BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 108/2011 Wednesday 21 September 2011

1 Summary of Today’s Business

Meetings of Committees

9.30 am Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee Committee Room 2 10.00 am Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee Room 3 Committee 10.00 am Local Government and Regeneration Committee Room 4 Committee 10.00 am Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Committee Room 6 Environment Committee 10.30 am Public Audit Committee Committee Room 1 11.00 am Finance Committee Committee Room 5

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Meeting of the Parliament

2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Jennifer Macrae, St Mary’s Church, Haddington followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Ministerial Statement: Strategic Spending Review followed by Scottish Government Debate: Strategic Spending Review followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-00836 Bill Kidd: UN International Day of Peace, 21 September 2011

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

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Business Bulletin: Wednesday 21 September 2011 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.

Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 6th Meeting, 2011

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 2 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 and all future reviews of evidence in private. 2. Business Gateway Inquiry - contract renewals: The Committee will take evidence from— David Valentine, Chair of the Business Gateway Board and Chair of the Business Gateway External Stakeholders Group; Pamela Stevenson, Chair, Business Gateway Operational Network; Alex Anderson, Chair of the Scottish Local Authorities Economic Development Group (SLAED) and Member of the Business Gateway External Stakeholders Group; and then from— Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, John Mason, Director of Business, and Mary McAllan, Head of Enterprise and Tourism: Local Economic Development, Scottish Government. 3. Ministerial priorities: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government’s priorities in the areas of enterprise, energy and tourism from-— Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, John Mason, Director of Business, and David Wilson, Director of Energy and Climate Change, Scottish Government. 4. Business Gateway Inquiry - contract renewals: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting and key issues for its draft report.

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 4th Meeting, 2011

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 3 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Scottish Water Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11: The Committee will take evidence from—

5 Ronnie Mercer, Chairman, Richard Ackroyd, Chief Executive, and Douglas Millican, Finance and Regulation Director, Scottish Water. 3. Water Industry Commission for Scotland Annual Report 2010-11: The Committee will take evidence from— Professor Gordon Hughes, Chairman, and Alan Sutherland, Chief Executive, Water Industry Commission for Scotland. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following instruments which are not subject to any parliamentary procedure— the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/269 (C. 21)); the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/270 (C.22)); the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No.5) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/278 (C.24)); the Local Democracy. Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/291 (C. 27)). 5. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.

Local Government and Regeneration Committee 5th Meeting, 2011

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 4 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private. 2. Regeneration policy in Scotland The Committee will take evidence in a roundtable discussion from— Ian Cooke, Director, Development Trusts Association Scotland; David Dorward, Chair, Dundee Partnership; Fiona Garven, Director, Scottish Community Development Centre; Calum Graham, Chief Executive, Glasgow’s Regeneration Agency; Jackie Killeen, Director, Big Lottery Fund – Scotland; Ian Manson, Chief Executive, Clyde Gateway; Alasdair McKinlay, Regeneration Manager, Community Engagement (Regeneration) Team, Scottish Government; Bill Nicol, Chief Executive, Riverside Inverclyde; Laurie Russell, Chief Executive, The Wise Group. 3. Draft Budget 2012-13 and Spending Review 2011 Scrutiny: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2012-13 and the Spending Review 2011. 4. UK Welfare Reform: The Committee will consider the UK Government’s welfare reform proposals.

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 5th Meeting, 2011

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 6

6 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Post legislative scrutiny of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003: The Committee will take evidence from— Derek Flyn, Croft Consultant (Crofting lawyer (retired)); Dr Calum Macleod, Deputy Director, Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands; Tim Braunholtz-Speight, University of Highlands and Islands. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Climate Change (Annual Targets) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/draft). Dr Andy Kerr, Director, Edinburgh Centre on Climate Change (ECCC); Lynne Ross, Head of Climate Change Policy, Scottish and Southern Energy, Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group; Colin Howden, and Dr Sam Gardner, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/311). 5. Draft budget scrutiny 2012-2013: The Committee will consider a list of candidates for the post of budget adviser.

