Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010
SP Paper 525 £18.60 Session 3 (2010) 2 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010
Contents
Session 3 Parliamentary year 3 09 May 2009 - 08 May 2010
Title page and abbreviations 5
1. Members 7 1.1. Elections 7 1.1.1. Scottish Parliament Election, 3 May 2007 Results 1.1.2. Scottish Parliament By-Elections 8 1.2. State of the Parties 8 1.3. MSP Statistics 8 1.3.1 Dual Mandate MSPs 1.3.2 MSPs by gender and ethnic group 1.3.3 Female MSPs by party 8 1.3.4 MSP age profile 9 1.4. Officers of the Parliament 10 1.4.1 Presiding Officers 10 1.4.2 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 10 1.4.3 Parliamentary Bureau 11 1.5. Oaths and Affirmations 12 1.6. Cross Party Groups in the Scottish Parliament 13
2. Plenary Meetings 15 2.1. Calendar 15 2.2. Recess Dates 17 2.3. Place of Meeting 17
3. Plenary Business 18 3.1. Division of Time on Parliamentary Business 18 3.2. Time for Reflection 20 3.3. Parliamentary Questions 21 3.3.1 Oral questions lodged and selected: General and Themed 21 3.3.2 SPCB questions lodged and selected 28 3.3.3 Emergency questions 29 3.3.4 First Minister’s questions 29 3.3.5 Written questions 29 3.4 Motions 30 3.4.1 Motions lodged by party 30 3.4.2 Motions without notice 30 3.4.3 Motions to suspend Standing Orders 30 3.4.4 Members’ business motions 31 3.4.5 Legislative Consent Memorandums and Motions 31 3.5 Ministerial Statements 32 3.6 Presiding Officer’s Rulings on Points of Order 32 3.7 Electronic votes 32
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4. Committees 33 4.1. Committee Membership 33 4.1.1 Individuals’ membership of committees 33 4.1.2 Committee Conveners and Deputy Conveners by gender and party 35 4.2. Committee Meetings 35 4.2.1 Number of meetings held by each committee during the 35 parliamentary year 4.2.2 The total time spent in committee meetings, plus the division 36 between public and private time 4.2.3 The average time spent in committee meetings during the 38 parliamentary year 4.3. Committees 39 4.3.1. Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 39 4.3.2. Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee 42 4.3.3. End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee 45 4.3.4. Equal Opportunities Committee 47 4.3.5. European and External Relations Committee 50 4.3.6. Finance Committee 53 4.3.7. Forth Crossing Bill Committee 57 4.3.8. Health and Sport Committee 59 4.3.9. Justice Committee 63 4.3.10. Local Government and Communities Committee 68 4.3.11. Public Audit Committee 72 4.3.12. Public Petitions Committee 75 4.3.13. Rural Affairs and Environment Committee 84 4.3.14. Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 88 4.3.15. Subordinate Legislation Committee 91 4.3.16. Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee 98 4.3.17. Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill Committee 101 4.3.18. William Simpson's Home (Transfer of Property etc.) (Scotland) Bill 103 Committee
5. Legislation 105 5.1. Bills and Proposed Bills 105 5.1.1 Summary 105 5.1.2 Progress of Public Bills 107 5.1.3 Progress of Private Bills 115 5.2. Subordinate Legislation 116
6. Other Parliamentary Business 117 6.1. Documents Laid other than Statutory Instruments 117 6.2. Rule Changes to Standing Orders 117
7. Staff 118 7.1. MSPs and their Staff 118 7.2. Parliamentary Staff in Post by Office 118
8. Access 119 8.1. Public Visitors and Contacts 119 8.2. Educational Visits, by Academic Year 119 8.2.1 Group and Visitor Numbers to the Parliament 119
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8.2.2 Visits to the Parliament by Region 120 8.3. Outreach Sessions 120 8.3.1. Education outreach events 120 8.3.2. Community outreach events 120 8.4. Partner Libraries 121 8.5. Scottish Parliament Website Statistics 121 8.6. Freedom of Information Statistics 122
9. Other 123 9.1 Official visits, addresses and delegations 123 9.2 Official gifts 123 9.3 Membership of other bodies 123 9.3.1 British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body 123 9.3.2 Committee of the Regions 124 9.3.3 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 124 9.3.4 Conference of Regional Legislative Assemblies 125 9.3.5 Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe 125 9.3.6 Scottish Members of the Regional Chambers 125
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Notes The statistics in this volume generally cover the third Parliamentary year of Session 3, 9 May 2009-8 May 2010.
Abbreviations asp Act of Scottish Parliament AU Audit Committee BB Budget Bill BIPA British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Assembly CALRE Conference of Regional Legislative Assemblies CB Committee Bill CLRAE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe Con Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party Cont. Continued COR Committees of the Region CPA Commonwealth Parliamentary Association CW Committee of the Whole Parliament EB Emergency Bill EC European Commission EET Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee ELA End of Life Assistance Bill Committee ELLC Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee EO Equal Opportunities Committee EU European and External Relations Committee EU European Union Ex Executive Bill F Female FCB Forth Crossing Bill Committee FE Further Education FI Finance Committee FOI Freedom of Information Green Scottish Green Party HL House of Lords, i.e. a House of Lords Bill Hrs Hours HS Health and Sport Committee Ind Independent Member, i.e. a Member of the Scottish Parliament not functioning within a political party J Justice Committee Lab Scottish Labour Party LD Scottish Liberal Democrats LGC Local Government and Communities Committee M Male MEP Member of European Parliament MB Member’s Bill Mins Minutes MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament MP Member of Parliament n/a not applicable, or not available No. Number NPA No Party Affiliation P Private Bill
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PA Public Audit Committee PE Petition PE Public Petitions Committee PY Parliamentary year (9 May 2009 – 8 May 2010) RAE Rural Affairs and Environment Committee S Substitute Committee Member S3 Third Session of Parliament S3M Session 3 Motion SI Statutory Instrument SL Subordinate Legislation Committee SLC Subordinate Legislation Committee Database SMRC Scottish Members of the Regional Chamber SNP Scottish National Party SP Scottish Parliament SPCB Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body SPPA Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee SSI Scottish Statutory Instrument TIC Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee URE Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill Committee WSH William Simpson's Home (Transfer of Property etc) (Scotland) Bill Committee % Percentage Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 7
1. Members
1.1 Elections
There are two methods of electing Members to the Scottish Parliament. There are 73 constituency members, based on the UK Parliament constituencies in existence prior to 2004, elected by the first past the post system. A further 56 regional members, 7 for each of the 8 regions used in the European Parliament elections, prior to 1999, were elected using the additional Member System. This is a form of proportional representation using party lists, which ensures that each party’s representation in the Parliament reflects its overall share of the vote.
1.1.1 Scottish Parliament Election, 3 May 2007 results
Constituency votes by Party
Candidates Votes Seats won Share of Change Number constituency Number from 1 May vote 2003 Scottish National Party 73 664,227 32.9% 21 12 Labour 73 648,374 32.1% 37 -9 Liberal Democrat 73 326,232 16.2% 11 -2 Conservative 73 334,743 16.6% 4 1 Others 24 18,015 1.0% 0 -1 Independent 18 24,862 1.2% 0 -1 Scottish Socialist Party 1 525 0.0% 0 0 Total 335 2,016,978 100% 73
Regional Votes by Party
Candidates Votes Seats won Share of Change from Number Regional Number 1 May 2003 vote Scottish National Party 70 633,611 31.0% 26 8 Labour 56 595,415 29.1% 9 5 Liberal Democrat 58 230,651 11.3% 5 1 Conservative 62 284,035 13.9% 13 -2 Scottish Green Party 49 82,577 4.0% 2 -5 Scottish Socialist Party 54 13,096 0.6% 0 -6 Independent 8 21,320 0.9% 1 0 Scottish Senior Citizens 51 39,038 1.9% 0 -1 Unity Party Socialist Labour Party 32 14,054 0.7% 0 0 United Kingdom 36 8,197 0.4% 0 0 Independence Party Scottish Unionist Party 14 4,401 0.2% 0 0 Others 225 116,409 5.9% 0 0 Total 715 2,042,804 100% 56
Source: Scottish Parliament Website: Election 2007 Results Analysis
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1.1.2 Scottish Parliament By-Elections
There were no by-elections in the third parliamentary year of Session 3.
1.2 State of the Parties
At 9 May 2009, start of the third parliamentary year of Session 3
Constituency Regional Total MSPs MSPs Scottish National Party 21 26 a 47 Scottish Labour Party 37 a 9 46 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 b 13 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 5 16 Scottish Green Party 0 2 2 Independent 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (Alex Fergusson) 1 0 1 TOTAL 73 56 129 a Includes a deputy Presiding Officer, who can participate and vote when not in Chair. b Excludes the Presiding Officer, who has no party allegiance while in post
1.3 MSP Statistics
1.3.1 Dual Mandate MSPs
Members of Scottish Parliament who are also members of other Parliaments or local authority councils MPs Peers Councillors May 2007 1 1 6a May 2008 1 1 4 May 2009 1 1 4 May 2010 3b 1 4 a Includes Nigel Don who resigned as a Councillor on 24 August 2007 and Stefan Tymkewycz who resigned as an MSP on 31 August 2008. b Includes Alex Salmond who resigned as MP on 12 April 2010
1.3.2 MSPs By gender and ethnic group
MSPs in the Parliament, 9 May 2009 – 8 May 2010 Female Male Total 45 84 129 From ethnic minorities 0 0 0
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1.3.3 Female MSPs by party
At 9 May 2009 As % of all As % of Constituency Regional Total party MSPs all MSPs Scottish Labour Party 20 3 23 50% 18% Scottish National Party 5 9 14 30% 11% Scottish Conservative and 0 5 5 31% 4% Unionist Party Scottish Liberal Democrats 1 1 2 13% 2% Independent 0 1 1 100% 1% Total 26 19 45 35% 35%
1.3.4 MSP age profile
Average ages of MSPs at 9 May 2009 Average age By Party Scottish National Party 50 Scottish Labour Party 51 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 52 Scottish Liberal Democrats 52 Scottish Green Party 52 Independent 66 No Party Affiliation 60 By gender Females- all parties 51 Males- all parties 52 All MSPs 51 Presiding Officer is included in No Party Affiliation Deputy Presiding Officers are included in their parties
Average ages of MSPs at 8 May 2010 Average age By Party Scottish National Party 51 Scottish Labour Party 52 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 53 Scottish Liberal Democrats 53 Scottish Green Party 53 Independent 67 No Party Affiliation 61 By gender Females- all parties 52 Males- all parties 53 All MSPs 52 Presiding Officer is included in No Party Affiliation Deputy Presiding Officers are included in their parties
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1.4 Officers of the Parliament
1.4.1 Presiding Officers
The Presiding Officer is elected by other Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and is in charge of ensuring that the business of the Parliament is conducted effectively, on time, fairly, and within the rules and in an orderly manner. The Presiding Officer has no party allegiance whilst in the chair. There are also two Deputy Presiding Officers who must also act impartially when they are chairing parliamentary meetings; when they are not chairing parliamentary meetings they can play a full part in parliamentary business.
The Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officers continue to serve in post during dissolution and until the election of the next Presiding Officer in a new session.
Party Dates of election Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson NPA 14 May 2007 Deputy Presiding Officers Trish Godman Lab 14 May 2007 Alasdair Morgan SNP 14 May 2007
1.4.2 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) is chaired by the Presiding Officer and is made up of four members elected by Parliament from its MSPs. It is responsible for ensuring that the Scottish Parliament is provided with the property, staff and services it requires. The SPCB considers and makes decisions on a wide range of issues concerning the running of the Parliament including the financing of the Parliament and allocation of the budget, the staffing of the Parliament, accommodation and the use and the security of parliamentary facilities.
The Presiding Officer continues to serve in post during dissolution and until the election of the next Presiding Officer in a new session.
Members of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body continue to serve in post during dissolution and until the election of replacement members in a new session. This is the case unless an MSP resigns from the SPCB, ceases to be an MSP (other than by dissolution of the Parliament), or the MSP is removed from the SPCB by a resolution of the Parliament.
Party Dates of membership Presiding Officer (Alex Fergusson) NPA from 14 May 2007 Alex Johnstone Con from 14 May 2007 Tricia Marwick SNP from 14 May 2007 Tom McCabe Lab from 14 May 2007 Mike Pringle LD from 14 May 2007
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Number of meetings attended 9 May 2009 - 8 May 2010 (possible total) Presiding Officer (Alex Fergusson) 20 (20) Alex Johnstone 17 (20) Tom McCabe 17 (20) Tricia Marwick 20 (20) Mike Pringle 20 (20)
1.4.3 Parliamentary Bureau
The Parliamentary Bureau consists of the Presiding Officer and representatives of each political party or group in the Parliament which has five or more members. The representatives are nominated by the leader of each party. The main functions of the Parliamentary Bureau are:
• To propose the business programme. • To propose alterations to the Daily Business List in the Business Bulletin if there should be changes in the advance programme. • To propose the establishment, remit, membership and duration of any committee or sub- committee. • To determine any question regarding the competence of a committee to deal with a matter, and, if two or more committees are competent to deal with a matter, to determine which of those committees is to be the lead committee responsible for that matter.
