BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 205/2012 Wednesday 7 March 2012

1 Summary of Today’s Business

Meetings of Committees

10.00 am Finance Committee Committee Room 5 10.00 am Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee Room 4 Committee 10.00 am Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Committee Room 2 Environment Committee 10.15 am Local Government and Regeneration Committee Room 1 Committee 11.30 am Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee Committee Room 6

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Meeting of the Parliament

2.30 pm Time for Reflection – Sheila McKay, Chair of Grampian Family Support Forum 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 – S4M-01982 Humza Yousaf: Save Gadburn School

For full details of today’s business, see Section A. For full details of the future business, see sections B and C. ______

2 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: Wednesday 7 March 2012 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.

Finance Committee 8th Meeting, 2012

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 item 5 in private. 2. Using Our Buying Power to Benefit Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Jim Cuthbert; Margaret Cuthbert. 3. Growing Up in Scotland study: The Committee will take evidence from— Paul Bradshaw, Research Director, ScotCen Social Research; Donna Bell, Head of Early Years, Children and Families Directorate, Scottish Government; Wendy van Rijswijk, Senior Research Officer, Children and Families Analytical Services Unit, Scottish Government. 4. Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report on the Financial Memorandum of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill. 5. Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the Financial Memorandum of the Social Care (Self- directed Support) (Scotland) Bill.

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 5th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 4 1. Declaration of interests: Aileen McLeod will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Choice of Deputy Convener: The Committee will choose a Deputy Convener. 3. Subordinate legislation and the Scottish Social Housing Charter: The Committee will take evidence on the Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] and the Scottish Social Housing Charter from— Keith Brown, Minister for Housing and Transport, William Fleming, Branch Head, Social Housing and Strategy Unit, Jamie Hamilton, Policy Analyst,

5 Housing Supply Division, and Deborah Blair, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: Keith Brown, Minister for Housing and Transport, to move— S4M-02166—That the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee recommends that the Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] be approved. 5. Scottish Social Housing Charter: Keith Brown, Minister for Housing and Transport, to move— S4M-02201—That the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee recommends that the Scottish Social Housing Charter [draft] be approved. 6. Appointment of European Union Reporter: The Committee will appoint a member to serve as its European Union Reporter. 7. Broadband infrastructure in Scotland (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report. 8. Homelessness (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 7th Meeting, 2012

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 future consideration of a draft Stage 1 Report on the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill and future evidence heard on the Common Agricultural Policy in private. 2. Long Leases (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from— Stewart Stevenson, Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Annalee Murphy, Solicitor, Legal Services Directorate, and Simon Stockwell, Bill Team Leader, Scottish Government. 3. Common Agricultural Policy: The Committee will take evidence from— Jim Paice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, and Martin Nesbit, Director, EU, international, and Evidence Base, UK Government. 4. Long Leases (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

Local Government and Regeneration Committee 6th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 10.15 am in Committee Room 1 1. Public services reform and local government: strand 1 – partnerships and outcomes: The Committee will take evidence from— Dr Stephen Sinclair, Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University; Professor Richard Kerley, Queen Margaret University; and then from— Joe Simpson, Principal Strategic Adviser, Local Government Association.

6 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Non- Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2012(SSI 2012/29) from— Derek Mackay, Minister for Local Government and Planning, Scottish Government; Marianne Cook, Policy Manager, Local Government Finance Unit, Scottish Government; Colin Brown, Senior Principal Legal Officer, Legal Services Directorate, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Margaret Mitchell to move— S4M-02155—That the Local Government and Regeneration Committee recommends that the Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2012(SSI 2012/29) be annulled. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/27); Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/28) 5. Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report to the Justice Committee. 6. Public services reform and local government: strand 1 – partnerships and outcomes (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence received.

Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 8th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 11.30 am in Committee Room 6 1. Public Body Consent Motion - National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts: The Committee will consider a Public Body Consent Motion for the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. 2. Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets (in private): The Committee will consider its choice of witnesses, potential visits and the managment of the written evidence received for its inquiry.

