Ag/S3/10/31 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

AGENDA FOR MEETING ON TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2010 2 pm: Room Q1.03

1. Minutes (a) Draft minutes of 5 October 2010 (attached) (b) Matters arising

2. Future Business Programme (PB/S3/10/146)

Approval of SSIs 3. Scottish Statutory Instruments (PB/S3/10/147)

Legislation 4. (a) End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill – extension to Stage 1 timetable (PB/S3/10/148)

(b) Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Bill – extension to Stage 2 timetable (PB/S3/10/149)

(c) Proposed Regulation of Dropped Kerbs and Pavement Parking (Scotland) Bill – referral of draft proposal (PB/S3/10/150)

5. Finance Committee – request to meet in Carnoustie (PB/S3/10/151)

6. Publication scheme – consideration of any exempt papers

7. Date of next meeting – Tuesday 2 November 2010

Items agreed by correspondence

Referral of Bills at Stage 1 (PB/S3/10/145A)

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

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 following Decision Time.

2. Motions submitted for Members’ Business are shown below.

S3M-7199# Margaret Curran: Closure of Lightburn Hospital—That the Parliament notes with concern the proposed closure of Lightburn Hospital in the east end of Glasgow and the relocation of services to both the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Stobhill Hospital; considers that this proposal will cause difficulties for many people in the wider east end of Glasgow who rely on this local healthcare facility, resulting in lengthy journeys by often unsuitable public transport; believes that local rehabilitation healthcare facilities are important in ensuring a more effective recovery*, and* considers this a reversal of the Scottish Government’s policy presumption against centralisation.

Supported by: Pauline McNeill, Patricia Ferguson, James Kelly, Michael McMahon, John Park, Jackie Baillie, Mr Frank McAveety, Marilyn Livingstone, Mary Mulligan, Paul Martin, Trish Godman, Elaine Smith

S3M-7192# Linda Fabiani: We Would Make 500 Fairtrade Towns—That the Parliament congratulates the Fairtrade Towns, including Scotland’s first towns to achieve this status, Strathaven and Aberfeldy, for their commitment to fair and ethical trade; thanks local supporters, activists and decision makers across the country for what it believes is their hard work and dedication in making the Fairtrade Town movement a success in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland; anticipates that the 500th Fairtrade Town will be named this autumn, and praises those involved in and supporting the 500 Miles for 500 Towns Bike Ride, including Graeme Obree and the Proclaimers.

Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Aileen Campbell, Rob Gibson, Tricia Marwick, Stuart McMillan, Kenneth Gibson, Sandra White, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Jackie Baillie, Elaine Smith, Murdo Fraser, Bill Kidd, Jack McConnell, Patricia Ferguson*, Michael Matheson*, Patrick Harvie*

S3M-7175# Liam McArthur: The Success of the Air Discount Scheme—That the Parliament considers that, since its introduction in May 2006, the Air Discount Scheme has brought great benefits to the residents of eligible areas of the Highlands and Islands by reducing the cost of their air fares on the vital lifeline air routes to the main Scottish airports; is of the view that the European Commission’s approval of the scheme as aid of a social character recognises that residents of Scotland’s islands and the far north of the mainland face disproportionately high costs in gaining access to services of the mainland and that they deserve this support to reduce the cost; believes that the case for the Air Discount Scheme is as strong today as it was in 2006, and looks forward to its continuation for the foreseeable future.

Supported by: Jack McConnell

S3M-7169# Helen Eadie: World Arthritis Day, 12 October 2010—That the Parliament notes that World Arthritis Day takes place on 12 October 2010; understands that arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions are a major cause of pain and disability, accounting for 48% of all work-related illness in Scotland; considers that this places a significant burden on both the NHS and society; acknowledges that it is estimated that over one million people consulted a GP or practice nurse in 2008-09 in relation to a musculoskeletal condition and that there were over one hundred thousand NHS hospital stays in Scotland in 2009 for which a musculoskeletal condition is recorded; pays tribute to organisations working to raise awareness of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions, such as the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance, Arthritis Care Scotland, the National Osteoporosis Society in Scotland, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), Scottish Inflammatory Diseases and Rheumatology Industry

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Group (SIDRIG), the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) and Psoriasis Scotland Arthritis Link Volunteers; looks forward to the publication of the national musculoskeletal programme and considers that it has the potential to develop a national framework for improving the standards of care for people who live with all forms of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions; understands that a national lead has been appointed to support this work and a national programme board to ensure implementation; believes that people living with musculoskeletal conditions can usefully input to the national programme board, and would welcome publication of research into the prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions and on improving treatments and their impact on local NHS services.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, , Irene Oldfather, Karen Whitefield

S3M-7135# Michael Matheson: Denny Town Centre Regeneration—That the Parliament considers that there is widespread dissatisfaction among residents in the Denny and Dunipace area regarding the planned Denny Town Centre Regeneration; believes that Denny town centre is in desperate need of regeneration, and would welcome regeneration plans that carry widespread support in the local community.

Supported by: Rob Gibson, Jamie Hepburn, Aileen Campbell, John Wilson, Gil Paterson, Angela Constance, Bill Kidd

S3M-7085# Jim Tolson: Renewable Energy Skills Training—That the Parliament congratulates Carnegie College, Dunfermline, for being at the forefront of green energy skills development through its provision of renewable energy skills training and the wind energy industry’s first pilot wind turbine technician apprenticeship programme; considers that the college plays an important role in providing vocational education in the area and that the engineering and energy sector represents a huge opportunity for Fife and Scotland; believes that this far-sighted project will put the college at the centre of developing the high-quality training needed to support renewable energy industries, ensuring that Scotland meets its considerable green energy potential and bringing jobs and long-term sustainable growth; believes that the renewables industry has the potential to create thousands of new jobs for Fife and Central Scotland, and considers that Fife can become a major contributor to the development of the renewable energy capacity of the east of Scotland.

Supported by: Jim Hume, Robin Harper, Hugh O’Donnell, Jamie Stone, Mike Pringle, Jamie Hepburn, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Christopher Harvie, Liam McArthur, John Park

S3M-7072# Bill Kidd: Scotland’s Nuclear Weapons-free Zones—That the Parliament believes that New Zealand has set a good example with the establishment of a succession of nuclear weapons-free zones; would welcome the establishment of such zones in Scotland in homes, classrooms, places of work, communities, local authorities and in the environs of the in Edinburgh, with the aim to register Scotland as a single-state nuclear weapons-free zone with the United Nations, and would further welcome the development of a protocol for Scotland requesting that the nuclear weapons states honour such a zone by not deploying nuclear weapons on Scottish territory and by guaranteeing not to threaten or use nuclear weapons against Scotland.

Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Elaine Smith, Michael Matheson, Aileen Campbell, Joe FitzPatrick, Sandra White, Gil Paterson, Rob Gibson, Christina McKelvie, Christopher Harvie, Angela Constance, Robin Harper, Anne McLaughlin, Dave Thompson, Jamie Hepburn, Linda Fabiani

S3M-7052# Bill Wilson: Business and Human Rights Conference, October 2010—That the Parliament welcomes to Edinburgh the business and human rights conference of 80 national human rights institutions from around the world, taking place in the Parliament from 8 to 10 October 2010; considers that the corporate sector has a significant impact on the enjoyment of human rights from Paisley to Phuket and believes that humanitarian concern does not compromise but rather helps deliver long-term commercial success; believes that the integration of human rights into business practices should be enabled and encouraged, building on the United Nations Global Compact and the framework developed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business

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Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Gil Paterson, Hugh Henry, John Wilson, Rob Gibson, Bill Kidd, Robin Harper, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Irene Oldfather, Linda Fabiani

S3M-7017# Ian McKee: Self Management Week—That the Parliament welcomes Scotland’s first Self Management Week, taking place between 4 and 8 October 2010; considers the Self Management Fund administered by the Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS) on behalf of the Scottish Government to be successful; congratulates the work of the 81 diverse voluntary sector-led projects, which it considers are making a difference to the lives of people with long-term conditions across Scotland; notes in particular the Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living that is currently developing a national telephone counselling service run by trained councellors who are living with long-term conditions; considers that, with around 40% of Scotland’s population living with at least one long-term condition, this group is likely to be among the worst affected by falling public spending; welcomes LTCAS’s new self-management awareness-raising campaign, to be launched on 29 September, and believes that the self-management agenda is now more vital than ever to ensure a high quality, person-centred and cost-effective approach.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Bob Doris, Joe FitzPatrick, Jackie Baillie, Rob Gibson, Kenneth Gibson, Stuart McMillan, Sandra White, Bill Kidd, Robin Harper, Linda Fabiani, Bill Wilson, Dave Thompson, Gil Paterson, Maureen Watt, Aileen Campbell, Karen Gillon, Johann Lamont, Ken Macintosh

S3M-6999# Mike Rumbles: Armed Service Advice Project (ASAP)—That the Parliament thanks and honours all those who have served in the armed forces; welcomes the new Armed Services Advice Project (ASAP) as the focal point for providing advice, information and support to members of the armed services community in Scotland and their dependents; congratulates Citizens Advice Scotland for agreeing to deliver the service through its existing outlets in the north east and across Scotland and a new national telephone helpline; thanks all of the organisations that have contributed to the project’s £600,000 in funding, including Poppyscotland, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, the Maritime Charities Funding Group, ABF The Soldiers Charity, the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association Forces Help, the Robertson Trust and Turn2us, and hopes that both current and former personnel of the armed services in Scotland will find ASAP useful in alleviating the particular pressures that they face in reintegrating into civilian society.

Supported by: Jim Hume, Joe FitzPatrick, Trish Godman, Jamie Hepburn, Ian McKee, Margaret Smith, , Mike Pringle, Bill Kidd, , Hugh O’Donnell, Stuart McMillan, Robin Harper, Jim Tolson, Kenneth Gibson, Murdo Fraser, Liam McArthur, Robert Brown, Ken Macintosh, Jackie Baillie, Dave Thompson, Linda Fabiani, Elaine Murray, Cathy Jamieson, Angela Constance, Tom McCabe, Hugh Henry

S3M-6975# John Scott: Reinstatement of Route Development Fund—That the Parliament recognises the importance to the economy of developing routes to airports such as Prestwick; regrets the ending of route development funding for new routes that arose as a result of a conflict with European state aid regulations in 2007; notes the forthcoming consultation on barriers preventing direct support to airlines, and believes that there is a need to hold a further consultation with the aims of removing such barriers and reinstating support for the development of new routes to Prestwick and the other Scottish airports.

Supported by: Jamie McGrigor, John Lamont, , Margaret Mitchell, Elizabeth Smith, Nanette Milne, Sandra White, Gil Paterson

S3M-6972# Bill Wilson: Science and the Parliament, Wednesday 10 November 2010—That the Parliament welcomes the Science and the Parliament event that is scheduled to be held on 10 November 2010 in Our Dynamic Earth and organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry in association with Scotland’s leading science organisations; notes the contribution of Scotland’s scientists to economic, environmental and social development through the University of the West of Scotland and James Watt College and companies such as BASF and Life Technologies in Paisley; considers that Scotland is a world leader in many scientific disciplines, and recognises the need to foster an environment that enhances pupil and student participation in science, to

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Supported by: Bill Kidd, Brian Adam, Elaine Murray, Joe FitzPatrick, Kenneth Gibson, Shirley- Anne Somerville, Sandra White, Aileen Campbell, Liam McArthur, Angela Constance, Stuart McMillan, Robin Harper, Jamie Hepburn, Jack McConnell, Gil Paterson, Ken Macintosh, Willie Coffey, Cathy Jamieson

S3M-6967# Jamie McGrigor: Oban Bay Marine—That the Parliament notes the importance of recreational boating and marine tourism, which benefits the Scottish economy by upwards of £300 million per annum; considers that Argyll and Bute is in the forefront of this sector with many successful marinas; is disappointed by the recent decision made by the board of Argyll and Bute Council’s CHORD programme not to back the Oban Bay berthing scheme that was put forward by the Oban Bay Marine (OBM) company; congratulates the volunteers and backers of OBM for their hard work and financial support in relation to the scheme; would welcome the publication of the report that was the basis for the rejection of the proposal; notes that the OBM proposal was backed by many of the businesses and people in the area who have, for many years, believed that Oban needed a marina that could bring financial benefit to the local economy and take advantage of what is considered to be the steady expansion of Scottish sailing tourism by providing the right facilities in the area; further believes that Oban is a key west coast location for marine tourism and that the OBM proposal would complement existing local marinas; hopes that the £900,000 earmarked for the project will still be used for the benefit of the Oban economy, and believes that a new transit marina would benefit the town of Oban and Scottish marine tourism as a whole.

Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Bill Aitken, Elizabeth Smith, Nanette Milne, Margaret Mitchell, John Lamont, , Mary Scanlon,

S3M-6932# Anne McLaughlin: Silence in George Square—That the Parliament condemns what it considers to be the culture of silence in Glasgow City Council’s Labour administration enveloping the large number of scandals in recent months; considers that the City Chambers has been linked with drug taking, breach of the peace, awarding contracts to firms with gangland links, systematic patronage in the appointment of arms length external organisations and the complete mismanagement of the handling of an important LGBT centre, and would welcome an investigation into the goings-on in the Labour Party in Glasgow.

Supported by: Joe FitzPatrick, Aileen Campbell, Stuart McMillan

S3M-6931# Rob Gibson: Investing in the Future of Scotland’s Peatlands—That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) UK Peatland Programme and Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands with funding from the Peter De Haan Charitable Trust and believes that IUCN UK’s decision to base this prestigious programme in Scotland is recognition of the global significance of Scotland’s peatlands and underlines that Scotland leads the world in peatland restoration expertise; considers that, while scientific understanding of peatlands is developing rapidly, the knowledge base is strong enough to recognise that peatlands deliver multiple benefits for biodiversity, water and climate and that the example of the Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland shows how peatlands can deliver significant economic benefits to local communities through encouraging visitors to these beautiful and fragile landscapes; believes that the land use strategy required by the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 provides an opportunity for peatland restoration to be championed at the heart of government, and further believes that action taken now could prevent massive future costs arising from the breakdown of peatland ecosystems and that target-based peatland restoration offers an important opportunity to help meet Scotland’s climate change targets.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Linda Fabiani, Liam McArthur, Shirley-Anne Somerville

S3M-6929# Ian McKee: Dr Elsie Inglis and Her Scottish Angels—That the Parliament offers its wholehearted support to the campaign and trust to erect a permanent monument in Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to Dr Elsie Inglis and her “Scottish angels” and establish an annual bursary as lasting memorials to these 1,000 Scottish women; considers these women to be the most iconic volunteers of World War 1 who carried the lamp borne by nurses Nightingale and