Standing Orders allow Parliamentary Bureau members to arrange for another member to take their place at Bureau meetings by notifying the Presiding Officer in writing in advance.
A deputy Presiding Officer may attend any meeting of the Parliamentary Bureau and may participate in the proceedings but may not vote unless he or she is chairing the meeting in place of the Presiding Officer, when he or she shall have a casting vote.
Members of the Parliamentary Bureau do not continue to serve during dissolution.
Party Dates of membership Presiding Officer (Alex Fergusson) NPA from 14 May 2007 Bruce Crawford SNP from 15 May 2007 Paul Martin Lab from 28 October 2009 David McLetchie Con from 10 May 2007 Michael McMahon Lab from 14 April 2008 until 27 October 2009 Mike Rumbles LD from 4 September 2008
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1.5 Oaths and affirmations
Oaths and Affirmations 9 May 2009 – 8 May 2010
By Gender
Oath Affirmation Total
Male 49 37 86
Female 27 18 45
Total 76 55 131
By Party
Oath Affirmation Total Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party 17 0 17 Scottish Green Party 0 2 2 Scottish Labour 32 14 46 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 5 16 Scottish National Party 15 34 49 Independent 1 0 1 Total 76 55 131
MSPs who repeated the oath or affirmation in another language
Gaelic Doric Urdu Scots Scottish Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 Scottish National Party 4 3 1 1 Total 5 3 1 1
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1.6 Cross-Party Groups in the Scottish Parliament
The following 66 Groups were either re-established from Session 2 (no date given) or were re- approved, renamed (including established Groups which combined and were renamed) or were established for the first time in the third parliamentary year of Session 3 (date given).
Date (as Cross Party Group in alphabetical order by the topic of the Group explained above) Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Alzheimer's Disease Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Architecture and the Built Environment Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Asthma Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Asylum Seekers and Refugees Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and the Brewing Industry Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cancer Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Caribbean 17/11/09 Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on China Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Chronic Pain Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Civil Nuclear Energy Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Climate Change Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Coeliac Disease and DH Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Co-operatives Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Culture and Media Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Diabetes Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Digital Participation 08/12/09 Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Drug and Alcohol Misuse Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Dyslexia Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Epilepsy Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade 20/04/10 Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Funerals and Bereavement Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gaelic Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Glasgow Crossrail Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Golf Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart Disease and Stroke 1 Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Human Rights and Civil Liberties Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Industrial Communities 29/09/09
1 Name changed from Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke on 31 March 2009.
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Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Learning Disability Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Life Sciences Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Malawi Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men’s Violence Against Women and Children Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Mental Health Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Muscular Dystrophy 02/03/10 Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Obesity Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Oil and Gas Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Older People, Age and Ageing Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poland 09/06/09 Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis 19/01/10 Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Recreational Boating and Marine 09/06/09 Tourism Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Russia Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Science and Technology Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scots Language Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Contemporary Music Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Economy Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Universities Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sexual Health Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sports Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Supporting Veterans in Scotland Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tackling Debt Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Taiwan 19/01/10 Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tartan Day Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tobacco Control Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Town and City Centre Development Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Visual Impairment Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wastes Management
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2 Plenary Meetings
2.1 Calendar
Start/ Start/ Total Date Start End End End Restart Restart S E Hrs Mins Wed 13 May 2009 14:30 15:14 15:19 17:48 3 13 Thurs 14 May 2009 09:00 12:33 14:15 17:39 6 57 Wed 20 May 2009 14:30 14:41 14:46 17:44 3 09 Thu 21 May 2009 09:15 12:30 14:15 17:45 6 45 Wed 27 May 2009 14:30 17:46 3 16 Thu 28 May 2009 09:15 12:29 14:15 17:40 6 39 Total May 2009 29 59 Wed 3 June 2009 14:00 17:39 3 39 Wed 10 June 2009 14:00 15:49 15:54 17:58 3 53 Thu 11 June 2009 08:45 13:06 14:15 17:44 7 50 Wed 17 June 2009 14:30 17:53 3 23 Thu 18 June 2009 09:15 12:31 14:15 14:57 14:57 15:18 15:23 17:28 6 24 Wed 24 June 2009 09:15 09:30 09:35 12:17 13:45 14:48 14:53 17:46 6 53 Thu 25 June 2009 09:00 13:05 14:15 16:51 17:00 17:03 6 44 Total June 2009 38 46 Mon 24 August 2009 14:30 15:42 1 12 Total August 2009 1 12 Wed 2 September 2009 09:30 12:37 14:00 16:55 17:00 18:17 7 19 Thu 3 September 2009 09:15 12:34 14:15 17:53 6 57 Wed 9 September 2009 14:00 17:41 3 41 Thu 10 September 2009 09:15 12:31 14:15 17:41 6 42 Wed 16 September 2009 14:30 17:41 3 11 Thu 17 September 2009 09:15 12:30 14:15 14:54 14:55 17:59 6 58 Wed 23 September 2009 14:30 17:29 2 59 Thu 24 September 2009 09:15 12:34 14:15 17:48 6 52 Wed 30 September 2009 14:30 14:46 14:50 17:52 3 18 Total September 2009 47 57 Thu 1 October 2009 09:15 12:31 14:15 17:34 6 35 Wed 7 October 2009 14:30 17:40 3 10 Thu 8 October 2009 09:15 12:31 14:15 17:50 6 51 Wed 28 October 2009 14:30 17:46 3 16 Thu 29 October 2009 09:00 12:31 14:15 17:40 6 56 Total October 2009 26 48 Wed 4 November 2009 14:30 18:09 3 39 Thu 5 November 2009 09:15 12:31 14:15 17:46 6 47 Wed 11 November 2009 14:30 17:21 2 51 Thu 12 November 2009 09:15 12:32 14:15 17:43 6 45 Wed 18 November 2009 14:30 16:43 16:59 17:37 2 51 Thu 19 November 2009 09:15 12:32 14:15 16:52 16:59 17:43 6 38 Wed 25 November 2009 14:30 17:55 3 25 Thu 26 November 2009 09:15 12:32 14:15 17:42 6 44 Total November 2009 39 40 Wed 2 December 2009 14:30 17:47 3 17
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Start/ Start/ Total Date Start End End End Restart Restart S E Hrs Mins Thu 3 December 2009 09:00 09:16 09:21 12:30 14:15 17:44 6 54 Wed 9 December 2009 14:30 17:46 3 16 Thu 10 December 2009 09:15 12:30 14:15 17:31 6 31 Wed 16 December 2009 14:30 17:30 3 00 Thu 17 December 2009 09:15 11:39 11:40 13:16 14:15 17:01 6 46 Total December 2009 29 44 Wed 6 January 2010 14:30 15:15 15:17 17:40 3 08 Thu 7 January 2010 09:00 12:32 14:15 17:41 6 58 Wed 13 January 2010 14:30 17:32 3 02 Thu 14 January 2010 09:15 12:32 14:15 17:41 6 43 Wed 20 January 2010 14:30 17:32 3 02 Thu 21 January 2010 09:15 12:34 14:15 17:41 6 45 Wed 27 January 2010 14:30 14:56 15:01 17:45 3 10 Thu 28 January 2010 09:15 12:31 14:15 18:10 7 11 Total January 2010 39 59 Wed 3 February 2010 14:30 17:53 3 23 Thu 4 February 2010 09:00 09:15 09:20 11:33 11:40 12:30 14:15 17:41 6 44 Wed 10 February 2010 14:00 14:18 14:20 17:47 3 45 Thu 11 February 2010 09:15 12:33 14:15 17:49 6 52 Wed 24 February 2010 14:30 17:34 3 04 Thu 25 February 2010 09:15 12:33 14:15 17:43 6 46 Total February 2010 30 34 Wed 3 March 2010 14:30 18:10 3 40 Thu 4 March 2010 09:15 12:30 14:15 17:32 6 32 Wed 10 March 2010 14:30 17:38 3 08 Thu 11 March 2010 09:15 12:32 14:15 17:46 6 48 Wed 17 March 2010 14:30 17:44 3 14 Thu 18 March 2010 09:15 12:33 14:15 17:48 6 51 Wed 24 March 2010 14:00 17:45 3 45 Thu 25 March 2010 09:00 09:18 09:23 09:48 09:55 12:31 14:15 15:30 6 45 15:35 17:46 Total March 2010 40 43 Wed 14 April 2010 14:30 17:54 3 24 Thu 15 April 2010 09:15 11:38 11:40 12:36 14:15 16:29 16:40 17:51 6 44 Wed 21 April 2010 14:30 17:37 3 07 Thu 22 April 2010 09:15 12:32 14:15 15:06 15:11 16:11 16:14 17:52 6 46 Wed 28 April 2010 14:00 17:36 3 36 Thu 29 April 2010 09:15 12:30 14:15 16:54 16:59 17:39 6 34 Total April 2010 30 11 Wed 5 May 2010 14:00 14:47 14:50 16:22 2 19 Total 8 May 2010 2 19
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2.2 Recess Dates
Start End 27 June 2009 30 August 2009 10 October 2009 25 October 2009 21 December 2009 4 January 2010 13 February 2010 21 February 2010 27 March 2010 11 April 2010
2.3. Place of Meeting
All the meetings of the Parliament took place in the Debating Chamber, Scottish Parliament.
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3. Plenary Business
3.1 Division of Time on Parliamentary Business
9 May 2009 - 8 May 2010 Number of Type of business meetings or parts Hrs Min of meetings Bills Executive Bills Stage 1 11 23 14 Stage 2 (Committee of the Whole Parliament) 0 0 00 Stage 3 12 19 17 Business Motions 10 0 11 Financial Resolutions 5 0 02 Motion to pass 10 9 42 Reconsideration Stage 0 0 00 Total time spent on Executive Bills 52 26
Emergency Bills Stage 1 1 0 59 Stage 2 1 0 01 Stage 3 0 0 00 Motion to pass 0 0 20 Financial Resolution 0 0 00 Reconsideration Stage 0 00 Total time spent on Emergency Bills 1 20
Members Bills Stage 1 1 0 59 Stage 2 0 0 00 Stage 3 2 1 36 Financial Resolutions 1 0 01 Reconsideration Stage 0 0 00 Motion to pass 1 0 52 Total time spent on Members Bills 3 28
Committee Bills Stage 1 1 1 03 Stage 2 0 0 00 Stage 3 1 3 24 Financial Resolutions 0 0 00 Reconsideration Stage 0 0 00 Motion to pass 1 0 47 Total time spent on Committee Bills 5 14
Private Bills Preliminary Stage 1 0 13 Final Stage 1 0 09 Reconsideration Stage Total time spent on Private Bills 0 22
Hybrid Bills Preliminary Stage 0 0 00 Final Stage 0 0 00 Reconsideration Stage 0 0 00 Total time spent on Hybrid Bills 0 00 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 19
Number of Type of business meetings or parts Hrs Min of meetings
Statutory Instruments Motion to approve (affirmative) 20 0 22 Motion to annul (negative) 0 0 00 Total time spent on Statutory Instruments 0 22
Other Motions relating to Legislation Legislative Consent Memorandums 7 0 37 Total time spent on other Motions 0 37 Parliamentary Bureau Motions Business motions (not including Bills) 38 1 07 Committee establishment and membership 11 0 06 Designation of lead committee 5 0 16 Decision Time 69 4 41 Suspension of Standing Orders 6 0 02 Total time spent on Parliamentary Bureau Motions 6 12
Motions for debate Scottish Executive 42 88 38 Labour 15 32 44 Conservative 5 11 40 Liberal Democrats 5 11 38 Green 1 2 24 Margo MacDonald 0 0 00 All Party 0 0 00 Committee 4 5 42 Members’ Business 70 45 53 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) 2 0 19 Selection Panel 0 0 00 Parliamentary Bureau 1 0 02 Total time spent on Motions 199 00
Debate without motion Scottish Executive 3 5 51 Labour 0 0 00 Conservative 0 0 00 Liberal Democrats 0 0 00 Green 0 0 00 Margo MacDonald 0 0 00 Total time spent on debate without motion 5 51
Oral Questions Scottish Executive 36 36 37 First Minister 36 18 58 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 1 0 12 Emergency 0 0 00 Total time spent on questions 55 47
Statements Scottish Executive 27 22 51 Presiding Officer 4 0 04 Total time spent on statements 22 55
Other matters Points of order 40 1 26 Time for Reflection 36 2 30
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Number of Type of business meetings or parts Hrs Min of meetings Motion without notice 7 0 03 Elections/Appointment of Ministers and Junior Ministers 1 0 17 Elections to Committee of the Regions 1 0 01 Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund (Trustees) 1 0 01 Total time spent on other matters 4 18
Total time spent during the parliamentary year 357 52
3.2 Time for Reflection
Time for reflection is the first item of business at a meeting of the Parliament on Wednesday where a person, on the invitation of the Parliament, addresses it (and the Scottish people) for up to 4 minutes. The pattern of speakers reflects the balance of beliefs in Scotland.
