BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 5/2014 Friday 10 January 2014
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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 5/2014 Friday 10 January 2014 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 Section K: Corrections to the Official Report 2 Business Bulletin: Friday 10 January 2014 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 8 January 2014 Tuesday 14 January 2014 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Trishna Singh, Director, Sikh Sanjog and Punjabi Junction Social Enterprise Project, Leith followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Veterans followed by Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee Debate: Scottish Government’s Consultation on its Draft Climate Change Adaptation Programme (for text of motion S4M-08732 see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 9 January 2014) followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill – UK Legislation (for text of motion S4M-08673 see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Friday 20 December 2013) followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Care Bill – UK Legislation (for text of motion S4M-08674 see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Friday 20 December 2013) followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-08651 James Dornan: The Cedar Network (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 19 December 2013) Wednesday 15 January 2014 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions 3 Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 9 January 2014) followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: The NHS in Scotland followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-08695 Annabel Goldie: Through Care Support Project HM Prison Greenock (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 23 December 2013) Thursday 16 January 2014 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 9 January 2014) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-08606 Tavish Scott: Oncology at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 16 December 2013) 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 21 January 2014 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Business 4 followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 22 January 2014 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Justice and the Law Officers; Rural Affairs and the Environment followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 23 January 2014 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business 5 Business Bulletin: Friday 10 January 2014 Section C – Future Committee Meetings This section includes the agendas of the forthcoming committee meetings and outlines proposed future business, which may be subject to change. Committees have the right to take items in private and this will be notified as far in advance as possible. Many committees include details of their future business on their webpages, which can be accessed at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/index.htm Education and Culture Committee 14 January 2014 2nd Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 6 1. Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 3). Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 21 January, the Committee will continue consideration of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Justice Committee 14 January 2014 2nd Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 1 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private. 2. Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice; Elspeth MacDonald, Deputy Director, Criminal Justice Division, Lesley Bagha, Criminal Justice Bill Team Leader, Iain Hockenhull, Policy Manager, Criminal Justice Bill Team, and Kathleen McInulty, Policy Manager, Criminal Justice Bill Team, Scottish Government. 7 3. EU engagement: The Committee will consider (a) a report to the European and External Relations Committee on its EU engagement in 2013; and (b) its EU engagement plans for 2014. 4. Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider a draft report on supplementary LCM(S4) 22.2. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 21 January, the Committee expects to consider its draft Stage 1 report on the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill; proposed EU legislation; and subordinate legislation. Health and Sport Committee 14 January 2014 1st Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 9.45 am in Committee Room 2 1. Support for Community Sport: The Committee will take evidence, in round- table format, from— Morag Arnot, Executive Director, Winning Scotland Foundation; Christine Scullion, Head of Development, The Robertson Trust; Scott Cuthbertson, Community Development Coordinator, Equality Network; Gavin Macleod, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Disability Sport; Stuart Younie, Service Manager, Sport and Active Recreation, Perth and Kinross Council, Voice of Culture and Leisure; John Howie, Health Improvement Programme Manager – Physical Activity, NHS Health Scotland; Charlie Raeburn, Independent Sports Consultant; Nigel Holl, Chief Executive Officer, scottishathletics; Kim Atkinson, Policy Director, Scottish Sports Association; George Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteer Scotland. 2. Children and Families Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S4) 21.2 from— Michael Matheson, Minister for Public Health, and Kenneth Htet-Khin, Senior Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government. 3. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 21 January, the Committee expects to consider the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Bill. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. 8 Welfare Reform Committee 14 January 2014 1st Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 3 1. ‘Bedroom Tax’ (in private): The Committee will consider a draft interim report. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 28 January, the Committee expects to consider a draft report on the ‘bedroom tax’.For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 14 January 2014 2nd Meeting, 2014 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 7 in private. 2. Draft instrument not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will take evidence on the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 Remedial Order 2014 [draft] from— David Balharry, Project Team Leader, ECHR Compliance Order; Paul Cackette, Solicitor; Ashleigh Pitcairn, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government. 3. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Disclosure of Information to and by Lord Advocate and Scottish Ministers) Amendment Order 2014 [draft]. 4. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— National Health Service (Variation of Areas of Health Boards) (Scotland) Order 2013 (SSI 2013/347); Colleges of Further Education (Transfer and Closure) (Scotland) Order 2013 (SSI 2013/354); Plant Health (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2013 (SSI 2013/366); Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2013 (SI 2013/3157). 5. Instruments not subject to any