherwell and Wishaw Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) on being selected to present what is considered its groundbreaking Youth ReachOut project as an example of excellence to the annual conference of Citizens Advice Scotland; notes that the project involved a specialist team working with young people in schools, colleges and training centres in North Lanarkshire delivering interactive workshops and information on the rights and responsibilities in relation to independent living, housing, homelessness, employment and how to manage money and avoid debt, and hopes that other CABs will be inspired to run similar projects, helping young people across Scotland to avoid financial and other problems when making the transition from childhood to adulthood.

Supported by: Bill Kidd*, Nanette Milne*, Neil Bibby*, Liz Smith*, Michael McMahon*, Iain Gray*, Neil Findlay*, Hugh Henry*

*S4M-02160 James Dornan: Congratulations to the Scottish Football Museum— That the Parliament congratulates the Scottish Football Museum on being awarded £75,852 in Postcode Lottery Funding; notes that the museum, in partnership with Alzheimer Scotland, sends volunteers to visit care homes and day centres in order to deliver reminiscence sessions to people with dementia by using images from bygone Scottish football days to help stimulate memories; considers this to be an innovative and positive method of helping people with Alzheimers, and wishes the project every success for the future.

*S4M-02159 Kevin Stewart: Congratulations to Aberdeen Lads Club and Grampian Hospitals Arts Trust—That the Parliament congratulates Aberdeen Lads Club and Grampian Hospitals Art Trust on receiving £6,839 and £10,000 respectively from the Awards for All Big Lottery Fund; notes the success, over a number of years, of both initiatives, and hopes that this funding will allow what it considers their great work to help even more individuals in future.

*S4M-02158 Paul Wheelhouse: Conservative MEP Helps the Common Fisheries Policy Net Scottish Sea Angling—That the Parliament notes with concern the actions of Scottish Conservative MEP, Struan Stevenson, in signing a resolution in the European Parliament that called for recreational sea angling to be included as part of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP); understands that Mr Stevenson gave his support to the resolution that noted that recreational fishing "has not been tackled in the Commission’s proposals presented on 13 July 2011, stresses that it should be distinctly addressed within the CFP reform process”; considers Mr Stevenson’s actions to be a betrayal to all who enjoy recreational sea angling in Scotland; is concerned that, as recently as 19 January 2009, Mr Stevenson made clear his own concern at the possibility that sea angling could be brought under Article 47 of a proposal relating to control and compliance under the CFP that would consider fish caught by recreational anglers as part of a member state’s quota and that Mr Stevenson considered that proposal to be targeting “an ancient hobby”; considers that Mr Stevenson’s latest position as an ostensible proponent of greater powers for the CFP represents a contradiction to his own comments, the will of the Scottish angling community and Scottish Conservative policy; notes the finding in the 2009 Scottish Government-commissioned report, Technical Report: Economic Impact of Recreational Sea Angling in Scotland, that identified “significant potential for growth in Scottish sea angling” but that the industry was fragile and susceptible to decline; considers Mr Stevenson’s latest input in the debate on reform of the CFP to be damaging and ill-considered; understands that, in general, Scottish and UK fishing interests would be better represented in the EU with a stronger, independent Scottish voice cooperating with the UK whenever it is in the two nations’ mutual interests to do so, and calls on Mr Stevenson to reconsider his support for the position outlined in the European Parliament resolution.

Supported by: Adam Ingram*, Gordon MacDonald*, Mark McDonald*, David Torrance*, Dennis Robertson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kenneth Gibson*

*S4M-02157 Kezia Dugdale: EUSA Fair Housing Campaign—That the Parliament commends Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s (EUSA) Fair Housing Campaign for what it considers to be an excellent example of students working

constructively in the community, generating mutual benefits for everyone; recognises EUSA’s wish to see a high standard of rented accommodation for students by setting out acceptable standards in the EUSA Housing Charter; notes that the charter expects landlords to be accredited, to charge reasonable administration fees, if they must be charged at all, to fit carbon monoxide alarms as standard and to evidence a commitment to energy efficiency; further notes that several local letting agencies have already signed up to the Housing Charter; believes that good landlords encourage good tenants, and wishes EUSA every success with the campaign.