Public Audit Committee 4th Meeting, 2011

The Committee will meet at 10.30 am in Committee Room 1 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Section 23 report - Overview of Scotland’s criminal justice system: The Committee will take evidence on the joint Auditor General for Scotland and Accounts Commission report entitled ―Overview of Scotland’s criminal justice system‖ from— Mr Robert Black, Auditor General for Scotland; Barbara Hurst, Director, Angela Cullen, Assistant Director, Miranda Alcock, Portfolio Manager, and Sally Thompson, Project Manager, Performance Audit Group, Audit Scotland. 3. Major Capital Projects: The Committee will consider an update from the Permanent Secretary on the Scottish Government’s progress towards delivering the Committee’s recommendations in its 2009 report entitled ―Major Capital Projects‖. 4. Consideration of approach - Overview of Scotland’s criminal justice system: The Committee will consider its approach to the joint Auditor General for Scotland and Accounts Commission report entitled ―Overview of Scotland’s criminal justice system‖.

Finance Committee 4th Meeting, 2011

The Committee will meet at 11.00 am in Committee Room 5

7 1. Scotland’s public finances: addressing the challenges: The Committee will take evidence on the Audit Scotland report, Scotland’s public finances: addressing the challenges, from— Robert Black, Auditor General for Scotland; Barbara Hurst, Director of Performance Audit, Graeme Greenhill, Portfolio Manager, and Michael Oliphant, Project Manager, Audit Scotland. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether consideration of its work programme should be taken in private at its next meeting.

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Meeting of the Parliament

2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Jennifer Macrae, St Mary’s Church, Haddington followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Ministerial Statement: Strategic Spending Review followed by Scottish Government Debate: Strategic Spending Review followed by Business Motion S4M-00896 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business─

Wednesday 28 September 2011

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.35 pm SPCB Question Time

2.50 pm Scottish Government Debate: Mental Health

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 29 September 2011

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 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 Debate: Scottish Studies

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 5 October 2011

9 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 6 October 2011

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 Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Debate on the subject of— S4M-00836 Bill Kidd: UN International Day of Peace, 21 September 2011—That the Parliament welcomes the UN International Day of Peace 2011; notes that the International Day of Peace was first celebrated in 1982 and that, since 2002, it has had a fixed date of 21 September; further notes that the UN has stated that the day is ―devoted to the aim of achieving worldwide peace and commemorating and strengthening the ideas of peace both within and among all nations and peoples‖; understands that it is expected that millions of people around the world will celebrate the day; hopes that it will have widespread support across Scotland, and notes the peace day commemoration event in the Parliament on 21 September.

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Business Bulletin: Wednesday 21 September 2011 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 14 September 2011

Thursday 22 September 2011 9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: Common Fisheries Policy (for text of motion S4M-00904 see Section F)

11.40 am General Question Time (for text of General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 15 September 2011) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time 2.15 pm Themed Question Time Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth (for text of Themed Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 15 September 2011) 2.55 pm Scottish Government Debate: Low-carbon Economy (for text of motion S4M-00902 see Section F) followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-00808 Jamie Hepburn: Save the Children Report, Making Work Pay – The Childcare Trap (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 12 September 2011)

Wednesday 28 September 2011

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

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followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 29 September 2011 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 15 September 2011) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time 2.15 pm Themed Question Time Rural Affairs and the Environment; Justice and the Law Officers (for names of those Members selected for Themed Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 15 September 2011)

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

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Business Bulletin: Wednesday 21 September 2011 Section E – Written questions lodged on 20 September 2011

Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) 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-02826 Michael McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-02518 by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 September 2011 and in light of the comments made by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing on 6 October 2009 that "there is a clear expectation that all boards will get on and complete [equal pay] reviews as quickly as they can, and that they will go beyond the letter of the law to ensure that they are exemplary employers that live up to all the duties required of them" (Official Report c.1293), what progress NHS boards have made in meeting these aspirations.

S4W-02843 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-02492 by Keith Brown on 12 September 2011, when the detailed design of the upgrading of the A96 is due to start.

S4W-02844 Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Prison Service staff have been suspended with pay for longer than a year in each of the last five years, broken down by prison.

S4W-02845 Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Prison Service internal disciplinary appeals board decisions have found in favour of the complainant in each of the last five years.

S4W-02856 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason transcatheter aortic valve implantation is available as an NHS treatment in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland.

S4W-02858 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of sickness absence has been for inspectors employed by Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland, and formerly by the Care Commission and the Social Work Inspection Agency, in each month since August 2009.

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Business Bulletin: Wednesday 21 September 2011 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 full list of current motions is available on the Scottish Parliament web site at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/motionsandamendments/motions.htm.

A search facility is also available on the Scottish Parliament web site at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/motionsandamendments/index.htm.