Organisation Male Female Total Anglican Church 1 0 1 Baptist Church 0 0 0 Buddhist 1 1 2 Christian 1 2 3 Church of Scotland 11 2 13 Hindu 0 0 0 Humanist 0 0 0 Jewish 0 1 1 Muslim Community 1 0 1 Other Religion 0 0 0 Presbyterian 1 0 1 Religious Society of Friends 0 0 0 Roman Catholic Church 6 1 7 Scottish Episcopal Church 1 0 1 Sikh 0 0 0 United Reformed Church 1 0 1 No Religion 3 4 7 Totals 27 11 38
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3.3 Parliamentary Questions
3.3.1 (a) (i) General Oral questions lodged
To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 93 125 0 0 91 90 110 91 114 89 111 88 30 1032 Lab 127 168 0 0 167 124 164 125 168 120 159 120 40 1482 Con 39 48 0 0 49 35 43 35 48 38 51 33 14 433 LD 45 58 0 0 56 42 52 41 60 45 60 45 14 518 Green 5 8 0 0 8 6 8 5 6 6 6 6 2 66 Ind 1 3 0 0 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 25 Totals 310 410 0 0 373 300 380 299 398 300 390 295 101 3556
3.3.1 (a) (ii) General Oral questions selected (this includes questions which may not be answered in the Chamber)
To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 9 8 0 0 6 7 9 2 12 9 15 10 4 91 Lab 12 19 0 0 16 10 16 19 17 13 12 14 6 154 Con 4 6 0 0 7 6 7 3 5 2 5 2 0 47 LD 4 6 0 0 8 4 3 6 5 3 6 3 0 48 Green 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 Ind 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 30 40 0 0 38 30 35 30 40 27 39 30 10 349
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3.3.1 (b) (i) Education and Lifelong Learning; Europe, External Affairs and Culture oral questions lodged
To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 31 31 0 0 30 30 29 30 30 29 0 29 29 298 Lab 42 42 0 0 42 40 42 43 43 43 0 42 38 417 Con 15 14 0 0 12 11 12 13 8 11 0 11 10 117 LD 15 14 0 0 14 14 13 15 15 15 0 14 14 143 Green 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 18 Ind 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 105 104 0 0 101 98 99 104 98 100 0 96 93 998
3.3.1 (b) (ii) Education and Lifelong Learning; Europe, External Affairs and Culture oral questions selected To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 5 2 0 0 3 4 4 4 4 3 0 5 2 36 Lab 3 5 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 2 0 4 4 36 Con 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 14 LD 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 11 Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 10 10 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 100
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3.3.1 (c) (i) Europe, External Affairs and Culture; Education and Lifelong Learning oral questions lodged To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 31 31 0 0 30 30 29 0 30 30 29 29 29 298 Lab 42 42 0 0 42 40 42 0 43 43 43 42 38 417 Con 15 14 0 0 12 11 12 0 13 8 11 11 10 117 LD 15 14 0 0 14 14 13 0 15 15 15 14 14 143 Green 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 18 Ind 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 105 104 0 0 101 98 99 0 104 98 100 96 93 998
3.3.1 (c) (ii) Europe, External Affairs and Culture; Education and Lifelong Learning oral questions selected
To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 2 3 0 0 4 4 3 0 2 4 3 4 4 33 Lab 4 5 0 0 4 5 3 0 5 4 6 4 5 45 Con 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 12 LD 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 9 Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Ind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 10 10 0 0 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 100
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3.3.1 (d) (i) Finance and Sustainable Growth oral questions lodged
To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 31 31 0 0 30 30 29 31 30 0 29 29 29 299 Lab 42 42 0 0 42 42 43 43 43 0 42 42 37 418 Con 10 12 0 0 13 11 11 11 15 0 11 11 10 115 LD 15 15 0 0 14 14 13 15 12 0 15 14 14 141 Green 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 17 Ind 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 Totals 101 102 0 0 101 100 99 102 103 0 97 98 93 996
3.3.1 (d) (ii) Finance and Sustainable Growth oral questions selected
To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 6 8 0 0 8 4 7 5 4 0 7 4 10 63 Lab 8 8 0 0 9 9 8 8 13 0 10 12 3 88 Con 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 19 LD 4 1 0 0 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 23 Green 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Ind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 20 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 19 18 19 196
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3.3.1. (e) (i) Health and Wellbeing oral questions lodged To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 31 31 0 0 1 0 29 29 25 30 29 29 0 234 Lab 43 41 0 0 42 0 40 43 43 43 42 42 0 379 Con 14 10 0 0 11 0 10 13 11 11 12 10 0 102 LD 15 14 0 0 14 0 13 12 15 15 14 15 0 127 Green 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 15 Ind 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 Totals 105 99 0 0 71 0 94 100 94 102 99 99 0 863
3.3.1. (e) (ii) Health and Wellbeing oral questions selected
To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 7 10 0 0 0 0 8 8 4 3 6 6 0 52 Lab 6 6 0 0 9 0 7 10 12 14 9 7 0 80 Con 3 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 LD 3 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 2 3 3 5 0 26 Green 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Ind 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 20 20 0 0 20 0 19 20 20 20 19 18 0 176
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3.3.1. (f) (i) Justice and Law Officers; Rural Affairs and the Environment oral questions lodged To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 0 31 0 0 30 30 22 31 30 30 29 0 28 261 Lab 0 43 0 0 41 42 42 42 43 43 41 0 37 374 Con 0 12 0 0 13 13 10 11 12 12 12 0 11 106 LD 0 15 0 0 14 14 13 14 15 17 14 0 14 130 Green 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 14 Ind 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 Totals 0 104 0 0 100 102 90 100 102 103 98 0 91 890
3.3.1. (f) (ii) Justice and Law Officers; Rural Affairs and the Environment oral questions selected
To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 0 4 0 0 2 3 1 4 4 2 4 0 3 27 Lab 0 5 0 0 4 4 4 4 3 3 6 0 3 36 Con 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 13 LD 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ind 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 0 10 0 0 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 0 10 88
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3.3.1 (g) (i) Rural Affairs and the Environment; Justice and Law Officers oral questions lodged
To 8 From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 0 31 0 0 30 30 22 31 30 30 29 0 28 261 Lab 0 43 0 0 41 42 42 42 43 42 41 0 37 373 Con 0 12 0 0 13 13 10 11 12 12 12 0 11 106 LD 0 15 0 0 27 14 13 14 15 15 14 0 14 141 Green 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 16 Ind 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 Totals 0 104 0 0 113 102 90 100 102 102 98 0 91 902
3.3.1 (g) (ii) Rural Affairs and the Environment; Justice and Law Officers oral questions selected From 9 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr To 8 May Party Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 0 5 0 0 3 3 2 3 5 4 3 0 2 30 Lab 0 3 0 0 4 5 2 5 5 4 4 0 3 35 Con 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 10 LD 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 10 Green 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ind 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 0 10 0 0 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 0 10 88
The total number of oral questions lodged during the parliamentary year was 9203
The total number of oral questions selected during the parliamentary year was 1097
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3.3.2 (a) SPCB Questions Lodged
From 9 Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr To 8 May Party Total May 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lab 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Con 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Green 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
The total number of SPCB questions lodged during the parliamentary year was 5
3.3.2 (b) SPCB Questions Selected
From 9 Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr To 8 May Party Total May 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 SNP 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lab 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Con 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Green 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ind 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
The total number of SPCB questions selected during the parliamentary year was 5
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3.3.3 Emergency Questions
There were no Emergency Questions lodged during the Parliamentary year.
3.3.4 First Minister’s Questions
From To 9 Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 8 Party Total May 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 May 2009 2010 Conservative 11 14 0 4 13 10 16 5 11 9 15 11 0 119 Green 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Labour 16 22 0 5 21 12 29 10 23 20 23 22 0 203 Liberal Democrat 17 17 0 5 20 8 22 10 17 14 18 16 0 164 SNP 13 23 0 10 24 9 25 12 17 13 22 14 0 182 Independent 2 4 0 1 4 2 4 2 3 1 3 3 0 29 Totals 59 81 0 25 83 41 96 39 71 57 81 66 0 699
The total number of First Minister’s questions lodged during the parliamentary year was 699
3.3.5 Written Questions From To 9 Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Party 8 May Total May 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 Conservative 135 132 107 93 114 72 129 108 107 114 150 49 0 1310 Green 25 34 86 13 47 16 28 24 15 13 4 11 1 317 Labour 355 616 348 301 560 419 480 515 537 480 560 305 24 5500 Liberal 89 190 153 119 223 124 196 128 166 90 206 74 24 1782 Democrat SNP 69 60 50 35 103 65 79 92 96 52 57 42 0 800 Independent 1 2 3 2 1 1 5 0 0 8 5 0 0 28 Totals 674 1034 747 5631048 697 917 867 921 757 982 481 49 9737
The total number of written questions lodged during the parliamentary year was 9737
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3.4 Motions
3.4.1 Motions lodged by party
Party or on From To behalf of 9 Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 8 bodies by Total May 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 May Party 09 10 Members Con 13 15 4 5 11 8 21 9 18 7 22 17 1 151 Green 4 8 1 2 4 3 4 3 7 5 7 3 2 53 Lab 51 87 32 28 76 55 78 50 69 72 99 52 4 753 LD 18 17 12 9 26 12 26 16 17 20 29 16 2 220 SNP 100 126 53 52 103 72 89 57 90 95 118 70 12 1037 Independent 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 Committee 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 Parliamentary 5 15 0 1 17 0 19 14 21 17 23 9 3 144 Bureau SPCB 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 Lord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advocate Solicitor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 General Totals 192 277 102 99 239 151 237 150 222 218 300 167 25 2379 The total number of motions lodged during the parliamentary year was 2379
- The Committee motions are lodged on behalf of the Committee by the Convener - Parliamentary Bureau motions are lodged on behalf of the Bureau by the Minister for Parliamentary Business - SPCB motions are lodged on behalf of the Corporate Body by a member of the SPCB
3.4.2 Motions without notice
9 May 2009 – 8 May 2010 Reason Agreed Disagreed Total to extend the time for debate 7 0 7 to change decision time 0 0 0 to change of business 0 0 0 to suspend standing orders 0 0 0 Total 7 0 7
3.4.3 Motions to suspend Standing Orders
There were 6 motions to suspend Standing Orders during the parliamentary year:
S3M-4297, motion agreed to on 3 June 2009 S3M-4409, motion agreed to on 17 June 2009 S3M-4805, motion agreed to on 9 September 2009 S3M-4952, motion agreed to on 30 September 2009 S3M-5373, motion agreed to on 9 December 2009 S3M-5801, motion agreed to on 24 February 2010
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3.4.4 Members’ business motions
Members’ business motions were lodged by MSPs from the following parties:
Party Female Male Total SNP 26 25 51 Labour 38 32 70 Conservative 7 6 13 Lib Dem 1 15 16 Green 0 0 0 Independent 0 0 0 Total 72 78 150
Members’ business motions were discussed at the initiative of MSPs from the following parties:
Party Female Male Total SNP 12 11 23 Labour 9 15 24 Conservative 4 5 9 Lib Dem 0 9 9 Green 0 0 0 Independent 1 0 1 Total 26 40 66
3.4.5. Legislative Consent Memorandums and Motions
Legislative Consent Supplementary Legislative Legislative Consent Memorandums memorandums Consent Motions Motions lodged published published passed 9 0 10 10
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3.5 Ministerial Statements
Minister/Law Officer making the statement 2009 - 2010 First Minister 0 Minister for Parliamentary Business 0 Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution 1 Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth 9 Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism 2 Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change 0 Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning 4 Minister for Schools and Skills 0 Minister for Children and Early Years 0 Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing 8 Minister for Public Health and Sport 1 Minister for Housing and Communities 0 Cabinet Secretary for Justice 4 Minister for Community Safety 1 Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment 1 Minister for Environment 0 Lord Advocate 0 Solicitor General for Scotland 0 Total 31
3.6 Presiding Officer’s Rulings on Points of Order
From To8 Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 9 May May Total 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 2009 2010 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
3.7 Electronic Votes
From To 8 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April 9 May May Total 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 09 10 25 27 0 0 16 10 19 9 22 33 58 30 0 249
Figures are for all electronic votes taken in the chamber including all votes on amendments.