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Seacole in the Crimean War into the nightmare world of trench warfare from France to Russia, acting as chief medical officers, surgeons, anaesthetists, radiographers, nurses, ambulance drivers, cooks, auxiliaries and administrators and, in performing such vital functions to the highest degree of competency, advanced enormously the role of women in all aspects of work and society; offers its welcome for the multimedia travelling exhibition, appearing at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, Les Invalides in Paris and in London and Belgrade, the first major art exhibition about women in war that has at its centre 40 new paintings by the Scottish artist, John Bellany, and which highlights this contribution, recognising the courage, determination and achievement of these “femmes écossaises” and their founder, Dr Elsie Inglis, and considers that British Government recognition of the wartime role of these Scottish women is long overdue.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Rob Gibson, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Hugh O’Donnell, David McLetchie, Aileen Campbell, Bill Kidd, Maureen Watt, Ken Macintosh, Robin Harper, Joe FitzPatrick, Cathy Peattie, Ms Wendy Alexander, Hugh Henry, Sandra White, Gil Paterson, Angela Constance, Elaine Murray, David Stewart, Stewart Maxwell, Alasdair Allan, Bill Wilson, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Scanlon, Nanette Milne, Margaret Smith, , Sarah Boyack

S3M-6920# David Stewart: The Importance of RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth—That the Parliament considers that RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth make a substantial contribution to the Moray economy; notes that the two bases collectively support 5,711 full-time equivalent jobs in the local economy, which equates to 16% of all full-time equivalent employment in Moray; further notes that direct on-site employment has been identified as 4,037 full-time equivalents and gross income as £158.3 million; considers that the wider impact on population is significant, with the families of RAF personnel accounting for 1,457 spouses and 1,919 children up to 16 years of age, which is 7% of the total population of Moray and 8% of its working-age population; believes that the economy and population of Moray are heavily dependent on the RAF and that the two bases make a highly significant contribution to the population and economic prosperity of the area, and considers that any decisions about the future of RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth should take into consideration the social and economic role played by both bases in the Moray area.

Supported by: Peter Peacock, Rhoda Grant, Kenneth Gibson, Ken Macintosh, Mary Mulligan, Jackie Baillie, Mike Pringle, John Park, Pauline McNeill, Robin Harper, Brian Adam, Rhona Brankin, Jack McConnell, Marilyn Livingstone, Mr Frank McAveety, Trish Godman, Hugh Henry, Dr Richard Simpson

S3M-6907# Murdo Fraser: Andrew Moray—That the Parliament recognises the importance of Andrew Moray in Scottish history and shaping Scotland’s destiny; acknowledges that Andrew Moray was an exceptional leader of the Scottish armies during the Scottish Wars of Independence, who led the rising in northern Scotland against the rule of King Edward I and co- commanded the Scottish armies with William Wallace to victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297; welcomes the efforts of the Andrew de Moray Project to promote the feats of the Scottish patriot; understands that the Royal Commission of the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland has no records of any statues or monuments attributed to Andrew Moray and believes that his role in Scotland’s history should be properly marked with a monument, and considers that a monument on par with the finest in Scotland should be designed and erected to commemorate one of Scotland’s most important historical heroes and that there should be a national debate about the type of monument and its location, meaning Scots in mid Scotland and Fife and beyond can take part as well as raise awareness of Andrew Moray’s role in the nation’s history.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Jamie McGrigor, Bill Kidd, Angela Constance, Mary Scanlon, Rob Gibson, Kenneth Gibson, Margaret Mitchell, Stuart McMillan, Bill Aitken, Nanette Milne, Sandra White, Hugh O’Donnell, Joe FitzPatrick, Dave Thompson, Maureen Watt

S3M-6895# Jim Hume: Improved Mobile Phone Coverage in Rural Areas—That the Parliament understands the importance of adequate mobile phone coverage in rural areas; further understands the benefits to community safety and the local economy that such coverage would provide; would welcome the provision of reliable network coverage in rural, remote and isolated communities, and congratulates Ettrick and Yarrow Community Council for taking the lead on highlighting this matter.

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Supported by: John Lamont, Hugh O’Donnell, Mike Pringle, Jim Tolson, Liam McArthur, Robin Harper, Rhoda Grant

S3M-6759# Margaret Smith: £1 Drop-off Fee at Edinburgh Airport—That the Parliament notes the proposal by BAA to introduce a £1 drop-off charge at Edinburgh Airport; believes that this proposal has not been properly thought out; agrees with many people across the capital that this is an unnecessary and unfair charge; considers that the fee will have a disproportionately negative effect on older or disabled people; notes concerns that the fee may actually be more than £1, and believes that the fee, scheduled to start in October 2010, should not be introduced.

Supported by: Mike Pringle, David McLetchie, Helen Eadie, Gil Paterson, Hugh O’Donnell, Iain Smith, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Ian McKee, Gavin Brown, Jeremy Purvis, Margo MacDonald, Jim Tolson, Angela Constance, Mike Rumbles, Robin Harper, Alison McInnes, Nicol Stephen, Ken Macintosh, Linda Fabiani, Maureen Watt

S3M-6719# John Scott: British Veterans National Defence Medal—That the Parliament honours the service given to the country by members of the armed forces; believes that full and proper recognition should be given to all those who have served in the armed forces, such as generations of service personnel from Ayrshire and the rest of Scotland; supports the British Veterans National Defence Medal (NDM) Campaign, which seeks to recognise and honour military service wherever undertaken from 1945 onwards, and hopes that the campaign to award a national defence medal is successful.

Supported by: Stewart Maxwell, Aileen Campbell, Linda Fabiani, Mike Pringle, Dave Thompson, Hugh O’Donnell, Trish Godman, Bill Kidd, Jamie Hepburn, Bill Aitken, Jamie McGrigor, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Scanlon, Rob Gibson, Nanette Milne, Kenneth Gibson, John Lamont, Elaine Smith, Gil Paterson, Stuart McMillan, Liam McArthur, Willie Coffey, Jackson Carlaw, Joe FitzPatrick, Robin Harper

S3M-6708# John Park: West Fife Enterprise, Making a Difference—That the Parliament welcomes the excellent work of projects such as the West Fife Enterprise, a non-governmental organisation focusing on employability inclusion and economic regeneration in Fife; considers that employability inclusion social enterprises in Scotland provide crucial and innovative support for people who are unemployed or find themselves marginalised in the labour market, linking potential employees with local employers; welcomes the work of West Fife Enterprise as a model of excellence in employability practice; notes that many of West Fife Enterprise’s clients are from hard-to-reach groups that face multiple barriers to sustainable employment; applauds the hard work of everyone involved in transforming lives and the labour market for the better at West Fife Enterprise, and looks forward to supporting West Fife Enterprise and initiatives like it in the future.

Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Jackie Baillie, Helen Eadie, Bill Kidd, Dr Richard Simpson, Karen Whitefield, Ken Macintosh, Mr Frank McAveety, Rhona Brankin, Lewis Macdonald, Trish Godman, Cathy Peattie, Marilyn Livingstone

S3M-6699# David Stewart: Retain Fort George—That the Parliament recognises the iconic status of Fort George, near Inverness, home to the Garrison of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland; believes that, along with Fort George being an iconic tourist attraction, the 430 soldiers stationed there and their families play an important role in the local community; notes that, in the Strategic Defence and Security Review debate in the House of Commons on 21 June 2010, concerns were raised that Fort George would close as an army barracks; believes that any proposal to close Fort George would have severe economic consequences in Inverness and the surrounding areas as a result of the troops and their families spending less in the local economy, and would welcome the preparation of a survival plan to save Fort George, ensuring that it remains both a working army barracks and a premium league tourist destination.

Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Ken Macintosh, Helen Eadie, Kenneth Gibson, John Park, Peter Peacock, Elaine Murray, Mr Frank McAveety, Lewis Macdonald, Robin Harper, Dave Thompson, Jamie Hepburn, Mary Mulligan

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S3M-6697# Linda Fabiani: Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association—That the Parliament acknowledges the work of the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association in restoring, repairing and preserving the graves and memorials of the Covenanters and promoting greater awareness of Scotland’s religious and historical heritage; acknowledges the association’s recent work in Ayrshire, where, at Fenwick Parish churchyard, the renewal of the memorial to John Fergushill and George Woodburn and restoration of memorials to other Fenwick Covenanters were marked by a service of dedication held on 13 June 2010, and thanks the association for its recent work in Lanarkshire where, in Hamilton Old Parish Churchyard, a memorial plaque to Covenanters Gavin Hamilton of Carluke, James Hamilton of Glassford, John Parker of Busby and Christopher Strang of Lickprivick in East Kilbride was dedicated on 27 June 2010 and unveiled by Jeanie Strang, a direct descendent of Christopher Strang.

Supported by: Karen Whitefield, Michael Matheson, Christina McKelvie

S3M-6654# Nanette Milne: Increasing Access to Self-monitoring and Self-management of Anticoagulation Therapy—That the Parliament notes that the levels of self-monitoring and self- management in Scotland for anticoagulation therapy are considerably lower than in England and the rest of western Europe; notes that the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill) in Glasgow, which looks after all young people on anticoagulation therapy, has achieved considerable success with the training of young people to self-monitor and self-manage their anticoagulation therapy but that there is no support for them when they move to adult clinics; notes that authoritative studies confirm the cost-effectiveness of self-monitoring and self-management; further notes the Cochrane Review meta-analysis confirming the clinical benefits and outcomes of self-monitoring and self-management; challenges the view of some NHS boards and clinicians that anticoagulation monitoring and management require to be undertaken in secondary care; points to what it considers to be the costly and time-consuming practice of bringing patients from outlying areas to hospitals rather than manage them in primary care; reminds the Scottish Government that its policy document, Better Health, Better Care, states that “patients living with long-term medical conditions and their carers should have the information and support that they need to manage their condition on a day-to-day basis, in the knowledge that the NHS is there for them when they need it”, and would welcome encouragement being given to NHS boards to increase access to self-monitoring and self-management of anticoagulation therapy for those patients in north east Scotland and the rest of the country who, with the endorsement of their clinicians, wish to do so.

Supported by: John Lamont, Elizabeth Smith, Bill Aitken, Jamie McGrigor, Hugh Henry, Murdo Fraser, Bill Kidd, Mary Scanlon, Jackie Baillie, Robin Harper, Jackson Carlaw, Dr Richard Simpson, Elaine Murray, James Kelly, Irene Oldfather, Margaret Mitchell, George Foulkes, Cathy Peattie, Ross Finnie, Karen Gillon, Helen Eadie, Mike Pringle, Derek Brownlee, Elaine Smith, Maureen Watt, Karen Whitefield, David Whitton, Bill Butler, John Scott, Lewis Macdonald, Hugh O’Donnell, Peter Peacock, Rhoda Grant, Gavin Brown, , Jim Tolson, Des McNulty, Ted Brocklebank, Michael Matheson, Malcolm Chisholm, Nicol Stephen, David Stewart, Mike Rumbles, Angela Constance, Mary Mulligan, Andy Kerr

S3M-6597# Robert Brown: Future of Stow College—That the Parliament notes the recent undertakings by the Scottish Funding Council to support the Glasgow Central Colleges Amalgamation project; considers that this development is likely to have a negative impact on Stow College, which has withdrawn from the planned amalgamation; believes that the progress towards this new consortium will threaten Stow’s ability to provide the valuable educational services currently proffered by the college to over 10,000 learners as resources will now be directed toward the new central facility; notes that Stow offers the most extensive range of SWAP Access programmes in Scotland, which are specifically designed to provide a route into higher education for mature adults with few or no qualifications; further notes that 40% of full-time students come from the most deprived areas in Scotland; congratulates Stow College on its 70 years of pursuing open access and social inclusion through its progressive educational outlook, and would welcome support for the continuing viability of Stow College.

Supported by: Mike Pringle, Jackie Baillie, Elaine Smith, Ross Finnie, Hugh O’Donnell, Alison McInnes, Patrick Harvie

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S3M-6596# Linda Fabiani: Caring for Carers—That the Parliament notes that figures produced for the Scottish Government suggest that approximately 20% of people with learning disabilities live and are cared for in the family home by family members over the age of 65; recognises the particular concerns and needs of these families, as noted by Public Petition PE743 submitted by Madge Clark and Jeanette Kelly of the Murray Owen Carers Group, East Kilbride, which first raised the issue in the Scottish Parliament on 24 May 2004; welcomes and invites support for the Charter for Change: Improving Lives for Older Families Which Include People with Learning Disabilities, launched in Edinburgh on 16 June 2010, and looks forward to publication and implementation of the Scottish Government’s carers strategy.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Michael Matheson, Christine Grahame, Rob Gibson, Kenneth Gibson, Brian Adam, Robin Harper, Christina McKelvie, Bob Doris, Stuart McMillan, Elaine Smith, Aileen Campbell, Mike Pringle, Bill Kidd, Hugh O’Donnell, Maureen Watt, Gil Paterson, Dave Thompson, David Whitton, Joe FitzPatrick, Mary Mulligan

S3M-6596.1# Jackie Baillie: Caring for Carers—As an amendment to motion (S3M-6596) in the name of Linda Fabiani, leave out from “looks forward” to end and insert “; welcomes the input of the Lomond and Argyll Advocacy Service in making the conference such a success, and notes the forthcoming publication of the Scottish Government’s carers strategy.”

Supported by: Elaine Murray, Trish Godman, Ken Macintosh, Marilyn Livingstone

S3M-6591# Johann Lamont: Independent Living in Scotland Magazine, Rights Here Rights Now—That the Parliament congratulates Independent Living in Scotland on the publication of the magazine, Rights Here Rights Now, which is published for the first time as a 23-page supplement in The Big Issue in Scotland, on sale this week; considers that this marks a huge step forward for the rights of disabled people and that the magazine showcases the issues around independent living for disabled people to over 125,000 people in Glasgow and across Scotland; believes that its publication highlights that the independent living movement is growing in strength and influence and that independent living for disabled people is not only the right thing to do in terms of equality and human rights but is right for the economy and for the cohesion of Scottish society and Scotland’s communities, and finally, alongside the Independent Living in Scotland project, thanks The Big Issue in Scotland for its support and continued commitment to the independent living agenda.

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Sarah Boyack, Christine Grahame, Dr Richard Simpson

S3M-6591.1# Bill Kidd: Independent Living in Scotland Magazine, Rights Here Rights Now—As an amendment to motion (S3M-6591) in the name of Johann Lamont, insert at end “, but considers with regret that the previous UK administration led by Labour set back the interests of the independent living movement by its proposed changes to the Independent Living Fund (ILF) criteria that would restrict new applications to those disabled people who are in paid employment of 16 hours or more and that this could massively reduce the number of new people eligible for the ILF, which assists disabled people to access essential support.”

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn

S3M-6553# John Scott: Ministry of Defence Hospital Units—That the Parliament applauds the work done by charitable organisations such as Erskine (Erskine Hospital Ltd) and the treatment centre provided at Hollybush in Ayrshire by Combat Stress; also notes, however, that, while there are six Ministry of Defence Hospital Units (MDHU) located across England, none are located in Scotland; believes that, given the high proportion of Scots serving in the UK armed services, there is a strong case for the creation of an MDHU in Scotland, and hopes that discussion between the relevant authorities can progress the creation of such a medical facility for injured servicemen and servicewomen.