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.

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New and altered motions and amendments

*S4M-00904 Richard Lochhead: Common Fisheries Policy—That the Parliament supports the Scottish Government in its efforts to achieve the best possible outcome for Scotland during negotiations on the future of the failed Common Fisheries Policy in order to protect Scotland’s historic fishing rights, protect fish stocks, tackle discards, support Scotland’s aquaculture industry without burdening it with unnecessary regulation, promote Scottish seafood and give greater power to fishing nations to manage their fisheries and protect the marine environment.

Supported by: Stewart Stevenson*

*S4M-00902 Fergus Ewing: Low-carbon Economy—That the Parliament recognises the Scottish Government’s determination to achieve and deliver sustainable economic growth by promoting the transition to a low-carbon and resource-efficient economy across all sectors; acknowledges the potential for up to 10 GW of electricity from offshore wind in Scotland and that the potential for still more large-scale development of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy over the coming decades represents the biggest opportunity for sustainable economic growth in Scotland for a generation; notes the vision and purpose underlying the 2020 Routemap for Renewable Energy in Scotland, the enterprise agencies’ National Renewables Infrastructure Plan and associated National Renewables Infrastructure Fund and the Energy Skills Investment Plan; supports the Scottish Government in setting the right policy and funding framework to reinforce Scotland’s position as a destination for global low-carbon investment; agrees that its ambitious approach to climate change is critical in providing long-term certainty for business and investors, and recognises the Scottish Government’s commitment to resource efficiency through the Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Scotland and the Zero Waste Plan , which is already expanding waste reprocessing capacity and cutting carbon emissions.

Supported by: Stewart Stevenson*

*S4M-00901 Richard Simpson: Forth Valley Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme—That the Parliament congratulates the Forth Valley Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme on receiving the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service; recognises the variety of work undertaken by the volunteers not least in supporting patients and families in the local hospitals; believes that this programme has the potential to deliver support and befriending for many vulnerable groups in the community; understands that, following what it considers the precipitate transfer of funding from government to local authorities without appropriate transitional arrangements, the Community Service Volunteers programme lost half of its development officers within a year and the remainder in the local authority budget cuts; further understands that programmes like this cannot thrive without the underpinning of development officers for training, organisation, recruitment and support, and hopes that, notwithstanding the current austerity, the role of such volunteers will be recognised not just in awards but in practical support.

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*S4M-00900 Richard Simpson: Scotbeef—That the Parliament congratulates Robbie Galloway and all the staff at Scotbeef, Bridge of Allan, on being awarded the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement; recognises the contribution that Scotbeef makes to Scotland’s exports and understands that the company had a 40% increase in its exports in the last year; welcomes its ambition to increase and extend its overseas market in and beyond the nine countries where it currently trades, and considers that the company’s work in increasing the exports of meat from cattle and sheep contributes to a growing recognition of Scotland as supplier of quality food.

*S4M-00899 Margaret McCulloch: Dish up Better Grub—That the Parliament welcomes the publication by NHS Lanarkshire of results from the 2011 Inpatient Patient Experience Survey; acknowledges the performance of Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride in the survey; notes that only 40% of patients responded positively to food and drink served in Hairmyres Hospital, which is down 2% on the previous survey and 27% less than the Scottish average; recognises public concern about the standard of food and drink in Hairmyres Hospital as expressed in the Dish Up Better Grub petition that was published by the East Kilbride News; understands that NHS Lanarkshire is aware of public concerns and has committed to addressing the problem; considers the standard of food and drink in hospitals to be integral to the patient experience; believes that the standard of food and drink in Hairmyres Hospital could be improved through increased capacity and the adoption of best practice, and calls on the Scottish Government and NHS Lanarkshire to respond to the Dish Up Better Grub campaign.

*S4M-00898 Sandra White: Palestinian Statehood—That the Parliament welcomes the Palestinian Authority’s bid for Palestine to join the United Nations; recognises that success would grant the Palestinian people independent statehood, which would entail the endorsement by and participation in international organisations such as the UN as well as a chance to create a new relationship between Israel and Palestine based on state-to-state negotiations, and considers this to be a vital step for a lasting resolution to the conflicts between Israel and Palestine.