Supported by: Neil Findlay*, Richard Baker*, Jean Urquhart*, Liam McArthur*, Sarah Boyack*, Hugh Henry*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Mike MacKenzie*

*S4M-02156.2 Patrick Harvie: Climate Justice—As an amendment to motion S4M- 02156 in the name of Stewart Stevenson (Climate Justice), insert at end ", and calls on the Scottish Government to announce a timescale for the creation of a Scotland- wide climate adaptation fund as outlined in the SNP manifesto and for the development of a system of consumption-based reporting targets as specified in section 37 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009".

*S4M-02156.1 Claudia Beamish: Climate Justice—As an amendment to motion S4M-02156 in the name of Stewart Stevenson (Climate Justice), insert at end “, and calls on the Scottish Government to redouble its efforts to reduce emissions and target climate change in Scotland by working with local authorities, public services, business and individual communities to ensure that all are equipped to respond to this growing threat in a manner that puts environmental justice and equality at its heart, developing new and transferrable skills and encouraging the sharing of knowledge internationally to benefit the world”.

S4M-02153 Stuart McMillan: UK Government Creating Uncertainty for Scottish Shipbuilding—That the Parliament notes the award of contracts by the UK Government to firms in South Korea for the creation of the next generation of Royal Navy support tankers; regrets what it considers to be a blow to the domestic shipbuilding industry inflicted by the UK Government, and condemns what it considers to be the hypocrisy of the UK Government, which it believes both scaremongers about the prospects of the Scottish shipbuilding and defence industry while creating uncertainty in the sector itself by choosing to award contracts to firms abroad.

Supported by: Adam Ingram*, Colin Beattie*, Bob Doris*, Richard Lyle*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Dave Thompson*, John Mason*, Kenneth Gibson*, Christina McKelvie*, Humza Yousaf*, Graeme Dey*, Chic Brodie*, Gordon MacDonald*, Mark McDonald*, Kevin Stewart*, Stewart Maxwell*, Bill Kidd*, Jean Urquhart*, Fiona McLeod*, Jamie Hepburn*, Marco Biagi*

*S4M-02153.1 Drew Smith: UK Government Creating Uncertainty for Scottish Shipbuilding—As an amendment to motion S4M-02153 in the name of Stuart McMillan (UK Government Creating Uncertainty for Scottish Shipbuilding), leave out from "inflicted" to end and insert “and shares the concern of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU) that the decision of the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, represents an Exocet missile to UK shipbuilding,

which could have stood to benefit from a tie-up with the Italian firm, Fincantieri, to deliver the MARS programme; continues to believe that strategic use of UK defence procurement is vital to the long-term security of Scottish shipbuilding and the protection of highly skilled jobs on the Clyde and at Rosyth, and therefore believes that the UK Government should meet the CSEU urgently and institute an immediate review of what it considers this wrongheaded decision.”

S4M-02136 Drew Smith: Glasgow’s Jobs Boost for 2014 Commonwealth Games—That the Parliament welcomes the news that the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is set to give a reported £181 million boost to Glasgow firms; understands that, in order to deliver Games-related projects, more than 1,500 jobs will be created and 240 trainees will be taken on; notes that more than 100 work experience places will also be created for school leavers and people who are long- term unemployed; congratulates Glasgow City Council on introducing specific clauses as part of the tendering process for major Games-related projects to create employment and business opportunities for local people and companies so that the city will be left with what it considers a real legacy; believes that the city will have an even more highly-skilled workforce and an improved infrastructure and the Games will leave Glaswegians better placed for the future, and considers that, by following the lead of Glasgow, the Scottish Government could learn a lot about how to use procurement to secure best advantage.