Supported by: Christine Grahame, Jamie Hepburn, Mary Scanlon, Linda Fabiani, Rob Gibson, Annabel Goldie, Gil Paterson

S3M-6277# David Stewart: Frequent Passenger and Vehicle Ferry Service between Gourock and Dunoon Town Centres—That the Parliament notes the finding of the Deloitte

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Touche report published by the previous Scottish administration and carried out in conjunction with Western Ferries and CalMac that indicates that the most efficient and least subsidised method for transportation of passengers between Gourock and Dunoon town centres would be a frequent passenger-vehicle ferry service; notes the finding by Washington State Ferries that passenger-vehicle ferries are a more efficient means of transporting passengers on higher density routes than passenger-only ferries; further notes the frequently expressed wishes of dependent communities through petitions, public meetings and elected representatives for the retention and improvement of the passenger-vehicle Gourock-Dunoon town centre service, and considers that such a frequent passenger-vehicle service would have benefits in terms of competition, reduced burden on the taxpayer, community and user welfare and local economic development.

Supported by: Sarah Boyack, Rhoda Grant, Jackie Baillie, Mary Mulligan, Peter Peacock, Dr Richard Simpson, Hugh Henry, Ken Macintosh, Jamie McGrigor, Marilyn Livingstone, Cathy Peattie

Record of Members’ Business Taken by the Parliament from 6 June 2007

Date MSP Party Subject 06.06.07 Roseanna Cunningham SNP Rescue from Moving Water 07.06.07 Des McNulty LAB Alimta for Mesothelioma Sufferers 13.06.07 Karen Whitefield LAB Education is a Human Right 14.06.07 Rob Gibson SNP Scottish Norwegian Commercial Co- operation 20.06.07 Margaret Mitchell CON Motor Neurone Disease 21.06.07 Jim Hume LD Local Food 27.06.07 Andrew Welsh SNP Tartan Day Celebrations 28.06.07 David Stewart LAB National Diabetes Week 05.09.07 Sandra White SNP Asylum Seekers in Scotland 06.09.07 Trish Godman LAB Maintenance of Common Land on Scottish Housing Estates 12.09.07 Sarah Boyack LAB Save the Land Reform Act and Restore the Will of Parliament 13.09.07 Brian Adam SNP MacMillan Cancer Support’s Recovered but not Covered Campaign 19.09.07 Murdo Fraser CON Beauly Denny Public Inquiry 20.09.07 Patricia Ferguson LAB ICL Factory Explosion – Call For Public Inquiry 26.09.07 Mike Rumbles LD Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route 27.09.07 Kenneth Gibson SNP Warm Zones 03.10.07 Cathie Craigie LAB NDCS Change Your World Consultation 04.10.07 Bob Doris SNP Glasgow Milton and Chirnsyde Community Initiative 24.10.07 Christine Grahame SNP Can't Afford to Foster 25.10.07 Michael McMahon LAB Public-Social Partnership Pilot in North Lanarkshire 31.10.07 Elaine Murray LAB Further Job Losses at Young’s Seafood, Annan 01.11.07 Tavish Scott LD Crown Estate Taxation on Harbour Developments 07.11.07 Stuart McMillan SNP House of Lords Ruling on Pleural Plaques 08.11.07 Nanette Milne CON Autism Parliamentary Network 14.11.07 Paul Martin LAB Car Parking Charges at Stobhill Hospital 15.11.07 Bill Wilson SNP Perceived Norms of Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption - Pilot Studies in Scottish Educational Institutions 9 PB/S3/10/146

Date MSP Party Subject 21.11.07 Bill Kidd SNP Recycling Waste Wood 22.11.07 Mary Scanlon CON Bog Myrtle (Sweet Gale) Industry 28.11.07 Des McNulty LAB Science and the Parliament, Wednesday 28 November 2007 29.11.07 Cathy Jamieson LAB Coalfields Regeneration Trust in Scotland 5.12.07 Christine Grahame SNP Lancastria 6.12.07 Robert Brown LD 100 Years of Scouting 12.12.07 Liam McArthur LD Air Ambulance Service in Orkney 13.12.07 Bashir Ahmad SNP Standing United with Glasgow's Pakistani Community 19.12.07 John Lamont CON Support for Border News 20.12.07 Bill Butler LAB Support Project Scotland 9.01.08 Keith Brown SNP Government Powers to Ensure Terrestrial Broadcast of Sport 10.01.08 Des McNulty LAB The St Margaret of Scotland Hospice 16.01.08 Cathy Peattie LAB Young People in the Workplace 17.01.08 Roseanna Cunningham SNP Defence Aviation and Repair Agency Almondbank - No To Privatisation 23.01.08 Patrick Harvie GRN Scottish Campuses Can Go Greener 24.01.08 George Foulkes LAB Time for Fresh Debate on Organ Donation 30.01.08 Margo MacDonald IND Maximising Migrants' Opportunities 31.01.08 Elizabeth Smith CON Extra-curricular Outdoor Education for Every School Pupil 06.02.08 Rob Gibson SNP Congratulations to the Fifth Annual Scots Trad Music Awards 07.02.08 Margaret Smith LD Edinburgh Park Railway Station 20.02.08 Marilyn Livingstone LAB Supporters Direct in Scotland 21.02.08 Jamie Hepburn SNP Central Scotland Rail Improvements 27.02.08 John Scott CON Recreational Sea Angling 28.02.08 Cathy Jamieson LAB Proposed Closure of Rural Schools 05.03.08 Trish Godman LAB Scottish Wheelchair Users and their Human Rights 06.03.08 Kenneth Gibson SNP Anorexia and Bulimia 12.03.08 David Thompson SNP Make Scotland's Roads Safer - Reduce the Drinking Limits 13.03.08 Aileen Campbell SNP No End in Sight to the War in Iraq 19.03.08 Patricia Feruson LAB Celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight 20.03.08 Gil Paterson SNP Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings 26.03.08 Jeremy Purvis LD Choices for People Coming to the End of Terminal Illness 27.03.08 Mary Scanlon CON Elgin Bypass 16.04.08 Hugh O’Donnell LD A Call for Better Epilepsy Care 17.04.08 Bill Butler LAB Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Report on Glasgow Crossrail

23.04.08 Mary Mulligan LAB Yes to Bathgate Business Improvement District 24.04.08 Tricia Marwick SNP Leven to Thornton Rail Link 30.04.08 Willie Coffey SNP Fenwick Weavers' Society and the Co-operative Model 01.05.08 Elaine Smith LAB Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living 07.05.08 Nanette Milne CON Alternative and Augmentative Communication