Supported by: Liam McArthur*, David Torrance*, Kevin Stewart*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Margaret Burgess*, Neil Findlay*, Mike MacKenzie*, Patrick Harvie*, Hanzala Malik*, Humza Yousaf*

*S4M-00897 Neil Findlay: Gleision Colliery—That the Parliament expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and comrades of Garry Jenkins, Phillip Hill, Charles Breslin and David Powell, the four miners who lost their lives at Gleision colliery in the South Wales valleys; recognises that for many generations and all across the world miners have worked and continue to work despite the dangers of working underground; considers that there is a constant need to update, improve and tighten health and safety regulations so as to prevent unnecessary deaths such as these from ever occurring again, and pays tribute to the mine rescue workers, the emergency and support services and the local people who came together in acts of courage and solidarity.

*S4M-00896 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business─

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Wednesday 28 September 2011

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.35 pm SPCB Question Time

2.50 pm Scottish Government Debate: Mental Health followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 29 September 2011

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 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 Debate: Scottish Studies followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 5 October 2011

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 6 October 2011

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business

11.40 am General Question Time

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12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

*S4M-00895 George Adam: Paisley, a Centre for Tennis Excellence in Scotland—That the Parliament welcomes the redevelopment and resurfacing of the Brodie Park community tennis courts in Paisley, a joint initiative by Renfrewshire Council and Paisley South Vision Group; acknowledges the £160,000 investment in the project by the Lawn Tennis Association; applauds the aims of Tennis For Free, a charity set up to campaign to make all publicly managed tennis courts available for free use; welcomes the announcement of free child and adult tennis lessons at the courts, and considers that this, coupled with the recent Davis Cup tennis matches played at the Braehead Arena, makes Paisley and Renfrewshire a centre for tennis excellence in Scotland.

Supported by: Bill Kidd*, Rob Gibson*, David Torrance*, Kenneth Gibson*, Derek Mackay*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Bob Doris*, Humza Yousaf*, Drew Smith*, Annabelle Ewing*

*S4M-00894 Anne McTaggart: Preventing a Lost Generation—That the Parliament acknowledges the growing number of people aged 16 to 24 who are claiming jobseeker’s allowance in Scotland; understands that the rate of youth unemployment has increased by 10% over the last year; shares the concerns highlighted by Barnardo’s Scotland, among others, that ―there is a real danger of another generation lost to permanent unemployment‖ as those who fail to get into work when they are young may end up permanently excluded from the job market; recognises that there is a particular issue in Scotland regarding the outcomes of those young people leaving care; understands that currently over two thirds of the 4,000 young people who leave care every year are not recorded as entering employment, training or education; recognises that these young people are often furthest from the labour market, not ready or able to join mainstream education and training, modern apprenticeships or employment and need specific support and training; applauds the work of the six Barnardo’s Scotland employment services that focus on the needs of those young people furthest from the labour market with specialised training and work placements; notes the success of the projects in finding sustained employment for around 65% of the disadvantaged young people who participate; calls on the Scottish Government to develop a clear strategy backed up with resources to support those furthest from the labour market to reach a positive destination, and further calls on the Scottish Government to investigate the possibility of a guaranteed maximum waiting time for young people to go on to an Opportunities for All programme.

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Supported by: Jackie Baillie*, Mark Griffin*, Neil Findlay*, Mary Fee*, Hanzala Malik*, Drew Smith*

*S4M-00893 Richard Simpson: Protecting Research Information Given in Confidence by Children—That the Parliament applauds the work of researchers at the University of Stirling who are studying why teenagers start smoking and how they respond to tobacco marketing; is aware that, over the past decade, this research has engaged up to 6,000 teenagers and young people aged 13 to 24, who understood that their views were given in complete confidence; is concerned therefore at news that tobacco giant Philip Morris International has submitted freedom of information requests seeking all the information given by young people about how they respond to tobacco advertising; calls for a discussion, as part of any review of Scotland’s Freedom of Information Act, on use of the act to access information given by individuals as part of a research project that has received ethical approval where consent has included strict confidentiality as a condition of individuals providing researchers with information, and believes that the forthcoming tobacco control strategy for Scotland must include robust measures to reduce the number of young people who start smoking.

