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Ag/S5/20/4 Parliamentary Bureau Agenda for Meeting AG/S5/20/4 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU AGENDA FOR MEETING ON TUESDAY 28 JANUARY 2020 12noon: Room Q1.03 1. Minutes (a) Draft minutes of 21 January 2020 (b) Matters arising. 2. Future business programme (PB/S5/20/13) 3. Timetabling of a Bill at Stage 1 (PB/S5/20/14) 4. Timetabling of a Bill at Stage 2 (PB/S5/20/15) Date of next meeting— Tuesday 4 February 2020 @ 12noon RESTRICTED – POLICY PB/S5/20/MINS/3 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 21 JANUARY 2020 AT 12 noon. Attending: Ken Macintosh (chair), Linda Fabiani, Christine Grahame, Graeme Dey, Maurice Golden, Mark Griffin, Patrick Harvie, Willie Rennie. Apologies: Elaine Smith. Officials present: David McGill, Tracey White, Irene Fleming, Catherine Fergusson, Lewis McNaughton, Kathryn Stewart, Emma Cameron, Stephen MacGregor, Joanne McNaughton, Gail Grant, Andrew Howlett, Bill Ward. 1. Item 1a: Minutes of last meeting — The minutes of 14 January 2020 were agreed. Item 1b: Matters arising — There were no matters arising. 2. Future business programme — The Bureau agreed to recommend to the Parliament a revised programme of business for the week commencing 20 January 2020 and a programme of business for the weeks commencing 27 January and 3 February 2020. The Bureau noted that Members’ Business on Tuesday 28 January 2020 would be motion S5M-20306 Sandra White on Alasdair Gray, a Creative Force, on Wednesday 29 January 2020 would be motion S5M-19252 David Stewart on Right to Full Care to Die at Home and on Thursday 30 January 2020 would be motion S5M-19810 Keith Brown on Public Works Loan Board Rate. 3. Timetabling of a Bill at Stage 1 — The Bureau agreed to recommend to the Parliament that the deadline for consideration of Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 13 March 2020. 4. Removal of motions — The Bureau agreed that all motions lodged on or before 26 November 2019 be removed from the Business Bulletin with the exception of the following— S5M-19252 David Stewart Right to Full Care to Die at Home S5M-19700 Jackie Baillie ENABLE Scotland Campaign, In Safe Hands? S5M-19754 Tom Arthur Scotland’s War Memorials S5M-19810 Keith Brown Public Works Loan Board Rate S5M-19941 Gordon Cheyne Gang Singing Group MacDonald 5. Publication scheme — It was agreed that all papers considered at the meeting should be published. 6. Date of next meeting — The next meeting of the Bureau would be at 12 noon on Tuesday 28 January 2020. 1 RESTRICTED – POLICY PB/S5/20/MINS/3 Irene Fleming Clerk to the Parliamentary Bureau 21 January 2020 2 RESTRICTED – POLICY PB/S5/20/13 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU FUTURE BUSINESS PROGRAMME: POSSIBLE MOTIONS FOR MEMBERS’ BUSINESS 1. Bureau Members will be aware that under Rule 5.6.1(c) the Bureau has a duty to ensure that there is a period of time available for Members’ Business at each meeting of the Parliament. 2. Motions submitted for Members’ Business are shown below. S5M-20468: Bruce Crawford: 700th Anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath: That the Parliament celebrates the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish declaration of independence sent to Pope John XXII and dated 6 April 1320; notes that the Declaration followed the First Scots’ War of Independence and sought to confirm the Scottish nation’s status as an independent, sovereign state; understands that the document is believed to have been sent from Arbroath Abbey by the Chancellor of Scotland and Abbott of Arbroath, Bernard of Kilwinning, and was signed and sealed by 51 magnates and nobles; notes that the surviving letter, the Declaration of Arbroath itself, is one of three written to the Pope at the time, with one other letter from King Robert the Bruce, and one from four Scottish Bishops supporting Scotland’s independence; commends the Declaration being placed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 2016; notes that the Declaration is considered by many to have influenced the drafting of the American Declaration of Independence as recognised by the Senate having designated 6 April as Tartan Day; welcomes the work of the Arbroath 2020 Group and its six-month festival starting in April 2020 and running until September, celebrating Arbroath’s future and its history, and notes the view that it is vital that the memory and legacy of the Declaration of Arbroath is carried through to future generations as a defining moment in Scottish history and culture. S5M-20457: Neil Findlay: Whitburn Academy's Be Herd Group, Shattering Mental Health Stigma: That the Parliament acknowledges the success of Whitburn Academy’s pupil-led Be Herd group, which aims to raise awareness of, and remove, stigma regarding mental health issues; understands that it was launched after the opening of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub in the school library, which can be used as a quiet safe place to relax or a place to talk to a mental health ambassador; notes that its work includes presentations at school assemblies, at which pupils, staff and parents can tell their personal