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4. Committees
4.1 Committee Membership
The following table lists the MSPs and those committees of which they were members during the parliamentary year. Dates of service are given under each individual committee in section 4.3. Committee abbreviations are listed at the front of this publication.
A committee usually has between five and fifteen MSPs as members. Committee members are selected having regard to the balance of political parties in the Parliament. Membership of committees is proposed by the Parliamentary Bureau. The whole Parliament approves suggestions as to which MSPs are to be members of what committee.
Each political party which has two or more MSPs may nominate one of its members to be the party’s substitute on each committee. The main role of the committee substitute is to stand in for a committee member of the same party if that member is unavailable for a committee meeting or is unable to act as a committee member at any other time because of illness, family circumstances, adverse travel conditions beyond the member’s control, a requirement to attend to other Parliamentary business or urgent constituency business. Substitute members (S) are therefore not full time members of committees.
4.1.1 Individuals’ membership of Committees
Brian Adam LGC Joe FitzPatrick FI FCB Bill Aitken J SL(S) HS(S)RSSB Wendy Alexander EET George Foulkes PA Alasdair Allan LGC TIC(S) Murdo Fraser PA TIC(S) Claire Baker EET PE(S) Kenneth Gibson ELLC Rhona Brankin EU PE RAE(S) Rob Gibson EET TIC Ted Brocklebank ELLC(S) EU Karen Gillon RAE Gavin Brown EET FI(S) Marlyn Glen EO TIC Robert Brown J SPPA Trish Godman RSSB Derek Brownlee FI PA(S) Charlie Gordon TIC Bill Butler J PE Christine Grahame HS Aileen Campbell ELLC J(S) SPPA Rhoda Grant EO(S) HS SL Jackson Carlaw EU (S) FCB RSSB Robin Harper PE SL Christopher Harvie EET SL(S) Malcolm Chisholm EO FI Patrick Harvie TIC Willie Coffey EO PA Hugh Henry PA Angela Constance J Jamie Hepburn EU RSSB Cathie Craigie J PA Jim Hume EU RAE(S) Margaret Curran LGC SL Alex Johnstone EET(S) TIC Nigel Don EET(S) J PE James Kelly J PA(S) Bob Doris LGC SL Bill Kidd EO PA Helen Eadie ELA HS SL Johann Lamont RSSB Linda Fabiani FI PA John Lamont J(S) Patricia Ferguson EU LGC Marilyn Livingstone EET SPPA Ross Finnie ELA HS RSSB Lewis Macdonald EET FI(S) SL(S) Ken Macintosh ELLC EU(S)
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Michael Matheson ELA EU HS Mike Pringle J(S) Stewart Maxwell FI(S) J Jeremy Purvis EET(S) FI Liam McArthur FI(S) RAE Mike Rumbles SPPA(S) Frank McAveety HS(S) PE Mary Scanlon EO(S) HS Tom McCabe FI John Scott RAE Jamie McGrigor HS(S) PE(S) Richard Simpson HS J(S) Alison McInnes LGC(S) TIC Elaine Smith EO SL(S) Ian McKee ELA HS SL Elizabeth Smith ELLC SPPA(S) Christina McKelvie ELLC EO Iain Smith EET EU(S) Anne McLaughlin PA PE Margaret Smith ELLC EO(S) David McLetchie LGC Shirley-Anne EO(S) TIC URE Stuart McMillan EET Somerville WSH Duncan McNeil LGC Nicol Stephen PA PE(S) Nanette Milne ELA PE RAE(S) David Stewart FCB TIC(S) URE SPPA URE WSH WSH Margaret Mitchell EO LGC(S) Jamie Stone HS(S) SL Alasdair Morgan RAE SPPA(S) Dave Thompson ELLC(S) SPPA Mary Mulligan LGC SPPA(S) Jim Tolson LGC TIC(S) John Farquhar Munro PA(S) PE Maureen Watt RAE Elaine Murray RAE Andrew Welsh FI Hugh O’Donnell ELLC(S) EO FC Sandra White EU RAE(S) Irene Oldfather EU Karen Whitefield ELLC Gil Paterson EU(S) SPPA David Whitton EET(S) FI Peter Peacock RAE SPPA Bill Wilson PE(S) RAE Cathy Peattie ELLC(S) ELA TIC John Wilson LGC PE
Member of only 1 Committee 28 Member of 2 Committees simultaneously 19 Member of 3 Committees simultaneously 3 Member of 1 Committee and a Substitute Member of 1 Committee simultaneously 42 Member of 1 Committee and a Substitute Member of 2 Committees simultaneously 0 Member of 2 Committees and a Substitute Member of 1 Committee simultaneously 11 Member of 2 Committees and a Substitute Member of 2 Committees simultaneously 0 Member of 3 Committees and a Substitute Member of 1 Committee simultaneously 7 Member of 4 Committees and a Substitute Member of 1 Committee simultaneously 1 Member of 5 Committees and a Substitute Member of 1 Committee simultaneously 1 1 Substitute Committee Member only 5 2 Substitute Committee Members only 1
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4.1.2 Committee Conveners and Deputy Conveners by gender and party
The members of a committee must choose a convener from a particular political party decided by Parliament. The Parliament makes this decision following a recommendation by the Parliamentary Bureau. In addition, each committee normally has a deputy convener who will chair meetings in the convener's absence. Deputy conveners are chosen in the same way as conveners.
Male Female Conveners 12 7 Deputy Conveners 16 5
Lab SNP LD Con Green Ind Conveners 7 5 3 3 1 0 Deputy Conveners 7 8 3 3 0 0
These tables are running totals for the parliamentary year.
4.2 Committee Meetings
4.2.1 Number of meetings held by each committee during the parliamentary year
From To Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 9 May 8 May Total 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 09 10 EET 3 4 0 0 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 3 0 34 ELLC 3 4 0 0 6 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 1 33 ELA n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 1 1 0 2 EO 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 19 EU 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 14 FI 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 1 30 FCB n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 2 4 3 0 9 HS 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 2 3 3 5 3 1 33 J 3 5 0 0 5 2 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 37 LGC 3 3 0 0 5 2 5 2 3 3 3 3 1 33 PA 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 18 PE 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 17 RAE 3 3 0 0 5 2 4 2 2 2 4 3 0 30 SL 3 3 0 0 4 2 4 3 3 3 4 3 1 33 SPPA 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 13 TIC 2 3 0 0 4 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 1 28 URE n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 WSH n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 2 0 2 TOTAL 31 42 0 0 52 23 41 30 34 36 49 39 10 387
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4.2.2 The total time spent in committee meetings, plus the division between public and private time
From 9 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr To May 8 Total
May 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 10 hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins EET Public 07 19 03 56 00 00 00 00 09 07 05 45 09 18 08 03 09 38 08 26 08 19 02 48 00 00 72 39 EET Private 01 27 06 43 00 00 00 00 01 18 00 20 02 21 00 00 01 10 02 15 03 46 00 00 00 00 19 20 EET Total 08 46 10 39 00 00 00 00 10 25 06 05 11 39 08 03 10 48 10 41 12 05 02 48 00 00 91 59 ELLC Public 07 22 05 50 00 00 00 00 08 49 12 06 04 35 03 49 05 23 05 48 07 51 06 33 02 21 70 27 ELLC Private 00 00 00 25 00 00 00 00 01 42 03 14 03 51 00 05 01 07 00 40 00 04 00 00 00 00 11 08 ELLC Total 07 22 06 15 00 00 00 00 10 31 15 20 08 26 03 54 06 30 06 28 07 55 06 33 02 21 81 35 ELA Public n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 00 05 00 05 00 00 00 10 ELA Private n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 00 33 00 32 00 00 01 05 ELA Total n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 00 38 00 37 00 00 01 15 EO Public 02 14 05 33 00 00 00 00 04 26 01 59 00 52 02 53 03 24 00 32 05 51 02 00 03 20 33 04 EO Private 00 42 00 54 00 00 00 00 01 26 03 45 01 51 00 13 00 08 01 18 00 13 00 20 00 01 10 51 EO Total 02 56 06 27 00 00 00 00 05 52 05 44 02 43 03 06 03 32 01 50 06 04 02 20 03 21 43 55 EU Public 01 40 01 43 00 00 00 00 01 18 00 00 03 24 01 32 01 25 03 37 02 10 01 12 00 07 18 08 EU Private 00 10 00 58 00 00 00 00 00 42 00 00 00 28 00 17 00 29 01 05 03 02 00 44 01 28 09 23 EU Total 01 50 02 41 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 03 52 01 49 01 54 04 42 05 12 01 56 01 35 27 31 FI Public 06 15 02 30 00 00 00 00 09 16 02 43 03 57 01 44 02 42 05 28 02 19 05 00 01 55 43 49 FI Private 01 00 04 29 00 00 00 00 01 34 00 38 04 38 01 56 00 10 03 21 01 08 02 30 00 03 21 27 FI Total 07 15 06 59 00 00 00 00 10 50 03 21 08 35 03 40 02 52 08 49 03 27 07 30 01 58 65 16 FCB Public n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 03 54 08 54 01 36 00 00 14 24 FCB Private n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 00 14 00 49 01 50 00 00 02 53 FCB Total n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 04 08 09 43 03 26 00 00 17 17 HS Public 07 29 05 44 00 00 00 00 08 41 03 38 04 36 04 30 05 18 06 46 14 17 02 11 01 35 64 45 HS Private 00 51 04 49 00 00 00 00 01 34 01 33 02 16 00 16 00 00 01 03 00 59 03 17 00 24 17 02 HS Total 08 20 10 33 00 00 00 00 10 15 05 11 06 52 04 46 05 18 07 49 15 16 05 28 01 59 81 47 J Public 10 05 12 54 00 00 00 00 01 33 03 10 04 32 07 41 07 30 07 12 07 22 09 15 02 39 66 42 J Private 00 41 01 20 00 00 00 00 11 49 04 29 04 47 01 42 05 17 00 01 01 40 00 28 00 00 39 25 J Total 10 46 14 14 00 00 00 00 13 22 07 39 09 19 09 23 12 47 07 13 09 02 09 43 02 39 106 07 LGC Public 03 50 08 33 00 00 00 00 13 08 04 25 11 27 00 00 02 14 04 52 05 33 07 27 02 29 63 58 LGC Private 02 56 00 49 00 00 00 00 01 50 01 26 06 02 05 42 03 36 01 01 00 26 01 26 00 00 25 14 LGC Total 06 46 09 22 00 00 00 00 14 58 05 51 17 29 05 42 05 50 05 53 05 59 08 53 02 29 89 12 PA Public 01 00 00 46 00 00 00 00 02 34 02 36 02 43 03 59 01 56 03 11 04 18 01 00 00 00 24 03 PA Private 02 02 02 56 00 00 00 00 00 16 00 09 00 59 00 53 03 08 00 56 00 55 01 54 00 00 14 08 PA Total 03 02 03 42 00 00 00 00 02 50 02 45 03 42 04 52 05 04 04 07 05 13 02 54 00 00 38 11 PE Public 02 31 04 28 00 00 00 00 05 13 03 22 05 34 05 12 05 48 03 08 04 49 03 54 01 45 45 44 PE Private 00 00 01 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 16 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 37
From 9 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr To May 8 Total
May 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 10 hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins PE Total 02 31 05 44 00 00 00 00 05 13 03 22 05 34 05 12 05 48 03 08 04 49 03 54 01 45 47 00 RAE Public 03 11 04 17 00 00 00 00 08 21 02 24 09 09 03 27 03 25 06 23 08 56 00 04 00 00 49 37 RAE Private 00 50 03 23 00 00 00 00 04 44 02 01 03 35 00 59 00 32 00 13 03 46 10 28 00 00 30 31 RAE Total 04 01 07 40 00 00 00 00 13 05 04 25 12 44 04 26 03 57 06 36 12 42 10 32 00 00 80 08 SL Public 00 58 00 48 00 00 00 00 01 59 02 45 01 38 00 17 00 58 00 22 03 23 00 15 00 02 13 25 SL Private 00 03 00 07 00 00 00 00 00 09 00 07 00 45 01 27 00 10 00 29 00 05 00 35 00 00 03 57 SL Total 01 01 00 55 00 00 00 00 02 08 02 52 02 23 01 44 01 08 00 51 03 28 00 50 00 02 17 22 SPPA Public 00 03 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 02 00 04 00 02 00 53 00 01 00 02 00 01 00 00 01 19 SPPA Private 00 30 01 31 00 00 00 00 02 39 01 05 00 45 00 56 00 57 01 07 03 39 01 02 00 00 14 11 SPPA Total 00 33 01 34 00 00 00 00 02 47 01 07 00 49 00 58 01 50 01 08 03 41 01 03 00 00 15 30 TIC Public 04 25 09 52 00 00 00 00 05 44 03 53 04 11 04 36 04 44 07 52 03 10 07 45 03 42 59 54 TIC Private 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 02 02 02 52 03 24 00 00 00 28 00 00 02 01 00 00 00 16 11 07 TIC Total 04 25 09 56 00 00 00 00 07 46 06 45 07 35 04 36 05 12 07 52 05 11 07 45 03 58 71 01 URE Public n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 00 03 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 43 URE Private n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 00 35 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 43 URE Total n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 00 38 00 48 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 26 WSH Public n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 01 18 00 00 01 18 WSH Private n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 30 WSH Total n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 00 00 01 48 00 00 01 48
TOTALS 69 34 96 41 00 00 00 00 112 02 70 27 101 42 62 49 73 18 81 15 110 25 78 00 22 07 878 20
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4.2.3. The average time spent in committee meetings during the parliamentary year
From 9 To 8 Annual Jun 09 Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 Oct 09 Nov 09 Dec 09 Jan 10 Feb 10 Mar 10 Apr 10 May 09 May 10 Average hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins EET 2 55 2 40 0 00 0 00 2 36 3 03 2 55 2 41 2 42 3 34 3 01 0 56 0 00 2 42 ELLC 2 27 1 34 0 00 0 00 1 45 7 40 2 49 1 57 3 15 2 09 1 59 2 11 2 21 2 28 ELA n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 00 0 38 0 37 0 00 0 38 EO 2 56 2 09 0 00 0 00 2 56 2 52 2 43 1 33 1 46 0 55 3 02 2 20 3 21 2 19 EU 1 50 1 21 0 00 0 00 2 00 0 00 1 56 1 49 1 54 2 21 2 36 1 56 1 35 1 58 FI 2 25 2 20 0 00 0 00 2 10 1 41 2 52 1 50 1 26 2 56 1 9 2 30 1 58 2 11 FCB n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 00 2 04 2 26 1 12 0 00 1 55 HS 2 47 3 31 0 00 0 00 2 03 2 36 2 17 2 23 1 46 2 36 3 03 1 49 1 59 2 29 J 3 35 2 51 0 00 0 00 2 40 3 50 2 20 3 08 3 16 2 24 2 16 3 14 2 39 2 52 LGC 2 15 3 07 0 00 0 00 3 00 2 56 3 30 2 51 1 57 1 58 2 00 2 58 2 29 2 42 PA 3 02 1 51 0 00 0 00 1 25 2 45 1 51 2 26 2 32 2 04 2 27 1 27 0 00 2 07 PE 2 31 2 52 0 00 0 00 2 37 3 22 2 47 2 36 2 54 3 08 2 25 3 54 1 45 2 46 RAE 1 20 2 33 0 00 0 00 2 37 2 13 3 11 2 13 1 59 3 18 3 11 3 31 0 00 2 40 SL 0 20 0 18 0 00 0 00 0 32 1 26 0 36 0 35 0 23 0 17 0 52 0 17 0 02 0 32 SPPA 0 33 0 47 0 00 0 00 1 24 1 07 0 49 0 58 1 50 1 08 1 51 1 03 0 00 1 12 TIC 2 12 2 19 0 00 0 00 1 57 3 23 2 32 2 18 2 36 2 37 1 44 2 35 3 58 2 32 URE n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 00 0 38 0 48 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 43 WSH n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 00 0 54 0 00 0 54 Monthly 2 15 2 18 0 00 0 00 2 09 3 04 2 29 2 06 2 09 2 15 2 15 2 00 2 13 2 16 Average
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4.3 Committees
4.3.1 Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider and report on the Scottish economy, enterprise, energy, tourism and all other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth apart from those covered by the remits of the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change and the Local Government and Communities Committees.