Supported by: Neil Bibby, Neil Findlay, Patricia Ferguson, James Kelly, John Park, John Pentland, Iain Gray, Hugh Henry, Anne McTaggart, Jackie Baillie*, Jamie Hepburn*

*S4M-02136.1 James Dornan: Glasgow’s Jobs Boost for 2014 Commonwealth Games—As an amendment to motion S4M-02136 in the name of Drew Smith (Glasgow’s Jobs Boost for 2014 Commonwealth Games), leave out from “understands” to end and insert “welcomes the Scottish Government’s work in lobbying the EU and the UK Government to allow economic impact to be taken into account in awarding contracts that fall under EU procurement rules and looks forward to the forthcoming Sustainable Procurement Bill, to be introduced in the current parliamentary session with the aim of helping Scottish businesses to find and win contracts and ensure that major public contracts deliver training and employment opportunities through the inclusion of community benefit clauses; regrets what it considers recent incorrect information being publicly stated by the Labour Party on the issue of procurement, and encourages Glasgow City Council to continue to work constructively with the Scottish Government to deliver a successful Commonwealth Games for Glasgow.”

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S4M-02154 Inverurie Turns Pink to Promote Local Businesses (lodged on 28 February 2012) Adam Ingram*, Colin Beattie*, Margaret Burgess*, Bob Doris*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kenneth Gibson*, George Adam*, Jackie Baillie*, Bill Kidd*, James Dornan*, Humza Yousaf*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie Hepburn*, Marco Biagi*

S4M-02152 Congratulating Huntly Development Trust for Big Lottery Fund’s Grant (lodged on 28 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Adam Ingram*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Dave Thompson*, Jackie Baillie*, Bill Kidd*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02148 Commemorating the Life of Marie Colvin (lodged on 28 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Dennis Robertson*, Dave Thompson*, Adam Ingram*, Bob Doris*, Paul Wheelhouse*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jackie Baillie*, Christina McKelvie*, Stuart McMillan*, Patricia Ferguson*, Linda Fabiani*, Jean Urquhart*, Drew Smith*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02147 Helensburgh and Lomond Carers Receives £389,727 (lodged on 28 February 2012) Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Kenneth Gibson*, Margaret McCulloch*, Bill Kidd*, Jamie McGrigor*, Fiona McLeod*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02146 Chemotherapy and Cancer Management Conference in Palestine - (lodged on 28 February 2012) Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Hugh Henry*, Patricia Ferguson*, Margaret McCulloch*, Bill Kidd*, Jamie McGrigor*, Linda Fabiani*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02145 Oil & Gas UK 2012 Activity Survey (lodged on 28 February 2012) Hanzala Malik*, Gordon MacDonald*, Humza Yousaf*, Stewart Maxwell*, Adam Ingram*, Margaret Burgess*, Bill Kidd*, Jean Urquhart*, Annabelle Ewing*, Graeme Dey*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Bob Doris*, Jamie Hepburn*, Mike MacKenzie*, Joe FitzPatrick*

S4M-02144 Revoke Donald Trump’s Membership of the GlobalScot Network - (lodged on 28 February 2012) Drew Smith*

S4M-02143 Wishaw’s Crime Prevention Panel Award (lodged on 28 February 2012) Adam Ingram*, Stuart McMillan*, Colin Beattie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jean Urquhart*, Margaret Burgess*, Christina McKelvie*, Rob Gibson*, Jackie Baillie*, Gordon MacDonald*, Dennis Robertson*, Bill Kidd*, Kenneth Gibson*, Humza Yousaf*, Margaret Mitchell*, James Dornan*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02142 Westquarter Wildlife Group Secures Big Lottery Fund Award (lodged on 28 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Adam Ingram*, Paul Wheelhouse*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02141 World Whisky Day (lodged on 28 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Adam Ingram*, Mary Scanlon*, Claudia Beamish*, Paul Wheelhouse*, Mike MacKenzie*, Graeme Dey*, Jackie Baillie*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02140 World Book Day 2012 (lodged on 28 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Linda Fabiani*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Jackie Baillie*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02139 Congratulations to Community Land Scotland (lodged on 28 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Dave Thompson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jackie Baillie*, Bill Kidd*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02138 Selkirk Achieves Fairtrade Status (lodged on 28 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Aileen McLeod*, Margaret Mitchell*, Jackie Baillie*, Stuart McMillan*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Jamie Hepburn*, Mary Scanlon*

S4M-02137 SCIAF’s WEE BOX, BIG Change Campaign Relaunched (lodged on 28 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Colin Beattie*, James Kelly*, Adam Ingram*, Dave Thompson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jackie Baillie*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02135 Supporting Scotland’s Industrial Heritage (lodged on 28 February 2012) Drew Smith*, Hugh Henry*, John Lamont*, Margaret Mitchell*, Jackie Baillie*, Patricia Ferguson*, Mary Scanlon*

S4M-02134 Congratulations to Eglinton Growers (lodged on 28 February 2012) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02133.1 Human Trafficking (lodged on 28 February 2012) Jenny Marra*

S4M-02132 Thomas Watters, ¡No Pasarán! (lodged on 27 February 2012) Michael McMahon*, Graeme Dey*, Stuart McMillan*, Linda Fabiani*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02131 Congratulations to Dumfries Fairtrade Group (lodged on 27 February 2012) Aileen McLeod*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02130 Anti-Slavery Day Act for Scotland (lodged on 27 February 2012) Drew Smith*

S4M-02129 Arrival in Kirkcaldy of the Teen Parent Project (lodged on 27 February 2012) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02128 Employee Ownership Works (lodged on 27 February 2012) Margaret McCulloch*, Humza Yousaf*, Hugh Henry*, Mark McDonald*, George Adam*, Rob Gibson*, Fiona McLeod*, Bill Kidd*, Gordon MacDonald*, Adam Ingram*, Colin Beattie*, John Finnie*, Dennis Robertson*, Margaret Burgess*, Jamie Hepburn*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Joan McAlpine*

S4M-02127 The Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (lodged on 27 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Aileen McLeod*, Linda Fabiani*, Dave Thompson*, Jackie Baillie*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02126 Congratulations to the Mainstreet Trading Company (lodged on 27 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Jamie Hepburn*, Mary Scanlon*

S4M-02125 BESNA, Victory for UNITE Sparks (lodged on 27 February 2012) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02124 Congratulations to GEAAP (lodged on 27 February 2012) Paul Wheelhouse*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02123 Congratulating Young Campaigner of the Year, Arthur Lawson - (lodged on 27 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Kezia Dugdale*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02122 Highland Perthshire Cycling Festival 2012 (lodged on 24 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Jackie Baillie*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02120 Climate Challenge Fund (lodged on 24 February 2012) Alison Johnstone*, Drew Smith*

S4M-02119 Welcoming A82 Infrastructure Improvements (lodged on 24 February 2012) Dave Thompson*, Jackie Baillie*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02118 Forestry Commission Scotland Employability Initiative (lodged on 24 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Jamie Hepburn*, Mary Scanlon*

S4M-02117 Cardiology Services in Scotland (lodged on 23 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02116 Independence Celebrations of the Republic of the Gambia (lodged on 23 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02115 Edinburgh’s Investment in Active Travel (lodged on 23 February 2012) Jean Urquhart*, Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02114 Children Being Priced Out (lodged on 23 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02113 Moodiesburn Company Increases Profits (lodged on 23 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02112 Church of Scotland Informs Economy Debate (lodged on 23 February 2012) Dave Thompson*, Stuart McMillan*, Jamie Hepburn*, Drew Smith*

S4M-02111 Citizen of the Year 2012 (lodged on 23 February 2012) Neil Bibby*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02109 Congratulations to Clydebank Women’s Aid (lodged on 23 February 2012) Neil Bibby*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02108 Bonhill Primary School Kitchen is a Classroom (lodged on 23 February 2012) Neil Bibby*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02107 Police Liaison at Monklands Hospital (lodged on 23 February 2012) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02106 Baroness Elizabeth Smith and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (lodged on 23 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02105 Loretto Rugby Team Represents Scotland in Six Nations Tournament (lodged on 23 February 2012) Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02102 Equality Network Out for Sport Campaign (lodged on 23 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02101 Coalfields Community Challenge (lodged on 22 February 2012) Hanzala Malik*, Bill Kidd*, Hugh Henry*, Stuart McMillan*, Gordon MacDonald*, Humza Yousaf*, Margaret Burgess*, Stewart Maxwell*, Jackie Baillie*, Jean Urquhart*, Annabelle Ewing*, John Wilson*, Fiona McLeod*, Colin Beattie*, John Scott*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Bob Doris*, Mike MacKenzie*, Joan McAlpine*