*S4M-00892 Richard Simpson: Vive la France—That the Parliament applauds the French Government, which is introducing a tax on sugary drinks that it expects to raise €120 million for the French treasury; understands that French MPs have rejected the statement by the corporate chief executive of Coca-Cola, who, in the statement he later withdrew and described as a miscommunication, indicated that the company would not carry through its €17 million investment in reprisal if the tax proceeded; further understands that the average person in France has increased in weight by three kilos since 1997 and that consumption of sugary drinks has hugely increased and that Scotland consumes 20% more sugary drinks than England and more than France, and calls on the Scottish Government to consider giving local authorities power to introduce a tax on sugary drinks and use the income to improve school diets and support community-based nutritional improvement initiatives and build on the work of previous Scottish administrations to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks in schools.

Supported by: Patricia Ferguson*, Ken Macintosh*, Mark Griffin*, Richard Simpson*

*S4M-00891 Dave Thompson: Congratulations to Kingussie High School—That the Parliament congratulates Kingussie High School on winning the Scottish Council for Development and Industry Highlands and Islands Young Engineers and Science Club of the Year award at the Highlands and Islands Annual Dinner and Business Excellence Awards at the New Drummossie Hotel in Inverness on 16 September 2011; considers that this is due to the hard work and dedication of the head teacher, Mr John Tracey, the teachers, support staff and pupils of Kingussie High School along with their parents; believes that this award will inspire children of all ages to excel, and looks forward to hearing of future wins for Kingussie High School.

Supported by: Bill Kidd*, Rob Gibson*, Colin Beattie*, Kevin Stewart*, Maureen Watt*, Kenneth Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Mary Scanlon*, Jamie McGrigor*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Bob Doris*, Annabelle Ewing*

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*S4M-00888 Joan McAlpine: Congratulations to 100 km Silver Medal Winner, Jo Zakrzewski—That the Parliament congratulates Jo Zakrzewski, from Dumfries, for winning the silver medal at the world ultra-distance running championships’ 100 km race, beating the Scottish record and achieving the third best British time ever; further congratulates Ms Zakrzewski for achieving bronze at a 50 km event in Holland in August 2011, her first ever competitive event at that distance, and hopes that others across Scotland will be inspired by Ms Zakrzewski’s efforts.

Supported by: David Torrance*, Kevin Stewart*, Aileen McLeod*, Paul Wheelhouse*, Jamie McGrigor*, Mike MacKenzie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mark McDonald*

*S4M-00885 John Mason: Action on Animal Experiments—That the Parliament notes that the UK Government has devolved responsibility for animal testing to the Northern Ireland Assembly as part of the devolution process; notes that the number of experiments on animals carried out in Scotland increased by 17% from 494,584 in 2009 to 579,905 in 2010; welcomes the commitment by many of Scotland’s politicians to reduce the number of animal experiments carried out; calls on the UK Government to commit to a reduction in the number of animal experiments carried out and to replace these with alternatives that do not involve animals or involve the refinement of techniques to minimise their distress, and believes that, if the UK Government is unwilling to do this, it should consider devolving responsibility for animal testing to the Scottish Parliament.

Supported by: Marco Biagi*, Kevin Stewart*, Dennis Robertson*, Derek Mackay*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Mark McDonald*

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S4M-00890 Social Media Week Glasgow 2011 (lodged on 19 September 2011) John Pentland*, Jim Eadie*, David Torrance*, Roderick Campbell*, Kevin Stewart*, Jackie Baillie*, Richard Lyle*, Sarah Boyack*, Neil Bibby*, Patrick Harvie*, Hanzala Malik*, Humza Yousaf*

S4M-00889 Denmark’s First Female Prime Minister (lodged on 19 September 2011) John Pentland*, Patricia Ferguson*, Johann Lamont*, Rob Gibson*, Liam McArthur*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Jim Eadie*, David Torrance*, Dennis Robertson*, Jackie Baillie*, Sarah Boyack*, Neil Findlay*, Chic Brodie*, Stuart McMillan*, Mary Fee*, Neil Bibby*, Drew Smith*, John Park*, Lewis Macdonald*, Jenny Marra*

S4M-00887 Royston Youth Action, Fun Day (lodged on 19 September 2011) Jackie Baillie*, Neil Findlay*, Drew Smith*

S4M-00886 Congratulations to Blochairn Housing Association (lodged on 19 September 2011) Jackie Baillie*, Drew Smith*

S4M-00884 Congratulations to Somerset and Carolyne Charrington of Mull for Winning the RSPB/Telegraph Nature of Farming Award (lodged on 19 September 2011) David Torrance*, Maureen Watt*, Mary Scanlon*, Murdo Fraser*