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Date MSP Party Subject 08.05.08 Alison McInnes LD RNIB Scotland's Right to Read Campaign 14.05.08 Christopher Harvie SNP Supermarket Dominance in Scottish Retailing 15.05.08 John Park LAB Upper Forth Crossing 21.05.08 David Stewart LAB Increasing Access to Insulin Pumps 22.05.08 Ian McKee SNP National Association of Youth Orchestras 28.05.08 Alasdair Allan SNP Fuel Costs 29.05.08 Angela Constance SNP No Recourse No Safety 04.06.08 Bill Butler LAB 60th Anniversary of the National Health Service 05.06.08 Jackson Carlaw CON Holocaust Education in Scotland 11.06.08 Jim Hume LD Tackling Excess Packaging 12.06.08 Lewis Macdonald LAB Best Value Audit of Aberdeen City Council 18.06.08 Claire Baker LAB A Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme for Scotland 19.06.08 Sandra White SNP Glasgow Passport Office 25.06.08 Karen Whitefield LAB Sweet 16?: The Age of Leaving Care in Scotland 26.06.08 John Park LAB Rosyth to Zeebrugge Ferry Service 03.09.08 Ted Brocklebank CON Upgrading of the A92 04.09.08 Iain Smith LD Enforcement of Planning Legislation 10.09.08 Brian Adam SNP Shortage of Indian Chefs in Aberdeen 11.09.08 Nigel Don SNP Family Law Disputes 17.09.08 Jack McConnell LAB 2014: A Year of Sport for Scotland 18.09.08 Michael Matheson SNP Cancer Poverty 24.09.08 Keith Brown SNP Support for Veterans in Scotland 25.09.08 Murdo Fraser CON Action to Protect the Red Squirrel 01.10.08 Trish Godman LAB Action on Thrombosis 02.10.08 Jim Tolson LD Alloa to Fife and Edinburgh Rail Link 08.10.08 Christopher Harvie SNP The Kingdom of Fife and Fife in the World - A Platform of Partnership 09.10.08 Michael McMahon LAB Living and Dying with Advanced Heart Failure 29.10.08 Elaine Murray LAB Success of First Year of Co-Operative Development Scotland 30.10.08 Kenneth Gibson SNP Become Lupus Aware 5.11.08 Jeremy Purvis LD Digital Switchover 6.11.08 Nanette Milne CON Community Service Volunteers (CSV) 12.11.08 Dave Thompson SNP Welcoming the Launch of Community Energy Scotland 13.11.08 Wendy Alexander LAB Paisley Festival Company/Voices in Paisley 2008 19.11.08 James Kelly LAB Parkinson's Disease Society - Get it on Time Campaign 20.11.08 Alasdair Allan SNP Gaelic Language Development 26.11.08 Stuart McMillan SNP Sailing and Boating Continues to Expand and Contribute to the Scottish Economy 27.11.08 Marlyn Glen LAB World AIDS Day 2008 03.12.08 Gavin Brown CON South Edinburgh Suburban Railway 04.12.08 Alison McInnes LD Safe Drivers are Made, No Born 10.12.08 Jamie Hepburn SNP 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 11.12.08 Patrick Harvie GRN Communities Leading on Climate Change 11 PB/S3/10/146

Date MSP Party Subject 17.12.08 Des McNulty LAB Eco-Congregation Scotland Programme 18.12.08 Pauline McNeill LAB Dignity for Palestinians 07.01.09 Sandra White SNP Devastating Cuts At The Herald and Evening Times 08.01.09 Lewis Macdonald LAB Aberdeen Forensic Science Laboratory 14.01.09 Jim Hume LD Post Office Closures 15.01.09 Jamie McGrigor CON Future of the Bull Hire Scheme 21.01.09 Mary Mulligan LAB Shelter Scotland 40 Years On 22.01.09 Christine Grahame SNP Cuiken Primary and its School Playing Field 28.01.09 Bill Kidd SNP Knightswood Youth Theatre Announced as a Winner of Philip Lawrence Awards 29.01.09 Karen Whitefield LAB Diabetes UK 75th Anniversary 04.02.09 Murdo Fraser CON Combating Human Trafficking 05.02.09 Jamie Stone LD Investment in Schools in North Highland 11.02.09 Irene Oldfather LAB People with Dementia in Accident and Emergency – Recognising Their Needs 12.02.09 Alasdair Morgan SNP Scottish Coastal Path 25.02.09 Nanette Milne CON Seabirds 26.02.09 Bill Kidd SNP Action Mesothelioma Day 04.03.09 Robert Brown LD Bicentenary of Louis Braille 05.03.09 Cathy Peattie LAB International Women’s Day 11.03.09 Karen Gillon LAB The Commonwealth @60 12.03.09 John Wilson SNP Pressurised Area Status in North Lanarkshire 18.03.09 Joe FitzPatrick SNP Support for Computer Games Development 19.03.09 James Kelly LAB Loss of Jobs at Vion, Cambuslang 25.03.09 Bill Butler LAB Drumchapel is Top of the Table 26.03.09 Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP Earth Hour 2009 01.04.09 Rob Gibson SNP Supporting Conventional Plant Breeding 02.04.09 Hugh Henry LAB Huntington’s Disease 22.04.09 Margaret Mitchell CON Congratulating Project Linus UK 23.04.09 Kenneth Gibson SNP The Future of the Sunday Mail and Daily Record 29.04.09 Richard Simpson LAB Developing Telehealth in Scotland 30.04.09 Jeremy Purvis LD Private Residential Care Home Accountability 06/05/09 Mary Scanlon CON International Midwives’ Day, 5 May 2009 07/05/09 Jamie Hepburn SNP Proposed Part-privatisation of Royal Mail 13/05/09 Margo MacDonald IND HBOS, Lloyds TSB Merger 14/05/09 Cathy Jamieson LAB RNID Hearing Matters Campaign 20/05/09 Peter Peacock LAB Declining Bee Numbers 21/05/09 John Wilson SNP Strathclyde Police Prolific Offender Programme 27/05/09 Liam McArthur LD Electronic Identification of Sheep 28/05/09 Helen Eadie LAB Inadequate Infertility Treatment in Scotland 03/06/09 Sarah Boyack LAB Support for Unpaid Carers 10/06/09 Aileen Campbell SNP Supporting Town Centres

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Date MSP Party Subject 11/06/09 Michael Matheson SNP Larbert Rail Damage 11/06/09 John Park LAB Anne Frank Day 17/06/09 John Lamont CON Dispensing GP Practices in Rural Communities 18/06/09 Jim Tolson LD Rights of Former Gurkha Soldiers 24/06/09 Christina McKelvie SNP Supporting Social Work 25/06/09 Margaret Curran LAB St Bridget’s Chapel and Mary’s Meals Backpack Project 02/09/09 Willie Coffey SNP Campaign Against Diageo Closures 03/09/09 David Stewart LAB Insulin Pump Therapy 09/09/09 Jamie McGrigor CON Songbird Survival 10/09/09 Jeremy Purvis LD Girlguiding Scotland 100th Anniversary 16/09/09 Alasdair Morgan SNP Whithorn as Cradle of Christianity and Place of Modern Pilgrimage 17/09/09 Frank McAveety LAB Supporting the Living Wage for Scotland 23/09/09 Dave Thompson SNP Bicentenary of the Scottish Bible Society 24/09/09 Rhoda Grant LAB Giving Blood, Giving the Gift of Life 30/09/09 Rhona Brankin LAB Breast Cancer Awareness Month 01/10/09 Stuart McMillan SNP World Pipe Band Championships 07/10/09 Mike Rumbles LD Kintore Station and Aberdeen Crossrail 08/10/09 Irene Oldfather LAB Charter of Rights for People with Dementia in Scotland 28/10/09 Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP Celebrating the Scottish-Polish Connection 29/10/09 Ted Brocklebank CON New Secondary School for North East Fife 04/11/09 Bill Butler LAB Don’t Derail GARL 05/11/09 Willie Coffey SNP Conduct of Inquiries into Fatalities at Level Crossings 11/11/09 Linda Fabiani SNP Sconestone 12/11/09 Jackie Baillie LAB Citizens Advice Scotland Debt Findings 18/11/09 Jamie Stone LD Increasing Opportunities for Rural Athletes 19/11/09 Margaret Mitchell CON Deafblind Scotland 25/11/09 Jack McConnell LAB World Aids Day and Annie Lennox 26/11/09 Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP Votes for Women 02/12/09 Sandra White SNP Detention of Children at Dungavel 03/12/09 George Foulkes LAB Barred Campaign Goes Nationwide 09/12/09 Murdo Fraser CON Broadband for Rural Scotland 10/12/09 Bill Kidd SNP World March for Peace and Nonviolence 16/12/09 Claire Baker LAB 40 Years of the Open University 17/12/09 Jim Tolson LD Allotments, Community Gardens and Grow-your-own Projects 06/01/10 Angela Constance SNP Bausch & Lomb 07/01/10 John Park LAB Scotland’s Role in National Research into Asbestos-related Diseases 13/01/10 David Whitton LAB Scotland’s Investment Management Industry 14/01/10 Aileen Campbell SNP Save Lesmahagow’s Jubilee Hall 20/01/10 Jim Hume LD Community Hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway 21/01/10 Nanette Milne CON Childhood Cancer – More Than My