Convener: Iain Smith (LD) Deputy Convener: Rob Gibson (SNP)
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 34 meetings in the parliamentary year. No meetings were held outside the Parliament.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 34 Meetings held wholly in private 1 Meetings held partly in private 14 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Wendy Alexander Lab 31(34) Gavin Brown Con 30(34) Rob Gibson SNP 33(34) Christopher Harvie SNP 32(34) Marilyn Livingstone Lab 29(34) Lewis Macdonald Lab 34(34) Stuart McMillan SNP 31(34) Iain Smith LD 33(34)
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Nigel Don SNP 5 Alex Johnstone Con 1 David Whitton Lab 1
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Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerk: Stephen Imrie
Advisers: 0
Visits: 2 fact finding visits:
17 October 2009: Visit to China 8 February 2010: Bank of England, London, for banking/financial services inquiry
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 11 Scottish Executive officials 38 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 29 Representatives of local authorities 0 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 1 Members of the UK Parliament 1 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 7 Representatives of professional associations 15 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 55
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 2 Scotland’s financial sector; Scotland’s exports and international trade Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 2 Climate Change (Scotland) Bill; Arbitration (Scotland) Bill Sewel Memorandums 2 Energy Bill; Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill SIs considered 2 2 negatives SSIs considered 3 3 draft affirmatives Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 3 17 June 2009: Arbitration (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 draft report: 23 June 2009: Energy Inquiry; 3 March 2010: Banking/financial services inquiry Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 5th Report 2010: Report on Subordinate 420 23 April 2010 No Response Legislation-the draft Census (Scotland) Order 2010 4th Report 2010: Report on Subordinate 408 19 March 2010 No Response Legislation 3rd Report 2010: Report on the way forward 405 18 March 2010 No Response for Scotland's banking, building society and financial services sector 2nd Report 2010: Report on the legislative 364 15 January 2010 No Response consent memorandum on the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (UK Parliament legislation) 1st Report 2010: Report on the legislative 363 15 January 2010 No Response consent memorandum on the Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation) 7th Report 2009: Determining and delivering 313 30 June 2009 Response on Scotland's energy future Received 2 September 2009 6th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 303 18 June 2009 No Response 5th Report 2009: Stage 1 report on the 302 18 June 2009 No Response Arbitration (Scotland) Bill
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4.3.2 Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: The remit of the committee is to consider and report on (a) further and higher education, lifelong learning, schools, pre-school care, skills and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning; and (b) matters relating to culture and the arts falling within the responsibility of the Minister for Culture and External Affairs.
Convener: Karen Whitefield
Deputy Convener: Kenneth Gibson
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: ` There were 33 meetings in the parliamentary year.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 33 Meetings held wholly in private 0 Meetings held partly in private 15 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Claire Baker Lab 31 (33) Aileen Campbell SNP 29 (33) Kenneth Gibson Lab 27 (33) Ken Macintosh Lab 31 (33) Christina McKelvie SNP 32 (33) Elizabeth Smith Con 31 (33) Margaret Smith LD 27 (33) Karen Whitefield Lab 33 (33)
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Ted Brocklebank Con 4 Bill Kidd (until 25 June 2009) SNP 1 Hugh O'Donnell LD 0 Cathy Peattie Lab 0 Dave Thompson (from 5 November 2009) SNP 2 Andrew Welsh (from 25 June 2009 to 5 November SNP 2 2009)
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Reporters: Claire Baker: Inquiry into Widening Access to Higher Education in Scotland
Clerk Team Leader: Eugene Windsor
Advisers: Professor Kenneth Norrie
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 15 Scottish Executive officials 61 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 25 Representatives of local authorities 9 UK Ministers 1 UK government officials 1 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 52 Representatives of Voluntary sector 4 Other categories of witnesses 0
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 0 Consultations 2 Scottish local newspaper industry Future of schools management in Scotland Proposed Members’ Bills Name of bill and date considered Draft Bills considered Name of bill and date (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 3 Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Bill Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill Children's Hearings (Scotland) Bill Legislative Consent Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 29 3 draft affirmatives and 26 negatives: SSI 2009/152, SSI 2009/154, SSI 2009/168, SSI 2009/169, SSI 2009/170, SSI 2009/176, SSI 2009/178, SSI 2009/181, SSI 2009/182, SSI 2009/188, SSI 2009/189, SSI 2009/194, SSI 2009/210, SSI 2009/211, SSI 2009/216, SSI 2009/290, SSI 2009/307, SSI 2009/309, SSI 2009/316, SSI 2009/337, SSI 2009/349, SSI 2009/350, SSI 2009/375, SSI 2009/429, SSI 2010/130, SSI 2010/59 Petitions considered 2 PE1022, PE1213 Divisions held 1 8 September 2009: Children's Hearing SSI Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Paper Date of Executive Title number publication response 1st Report: Subordinate Legislation 362 14 January 2010 No Response 9th Report: Subordinate Legislation 328 8 October 2009 No Response 8th Report: Subordinate Legislation 317 9 September 2009 No Response 7th Report: Stage 1 Report on the Schools 306 19 June 2009 No Response (Consultation) (Scotland) Bill 6th Report 2009: Report on the legislative 305 18 June 2009 No Response consent memorandum on the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Bill (LCM(S3) 21.1) 5th Report: Subordinate Legislation 304 18 June 2009 No Response 4th Report: Annual report 2008-09 279 9 June 2009 n/a
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4.3.3 End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee
Established: 10 February 2010
Remit: To consider and report to the Parliament on the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill
Convener: Ross Finnie (from 2 March 2010) Deputy Convener: Ian McKee (from 2 March 2010)
Membership: The committee has 6 members.
Meetings: There were 2 meetings in the parliamentary year. No meetings were held outside the Parliament.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 2 Meetings held wholly in private 0 Meetings held partly in private 2 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Helen Eadie (10 February 2010) Lab 2(2) Ross Finnie (10 February 2010) LD 2(2) Michael Matheson (11 February 2010) SNP 2(2) Ian McKee (11 February 2010) SNP 2(2) Nanette Milne (10 February 2010) Con 2(2) Cathy Peattie (10 February 2010) Lab 1(2)
Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerk: Douglas Thornton
Adviser: 0
Visits: 0
Events: 0
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Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 0 Scottish Executive officials 0 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 0 Representatives of local authorities 0 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 0 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 0
Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 0 Consultations 1 End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 1 End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee Sewel Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 0 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 0
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4.3.4 Equal Opportunities Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider and report on matters relating to equal opportunities and upon the observance of equal opportunities within the Parliament.
Convener: Margaret Mitchell (Con) Deputy Convener: Marlyn Glen (Lab)
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 19 meetings in the parliamentary year. No meetings were held outside the Parliament
Number Total meetings of the Committee 19 Meetings held wholly in private 0 Meetings held partly in private 15 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Malcolm Chisholm Lab 19(19) Willie Coffey SNP 14(19) Marlyn Glen Lab 16(19) Bill Kidd SNP 18(19) Christina McKelvie (from 5 November 2009) SNP 9(10) Margaret Mitchell Con 19(19) Hugh O’Donnell LD 15(19) Elaine Smith Lab 16(19) Bill Wilson (until 5 November 2009) SNP 7(9)
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Jackie Baillie (until 4 November 2009) Lab 1 Margaret Smith LD 1 Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP 6
Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerk: Terry Shevlin (until 1 December 2009) James Johnston (from 15 December 2009-23 March 2010) David McLaren (from 20 April 2010)
Advisers: 0
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Visits: 2 fact finding visits for female offenders in the criminal justice system: 27 September 2009 Northern Ireland Assembly, Stormont 29 September 2009: Hydebank Wood Prison, Belfast
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 10 Scottish Executive officials 26 Members of the Scottish Parliament 1 Representatives of public bodies 26 Representatives of local authorities 7 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 5 Representatives of professional associations 0 Representatives of Voluntary sector 14 Other categories of witnesses 13
Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 1 Impact and contribution of migrant populations within Scottish society Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 1 Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Sewel Memorandums 1 Equality Bill SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 0 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 0
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Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 2nd Report, 2010: External research on 374 29 January 2010 No Response sexualised goods aimed at children 1st Report, 2010: The legislative consent 366 18 January 2010 No Response memorandum on the Equality Bill (LCM (S3) 20.2) 3rd Report, 2009: Female offenders in the 332 10 November 2009 Response criminal justice system Received 15 January 2010 2nd Report, 2009: Report on the legislative 290 12 June 2009 No Response consent memorandum on the Equality Bill (LCM(S3) 20.1) 1st Report, 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 280 8 June 2009 No Response
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4.3.5 European and External Relations Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider and report on- (a) proposals for European Communities legislation; (b) the implementation of European Communities legislation; (c) any European Communities or European Union issue; (d) the development and implementation of the Scottish Administration's links with countries and territories outside Scotland, the European Communities (and their institutions) and other international organisations; and (e) co-ordination of the international activities of the Scottish Administration. (Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament, Rule 6.8).