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S4M-00883 Newtonmore, Camanachd Cup Winners (lodged on 19 September 2011) Colin Beattie*, David Torrance*, Mary Scanlon*

S4M-00882 Frank Maguire, a Champion for Justice (lodged on 19 September 2011) Michael McMahon*, Helen Eadie*, David Torrance*, Roderick Campbell*, Neil Findlay*, Mary Scanlon*, Richard Simpson*

S4M-00881 Scottish Apprenticeship Week (lodged on 16 September 2011) Colin Beattie*, Stewart Maxwell*, John Park*

S4M-00880 See Me and Scottish Mental Health Awareness Week (lodged on 16 September 2011) Colin Beattie*, Helen Eadie*, David Torrance*, Roderick Campbell*, Maureen Watt*, Margaret Mitchell*, Stewart Maxwell*, Mary Fee*, Richard Simpson*, Murdo Fraser*, Alison McInnes*

S4M-00879.1 Trump’s Attack on Renewable Energy Plans (lodged on 16 September 2011) David Torrance*

S4M-00877 Auchengeich Colliery Disaster (lodged on 16 September 2011) Helen Eadie*, David Torrance*, Neil Findlay*, Claire Baker*

S4M-00876 Democracy Challenge Success in West Lothian (lodged on 16 September 2011) David Torrance*

S4M-00875 Saving Ardroy (lodged on 16 September 2011) Neil Findlay*, David Stewart*, Ruth Davidson*, Drew Smith*, Richard Simpson*, Liz Smith*

S4M-00874 The Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s Midnight League Finals 2011 - (lodged on 16 September 2011) Bill Kidd*, Patricia Ferguson*, Helen Eadie*, David Torrance*, Roderick Campbell*, Kevin Stewart*, Derek Mackay*, John Wilson*, Richard Lyle*, Siobhan McMahon*, Mark Griffin*, David Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Drew Smith*, Annabelle Ewing*

S4M-00873 Focus on Football (lodged on 15 September 2011) David Torrance*, Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-00872 Tackling Domestic Abuse in Scotland (lodged on 15 September 2011) David Torrance*, Stewart Maxwell*, Richard Simpson*, Claire Baker*, Alison McInnes*

S4M-00871 Auld Enemies, Pan-Disability Golf Event (lodged on 15 September 2011) David Torrance*, Stewart Maxwell*, Claire Baker*, John Park*

S4M-00870 Scottish Banks Reintroduce Business Charges to Credit Unions - (lodged on 15 September 2011) David Torrance*, Margo MacDonald*, Richard Simpson*, Claire Baker*

S4M-00869 Melanoma (lodged on 15 September 2011) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-00867 2nd Catalan Nation Day (lodged on 15 September 2011) Colin Beattie*

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S4M-00866 Persecution of Birds of Prey (lodged on 15 September 2011) Claire Baker*

S4M-00863 Community Battles against Mast (lodged on 15 September 2011) Kezia Dugdale*

S4M-00860 West Dunbartonshire Council Receives Gold Award (lodged on 14 September 2011) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-00859 Older Carers’ Health (lodged on 14 September 2011) Kezia Dugdale*, Claire Baker*, Alison McInnes*

S4M-00854 Procurement of Social Care Services (lodged on 13 September 2011) Richard Simpson*

S4M-00852 Heriot-Watt University, Scottish University of the Year (lodged on 14 September 2011) Angus MacDonald*, Bill Kidd*, Marco Biagi*, Colin Beattie*, David Torrance*, Adam Ingram*, Kenneth Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Joan McAlpine*, Paul Wheelhouse*, Jean Urquhart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stewart Maxwell*, Bob Doris*, Humza Yousaf*, Annabelle Ewing*

S4M-00846 Major Event Medicine Service (lodged on 13 September 2011) Claire Baker*

S4M-00842 Celebrating the Scottish Samurai (lodged on 12 September 2011) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-00841 NHS Ayrshire and Arran Tobacco Strategy (lodged on 12 September 2011) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-00840 10th Anniversary of 9/11 (lodged on 12 September 2011) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-00832 Johnstone Burgh FC and Paisley Daily Express Say Stop Knives to Save Lives (lodged on 12 September 2011) Claire Baker*

S4M-00826 A Future for The Forest (lodged on 09 September 2011) Malcolm Chisholm*, David Torrance*, Margo MacDonald*

S4M-00825.1 Establishment of a West Lothian Question Commission (lodged on 15 September 2011) Richard Simpson*