stories, support sessions for anyone from the school community affected by mental health problems and events promoting the project; acknowledges that, in September 2019, it was awarded a West Lothian Council Stellar Award, which was followed in October by a COSLA Gold Award for tackling inequalities and improving health; recognises that SAMH has said that 25% of the population will experience a mental health problem; notes the view that it is paramount that early intervention programmes are in place to tackle mental ill health among young people and that schools play a major role in this, and commends the Be Herd group as an excellent initiative by Whitburn Academy's pupils and staff with an ambitious aim to shatter the 1 RESTRICTED – POLICY PB/S5/20/13 stigma of mental ill health and offer help and support to their peers and the wider community. S5M-20400: Linda Fabiani: Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 2020: That the Parliament welcomes Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 2020, which runs throughout March; understands that donations are given and daffodil pins worn in memory of someone who has died, or to show support for Marie Curie services; recognises the dedication, hard work and contribution of volunteers across Scotland, including in East Kilbride, who raise funds and awareness during the appeal every year to support Marie Curie’s services; commends the vital care and support that the charity provides in Scotland to over 7,500 people and their families every year, in their own homes across 31 local authorities, in Marie Curie hospices in Edinburgh and Glasgow and through the West Lothian Community Service; praises its information and support services, which are available for everyone affected by a terminal illness and its volunteer helper services, which provide emotional support, companionship and information to people, carers and families; notes the view that, as everyone is affected by dying, death and bereavement, all people deserve the best possible experience to deal with this, reflecting what is most important to them, and welcomes Marie Curie's ambition to enable this; recognises that it works to improve the lives of all people living with a terminal illness, their carers and families; believes that wearing the daffodil pin unites millions of people who believe that dying people should get the care and support that they need and desire, and notes the calls encouraging as many people as possible to support the Marie Curie campaign in March. S5M-20395: Edward Mountain: Highland One Stop Shop: That the Parliament acknowledges the tremendous work carried out by the Highland One Stop Shop (HOSS); notes that this is a free service for autistic adults aged 16 and over who live in the Highlands, as well as their families, carers and professionals; acknowledges concerns regarding the difficulties in securing funding to continue the running of HOSS; understands the uncertainty that this causes for all those who use and provide the service, and notes the hope that funding will be found for the continued running of HOSS and for a pilot project to support diagnosis of autism in the Highlands. S5M-20394: Neil Findlay: Mesh Fund - That the Parliament notes the calls for the Scottish Government to establish a fund that would compensate mesh-injured women for the costs associated with living with their injury; understands that a significant number have experienced a major loss of income as a direct consequence of serious physical and, in many cases, mental ill-health issues related to their transvaginal mesh implant, leaving them unable and unfit to work; believes that relationship breakdowns as a result of these injuries has also affected many, resulting in households experiencing the loss of around half of their income; understands that, in some cases, partners of mesh-injured women have had to retire from work early so that they can offer vital care to their partner; acknowledges that many mesh-injured women are often refused disability benefits, such as personal independence payments, resulting in insufficient income to cover basic essentials related to their disability, including continence products, transport costs to and from hospital and laundry, bedding and clothing costs; 2 RESTRICTED – POLICY PB/S5/20/13 recognises that a number have used their life savings or have borrowed from friends and family to travel to the US for full mesh removal performed by the expert surgeon, Dr Veronikis; notes the calls for the full reimbursement of costs to the women who travelled abroad to receive surgery and treatment; further notes the view that it should be right and just for the Scottish Government to compensate women across the country who have experienced financial loss or hardship as a consequence of their mesh implants; understands that women across Scotland, including in Lothian, were unaware of the risks associated with transvaginal mesh and were offered no alternatives, and notes the calls for the Scottish Government to provide mesh-injured women with the help and support that it believes they urgently need and deserve.
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