Convener: Irene Oldfather Deputy Convener: Michael Matheson
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 14 meetings in the parliamentary year.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 14 Meetings held wholly in private 1 Meetings held partly in private 13 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Rhona Brankin (from 5 November 2009) Lab 7 (9) Ted Brocklebank Con 11 (14) Patricia Ferguson Lab 10 (14) Charlie Gordon (until 4 November 2009) Lab 4 (5) Jamie Hepburn SNP 9 (14) Jim Hume LD 9 (14) Michael Matheson SNP 11 (14) Irene Oldfather Lab 13 (14) Sandra White SNP 11 (14)
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Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Jackson Carlaw Con 0 Ken Macintosh Lab 0 Gil Paterson SNP 2 Iain Smith LD 1
Reporters: 0
Clerk Team Leaders: Lynn Tullis Simon Watkins
Advisers: 0
Visits: 2 fact finding visits to the British Embassy and Swedish Government offices regarding the EU presidency, Stockholm, Sweden; 1 committee visit to the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 5 Scottish Executive officials 15 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2 Representatives of public bodies 15 Representatives of local authorities 0 UK Ministers 1 UK government officials 1 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 6 Representatives of trade unions 2 Representatives of professional associations 6 Representatives of Voluntary sector 1 Other categories of witnesses 5
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 2 The impact of the financial crisis on EU support for economic development Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s China Plan Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 0 Legislative Consent Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 0 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 0
Reports:
Title SP Date of Executive Paper publication response number 1st Report 2010: Europe 2020 425 4 May 2010 No response 3rd Report 2009: Inquiry into the Scottish 326 9 October 2009 No response Government's China Plan 2nd Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 293 11 June 2009 n/a 1st Report 2009: The impact of the financial 291 10 June 2009 24 November crisis on EU support for economic 2009 development
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4.3.6 Finance Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider and report on- (a) any report or other document laid before the Parliament by members of the Scottish Executive containing proposals for, or budgets of, public expenditure or proposals for the making of a tax-varying resolution, taking into account any report or recommendations concerning such documents made to them by any other committee with power to consider such documents or any part of them; (b) any report made by a committee setting out proposals concerning public expenditure; (c) Budget Bills; and (d) any other matter relating to or affecting the expenditure of the Scottish Administration or other expenditure payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund (as agreed by resolution of the Parliament on 7 June 2007). (Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament, Rule 6.6)
Convener: Andrew Welsh
Deputy Convener: Jackie Baillie (until 4 November 2009) Tom McCabe (from 9 November 2009)
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 30 meetings in the parliamentary year. 1 meeting was held outside the Parliament at Glasgow City Chamber, George Square, Glasgow on 9 November 2009.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 30 Meetings held wholly in private 3 Meetings held partly in private 18 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 1
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Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Jackie Baillie (until 4 November 2009) Lab 12 (13) Derek Brownlee Con 29 (30) Malcolm Chisholm (from 5 November 2009) Lab 17 (17) Linda Fabiani SNP 28 (30) Joe FitzPatrick SNP 28 (30) James Kelly (until 4 November 2009) Lab 13 (13) Tom McCabe (from 5 November 2009) Lab 12 (17) Jeremy Purvis LD 26 (30) Andrew Welsh SNP 29 (30) David Whitton Lab 30 (30)
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Gavin Brown (from 16 September 2009) Con 1 Murdo Fraser (until 10 September 2009) Con 0 Kenneth Gibson (until 4 November 2009) SNP 0 Lewis Macdonald Lab 3 Stewart Maxwell (from 5 November 2009) SNP 2 Liam McArthur LD 2
Reporters: 0
Clerk Team Leader: James Johnston
Advisers: 0
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 11 Scottish Executive officials 71 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2 Representatives of public bodies 25 Representatives of local authorities 5 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 20 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 5 Representatives of professional associations 12 Representatives of Voluntary sector 10 Other categories of witnesses 24
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 4 Strategic Budget Scrutiny Budget Process 2010-2011 Budget Strategy 2011-2012 Public Sector Spending Consultations 1 Public Sector Spending Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 1 Budget Bill 12 January 2010 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 16 Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill Children's Hearings (Scotland) Bill Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Forth Crossing Bill Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill Housing (Scotland) Bill Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Bill Legal Services (Scotland) Bill Marine (Scotland) Bill Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Bill Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill Legislative Consent Memorandums 1 Financial Services Bill SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 4 2 draft affirmatives, 2 negatives: SSI 2009/428; SSI 2009/439 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 64 24 November 2009: Public Service Reform (Scotland) Bill, changes to draft Stage 1 report: removal of Part 2 from the Bill, insertion of word 26 January 2010: Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill, Stage 2 amendments 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 91, 38, 94, 44, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 100, 101, 56, 58, 60, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 61, 62, 63, 65 2 February 2010: Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill, Stage 2 amendments 77, 114, 115, 187, 191, 125A, 195, 196, 188, 197 9 February 2010: Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill, Stage 2 amendments 165A, 193 23 February 2010: Public Services Reform
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(Scotland) Bill, Stage 2 amendments 201, 202 2 March 2010: Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill, Stage 2 amendments 217, 110, 111 Plenary debates 3 25 June 2009: motion S3M-04526 24 November 2009: motion S3M-05127 11 December 2009: motion S3M-05405
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 2nd Report 2010: Report on the Financial 403 17 March 2010 No response Memorandum of the Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Bill 1st Report 2010: Report on the draft Budget 394 4 March 2010 No response (Scotland) Act 2009 Amendment Order 2010 9th Report 2009: Report on legislative 357 18 December 2009 No response consent memorandum on the Financial Services Bill (LCM(S3) 25.1) 8th Report 2009: Stage 1 Report on the 351 11 December 2009 No response Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill 7th Report 2009: Report on scrutiny of the 349 4 December 2009 No response Draft Budget 2010-11 6th Report 2009: The draft Budget (Scotland) 343 25 November 2009 No response Act 2009 Amendment Order 2009 5th Report 2009: Report on the Review of the 315 29 June 2010 No response Budget Process 4th Report 2009: Report on Public Sector 308 22 June 2009 No response Pay 3rd Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 284 12 June 2009 n/a 2nd Report 2009: Strategic Budget Scrutiny 283 9 June 2009 No response
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4.3.7 Forth Crossing Bill Committee
Established: 27 January 2010
Remit: To consider and report to the Parliament on the Forth Crossing Bill
Convener: Jackson Carlaw (from 3 February 2010) Deputy Convener: Hugh O’Donnell (from 3 February 2010)
Membership: The committee has 4 members.
Meetings: There were 9 meetings in the parliamentary year. No meetings were held outside the Parliament
Number Total meetings of the Committee 9 Meetings held wholly in private 2 Meetings held partly in private 7 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Jackson Carlaw (from 27 January 2010) Con 9(9) Joe FitzPatrick (from 27 January 2010) SNP 9(9) Hugh O’Donnell (from 27 January 2010) LD 9(9) David Stewart (from 27 January 2010) Lab 9(9)
Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Sarah Robertson
Advisers: 0
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
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Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 1 Scottish Executive officials 25 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2 Representatives of public bodies 2 Representatives of local authorities 9 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 4 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 20
Business transacted
Business No Details Inquiries 0 Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 1 Forth Crossing Bill Sewel Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 0 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 0
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4.3.8 Health and Sport Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider and report on (a) health policy and the NHS in Scotland and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing and (b) matters relating to sport falling within the responsibility of the Minister for Public Health and Sport.
Convener: Christine Grahame
Deputy Convener: Ross Finnie
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 33 meetings in the parliamentary year. 1 meeting was held outside the Parliament at the MacDonald Loch Rannoch Hotel, Kinloch Rannoch, Perthshire on 25 January 2010
Number Total meetings of the Committee 33 Meetings held wholly in private 2 Meetings held partly in private 22 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 1
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Helen Eadie Lab 30 (33) Ross Finnie LD 30 (33) Christine Grahame SNP 32 (33) Rhoda Grant Lab 33 (33) Michael Matheson SNP 28 (33) Ian McKee SNP 33 (33) Mary Scanlon Con 31 (33) Dr Richard Simpson Lab 31 (33)
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Joe FitzPatrick SNP 3 Mr Frank McAveety Lab 1 Jamie McGrigor Con 0 Jamie Stone LD 1
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Reporters: 0
Clerk Team Leader: Douglas Wands
Advisers: Professor Irvine Lapsley: Budget Scrutiny for Health and Sport Committee, 2009-10
Visits: 1 fact finding visit for the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services Bill to London on 28 August 2009
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 14 Scottish Executive officials 55 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 49 Representatives of local authorities 5 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 3 Representatives of professional associations 25 Representatives of Voluntary sector 8 Other categories of witnesses 31
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 1 Inquiry into out-of-hours health care provision in rural areas Consultations 2 Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 1 Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 3 Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill Legislative Consent Memorandums 0 SIs considered 3 1 draft, SI 2010/299 (c.24), SI 2010/300 SSIs considered 52 5 draft affirmatives and 47 negatives: SSI 2009/166, SSI 2009/167, SSI 2009/177, SSI 2009/183, SSI 2009/193, SSI 2009/208, SSI 2009/209, SSI 2009/215, SSI 2009/261, SSI 2009/262, SSI 2009/263, SSI 2009/273, SSI 2009/288, SSI 2009/301, SSI 2009/302, SSI 2009/308, SSI 2009/328, SSI 2009/359, SSI 2009/374, SSI 2009/381, SSI 2009/388, SSI 2009/426, SSI 2009/427, SSI 2009/435, SSI 2009/436, SSI 2009/437, SSI 2009/438, SSI 2009/446, SSI 2010/1, SSI 2010/5, SSI 2010/22, SSI 2010/26, SSI 2010/28, SSI 2010/42, SSI 2010/48, SSI 2010/69, SSI 2010/72, SSI 2010/73, SSI 2010/74, SSI 2010/77, SSI 2010/86, SSI 2010/89, SSI 2010/90, SSI 2010/93, SSI 2010/94, SSI 2010/127, SSI 2010/128, Petitions considered 7 PE1205, PE1173, PE1138, PE1272, PE953, PE1191, PE1187 Divisions held 16 11 November 2009: Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill, Stage 2 amendments 12, 48A, 48B, 48, 49 18 November 2009: Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill, Stage 2 amendments 60, 61 and 62 (en bloc); 63, 64; 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70 (en bloc); 71, 72, 73, 21A, 56, 1, 73A Plenary debates 0
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Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 4th Report 2010: Report on out-of-hours 421 23 April 2010 No response healthcare provision in rural areas 3rd Report 2010: Clinical portal and telehealth 399 8 March 2010 No response development in NHS Scotland 2nd Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 397 4 March 2010 No response 1st Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 384 4 February 2010 No response 10th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 354 10 December 2009 No response 9th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 327 8 October 2009 No response 8th Report 2009: Stage 1 Report on the 320 14 September 23 October Tobacco and Primary Medical Services 2009 2009 (Scotland) Bill
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4.3.9 Justice Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider and report on (a) the administration of criminal and civil justice, community safety, and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and (b) the functions of the Lord Advocate, other than as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.