S4M-00812 NHS Board Reviews (lodged on 07 September 2011) Lewis Macdonald*

S4M-00734 South of Scotland Broadband Delivery Bid (lodged on 25 August 2011) Lewis Macdonald*

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S4M-00705 Full Steam Ahead for the Campaign to Save the Waverley (lodged on 19 August 2011) Sarah Boyack*

S4M-00618 Abused Men in Scotland (lodged on 08 August 2011) Graeme Pearson*

S4M-00148 Supporting Jubilee Scotland’s Call for Debt Arbitration (lodged on 31 May 2011) Margo MacDonald*

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Business Bulletin: Wednesday 21 September 2011 Section H – New Documents

Subordinate Legislation

Negative instruments

The following instruments were laid before the Parliament on 16 September 2011 and are subject to the negative procedure—

Criminal Legal Assistance (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/333) laid under section 37 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986

Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Development Planning) (Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Amendment Order 2011 (SSI 2011/336) laid under section 58 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006

Laid only instruments

The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 16 September 2011 and is not subject to any Parliamentary procedure

Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 2, Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/334 (C. 29)) laid under section 30(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 20 September 2011 and is not subject to any Parliamentary procedure

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/337 (C. 30)) laid under section 30 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

Other Documents

The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 20 September 2011 and are not subject to any Parliamentary procedure— Crofters Commission Annual Report 2010/2011 (SG/2011/123) laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 2(4) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993

Scottish Environment Protection Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2010- 2011 (SG/2011/163)

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laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 46 of the Environment Act 1995 and section 22(5) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000

Legislative Consent Memorandums The following memorandum was lodged on 20 September, 2011 John Swinney MSP: Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Devolution (Time) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (LCM (S4) 3.1)

Committee Reports

The following report was published on 20 September 2011

Subordinate Legislation Committee, 5th Report 2011 (Session 4): Legislative Consent Memorandum on London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill (SP Paper 11)

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)

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Business Bulletin: Wednesday 21 September 2011 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/business/bills/billsInProgress/index.htm

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.

Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 2 (evidence, lead committee (Justice)) 20 September Stage 2 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected])

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

Affirmative instruments

Lead committee to report by 24 October 2011

Construction Contracts (Scotland) Exclusion Order 2011 [draft] (1 July 2011) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Scheme for Construction Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 [draft] (1 July 2011) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Climate Change (Annual Targets) (Scotland) Order 2011 [draft] (5 September 2011) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 2011 [draft] (5 September 2011) (Health and Sport)

Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Inspections) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 [draft] (6 September 2011) (Economy, Energy and Tourism)

Lead Committee to report by 31 October 2011

Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011 [draft] (12 September 2011) (Local Government and Regeneration)

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 25 October 2011 Lead committee to report by 3 October 2011

Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/282) (27 June 2011) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 27 October 2011 Lead committee to report by 3 October 2011

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Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/285) (29 June 2011) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 30 October 2011 Lead committee to report by 24 October 2011

Local Government (Allowances and Expenses) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations (SSI 2011/304) (11 August 2011) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Food Additives (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/305) (18 August 2011) (Health and Sport)

Extraction Solvents in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/306) (18 August 2011) (Health and Sport)

Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/311) (25 August 2011) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 1 November 2011 Lead Committee to report by 24 October 2011

Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Solway Firth) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/319) (7 September 2011) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 2 November 2011 Lead Committee to report by 24 October 2011

Curators ad Litem and Reporting Officers (Panels) and the Panels of Persons to Safeguard the Interests of Children (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/320) (8 September 2011) (Education and Culture)

Subject to annulment by 3 November 2011 Lead Committee to report by 31 October 2011

Poultrymeat (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/318) (9 September 2011) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (City of Edinburgh) Designation Amendment Order 2011 (SSI 2011/323) (9 September 2011) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Marketing of Horticultural Produce (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/324) (9 September 2011) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

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Bananas (Enforcement of Quality Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/325) (9 September 2011) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 (SSI 2011/326) (9 September 2011) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 8 November 2011 Lead Committee to report by 31 October 2011

Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2011 (SSI 2011/331) (14 September 2011) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 10 November 2011 Lead Committee to report by 7 November 2011

Criminal Legal Assistance (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/333) (16 September 2011) (Justice)

Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Developing Planning) (Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Amendment Order 2011 (SSI 2011/336) (16 September 2011) (Local Government and Regeneration)

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