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Date MSP Party Subject Illness 27/01/10 Christine Grahame SNP Post Office Development and Diversification 28/01/10 Richard Baker LAB Supporting Scotland’s Supported Workplaces 03/02/10 Peter Peacock LAB Improved Availability of Broadband 04/02/10 Christopher Harvie SNP Bo’ness Scottish Railway Museum 10/02/10 Ian McKee SNP The Bike Station Makes Climate Change a Local Challenge 11/02/10 Richard Simpson LAB Celebrating Scotland’s First Ever General Practice Week in Scotland 24/02/10 Liam McArthur LD Car Parking Charges at HIAL Airports 25/02/10 Murdo Fraser CON Perth 800 03/03/10 Bill Butler LAB Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 04/03/10 Linda Fabiani SNP South Lanarkshire College Unveils Aurora House, a First in Scotland 10/03/10 Sandra White SNP Commonwealth Day 2010, Science, Technology and Society 11/03/10 Des McNulty LAB St Margaret of Scotland Hospice 17/03/10 Cathy Jamieson LAB Industrial Communities Alliance, the Real Impact of the Recession Report 18/03/10 Jamie Hepburn SNP 175 Years of the Airdrie Savings Bank 24/03/10 Elizabeth Smith CON 150 Years of Armed Forces’ Cadet Movement 25/03/10 Mike Pringle LD Gilmerton Core Store 14/04/10 Hugh Henry LAB Usdaw Freedom from Fear Campaign 15/04/10 Nigel Don SNP 450th Anniversary of the Reformation 21/04/10 Charlie Gordon LAB Celebrating the Scottish Football Museum 22/04/10 Angela Constance SNP Veterans in the Criminal Justice System 28/04/10 Joe FitzPatrick SNP The Need for Nuclear Power 29/04/10 Nanette Milne CON Grampian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association 05/05/10 Elaine Smith LAB First ScotRail Industrial Relations 12/05/10 Stewart Maxwell SNP 65th Anniversary of VE Day 13/05/10 Jim Tolson LD Bluelight Initiative 13/05/10 Jackie Baillie LAB Pushed off the EDGE 19/05/10 Malcolm Chisholm LAB Lymphoedema Services in Scotland 20/05/10 Ian McKee SNP Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Lothian 26/05/10 Mary Scanlon CON Pentland Ferries 27/05/10 Hugh O’Donnell LD Employment and Support Allowance, Unfit for Purpose 02/06/10 Stuart McMillan SNP World Oceans Day 03/06/10 Bill Butler LAB Bank on Owen 09/06/10 Peter Peacock LAB Hill Tracks in the Scottish Uplands 10/06/10 Christina McKelvie SNP My Hero, My Soldier Laddie, Commemorating Scotland’s VC Recipients 16/06/10 Margaret Mitchell CON SAVI East Kilbride 17/06/10 Pauline McNeill LAB Securing the Future of Glasgow’s Subway 23/06/10 Liam McArthur LD Penalties on Farmers 24/06/10 Bill Kidd SNP Deaf Awareness Week 2010 30/06/10 Aileen Campbell SNP Perspectives of Children and Young People with a Parent in Prison 01/07/10 Sarah Boyack LAB Broadcasting Black Hole for Scottish 14 PB/S3/10/146

Date MSP Party Subject Rugby 08/09/10 Gil Paterson SNP 25th Anniversary of the Scottish Cot Death Trust 09/09/10 Gavin Brown CON Drop-off Charges at Edinburgh Airport 15/09/10 Ross Finnie LD Hunterston not the way forward for Carbon Capture 16/09/10 Bill Butler LAB Glas-Goals Aiming High 22/09/10 Linda Fabiani SNP Richard Demarco, 80 Years Young 23/09/10 Jackie Baillie LAB Keep Leuchie House 29/09/10 Jackie Baillie LAB See Me Campaign 30/09/10 Maureen Watt SNP Off shore Valuation Study 06/10/10 Ted Brocklebank CON Congratulations to BBC Alba 07/10/10 James Kelly LAB Support for Sport in Scotland’s Communities

Record of Members’ Business Taken by the Parliament in Session 3

Party SNP LAB CON LD GRN IND TOTAL

Frequency (no.) 83 86 32 31 2 2 236 Frequency % 35.16 36.44 13.56 13.14 0.85 0.85 100

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BUREAU - BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 25 OCTOBER 2010

DAY MORNING AFTERNOON

Tuesday 26 0930-1230 Committees 1430-1700 Committees 1400 Time for Reflection Wednesday Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 27 (if required)

1405-1410 Debate on Government Motion to treat the proposed Criminal Procedure (Detention, Legal Assistance and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill as an Emergency Bill 1410-1515 Stage 1 Debate: Criminal Procedure (Detention, Legal Assistance and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill 1515-1545 Ministerial Statement: Economic and Social Impact of the Strategic Defence Spending Review on Moray 1545-1555 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time 1555-1625 Ministerial Statement: Literacy Action Plan 1625-1710 Stage 2 Debate: Criminal Procedure (Detention, Legal Assistance and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill 1710-1800 Stage 3 Debate: Criminal Procedure (Detention, Legal Assistance and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1800 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business S3M-7072 Bill Kidd: Scotland’s Nuclear Weapons-free Zones 0915 Parliamentary Bureau 1415-1455 Themed Question Time Thursday 28 Motions (if required) [Europe, External Affairs and Culture; 0915-1027 Liberal Democrat Education and Lifelong Learning] Business: Support for 1455-1640 Scottish Government Debate: Businesses Carers and Young Carers Strategy 1027-1140 Liberal Democrat 1640-1700 SPPA Committee Report: Business: Renewable Energy OCPAS Revised Code of Practice for 1140 – 1200 General Question Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies Time Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 1200 – 1230 First Minister’s (if required) Question Time 1700 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business S3M-6895 Jim Hume: Improved Mobile Phone Coverage in Rural Areas

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BUREAU - BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 01 NOVEMBER 2010

DAY MORNING AFTERNOON

Monday 01 Constituency Constituency

Tuesday 02 0930-1230 Committees 1430-1700 Committees 1400 Time for Reflection Wednesday 03 Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required)

1405-1700 Stage 3 Debate: Housing (Scotland) Bill Followed by Business Motion Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1700 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business S3M-6920 David Stewart: The Importance of RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth 0915 Parliamentary Bureau 1415-1455 Themed Question Time Thursday 04 Motions (if required) [Health and Wellbeing]

0915-1140 Labour Party 1455-1700 Stage One Debate: Historic Business Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) 1140 – 1200 General Bill Question Time Followed by Parliamentary Bureau 1200 - 1230 First Minister’s Motions (if required) Question Time 1700 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business S3M-6931 Rob Gibson: Investing in the Future of Scotland’s Peatlands

Friday 05 Constituency Constituency

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BUREAU - BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 08 NOVEMBER 2010

DAY MORNING AFTERNOON

Monday 08 Constituency Constituency

Tuesday 09 0930-1230 Committees 1430-1700 Committees 1400 Time for Reflection Wednesday 10 Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1405-1700 Stage 3 Proceedings: Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill Followed by Business Motion Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1700 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business 1415-1455 Themed Question Time Thursday 11 0915 Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) [Rural Affairs and the Environment; Justice and Law Officers] 0915-1140 Scottish Government Business 1455-1700 Scottish Government Business 1140 – 1200 General Question Time Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1200 - 1230 First Minister’s Question Time 1700 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Friday 12 Constituency Constituency