Convener: Bill Aitken (Con) Deputy Convener: Bill Butler (Lab)
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 37 meetings in the parliamentary year. 1 meeting was held outside the Parliament at Alloa Town Hall on 19 May 2009.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 37 Meetings held wholly in private 3 Meetings held partly in private 30 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 1
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Bill Aitken Con 37(37) Robert Brown LD 36(37) Bill Butler Lab 36(37) Angela Constance SNP 33(37) Cathie Craigie Lab 35(37) Nigel Don SNP 37(37) James Kelly (from 5 November 2009) Lab 21(21) Paul Martin (until 4 November 2009) Lab 16(16) Stewart Maxwell SNP 36(37)
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Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Aileen Campbell SNP 3 Richard Simpson Lab 3
Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerk: Douglas Wands (until 1 September 2009) Andrew Mylne (from 1 September 2009)
Advisers: 0
Visits: 1 : Visit to Alloa Town Hall to take evidence on the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 19 Scottish Executive officials 47 Members of the Scottish Parliament 23 Representatives of public bodies 34 Representatives of local authorities 7 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 5 Representatives of professional associations 45 Representatives of Voluntary sector 6 Other categories of witnesses 19
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 2 Budget Process 2010-11; Decision on Abdelbaset al-Megrahi Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 1 Damages (Scotland) Bill considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 3 Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill; Legal Services (Scotland) Bill; Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill Sewel Memorandums 4 Bribery Bill [HL]; Crime and Security Bill; Powers of Entry etc. Bill[HL]; Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill [HL] SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 52 12 draft affirmatives and 40 negatives: SSI 2009/142; SSI 2009/162; SSI 2009/180; SSI 2009/185; SSI 2009/191; SSI 2009/203; SSI 2009/217; SSI 2009/218; SSI 2009/234; SSI 2009/258; SSI 2009/277; SSI 2009/291; SSI 2009/292; SSI 2009/303: SSI 2009/310; SSI 2009/310; SSI 2009/310; SSI 2009/311; SSI 2009/312; SSI 2009/321; SSI 2009/331; SSI 2009/332;SSI 2009/340; SSI 2009/353; SSI 2009/332; SSI 2009/372; SSI 2009/379; SSI 2009/380; SSI 2009/395; SSI 2009/396; SSI 2009/409; SSI 2009/448; SSI 2010/15; SSI 2010/40; SSI 2010/41; SSI 2010/57; SSI 2010/63; SSI 2010/64; SSI 2010/76; SSI 2010/85; SSI 2010/142 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 92 2 June 2009: Damages (Scotland) Bill Statement of Reasons; 22 September 2009: To undertake an inquiry into the decision on Abdelbaset al-Megrahi; 27 October 2009: Draft report on the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill; 10 November 2009: Draft report on the Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2010-11; 17 November 2009: S3M-5169 (SSI 2009/332); 19 January 2010: Draft report on the decision on Abdelbaset al-Megrahi - insert para 19; 26 January 2010: Draft report on the decision on Abdelbaset al-Megrahi - insert new para; 2 February 2010: Draft report on the decision on Abdelbaset al-Megrahi - insert new para (SM); amend para 56 (JK); amend para 56 (SM); insert para 58 (RB); amend para 59 (RB); amend para 59 (SM); insert new para (JK); amend para 61 (SM); amend para 61 (RB); amend para 62 (JK); insert
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new para (SM); amend para 62 (RB); insert para 63 (JK); insert new para (SM); insert para 64 (JK); insert new para (SM); insert new para (JK); insert para 65 (SM); insert para 66 (RB); amend para 56 (RB); insert para 57 (RB); 2 March 2010: Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Stage 2 amendments 12, 14,26, 27,28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 49, 52, 53; 16 March 2010: Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Stage 2 amendments :17,21,64, 73,77,78,80,81,82,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,97,233; 13 April 2010: Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Stage 2 amendment 388; amendment 102;amendment 10A; amendment 352; amendment 100; amendment 1; amendment 104; amendment 10; 20 April 2010: Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Stage 2 amendment 8A; amendment 8; amendment 402A 27 April 2010: Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Stage 2 amendment 132; amendment 379; amendment 404; amendment 478; amendment 406; amendment 407; amendment 482; amendment 410; amendment 380; amendment 485; amendment 411; amendment 546; amendment 492; amendment 415; amendment 416; amendment 417; amendment 405; amendment 493; amendment 126; amendment 408; amendment 486 4 May 2010: amendment 586 Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 8th Report 2010: Legislative Consent 419 21 April 2010 No Response Memorandum on the Powers of Entry etc. Bill (UK Parliament Legislation 7th Report 2010:Legislative Consent 416 14 April 2010 No Response Memorandum on the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill 6th Report 2010: The draft International 410 25 March 2010 No Response Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010 5th Report 2010: The draft Advice and 409 25 March 2010 No Response Assistance and Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions and Contributions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 67
4th Report 2010: Stage 1 Report on the 400 12 March 2010 Response Legal Services (Scotland) Bill Received 5 February 2010 3rd Report 2010: The decision on Abdelbaset 383 5 February 2010 Response al-Megrahi Received 30 March 2010 2nd Report 2010: Legislative consent 382 4 February 2010 No Response memorandum on the Crime and Security Bill (LCM(S3) 27.1) 1st Report 2010: Legislative consent 376 28 January 2010 No Response memorandum on the Bribery Bill (LCM(S3)26.1) 20th Report 2009: Draft Crime (International 344 25 November 2009 No Response Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (Scotland) (No.3) Order 2009 19th Report 2009: The Justice of the Peace 341 18 November 2009 No Response Courts (Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway) etc Order 2009 (SSI 2009/332) 18th Report 2009: Stage 1 Report on the 334 12 November 2009 Response Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Received 29 January 2010 17th Report 2009: The draft Mutual 323 23 September No Response Recognition of Criminal Financial 2009 Penalties in the European Union (Scotland) Order 2009 16th Report 2009: The draft Judiciary and 321 16 September No Response Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 2009 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2009 15th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 295 10 June 2009 No Response 14th Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 287 8 June 2009 No Response 13th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 276 4 June 2009 No Response 12th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 268 21 May 2009 No Response
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4.3.10 Local Government and Communities Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider and report on (a) the financing and delivery of local government and local services and planning; and (b) housing, regeneration, anti-poverty measures and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Minister for Housing and Communities.
Convener: Duncan McNeil
Deputy Convener: Alasdair Allan
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 33 meetings in the parliamentary year.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 33 Meetings held wholly in private 2 Meetings held partly in private 25 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Alasdair Allan SNP 30 (33) Bob Doris SNP 33 (33) Patricia Ferguson Lab 30 (33) David McLetchie Con 30 (33) Duncan McNeil Lab 32 (33) Mary Mulligan Lab 33 (33) Jim Tolson LD 32 (33) John Wilson SNP 33 (33)
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Brian Adam SNP 1 Margaret Curran (from 5 November 2009) Lab 0 Paul Martin (until 4 November 2009) Lab 0 Alison McInnes LD 0 Margaret Mitchell Con 1
Reporters: 0
Clerk Team Leader: Susan Duffy
Advisers: 0
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Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 16 Scottish Executive officials 45 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2 Representatives of public bodies 39 Representatives of local authorities 17 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 4 Representatives of professional associations 10 Representatives of Voluntary sector 5 Other categories of witnesses 24
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 2 Child Poverty in Scotland Local Government Finance Inquiry Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 5 Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill Housing (Scotland) Bill Legislative Consent Memorandums 1 Child Poverty Bill SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 45 5 draft affirmatives and 38 negatives: SSI 2009/187, SSI 2009/186, SSI 2009/184, SSI 2009/196, SSI 2009/212, SSI 2009/213, SSI 2009/222, SSI 2009/220, SSI 2009/221, SSI 2009/286, SSI 2009/287, SSI 2009/314, SSI 2009/343, SSI 2009/344, SSI 2009/368, SSI 2009/378, SSI 2009/392, SSI 2009/442, SSI 2010/2, SSI 2010/49, SSI 2010/27, SSI 2010/44, SSI 2010/34, SSI 2010/43, SSI 2010/37, SSI 2010/36, SSI 2010/35, SSI 2010/32, SSI 2010/45, SSI 2010/65, SSI 2010/66, SSI 2010/78, SSI 2010/61, SSI 2010/62, SSI 2010/38, SSI 2010/111, SSI 2010/110, SSI 2010/92 Petitions considered 3 PE1231, PE1158, PE1231 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 1 1 October 2009: motion S3M-04940
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 4th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 395 3 March 2010 No response 3rd Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 391 25 February 2010 No response 2nd Report 2010: Report on Local 377 28 January 2010 No response Government Finance Inquiry 1st Report 2010: Stage 1 Report on the 372 26 January 2010 No response Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill 16th Report 2009: Stage 1 Report on the Home Owner and Debtor Protection 355 10 December 2009 No response (Scotland) Bill 15th Report 2009: Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Child Poverty 338 16 November 2009 No response Bill - LCM (S3) 22.1 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 71
14th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 330 29 October 2009 No response 13th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 298 12 June 2009 No response 12th Report 2009: Equal Pay in Local 292 10 June 2009 30 July 2009 Government 11th Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 286 8 June 2009 n/a 10th Report 2009: Report on Child Poverty in 267 21 May 2009 26 July 2009 Scotland 9th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 263 14 May 2009 No response
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4.3.11 Public Audit Committee
Established: The Public Audit Committee succeeded the Audit Committee (As agreed by resolution of Parliament on 10 December 2008, with effect from 11 December 2008). Remit: to consider and report on— (a) any accounts laid before the Parliament; (b) any report laid before or made to the Parliament by the Auditor General for Scotland; and (c) any other document laid before the Parliament, or referred to it by the Parliamentary Bureau or by the Auditor General for Scotland, concerning financial control, accounting and auditing in relation to public expenditure
Convener: Hugh Henry (Lab) Deputy Convener: Murdo Fraser (Con)
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 18 meetings in the parliamentary year. No meetings were held outside the Parliament.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 18 Meetings held wholly in private 0 Meetings held partly in private 18 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Willie Coffey SNP 18(18) Cathie Craigie Lab 16(18) George Foulkes Lab 14(18) Murdo Fraser Con 17(18) Hugh Henry Lab 18(18) Bill Kidd (from 25 June 2009) SNP 15(15) Anne McLaughlin SNP 17(18) Nicol Stephen LD 16(18) Andrew Welsh (until 25 June 2009) SNP 3(3)
Number of meetings Substitute Members Party attended James Kelly Lab 4
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Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerk: David McGill (until 3 June 2009) Tracey White (from 3 June 2009 until 14 April 2010) Jane Williams (from 14 April 2010)
Advisers: 0
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 0 Scottish Executive officials 6 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 32 Representatives of local authorities 2 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 0 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 3
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 6 AGS Section 22 Report: The 2008-09 Audit of Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland Administration; AGS Section 22 Report: The 2008-09 Audit of Registers of Scotland; AGS Section 22 Report: The 2008-09 Audit of Transport Scotland; AGS Section 22 Report: VIsitScotland 2007-08 Accounts; AGS Section 23 Report: Overview of Mental Health Services; AGS Section 23 Report: Review of the Cairngorm Funicular Railway; AGS Section 23 Report: The First ScotRail Passenger Franchise Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 0 Sewel Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 0 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number Response 2nd Report 2010: Review of the Cairngorm 393 3 March 2010 Received 12 Funicular Railway May 2010 Response 1st Report 2010: The 2008-09 Audit of 387 12 February 2010 Received 30 Registers of Scotland March 2010 Response 6th Report 2009: The First ScotRail 285 11 June 2009 received 14 passenger rail franchise August 2009 5th Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 273 8 June 2009 No Response Response 4th Report 2009: The 2007/2008 audit of 261 14 May 2009 Received 30 VisitScotland July 2009
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4.3.12 Public Petitions Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider public petitions addressed to the Parliament in accordance with these Rules and, in particular, to (a) decide in a case of dispute whether a petition is admissible; (b) decide what action should be taken upon an admissible public petition; and (c) keep under review the operation of the petitions system. (Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament, Rule 6.10)
Convener: Mr Frank McAveety Deputy Convener: John Farquhar Munro
Membership: The committee has 9 members.
