BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 5/2013 Friday 11 January 2013
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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 5/2013 Friday 11 January 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT Royal Assent The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 1) received Royal Assent on 10 January 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 2 Business Bulletin: Friday 11 January 2013 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 9 January 2013 Tuesday 15 January 2013 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Father Tom Welsh, Director of the Conforti Institute, Xaverian Fathers, Coatbridge. followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Planning Reform, Next Steps followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-04875 Adam Ingram: Scottish Coal Industry (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 20 November 2012) Wednesday 16 January 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Education and Lifelong Learning (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 10 January 2013) followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 3 followed by Members’ Business - S4M-04966 Rhoda Grant: Sustainable Biomass (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 27 November 2012) Thursday 17 January 2013 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 10 January 2013) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee Debate: Biodiversity followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 22 January 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 23 January 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth followed by Scottish Government Business 4 followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 24 January 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: Friday 11 January 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 Health and Sport Committee 15 January 2013 1st Meeting, 2013 The Committee will meet at 9.45 am in Committee Room 2 1. Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Scottish Public Services Ombudsman: The Committee will take evidence from— Dr Denise Coia, Chairman, Susan Went, Director of Evidence and Improvement, Robbie Pearson, Director of Scrutiny and Assurance, and Ian Smith, Regional Inspector, Healthcare Improvement Scotland; and then from— Jim Martin, Ombudsman, Niki Maclean, Director, and Dr Dorothy Armstrong, Nursing Adviser, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. 2. Appointment of Reporter: The Committee will appoint a member to serve as its Reporter for a proposed visit to Oldham with regard to the inquiry into teenage pregnancy. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 22 January, the Committee expects to take oral evidence on health inequalities and on its inquiry into teenage pregnancy. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Education and Culture Committee 15 January 2013 1st Meeting, 2013 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1 7 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Michael Cross, Deputy Director, Colleges and Adult Learning Division, Col Baird, Policy Executive, College Governance, Gavin Gray, Team Leader, Ailsa Heine, Senior Principal Legal Officer, Directorate for Legal Services, Danielle Hennessy, College Regionalisation, Governance Team Leader, and Tracey Slaven, Deputy Director, Higher Education and Learner Support, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Child Protection Emergency Measures) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/334); Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rights of Audience of the Principal Reporter) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/335); Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders: Further Provision) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/336); Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Appeals against Dismissal by SCRA) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/337). 4. Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee inquiry into post-legislative scrutiny: The Committee will consider how it will respond to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s inquiry into post-legislative scrutiny. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 22 January, the Committee will take oral evidence from the BBC. The Committee will also take evidence on the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Subordinate Legislation Committee 15 January 2013 2nd Meeting, 2013 The Committee will meet at 10.30 am in Committee Room 4 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Shetland Islands Regulated Fishery (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/348); Marketing of Bananas (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/349); Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/352); Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/354); 8 Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/355); General Pharmaceutical Council (Amendment of Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules Order of Council 2012 (SI 2012/3171). 3. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Banchory and Crathes Light Railway Order 2012 (SSI 2012/345). 4. Public Body Consent Memorandum: The Committee will consider the following draft order under section 9 of the UK Public Bodies Act 2011— Public Bodies (Office of Fair Trading Transfer of Consumer Advice Scheme Function and Modification of Enforcement Functions) Order [2013]. 5. Scottish Law Commission reports: The Committee will consider a letter from the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee inviting the Convener to give evidence on this issue. Proposed future business For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. 9 Business Bulletin: Friday 11 January 2013 Section E – Written questions lodged on 10 January 2013 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-12173 Graeme Pearson: To ask the Scottish Government how it will meet each of its obligations under the EU Drugs Strategy (2013-20). S4W-12174 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government how many dermatology inpatient beds there have been in each NHS board area in each year since 1999. S4W-12175 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government how many assaults on hospital staff have been reported in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) hospital and (b) NHS board. S4W-12176 Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09951 by Keith Brown on 24 October 2012, whether it has received a report and recommendation regarding the proposed Rosyth international container terminal from