7 Meeting of the Parliament

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). followed by Public Petitions Committee Debate: PE1408 – Pernicious Anaemia and Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Understanding and Treatment)

S4M-02185 David Stewart on behalf of the Public Petitions Committee: Petition PE1408 - Pernicious Anaemia and Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Understanding and Treatment)— That the Parliament notes petition PE1408 in the name of Andrea MacArthur on the issue of vitamin B12 deficiency and pernicious anaemia; congratulates the petitioner on her efforts to highlight what it considers to be a concerning issue, and commends the issues raised in the petition to the Scottish Government for further consideration. followed by Business Motions

S4M-02234 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 14 March 2012

1.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Financial Resolution: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

8 5.30 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 15 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Liberal Democrats Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth

2.55 pm Stage 1 Debate: National Library of Scotland Bill followed by Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 [draft] followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 21 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 22 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Rural Affairs and the Environment; Justice and the Law Officers

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

9 followed by Members’ Business

S4M-02238 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees that the deadline for consideration of the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 16 March 2012. followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

S4M-02239 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Referral of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 [draft] be considered by the Parliament.

S4M-02240 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Committee Membership and Substitutions—That the Parliament agrees that—

James Dornan be appointed to replace Bill Walker as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;

Angus MacDonald be appointed to replace Bill Walker as a member of the Public Petitions Committee; and

Dave Thompson be appointed to replace James Dornan as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Finance Committee.

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Debate on the subject of—

S4M-01982 Humza Yousaf: Save Gadburn School—That the Parliament notes with concern the decision by Glasgow City Council to close Gadburn School, which teaches children in the north east of Glasgow who have additional support needs; understands the importance of additional support schools with regard to the wellbeing and education of many of Scotland’s young people and believes that the parents and teachers of these young people are best placed to understand the children’s educational needs; commends the parents of the Gadburn pupils for what it considers to be their tireless campaign in trying to keep the school open and secure adequate educational facilities for children with additional support needs, and believes that the decision-making process for the future of Gadburn has been flawed.

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 7 March 2012 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 29 February 2012 Thursday 8 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Labour Party Business: Curriculum for Excellence (for text of motion see S4M-02242 in Section F) followed by Scottish Labour Party Business: Aberdeen City Council (for text of motion see S4M-02246 in Section F)

11.40 am General Question Time (for text of General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 1 March 2012)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 6 March 2012)

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Education and Lifelong Learning (for text of Themed Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 1 March 2012)

2.55 pm Scottish Government Debate: The Future of Tourism in Scotland (for text of motion see S4M-02245 in Section F) followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-01716 John Park: The Living Wage, Tackling In-work Poverty (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 5 March 2012)

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 of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 1 March 2012)

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 of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 1 March 2012)

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 7 March 2012 Section E – Written questions lodged on 06 March 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-06027 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) training relevant to cycle safety is required of and (b) action it takes to increase awareness of cycle safety among drivers of heavy and larger goods vehicles.

S4W-06028 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) training relevant to cycle safety is required of and (b) action it takes to increase awareness of cycle safety among drivers of buses.

S4W-06029 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) training relevant to cycle safety is required of and (b) action it takes to increase awareness of cycle safety among car drivers.

S4W-06030 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted in relation to road accidents involving cyclists since 1999.

S4W-06031 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made on identifying what kind of hierarchy of care for road users might be established, as discussed in its Cycling Action Plan for Scotland.

S4W-06032 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive how many 20 mph zones there are and what it is doing to encourage greater use of these zones in urban areas.

S4W-06033 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what requirement schools have to provide cycle training and what percentage of schoolchildren completes level (a) 1, (b) 2 and (b) 3 Bikeability Scotland training.

S4W-06034 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to make the road network more cycle-friendly.

S4W-06035 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) funding and (b) other support it is providing for the completion of the Caledonia Way cycle route between Campbeltown and Inverness and when the entire route will be completed.

S4W-06036 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) funding and (b) other support it is providing for a cycle route between Callander and Stirling to link National Cycle Network routes 7 and 76.

S4W-06037 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) funding and (b) other support it is providing for a cycle route between Uddingston and Douglas.

S4W-06038 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) funding and (b) other support it is providing for a cycle route between Penicuik and Peebles.

S4W-06039 Graeme Pearson: To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have completed formal training and briefing in relation to the new powers contained in the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012.

