BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 342/2012 Monday 3 December 2012
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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 342/2012 Monday 3 December 2012 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 2 Business Bulletin: Monday 3 December 2012 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 29 November 2012 Tuesday 4 December 2012 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Ms Morag White, Leader, Girl Guides, Coatbridge followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Ministerial Statement: Annual EU Fisheries Negotiations followed by Scottish Government Debate: The Leveson Report – The Way Forward for Scotland followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.15 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-04855 Jamie Hepburn: White Ribbon Campaign 16 Days of Action to Tackle Violence against Women (for text of motion see Section F) Wednesday 5 December 2012 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 29 November) followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Policing in Scotland followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Scotland’s Health Service 3 followed by Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee Debate: 1st Report 2012: The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013 [draft] followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.30 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-04676 Margaret Mitchell: 40th Anniversary of Lanarkshire Samaritans, Hamilton for text of motion see Section F) Thursday 6 December 2012 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 29 November) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-04624 Patricia Ferguson: Bobath Scotland (for text of motion see Section F) 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Ministerial Statement: Rail followed by Scottish Government Debate: The Modernisation of Scotland’s Career Services followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 11 December 2012 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 4 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 12 December 2012 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 13 December 2012 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 Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 5 Business Bulletin: Monday 3 December 2012 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 Health and Sport Committee 4 December 2012 33rd Meeting, 2012 The Committee will meet at 9.45 am in Committee Room 1 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its approach to the one-off evidence session on support for people suffering post-traumatic stress disorder should be taken in private at its meeting on 11 December 2012. 2. Access to new medicines: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Dr David Dunlop, Clinical Lead, Scottish Cancer Research Network (West of Scotland); Dr Russell Petty, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology, Clinical Speciality Lead for Oncology, Consultant Medical Oncologist, University of Aberdeen, Scottish Cancer Research Network (North); Professor Charlie Gourley, Clinical Lead, Scottish Cancer Research Network (South East Scotland); Dr Richard Casasola, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Clinical Lead for Oncology, Tayside Cancer Centre, NHS Tayside and University of Dundee, Scottish Cancer Research Network (East of Scotland); Dr Tim Crook, Consultant Oncologist, Scottish Melanoma Group; Dr Noelle O’Rourke, Chair, Beatson Consultants Committee, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre; Dr Alexander McDonald, Consultant Oncologist, and Dr Stephen Harrow, Consultant Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre; and then from— Vicky Crichton, Public Affairs Manager, Cancer Research UK; Karen McKee, Community Development Scotland, James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer; Kate Seymour, External Affairs Manager, Macmillan Cancer Support; 7 Eric Low, Chief Executive, Myeloma UK; Leigh Smith, Chair, Melanoma Action and Support Scotland; Alistair Haw, Head of Media and PR, Prostate Cancer UK. 3. Inquiry into support for community sport (in private) The Committee will consider a revised draft report. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 11 December, the Committee expects to take oral evidence on health and safety from Dr David Snowball and Pam Waldron, Health and Safety Executive. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Education and Culture Committee 4 December 2012 32nd Meeting, 2012 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 6 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 in private. 2. Teacher education and career-long professional learning: The Committee will take evidence from— Kay Barnett, Education Committee Convener, The Educational Institute of Scotland; Professor Donald Christie, Head of School of Education, Strathclyde University; Professor Graham Donaldson, Honorary Professor, Glasgow University; Tony Finn, Chief Executive, General Teaching Council for Scotland; Pam Nesbitt, President, Association of Headteachers & Deputes in Scotland. 3. Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. Proposed future business For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Justice Committee 4 December 2012 35th 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 item 4 in private. 2. Reducing reoffending in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— 8 Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland, Miranda Alcock, Justice Portfolio Manager - Performance Audit Group, and Kirsty Whyte, Senior Performance Auditor, Audit Scotland. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will further consider the following negative instruments— Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/289); Court of Session etc. Fees Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/290); High Court of Justiciary Fees Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/291); Justice of the Peace Court Fees (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/292); Sheriff Court Fees Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/293). 4. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 11 December, the Committee expects to take evidence on the connection between school exclusion and offending. The Committee also expects to consider Petition PE1370; and subordinate legislation. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Subordinate Legislation Committee 4 December 2012 28th Meeting, 2012 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 5 in private. 2. Marine Navigation (No.2) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Marine Navigation (No.2) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) from— Stuart Foubister, Divisional Solicitor ECT Division, Directorate for Legal Services, Scottish Government, Val Ferguson, Policy Executive, Ports & Harbours Branch, Chris Wilcock, Branch Head, Ports & Harbours Branch, Transport Scotland. 3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider