BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 47/2013 Monday 18 March 2013
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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 47/2013 Monday 18 March 2013 1 Contents The sections which appear in today’s Business Bulletin are in bold Section A: Today’s Business - Meetings of Committees - Meeting of the Parliament Section B: Future Meetings of the Parliament Section C: Future Meetings of Committees Section D: Oral Questions - Questions selected for First Minister’s Questions - Questions selected for response by Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time Section E: Written Questions – new questions for written answer Section F: Motions and Amendments Section G: Bills - New Bills introduced - New amendments to Bills - Members’ Bills proposals Section H: New Documents – new documents laid before the Parliament and committee reports published Section I: Petitions – new public petitions Section J: Progress of Legislation – progress of Bills and subordinate legislation Section K: Corrections to the Official Report 2 Business Bulletin: Monday 18 March 2013 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 13 March 2013 Tuesday 19 March 2013 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Maud Robinson, Minister, Unitarians in Edinburgh at St Mark’s Church followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: 10 Years on from the Invasion of Iraq followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-05568 Mark McDonald: Count Us In (for text of motion see Section F) Wednesday 20 March 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Health and Wellbeing (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 14 March 2013) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Trident followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-05522 Jackie Baillie: Dementia Carers’ Voices (for text of motion see Section F) Thursday 21 March 2013 3 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 14 March 2013) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-05536 Angus MacDonald: 75 Years of Young Farmers Clubs in Scotland (for text of motion see Section F) 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Financial Strength followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 26 March 2013 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 27 March 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Infrastructure, Investment and Cities; Culture and External Affairs followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions 4 followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 28 March 2013 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: High Hedges (Scotland) Bill followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 5 Business Bulletin: Monday 18 March 2013 Section C – Future Committee Meetings This section includes the agendas of the forthcoming committee meetings and outlines proposed future business, which may be subject to change. Committees have the right to take items in private and this will be notified as far in advance as possible. Many committees include details of their future business on their webpages, which can be accessed at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/index.htm Education and Culture Committee 19 March 2013 9th Meeting, 2013 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 5 1. Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a revised draft Stage 1 report. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 26 March, the Committee will consider a number of pieces of subordinate legislation and a draft interim report into the inquiry into decision making on whether to take children into care. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Justice Committee 19 March 2013 9th Meeting, 2013 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 consider a draft report on its inquiry into purposeful activity in prisons in private under item 5 today and at future meetings. The Committee will also decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private. 2. Inquiry into the effectiveness of the provisions in the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003: The Committee will take evidence from— Professor Kenneth Reid, University of Edinburgh; Professor Robert Rennie, University of Glasgow; Lionel Most, Property Law Committee, Law Society of Scotland. 7 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Police Service of Scotland (Police Cadets) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/42); Police Service of Scotland (Conduct) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/60); Police Service of Scotland (Senior Officers) (Conduct) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/62). 4. Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill - witness expenses: The Committee will be invited to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses on the Bill. 5. Inquiry into purposeful activity in prisons: The Committee will consider a draft report. 6. Public Bodies Consent: The Committee will consider a draft report. 7. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider a draft report. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 26 March, the Committee expects to consider subordinate legislation and its work programme and to further consider its draft report on its inquiry into purposeful activity in prisons. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Subordinate Legislation Committee 19 March 2013 10th Meeting, 2013 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 4 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private. 2. Draft instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will take evidence on the Public Services Reform (Functions of the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service) (Scotland) Order 2013 [draft] (SG 2013/12) from— John Paterson, Divisional Solicitor, Food, Health and Community Care, and Stuart Aitken, Policy Officer, Directorate for Finance, eHealth and Pharmaceuticals, Scottish Government. 3. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013 [draft]. 4. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Scottish Police Authority (Provision of Goods and Services) Order 2013 (SSI 2013/73); Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/77); Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/71); Non-Domestic Rates (Enterprise Areas) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/78); 8 Tenant Information Packs (Assured Tenancies) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 (SSI 2013/90); Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/92). 5. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2013 (SSI 2013/72); Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment) (Protective Expenses Orders in Environmental Appeals and Judicial Reviews) 2013 (SSI 2013/81). 6. Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 7. Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft report to the Justice Committee. 8. Draft instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 26 March, the Committee expects to consider subordinate legislation. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Health and Sport Committee 19 March 2013 9th Meeting, 2013 The Committee will meet at 9.45 am in Committee Room 2 1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— SSI 2013/70: National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme and Pension Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 SSI 2013/83: Food (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 SSI 2013/84: Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 2. Scottish Strategy for Autism: The Committee will take evidence from— Richard Ibbotson, National Director Scotland, Autism Initiatives; Alan Somerville, Chief Executive, Scottish Autism; Dr Robert Moffat, National Director - Scotland, National Autistic Society (Scotland). Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 26 March, the Committee expects to consider