S4W-06040 Graeme Pearson: To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) advice and (b) guidance the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has given to chief constables in relation to the enforcement of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012.

S4W-06041 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of workplace racial discrimination have been reported in NHS Scotland in each of the last three years for which information is available, also broken down by NHS board and expressed as a percentage of each board’s staff complement, and how many of these reports related to incidents of discrimination by (a) staff and (b) members of the public on staff.

S4W-06042 John Park: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what percentage of staff absenteeism due to mental ill-health in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11 was for a period of (i) less than 2 months, (ii) between 2 and 4 months, (iii) between 6 and 12 months and (iv) over a year.

S4W-06043 Graeme Pearson: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-02796 by Kenny MacAskill on 7 October 2011, how many police support staff there have been in (a) each police force, (b) the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and (c) the Scottish Police Services Authority in each quarter of 2011-12.

S4W-06044 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive how many nautical miles of seaborne, deep-sea surveillance of fisheries were carried out in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2010-11.

S4W-06045 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive how many seaborne fishing boat inspections took place in Scottish waters in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2010-11, broken down by country of origin.

S4W-06046 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive how many fishing boats were inspected in port to ensure that their engines comply with the ratings in their registration documents in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2010-11.

S4W-06047 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive what the aggregate (a) tonnage and (b) engine power of the pelagic fishing fleet was in 2000-01.

S4W-06048 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres in Monklands Hospital are closed overnight; what proportion of the hospital’s theatres this represents; during what hours they are closed, and whether essential theatre staff (a) remain on site or (b) are on call during these hours.

S4W-06049 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients, having attended Monklands Hospital Accident and Emergency Department, were transferred by ambulance to (a) Wishaw General or (b) Hairmyres Hospital in each of the last three years.

S4W-06050 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive how many paediatric patients, having attended Monklands Hospital Accident and Emergency Department, were transferred by ambulance to other hospitals in each of the last three years.

S4W-06051 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive how many ambulances were redirected to other hospitals from Monklands Hospital Accident and Emergency Department in each of the last three years.

S4W-06052 Iain Gray: To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to support working parents with childcare costs.

S4W-06053 Iain Gray: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can and, if so, whether it will, cap the financial contribution of parents toward childcare based on ability to pay

S4W-06054 Iain Gray: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to require local authorities to compile data on the supply, quality and marketing of childcare.

S4W-06055 Iain Gray: To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on what impact the reduction in the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit in April 2011 has had on access to childcare in Scotland.

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 7 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-02246 Sarah Boyack: Aberdeen City Council—That the Parliament notes that a local referendum held by Aberdeen City Council to test public opinion on a proposal for development at Union Terrace Gardens confirmed that opinion remains divided; notes the concerns that have been raised regarding the basis on which this poll was held; considers that decisions on local development proposals are for local elected members and, where appropriate, Scottish ministers to make, in line with the statutory requirements of the land use planning system, and recognises that the decision on whether to proceed with the proposal in question is properly one for the elected members of Aberdeen City Council to make, following the local government elections in May.

*S4M-02245 Fergus Ewing: The Future of Tourism in Scotland—That the Parliament recognises the important contribution that tourism makes across many sectors and all geographical areas of Scotland and commends the industry on its continuing growth in spite of harsh economic circumstances; recognises the importance of domestic tourism and the important roles played by businesses of all sizes in achieving this; acknowledges the importance of the work currently being undertaken by the industry-led Tourism Leadership Group to develop a refreshed strategy for tourism in Scotland, and commends the core work of agencies in promoting Scotland and its key assets, in particular Scotland’s cultural and natural heritage, to visitors, supporting businesses and destinations and investing in key facilities, skills development and a programme of sporting and cultural events across Scotland to ensure that Scotland maximises the opportunities available from the globally important events of the next three years, including the Olympics 2012, the Year of Creative Scotland 2012, the Year of Natural Scotland 2013, the Ryder Cup 2014, the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and Homecoming 2014.