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BUSINESS MOTION

Date of Lodging: 28 October 2010 Short Title: Business Motion Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees— a) the following revision to the programme of business for Wednesday 27 October 2010— delete followed by SPCB Question Time followed by Ministerial Statement: Literacy Action Plan followed by Health and Sport Committee Debate: Report on out of hours healthcare provision in rural areas followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business and insert followed by Debate on Government Motion to treat the proposed Criminal Procedure (Detention, Legal Assistance and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill as an Emergency Bill followed by Stage 1 Debate: Criminal Procedure (Detention, Legal Assistance and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill followed by Financial Resolution: Criminal Procedure (Detention, Legal Assistance and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill

3.20 pm SPCB Question Time followed by Ministerial Statement: Literacy Action Plan followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Report on Draft Revised Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Committee of the Whole Parliament: Stage 2 Proceedings: Criminal Procedure (Detention, Legal Assistance and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Stage 3 Debate: Criminal Procedure (Detention, Legal Assistance and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 19 PB/S3/10/146

6.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business b) the following revision to the programme of business for Thursday 28 October 2010— delete followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Report on Draft Revised Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies and insert followed by Ministerial Statement: Economic and Social Impact of the Strategic Defence and Security Review

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BUSINESS MOTION

Date of Lodging: 26 October 2010 Short Title: Business Motion Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 3 November 2010 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Stage 3 Debate: Housing (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business

Thursday 4 November 2010

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Labour Party Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Health and Wellbeing followed by Stage 1 Debate: Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 10 November 2010

2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

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Thursday 11 November 2010

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 Rural Affairs and the Environment Justice and Law Officers followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

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BUSINESS MOTION

Date of Lodging: 26 October 2010 Short Title: Business Motion Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees that the deadline for consideration of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2 be extended to 5 November 2010.

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BUSINESS MOTION

Date of Lodging: 26 October 2010 Short Title: Business Motion Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees that the deadline for consideration of the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be extended to 26 November 2010.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

Introduction

1. The Bureau is invited to agree the following motions—

Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees that the following instruments be approved:

the draft Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010; and

the draft Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010.

Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees that the revised Code of Conduct for Councillors for The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 be approved.

Purpose of instrument and committee consideration

The draft Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 2. The purpose of this instrument is to: • consolidate the Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 as amended; • refine and modernise the drafting of the instrument, and • make amendments.

3. The Rural Affairs and Environment Committee considered this instrument at its meeting on 6 October. The motion to approve the instrument was agreed to.

The draft Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010 4. The purpose of this instrument is to: • consolidate the Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000 as amended; • refine and modernise the drafting of the instrument; and • make amendments. 5. The Rural Affairs and Environment Committee considered this instrument at its meeting on 6 October. The motion to approve the instrument was agreed to. The revised Code of Conduct for Councillors for The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 6. The Councillors’ Code of Conduct has been revised in accordance with provisions in the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, to take account of changes to the Scottish planning system, which came into effect in 2009. Other changes have been made to provide clarity, address points of detail, improve presentation and incorporate areas of the statutory guidance, with the aim of making the Code easier to use.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

END OF LIFE ASSISTANCE (SCOTLAND) BILL – EXTENSION TO STAGE 1 TIMETABLE

1. On 17 March, the Parliament agreed that consideration of the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be completed by 24 November.

2. It is proposed that this deadline be extended to 26 November for the purpose of scheduling the Stage 1 debate.

3. The Bureau is therefore invited to recommend to the Parliament that the deadline for Stage 1 consideration of the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill be extended to 26 November.

Parliamentary Business Team October 2010

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

CHILDREN’S HEARINGS (SCOTLAND) BILL – EXTENSION TO STAGE 2 TIMETABLE

1. On 15 September, the Parliament agreed that consideration of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2 be completed by 29 October.

2. An additional committee meeting is required to complete consideration of Stage 2 amendments to the Bill.

3. The Bureau is therefore invited to recommend to the Parliament that the deadline for Stage 2 consideration of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Bill be extended to 5 November.

Parliamentary Business Team October 2010

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

PROPOSED REGULATION OF DROPPED KERBS AND PAVEMENT PARKING (SCOTLAND) BILL: REFERRAL OF DRAFT PROPOSAL

1. A draft proposal for a Regulation of Dropped Kerbs and Pavement Parking (Scotland) Bill was lodged on 4 October. The proposal falls within the remit of the Local Government and Communities Committee for the reasons outlined below.

2. The proposal aims to improve the enforcement of parking restrictions to prevent motorists from parking alongside dropped kerbs and on pavements. Local authorities currently have the power to make Traffic Regulation Orders to enforce parking restrictions at dropped kerbs and pavements. The proposed Bill aims to ensure that these powers are used more consistently across Scotland and, where possible, that local authorities adopt more streamlined processes to cover wider areas within their jurisdiction.

3. The draft proposal is accompanied by a consultation document. The consultation runs for 17 weeks until 31 January 2010.

4. Under Rule 9.14.5, the Bureau is invited to refer this proposal to the Local Government and Communities Committee for consideration.

Non-Executive Bills Unit October 2010

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

FINANCE COMMITTEE: REQUEST TO MEET IN CARNOUSTIE

Nature of request

1. The Finance Committee invites the Parliamentary Bureau to approve its request to meet in Carnoustie on Monday 6 December, as part of its consideration of the 2011-12 budget process.

Number of participants

2. It is expected that all committee members will attend, accompanied by four members of the clerking team and staff from Security, Broadcasting and Official Report, to facilitate the formal committee meeting. As this meeting forms a fundamental part of the budget scrutiny process it is also necessary for the committee’s budget adviser to attend.

Justification

3. The committee has agreed to request approval to hold a meeting outside Edinburgh at the draft budget scrutiny stage of the annual budget process. This format has been used successfully in previous years. As before, the meeting will involve morning workshop sessions with representatives from local organisations and a formal committee meeting in the afternoon where the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth with give evidence.

4. The two workshops are intended to provide committee members with an insight into how national priorities and spending plans impact on the local area and discuss with local organisations their engagement with the budget process. Discussions will be based on the potential impact of reductions in the draft budget on the local area and a range of local groups will be invited to attend.

5. The formal committee meeting would be held on a Monday and travel would be arranged so as not to cause disruption to Parliamentary business or committees (the committee would return on Monday evening).

Location 6. During the first three sessions of the Parliament the committee has held a number of meetings across Scotland (in Orkney, Skye, Kircudbright, Perth, Motherwell, Cupar, Elgin, Dumfries, Dundee, Ayr and Glasgow). The committee has yet to meet in the Carnoustie area. Clerks explored venues in the Arbroath and Carnoustie area and have identified the Carnoustie Golf Hotel as the most suitable venue, due to its accessibility by public transport.

Benefit 7. The committee believes that the meeting will raise awareness of the work of the Parliament and encourage public participation by those who are unable to, or have difficulty in attending a meeting in Edinburgh.

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Conveners Group 8. The Conveners Group has approved the committee’s request and associated cost from the Committee Office budget. The costs are attached at Annex A.

Recommendation

9. In accordance with Rule 12.3.2, the Parliamentary Bureau is asked to approve the Finance Committee’s request to meet in Carnoustie on Monday 6 December 2010, as part of its consideration of the 2011-12 budget process.

Clerk to the Finance Committee October 2010

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Costs associated with committee meeting in Carnoustie

£ Travel

Return car mileage/public transport from 510 Edinburgh and constituencies

Accommodation

Overnight costs (£75 B&B + £20 dinner x 9) 855

Room hire

Hire of large room for formal meeting and 2 600 smaller rooms for workshops

Catering

Lunch for participants 540

Total £2505