S4M-02100 What’s on Your Mind? (lodged on 22 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02099.1 Pillar To Post (lodged on 28 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*, Jackie Baillie*

S4M-02099 Pillar To Post (lodged on 22 February 2012) Aileen McLeod*

S4M-02098 European Karate Championships Coming To Irvine (lodged on 22 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02097 Blood Donations in Scotland (lodged on 22 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*, Mary Scanlon*

S4M-02096 St Andrews Moves toward Gender Equality (lodged on 22 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02093 31 March is WWF’s Earth Hour (lodged on 22 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02091 Anderson High School, Shetland, Education Scotland Inspection Report (lodged on 28 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Dave Thompson*, Jackie Baillie*, Jamie Hepburn*

S4M-02088 Congratulating the Re-capture Project (lodged on 22 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02085 Congratulations to East Kilbride YM Amateur Football Club (lodged on 22 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Adam Ingram*, Margaret McCulloch*, Jamie McGrigor*, Nanette Milne*, Dennis Robertson*, Margaret Burgess*, Rob Gibson*, Kenneth Gibson*, Mark McDonald*, Humza Yousaf*, Fiona McLeod*, Willie Coffey*, Bill Kidd*, Richard Lyle*, Drew Smith*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Joan McAlpine*

S4M-02082 St Andrews Kate Kennedy Fellowship Seeks to End Gender Discrimination (lodged on 21 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02076 Tell Us Once Initiative in Aberdeen (lodged on 21 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02074 Sailability Centre of Excellence at Lochwinnoch (lodged on 21 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02073 Our Lady and St Patrick’s High School’s Outstanding Report - (lodged on 21 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02065 Trente Ans d’Alliance Française de Glasgow (lodged on 20 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02064 LGBT Fostering and Adoption Week 2012 (lodged on 20 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02057 COSLA 2012 Excellence Awards (lodged on 20 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02056 Fool Me Once (lodged on 20 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02055 Fife Diet Food Truck (lodged on 17 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02051 High Honours for Loanhead Miners Youth Football Club (lodged on 20 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Paul Wheelhouse*

S4M-02050 Money for Midlothian Families (lodged on 17 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02048 Aberdeen Named as Tourist Hidden Gem (lodged on 17 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02047 Votes at 16 Campaign Action Week (lodged on 20 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02046 Congratulations to Kosovo (lodged on 17 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02042 Friends of Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy (lodged on 16 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02041 Scots of the Antarctic (lodged on 16 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02038 New Accredited Theatre Course (lodged on 16 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02033 Health Commitment to Asbestos Victims (lodged on 15 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02031 Orkney’s First Monitor Farm (lodged on 14 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02026 Opera Highlights (lodged on 14 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02017 England’s Subsidy of Scotland, a Myth (lodged on 13 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02016 Centenary of the Dewar Report (lodged on 13 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02015 Congratulating Revive MS on its 28th Anniversary (lodged on 10 February 2012) Joe FitzPatrick*

S4M-02014 Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year Award 2011 (lodged on 10 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02011 Eating Disorders, Raising the Awareness (lodged on 10 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02009 The Scots Who Fought Franco (lodged on 10 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-02006 Here’s Tae Us, a History of Stonehouse (lodged on 10 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-01999 Commonwealth Week 2012 (lodged on 09 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-01995 Eating Disorders Awareness Week (lodged on 09 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-01989 Professor Peter Bruce Energy Achievement (lodged on 08 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

S4M-01988 End the Blockade (lodged on 08 February 2012) Linda Fabiani*

Business Bulletin: Thursday 1 March 2012 Section G – Bills

New Bills introduced or reprinted on 29 February 2012

Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill—A Bill for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to enable local authorities to provide support to certain carers; to make provision about the way in which certain social care services are provided by local authorities; and for connected purposes. (SP Bill 10) (Executive Bill)

Introduced by: Nicola Sturgeon

Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents) (SP Bill 10-EN) and a Policy Memorandum (SP Bill 10-PM) were printed to accompany the Bill.

Business Bulletin: Thursday 1 March 2012 Section H – New Documents

Subordinate Legislation

Affirmative instruments

The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 29 February 2012 and is subject to the affirmative procedure

Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 [draft] laid under paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992