Supported by: John Swinney*

*S4M-02244 Colin Beattie: Bonnyrigg Primary School Becomes Cycle-friendly School—That the Parliament congratulates Bonnyrigg Primary School on winning what it considers the national honour of becoming a Cycling Scotland Cycle Friendly School, marking the eighth school in Midlothian to receive this award; understands that the school received the award for promoting fitness and environmental awareness by encouraging students to travel to school by bike and scooter; notes that Bonnyrigg Primary School supports cycling by offering cycle repair kits, safety routes for bikes and bike-use signs; commends the school on the efforts made by staff, pupils and visitors in developing and implementing a healthy and eco-friendly programme, and wishes the school success in upholding its Cycle Friendly School objectives.

*S4M-02243 Bill Walker: Dunfermline and West Fife Local Tourism Association—That the Parliament welcomes the initiative by Dunfermline and West Fife Local Tourism Association that is aimed at boosting the Fife economy by a projected £1.1 million to £2.25 million annually; acknowledges what it believes to be the innovative use of welcoming committees to greet cruise ship passengers disembarking at Rosyth; understands that these committees provide the passengers

with information on Fife’s attractions, and recognises the efforts of the association to build on the progress begun last year when it launched this initiative.

*S4M-02242 Hugh Henry: Curriculum for Excellence—That the Parliament reaffirms its support for the Curriculum for Excellence, which it believes can make a significant contribution to Scottish education; notes however the widespread and persistent concerns being expressed by teachers and parents across Scotland about the readiness of preparation for the new examinations associated with the Curriculum for Excellence; further notes that, despite the reassurances offered by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, these concerns have not been allayed; believes that no pupils in Scotland should be disadvantaged if teachers in any school feel ill-equipped to prepare pupils for the new exams; further believes that the current timetable does not give teachers sufficient time to familiarise themselves with the details, and believes that calls for a delay should be heeded and urgent action taken to secure consistent implementation across Scotland of all aspects of the Curriculum for Excellence.

Supported by: Neil Findlay*

*S4M-02241 Patricia Ferguson: Congratulations to Robbie Renwick—That the Parliament notes that Glasgow swimmer, Robbie Renwick, has won a place in Team GB in two events at the London 2012 Olympic Games; recognises that the double Commonwealth Games medallist qualified for the 400 metres freestyle event by setting a new Scottish record time of 3 minutes 46.73 seconds and also secured a time of 1 minute 47.68 seconds to win a place in the 200 metres freestyle event; notes that the swimmer trains at facilities built by Glasgow City Council, including the swimming pool in Springburn; congratulates him on his achievements to date, and wishes him every success as part of Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics.

Supported by: Hanzala Malik*, Anne McTaggart*, Jackie Baillie*, Margaret McCulloch*, Drew Smith*, Hugh Henry*, James Kelly*

*S4M-02240 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Committee Membership and Substitutions—That the Parliament agrees that—

James Dornan be appointed to replace Bill Walker as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee;

Angus MacDonald be appointed to replace Bill Walker as a member of the Public Petitions Committee; and

Dave Thompson be appointed to replace James Dornan as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Finance Committee.

*S4M-02239 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Referral of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 [draft] be considered by the Parliament.

*S4M-02238 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees that the deadline for consideration of the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 16 March 2012.

*S4M-02234 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 14 March 2012

1.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Stage 1 Debate: Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill followed by Stage 1 Debate: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill followed by Financial Resolution: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.30 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 15 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Liberal Democrats Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 21 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 22 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Rural Affairs and the Environment; Justice and the Law Officers

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

*S4M-02233 Christine Grahame: No Place for Wild Animals in Circuses—That the Parliament believes that there is no place in a modern Scotland for circuses that feature captive wild animals whose lives involve performing unnatural tricks for public entertainment and who undergo constant travel, confinement and a lack of companionship with their own species; considers that this represents a long-outdated understanding of animals and their needs; notes that, although the timescale for introducing such a ban is unclear, the UK Government has made a commitment to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England; is concerned that developments in England could encourage travelling circuses with wild animals to relocate to Scotland, and urges the Scottish Government to, as soon as possible, make a clear, timetabled commitment to ban from Scotland travelling circuses with wild animals.

