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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 298/2012 Thursday 20 September 2012 BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 298/2012 Thursday 20 September 2012 Summary of Today’s Business Meetings of Committees 9.00 am Equal Opportunities Committee Committee Room 4 9.00 am European and External Relations Committee Room 2 Committee ___________________________________________________________________ Meeting of the Parliament 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-03569 Sarah Boyack: Fair Access to the Legal Profession 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Ministerial Statement: Draft Budget 2013-14 followed by Health and Sport Committee Debate: Inquiry into Support for Community Sport followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time For full details of today’s business, see Section A. For full details of the future business, see sections B and C. ___________________________________________________________________ 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: Thursday 20 September 2012 Section A – Today’s Business Meetings of Committees All meetings take place in the Scottish Parliament, unless otherwise specified. Contact details for Committee Clerks are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Equal Opportunities Committee 16th Meeting, 2012 The Committee will meet at 9.00 am in Committee Room 4 1. Declaration of interests: Marco Biagi will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Choice of Deputy Convener: The Committee will choose a Deputy Convener. 3. Gypsy/Travellers and care (in private): The Committee will consider a revised draft report. 4. Having and Keeping a Home: steps to preventing homelessness among young people (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report. European and External Relations Committee 12th Meeting, 2012 The Committee will meet at 9.00 am in Committee Room 2 1. Declaration of interests: Roderick Campbell and Willie Coffey will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 3. EU Structural Funds: The Committee will consider the response from the Scottish Government to its inquiry report. 4. Horizon 2020: The Committee will consider the response from the Scottish Government to its inquiry report. 5. Brussels Bulletin: The Committee will consider the latest edition of the Brussels Bulletin. 6. Work programme: The Committee will review its work programme. 3 Meeting of the Parliament 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 1. Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deal with the reported increase in binge drinking at home. (S4O-01276) 2. Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Government how the Procurement Reform Bill will incorporate and advance the principles of sustainability. (S4O-01277) 3. Jean Urquhart: To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it can give to families with children where some family members are required to leave the country due to their immigration status. (S4O-01278) 4. Willie Coffey: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage new business start-ups in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley. (S4O-01279) 5. Michael McMahon: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and what issues were discussed. (S4O-01280) 6. John Scott: To ask the Scottish Government how the Minister for Public Health plans to help people who misuse drugs. (S4O-01281) 7. Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the possible impact on its anti-poverty strategy, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding its contract with Atos for carrying out work capability assessments. (S4O- 01282) 8. Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish its plans for broadcasting in an independent Scotland before the referendum. (S4O-01283) 9. David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the business community about the air discount scheme. (S4O-01284) 10. Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Government what the incidence has been of single-crewed ambulance deployment in the Carrick area of NHS Ayrshire and Arran in each of the last three years. (S4O-01285) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 1. Johann Lamont: To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day. (S4F-00858) 2. Ruth Davidson: To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-00856) 4 3. Annabel Goldie: To ask the First Minister what safeguards exist to protect taxpayers against improper use of public funds by government agencies. (S4F- 00870) 4. Jim Eadie: To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will consider establishing a national tennis centre. (S4F-00863) 5. Richard Simpson: To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government supports the Royal College of Nursing’s This is Nursing campaign celebrating the professionalism and compassion of nursing staff. (S4F-00865) 6. Mark McDonald: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on the study published by the New Economics Foundation relating to a halt to mackerel fishing. (S4F-00859) 12.30 pm Members’ Business Debate on the subject of— S4M-03569 Sarah Boyack: Fair Access to the Legal Profession—That the Parliament considers that the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice is an essential requirement for students embarking on a career in the legal field; is concerned that there is an access issue for students on low incomes due to the lack of loans to cover maintenance costs; understands that this restricts all applicants studying for the diploma, irrespective of financial vulnerability and need; understands that the Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan, to be introduced for 2012- 13, covers the cost of tuition for up to a maximum of only £3,400, despite course fees being considerably higher; considers the Professional and Career Development Loan to be an unsuitable alternative source of funding for many low-income students due to interest levels and restrictive repayment conditions, and believes that these measures limit the career path for many students in Lothian and across the rest of the country and do not widen access to the legal profession. 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Ministerial Statement: Draft Budget 2013-14 followed by Health and Sport Committee Debate: Inquiry into Support for Community Sport S4M-04179 Duncan McNeil on behalf of the Health and Sport Committee: Health and Sport Committee Inquiry into Support for Community Sport—That the Parliament notes that the Health and Sport Committee is undertaking an inquiry into support for community sport, focusing on the contribution of people, particularly the role of volunteers, the contribution of 5 local sports clubs, both to the preventative health agenda and their communities, the role that community sports hubs should play in encouraging sport in local communities and the importance of places for sport in terms of availability, accessibility, affordability and the quality of facilities, and that, in order to inform its final report, the committee would welcome the views of all members on these key themes and what has emerged so far in evidence. followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 6 Business Bulletin: Thursday 20 September 2012 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 19 September 2012 Tuesday 25 September 2012 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Public Consultation on the Carloway Report (Reforming Scots Criminal Law and Practice) followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-03812 John Mason: Gambling Proliferation (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 13 August 2012) Wednesday 26 September 2012 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Health and Wellbeing (for text of questions see Section D) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Green Bus Fund followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-04043 Kevin Stewart: Work Capability Assessments (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 11 September 2012) 7 Thursday 27 September 2012 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-03551 Hugh Henry: NSPCC (for text of motion see Section F of the
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