*S4M-02232 Colin Beattie: IKEA Employees Graduate from Ready for Retail Scheme—That the Parliament commends the Loanhead IKEA employees who graduated from the Ready for Retail Scheme, a job training scheme geared toward disabled workers; understands that this scheme offers training in the areas of health and safety and customer care and a vast range of occupational skills; also understands that it aims to give its graduates the qualifications and education necessary to create a worthy CV that will ensure employment stability; highlights what it considers the tremendous work of Liz Stanton from IKEA, Jim Clark from STEM and James Duncan from Intowork in developing and implementing what it sees as a worthwhile cause; commends the seven workers from Loanhead who received an NCFE-verified certificate, and wishes them success in their future careers.

Supported by: Margaret Burgess*, Rob Gibson*, Humza Yousaf*, Gordon MacDonald*, Kevin Stewart*, Kenneth Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Dennis Robertson*, Dave Thompson*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Chic Brodie*

*S4M-02231 Margaret Mitchell: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month—That the Parliament notes that March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which aims to raise the profile of prostate cancer across the UK among men, their families, health professionals and politicians; recognises that prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and that the disease kills 10,000 men in the UK every year; notes that, throughout March, The Prostate Cancer Charity will encourage people to take on a 10,000 challenge, such as skydiving 10,000 feet or running a 10 kilometre race to remember the lives of the 10,000 men who die from prostate cancer every year and to raise funds for research, support, information and campaigning, and hopes that The Prostate Cancer Charity can build on the success of last year’s awareness month and that Prostate Cancer Awareness Month will help more men to have an understanding of the disease as well as its potential signs and symptoms in an effort to ensure that the disease can be diagnosed early.

Supported by: Nanette Milne*, Jamie McGrigor*, Anne McTaggart*, Alex Fergusson*, Murdo Fraser*, Jim Hume*, Kenneth Gibson*, Kevin Stewart*, Bill Walker*, Margaret Burgess*, Dennis Robertson*, Richard Lyle*, Humza Yousaf*, John Lamont*, Margaret McCulloch*, John Park*, James Kelly*, Aileen McLeod*

*S4M-02230 Jackie Baillie: IBD Nurse of the Year—That the Parliament congratulates Vikki Garrick, Paediatric IBD Specialist Nurse at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill), on being named Nurse of the Year in Scotland and Northern Ireland by Crohn’s and Colitis UK; understands that Vikki was nominated by patients and their families in recognition of the care that she gives to young people at Yorkhill who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); further understands that Crohn’s and Colitis UK supports winners with a research bursary to help with their personal development, and praises the work of Vikki and all IBD specialist nurses for the way in which they coordinate primary and secondary healthcare to improve the quality of life for patients.

Supported by: John Park*, Nanette Milne*, Liz Smith*, Drew Smith*, Kenneth Gibson*, Kevin Stewart*, Bill Kidd*, Jamie McGrigor*, Anne McTaggart*, Richard Lyle*, Margaret McCulloch*, Dennis Robertson*, Jim Hume*, Mike MacKenzie*, Chic Brodie*, James Kelly*, Hugh Henry*

*S4M-02229 Jim Hume: Voter Registration Campaign, Make Your Voice Heard— That the Parliament welcomes the voter registration campaign from Shelter Scotland and the Electoral Commission called Make Your Voice Heard, which aims to raise awareness by providing information to those in housing need about the right to vote and, in particular, highlight how people who are homeless or in temporary accommodation can register to vote, and considers that this campaign will have an important role in the local elections by encouraging more people to register to vote and giving them the opportunity to vote on issues that affect them.

*S4M-02228 Margo MacDonald: Sport Your Trainers 2012—That the Parliament welcomes Sport Your Trainers, a campaign led by the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth

Games Organising Committee, which encourages people and organisations from all over Scotland and across the Commonwealth to wear their trainers on Commonwealth Day, 12 March 2012; supports the campaign’s positive message, which urges individuals to pledge to undertake a healthy challenge, whether something simple such as taking the stairs rather than the lift or something more demanding such as running a marathon; hopes that the campaign will continue to raise awareness of the Games and of the importance of an active lifestyle, and wishes those making pledges all the best in completing their challenges.

Supported by: Margaret McCulloch*, Humza Yousaf*, Patricia Ferguson*, Margaret Burgess*, Willie Rennie*, Alison Johnstone*, John Park*, Nanette Milne*, Liz Smith*, Drew Smith*, Kenneth Gibson*, Graeme Dey*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Patrick Harvie*, Kevin Stewart*, Bill Kidd*, Jamie McGrigor*, Anne McTaggart*, Richard Lyle*, Dave Thompson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Dennis Robertson*, Chic Brodie*

*S4M-02227 Patrick Harvie: Votes at 16—That the Parliament believes that the voting age should be reduced to 16.

Supported by: Stewart Maxwell*, John Mason*, John Finnie*, Marco Biagi*, Gordon MacDonald*, Kenneth Gibson*, Dennis Robertson*, Stuart McMillan*, John Park*, Christina McKelvie*, Kevin Stewart*, Humza Yousaf*, Bill Kidd*, Dave Thompson*, Richard Lyle*

*S4M-02226 Rob Gibson: Alness Academy Students Shine—That the Parliament congratulates the all-female group of S3 students from Alness Academy who will represent Scotland in the science group category at the Big Bang Fair, which takes place in Birmingham from 15 to 17 March 2012; recognises that the same group saw off 450 competitors from across Scotland to land what it considers to be the coveted SCDI Young Engineers and Science Club of the year; hopes that the group will be successful in its latest competition, and affirms what it believes to be the importance that a vibrant scientific sector plays in the future prosperity of the nation and across the globe.

*S4M-02225 John Finnie: Blacklist of Construction Workers—That the Parliament notes with concern reports suggesting the existence of a so-called blacklist of construction workers who have, as a consequence of participating in trade union activities, been identified as troublesome; understands that an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office has concluded that the list contains information that could only have been provided by the police or security services; believes that, should it have taken place, such collusion is completely unacceptable, and condemns any companies or organisations that participate in the creation or use of such blacklists.

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S4M-02224 Boost for Scotland’s Visitor Attractions (lodged on 05 March 2012) Mike MacKenzie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Jean Urquhart*, John Mason*, Gordon MacDonald*, Kevin Stewart*, Margaret Burgess*, Dennis Robertson*, John Finnie*,

Kenneth Gibson*, Maureen Watt*, Bill Kidd*, Joan McAlpine*, Nanette Milne*, Stuart McMillan*, Adam Ingram*, Dave Thompson*

S4M-02223 Newbattle Wins Pioneers in Education Curriculum (lodged on 05 March 2012) Humza Yousaf*, Kenneth Gibson*, Kevin Stewart*, Rob Gibson*, Stuart McMillan*, Bill Kidd*, Mike MacKenzie*, Dennis Robertson*, Joan McAlpine*, Margaret Burgess*, Richard Lyle*

S4M-02221 Call to Support the Financial Transaction Tax (lodged on 05 March 2012) Patricia Ferguson*, Iain Gray*, Mary Fee*, Patrick Harvie*, Anne McTaggart*, Jackie Baillie*, John Park*, Neil Bibby*, Drew Smith*

S4M-02220 In Memory of Paul McBride QC (lodged on 05 March 2012) Adam Ingram*, Jackson Carlaw*, Murdo Fraser*, Gavin Brown*, Joe FitzPatrick*, David Torrance*, Mike MacKenzie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mary Fee*, Elaine Smith*, Gordon MacDonald*, Tavish Scott*, Bob Doris*, Maureen Watt*, Hugh Henry*, Roderick Campbell*

S4M-02219 Withdrawal of Business and Public and Third Sector Elements from Air Discount Scheme (lodged on 05 March 2012) Richard Simpson*, Tavish Scott*

S4M-02218 Centre for World Rugby Boosts Tourism Appeal of Hawick (lodged on 05 March 2012) Stewart Maxwell*, Angus MacDonald*, Mike MacKenzie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Gordon MacDonald*, Dennis Robertson*, Roderick Campbell*

S4M-02217 Dalziel Centre, Motherwell (lodged on 05 March 2012) Richard Lyle*

S4M-02216 Congratulations on the Publication of Failte Malawi (lodged on 05 March 2012) Murdo Fraser*, Mike MacKenzie*, Hugh Henry*

S4M-02213 Professor Peter Higgs and Edinburgh Award 2011 (lodged on 05 March 2012) Kezia Dugdale*, Richard Simpson*

S4M-02211 Funding for Insulin Pumps Welcome (lodged on 02 March 2012) Dave Thompson*

S4M-02210 Forward to Independence (lodged on 02 March 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Dave Thompson*

S4M-02208 Centenary Celebration of Birthlink (lodged on 02 March 2012) Richard Simpson*, Dave Thompson*

S4M-02207 Commemorating Lance Corporal Liam Tasker (lodged on 02 March 2012) Dave Thompson*

S4M-02204 Black Fish (lodged on 02 March 2012) Patrick Harvie*, John Pentland*, Dennis Robertson*

S4M-02194 Community Radio Coming from a Station Near You (lodged on 01 March 2012) Claudia Beamish*

S4M-02192 Young Person’s Project (lodged on 01 March 2012) Richard Simpson*, Joan McAlpine*, Hugh Henry*

S4M-02191 Congratulating Our Lady and St Patrick’s High School (lodged on 01 March 2012) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-02187 Congratulations to HAPIS (lodged on 01 March 2012) Mary Scanlon*

S4M-02186 North Glasgow Housing Association Named in Top 100 Companies List (lodged on 01 March 2012) Hugh Henry*

S4M-02181 Congratulations to Isle of Cumbrae Initiative Community Company (lodged on 29 February 2012) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-02179 Insulin Pumps (lodged on 01 March 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02175 Report on Inquiry into the Regulation of Care for Older People (lodged on 29 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02170 Preston Lodge Ladies Hockey Receives Grant (lodged on 29 February 2012) Dennis Robertson*, Richard Lyle*, Joan McAlpine*

S4M-02169 Grant for JSB Plumbing Forth Valley League (lodged on 29 February 2012) Richard Lyle*, Dennis Robertson*, Joan McAlpine*, Bill Kidd*

S4M-02162 Rosneath Primary School (lodged on 29 February 2012) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-02161 Youth ReachOut (lodged on 29 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02157 EUSA Fair Housing Campaign (lodged on 29 February 2012) Dennis Robertson*

S4M-02154 Inverurie Turns Pink to Promote Local Businesses (lodged on 28 February 2012) Dennis Robertson*

S4M-02153.1 UK Government Creating Uncertainty for Scottish Shipbuilding (lodged on 29 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02147 Helensburgh and Lomond Carers Receives £389,727 (lodged on 28 February 2012) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-02140 World Book Day 2012 (lodged on 28 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02139 Congratulations to Community Land Scotland (lodged on 28 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02138 Selkirk Achieves Fairtrade Status (lodged on 28 February 2012) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-02136 Glasgow’s Jobs Boost for 2014 Commonwealth Games (lodged on 28 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02135 Supporting Scotland’s Industrial Heritage (lodged on 28 February 2012) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-02132 Thomas Watters, ¡No Pasarán! (lodged on 27 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

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

S4M-02126 Congratulations to the Mainstreet Trading Company (lodged on 27 February 2012) Annabel Goldie*

S4M-02123 Congratulating Young Campaigner of the Year, Arthur Lawson (lodged on 27 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02122 Highland Perthshire Cycling Festival 2012 (lodged on 24 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02114.1 Children Being Priced Out (lodged on 01 March 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02110 Fertility Treatment Provision and Access (lodged on 23 February 2012) Jackie Baillie*

S4M-02102 Equality Network Out for Sport Campaign (lodged on 23 February 2012) John Park*

S4M-02099.1 Pillar To Post (lodged on 28 February 2012) Richard Simpson*

S4M-02013 NHS SMS Texting for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (lodged on 14 February 2012) Claudia Beamish*

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 7 March 2012 Section H – New Documents

Committee Reports

The following reports are being published on 7 March 2012—

Health and Sport Committee, 2nd Report, 2012 (Session 4), Stage 1 Report on the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill (SP Paper 83)

Education and Culture Committee, 3rd Report, 2012 (Session 4): Subordinate legislation (SP Paper 87).

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

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 7 March 2012 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 by 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. an Executive, 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.

(Ex) = Executive Bill; (M) = Member’s Bill; (C) = Committee Bill; (P) = Private Bill; (H) = Hybrid Bill.

Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 Report (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee) published 24 February

Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (lead committee (Health and Sport)) 6 March

Budget (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Passed 8 February

Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (lead committee (Justice)) 6 March

Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 Report (Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee) published 6 March

Long Leases (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)) 7 March

National Library of Scotland Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (lead committee (Education and Culture)) 6 March

Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Justice Committee)) 6 March Stage 1 (Local Government and Regeneration Committee) 7 March

Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Introduced 29 February

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

Affirmative instruments

Lead committee to report by 18 March 2012

Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 2011 [draft] (30 January 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Budget (Scotland) Act 2011 Amendment Order 2012 [draft] (31 January 2012) (Finance)

Public Services Reform (Recovery of Expenses in respect of Inspection of Independent Further Education Colleges and English Language Schools) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] (31 January 2012) (Education and Culture)

Lead committee to report by 29 March 2012

Patient Rights (Treatment Time Guarantee) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 [draft] (10 February 2012) (Health and Sport)

Lead committee to report by 30 March 2012

The Evidence in Civil Partnership and Divorce Actions (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] (13 February 2012) (Justice)

Lead committee to report by 30 March 2012

The Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 [draft] (17 February 2012) (Health and Sport)

Lead committee to report by 18 April 2012

Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) (Pre Action Requirements) Order 2012 [draft] (23 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Scottish Secure Tenancies (Repossession Orders) (Maximum Period) Order 2012 [draft] (23 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Lead committee to report by 24 April 2012

Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2012 [draft] (29 February 2012)

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 Subordinate Legislation Committee.

Subject to annulment by 8 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 5 March 2012

Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/11) (20 January 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Subject to annulment by 15 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 12 March 2012

Repayment of Student Loans (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/22) (27 January 2012) (Education and Culture)

Subject to annulment by 18 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 12 March 2012

Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/24) (30 January 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 27 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2012 (SSI 2012/26) (8 February 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 28 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/30) (9 February 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 28 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/27) (9 February 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/28) (9 February 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/29) (9 February 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Subject to annulment by 29 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/32) (10 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Bus Service Operators Grant (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/33) (10 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Home Energy Assistance Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/34) (10 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Patient Rights (Complaints Procedure and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/36) (10 February 2012) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 30 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 26 March 2012

Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012

(SSI 2012/37) (13 February 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/38) (13 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Non-Domestic Rates (Enterprise Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/48) (20 February 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Police Grant and Variation (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/49) (20 February 2012) (Justice)

Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/50) (20 February 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 17 April 2012 Lead committee to report by 9 April 2012

Water Services Charges (Billing and Collection) (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/53) (22 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Subject to annulment by 18 April 2012 Lead committee to report by 9 April 2012

The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders Panel) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/54) (23 February 2012) (Education and Culture)

Subject to annulment by 22 April 2012 Lead committee to report by 16 April 2012

The A720 Edinburgh City Bypass and M8 (Hermiston Junction) (Speed Limit) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/62) (27 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Subject to annulment by 25 April 2012 Lead committee to report by 16 April 2012

Sharks, Skates and Rays (Prohibition of Fishing, Trans-shipment and Landing) (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/63) (1 March 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/64) (1 March 2012) (Justice)

Community Care (Joint Working etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/65) (1 March 2012) (Health and Sport)

Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Incidental Provision) (Adult Support and Protection) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/66) (1 March 2012) (Health and Sport)

National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/67) (1 March 2012) (Health and Sport)

National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/68) (1 March 2012) (Health and Sport)

National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme and Pension Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/69) (1 March 2012) (Health and Sport)

Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/70) (1 March 2012) (Education and Culture)

Police Pensions (Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/71) (1 March 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 26 April 2012 Lead committee to report by 16 April 2012

Education (Fees, Awards and Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/72) (2 March 2012) (Education and Culture)

National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/73) (2 March 2012) (Health and Sport)

The National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/74) (2 March 2012) (Health and Sport)

Food Hygiene (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/75) (2 March 2012) (Health and Sport)

Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/76) (2 March 2012) (Health and Sport)

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