Meetings: There were 17 meetings in the parliamentary year. 2 meetings were held outside the Parliament at Alness Academy, Alness on 21 September 2009 and Waid Academy, Anstruther on 15 March 2010
Number Total meetings of the Committee 17 Meetings held wholly in private 0 Meetings held partly in private 1 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 2
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Rhona Brankin (from 5 November 2009) Lab 7 (10) Bill Butler Lab 14 (17) Nigel Don SNP 15 (17) Marlyn Glen (until 4 November 2009) Lab 6 (7) Robin Harper Green 15 (17) Frank McAveety Lab 17 (17) Anne McLaughlin SNP 15 (17) Nanette Milne Con 15 (17) John Farquhar Munro LD 8 (17) John Wilson SNP 17 (17)
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Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Claire Baker Lab 0 Jamie McGrigor Con 2 Christina McKelvie (until 5 November 2009) SNP 0 Nicol Stephen LD 0 Bill Wilson (from 5 November 2009) SNP 1
Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerk: Fergus Cochrane Advisers: 0
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 5 Scottish Executive officials 12 Members of the Scottish Parliament 70 Representatives of public bodies 8 Representatives of local authorities 0 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 1 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 0 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 58
1.1 Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 0 Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 0 Sewel Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 1 23 September 2009: Motion S3M-04770 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 77
Reports:
SP Paper Date of Executive Title number publication response 3rd Report 2009: Inquiry into the public 300 16 June 2009 No response petitions process 2nd Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 282 9 June 2009 No response
Petitions Considered:
no. of petitions New petitions lodged from 9 May 2009 until 8 May 2010 77 Petitions considered by the Public Petitions Committee 344 (Note: this figure will include some of the 77 petitions lodged) New petitions considered: 88 PE1251 PE1252 PE1250 PE1253 PE1254 PE1259 PE1255 PE1256 PE1257 PE1258 PE1270 PE1262 PE1264 PE1266 PE1267 PE1268 PE1269 PE1239 PE1260 PE1265 PE1271 PE1272 PE1274 PE1275 PE1276PE1280 PE1261 and PE1281 PE1273 PE1282 PE1278 PE1288 PE1263 PE1277 PE1285 PE1286 PE1289 PE1292 and PE1290 PE1291 PE1279 PE1283 PE1287 PE1293 and PE1250 PE1288 PE1296 PE1284 PE1294 PE1295 PE1298 PE1297 PE1299 PE1300 PE1302PE1307 PE1303 PE1304 PE1305 PE1301 PE1306 PE1310 PE1311 PE1312 PE1313 PE1314 PE1008 PE1175 PE1297 PE1299 PE1300 PE1265 PE1274 PE1275 PE1098 and PE1223 PE1154 and PE1210 PE1319 PE1322 PE1308 PE1324 PE1309 PE1320 PE1321 PE1315 PE1323 PE1325
Current petitions considered: (Note: the figure in brackets indicates the number of times the petition was considered 265 during this period) PE504(4); PE812(4); PE1008(2) PE1048 PE1050 PE1052(2) PE1056 PE1070 PE1073(3) PE1076 PE1079 PE1083(2)PE1087(2) PE1089(3) PE1095(4) PE1098 & PE1223(4) PE1103 PE1105(4) PE1106(3) PE1107 and PE1174(2) PE1108(3) PE1115 PE1123 PE1124(3) PE1135(2) PE1139(2) PE1140 PE1147 PE1149(2) PE1150(3) PE1154(2) PE1155 PE1158 PE1159(4) PE1162(2) PE1163 PE1167(3) PE1169(4) PE1171(2) PE1175(3) PE1176 PE1179(4) PE1180(4) PE1182 (3) PE1185(4) PE1185 PE1186(2) PE1187 PE1189(5) PE1190 PE1192 PE1196 and PE1230(2) PE1198 PE1199 PE1200 PE1202 PE1204(3)1210(2) PE1212 PE1215 PE1217 PE1219(3 PE1220(3) PE1224 PE1225(2) PE1228 PE1229(3) PE1232(4) PE1233(2) PE1234(2) PE1236(2) PE1237 PE1238 PE1239(3) PE1240 PE1241(4) PE1242 PE1243(2) PE1244 PE1245(3) PE1246 PE1247(4)1248 PE1249(3) PE1250 and PE1293 PE1252(2) PE1253(2) PE1254(2) PE1256(2)1257(3)1258(2) PE1259(2) PE1260 PE1261 and PE1281 PE1262 PE1263 PE1264 PE1265(3) PE1266 PE1267 PE1268(2) PE1269(2) PE1270 PE1271 PE1273 PE1274(3) PE1275(3) PE1276 PE1277 PE1278 PE1279 PE1280 PE1282 PE1283 PE1284 PE1285 PE1286 PE1287 PE1288 PE1289 PE1291 PE1290 and PE1292 PE1294 PE1295 PE1296 PE1297(2) PE1299(2) PE1300(3) PE1310 PE1311 PE1312 PE1313 PE1314 PE17 PE1318 Petitions Considered: 1 Written submissions requested by the Public Petitions Committee
78 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 a From the Scottish Executive: (Note: the figure in brackets indicates the number of times the Committee sought a written submission) PE504(2); PE812(4); PE1052; PE1076; PE1089(2); PE1095; PE1098(3); PE1103; PE1105(3); PE1107; PE1108(5); PE1124(3); PE1135; PE1139: PE1149; PE1150; PE1154; PE1155; PE1159(5); PE1162; PE1163; PE1167(3); PE1169; PE1171; PE1174; PE1176; PE1179(4); PE1180(3); PE1184; PE1185(2); PE1186; PE1189(2); PE1204(3); PE1210; PE1219; PE1220(2); PE1223(3); PE1225; PE1229(3); PE1232(2); PE1236; PE1239(2); PE1241 (2); PE1243; PE1245(2); PE1247(2); PE1249(3); PE1250(2); PE1251; PE1252(2); PE1253(4); PE1254(4); PE1255; PE1256(2); PE1257(3); PE1258(2); PE1259(2); PE1260; PE1261(2); PE1262; PE1263(2); PE1264; PE1265(2); PE1266;
PE1267(2); PE1268(2); PE1269(3); PE1270(2); PE1273(2); PE1274(2); PE1275(2); PE1276; PE1277; PE1278(2); PE1279(2); PE1281; PE1282(2); PE1283; PE1284(2); PE1285(2); PE1287(2); PE1288(2); PE1289(2); PE1290; PE1292; PE1293; PE1294(2); PE1295(2); PE1296(2); PE1297; PE1298(2); PE1299(2); PE1300(2); PE1301; PE1302(2); PE1303; PE1304; PE1305; PE1307; PE1308; PE1309; PE1310; PE1311; PE1312; PE1314; PE1315; PE1316; PE1317; PE1318; PE1319; PE1320; PE1321; PE1322; PE1323; PE1325 b From other bodies2: 248 Sportscotland (4) Fields in Trust Scotland Selection of local authorities (5) Scottish Human Rights Commission Howard League for Penal Reform in Scotland ACPOS (5) Police Complaints Commission for Scotland (2) HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary (2) Health Protection Agency Food Standards Agency (3) Scottish Natural Heritage (3) SEPA (2) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (2) Association of Directors of Social Work (4) NHS QIS (3) Chief Fire Officers Assoc (Scotland) Scottish Police Federation (4) Fire Brigades Union NHS Education Scotland Scottish Water (2) Waterwatch Scotland (3) Food Standards Agency Scientific Advisory Commission on Nutrition (2) Scottish Child Law centre (2) Community Law Advice Network Scottish Commissioner for Children and Young People (4) Law Society of Scotland (4)
2 More than 1 organisation may have been contacted for each petition. Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 79
Scottish Legal Aid Board Scottish Association of Mental Health SPICe (3) Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (4) Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland (5) Scottish Retail Consortium Historic Scotland Learning and Teaching Scotland Scottish Catholic Education Commission Church of Scotland Muslim Council of Scotland (2) Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (2) Scottish Parent Teacher Council (3) Educational Institute of Scotland (2) Scottish Inter Faith Council (2) Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association SPCB (3) Scottish Electoral Commission Capability Scotland Scottish Disability Equality Forum Health and Safety Executive (2) Victim Support Scotland (2) Scottish Trades Union Congress (4) Unite GMB National Union of Journalists CBI Scotland Federation of Small Business (2) Transport Scotland Moray Council Scottish Court Service Lord President of the Court of Session (7) Sheriffs’ Association Scottish Justices Association Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland Scottish Consumer Council Scottish Seniors’ Alliance Scottish Pensioners’ Forum Department of Transport (2) Office of the Rail Regulator DB Schenker (2) Network Rail (2) Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland Ministry of Defence (2) Scottish Patients Association (3) East Dumbarton Council Highland Council (7) Dundee City Council (2) Stirling Council (2) Aberdeen Council (3) North Lanarkshire Council (2)
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Fife Council (3) Youth Scotland Youthlink Scotland Scottish Youth Parliament (3) Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Scout Association Scottish Wildlife Trust National Farmers Union of Scotland British Geological Survey Ofcom Orange Vodafone T-Mobile O2 Scottish Fair Trade Forum City of Edinburgh Council (6) Royal College of Midwives Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries, Royal College of Pathologists Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland Royal Mail NHS24 Scottish Ambulance Service Lothian & Borders and Highlands & Islands fire and rescue services Lothian & Borders and Strathclyde police forces Consumer Focus Scotland (3) General Medical Council Nursing and Midwifery Council Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Association of Scottish Colleges NHS Health Scotland Department of Health (2) Welsh Assembly Government Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board (4) NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Grampian Health Board (2) Borders Health Board Lanarkshire Health Board (2) Tayside Health Board Scottish Medicines Consortium Essential Health Clinic LDN Research Trust MS Society Cancer Research UK Alzheimer's Society National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2) Penn State University (USA) South Lanarkshire Council Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 81
East Renfrewshire Council (2) Association of Directors of Education Scottish Parent Teacher Council British Association for Adoption and Fostering Fostering Network Scotland Scottish Child Care and Protection Network Scottish Borders Council Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (2) British Council of Shopping centres Cosla (3) UK National Screening Committee British Society for Haematology Molecular Haematology Unit BMA Medical Ethics Committee Canadian Haemochromatosis Society Haemochromatosis Society Australia Inc Registers of Scotland Scottish Land Court Andy Wightman Argyll & Bute Council Falkirk Council The Dystonia Society Social Work Inspection Agency Water Industry Commission for Scotland Scottish Consumer Council French and German Blood Donation Services Freightliner East Lothian Council (2) Tayside Police Grampian Police Strathclyde Police Lothian and Borders Police (2) Dumfries & Galloway Police Central Scotland Police Scottish Women’s Aid The Samaritans Mankind Initiative Children 1st The Lord Advocate Faculty of Advocates Scottish Consumer Council Citizens Advice (Scotland) Consumer Focus Scotland Shelter (Scotland) The Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyds Banking Group Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Ayrshire & Arran Health Board Lothian Health Board (2) University of Dundee Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
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Bowel Cancer UK Cancer Research UK Macmillan Cancer Support Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland Institute of Cancer Research UK National Screening Committee Fife Police Northern Constabulary (2) Mental Welfare Commission Scottish Association for Mental Health Voices of Experience NHS Lanarkshire NHS Dumfries & Galloway Sport Coaching UK Scottish Sports Association Positive Coaching Scotland Dumfries & Galloway Council British Veterinary Association British Horse Society Scotland Exmoor Pony Society Highland Pony Society Royal British Legion Department for Work and Pensions Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Low Pay Commission Young Scot Fife Health Board UK Government Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party Scottish Green Party Scottish Labour Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party, Disclosure Scotland The Electoral Commission Scottish Prison Service Angus Council Scottish Gypsy Traveller Association Scottish Gypsy/Traveller Law Reform Coalition Midlothian Council Perth and Kinross Council Royal Town Planning Institute (Scotland), Planning Aid National Union of Farmers Scotland (2) Scottish Gamekeepers Association Scottish Wildlife Trust Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Foreign and Commonwealth Office Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2) Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 83
Glasgow City Council (10) North Ayrshire Council Scottish Football Association Scottish Football League Scottish Premier League Scottish Amateur Football Association Scottish Youth Football Association, KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association Scottish Football Review Committee to give evidence. Ministry of Justice (2) Scottish Gamekeepers Association Scottish Landowners Federation Association of Scottish Community Councils Sikhs in Scotland, Glasgow Buddhist Centre UK Scientific Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood Tissues and Organs (SaBTO)
2 Petitions referred to Scottish Parliament Committees: 3 Health and Sport Committee PE953 Local Government and Communities Committee PE1158, PE1231 3 Petitions referred for information only to Scottish Parliament Committees 0 4 Petitions closed (without further consideration) 0 5 Petitions withdrawn at the request of the petitioner 0
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4.3.13 Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider and report on agriculture, fisheries and rural development and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment.
Convener: Maureen Watt
Deputy Convener: John Scott
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 30 meetings in the parliamentary year. 3 meetings were held outside the Parliament at: Kirkudbright Town Hall on 22 June 2009, the Weigh Inn, Burnside, Thurso on 23 February 2010 and the Shetland Islands Council Town Hall, Upper Hillhead, Lerwick on 2 March 2010
Number Total meetings of the Committee 30 Meetings held wholly in private 3 Meetings held partly in private 23 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 3
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Karen Gillon Lab 23 (30) Liam McArthur LD 26 (30) Alasdair Morgan SNP 28 (30) Elaine Murray Lab 30 (30) Peter Peacock Lab 29 (30) John Scott Con 27 (30) Maureen Watt SNP 29 (30) Bill Wilson SNP 30 (30)
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Rhona Brankin (from 5 November 2005) Lab 0 Rhoda Grant (until 4 November 2009) Lab 0 Jamie Hepburn (until 19 November 2009) SNP 0 Jim Hume LD 1 Nanette Milne Con 0 Sandra White (from 19 November 2009) SNP 1
Reporters: 0
Clerk Team Leader: Peter McGrath Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 85
Advisers: 0
Visits: 3 fact finding visits for the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill to Bebencula in the Western Isles, Caithness, and the Shetland Islands
Events: 2
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 12 Scottish Executive officials 54 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 21 Representatives of local authorities 2 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 1 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 40
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 1 Fisheries Council Inquiry Consultations 1 Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill Proposed Members’ Bills Name of bill, committee and date considered Draft Bills considered 1 Crofting Bill (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 4 Climate Change (Scotland) Bill Marine (Scotland) Bill Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill Legislative Consent Memorandums 1 Flood and Water Management Bill SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 55 2 draft affirmatives and 50 negatives: SSI 2009/160, SSI 2009/153, SSI 2009/155, SSI 2009/156, SSI 2009/173, SSI 2009/202, SSI 2009/231, SSI 2009/214, SSI 2009/223, SSI 2009/225, SSI 2009/226, SSI 2009/227, SSI 2009/228, SSI 2009/229, SSI 2009/230, SSI 2009/232, SSI 2009/233, SSI 2009/304, SSI 2009/305, SSI 2009/306, SSI 2009/317, SSI 2009/330, SSI 2009/333, SSI 2009/338, SSI 2009/336, SSI 2009/339, SSI 2009/335, SSI 2009/376, SSI 2009/373, SSI 2009/391, SSI 2009/411, SSI 2009/418, SSI 2009/419, SSI 2009/413, SSI 2009/415, SSI 2009/416, SSI 2009/412, SSI 2009/440, SSI 2009/443, SSI 2009/447, SSI 2009/444, SSI 2010/8, SSI 2010/9, SSI 2010/60 SSI 2010/71, SSI 2010/67, SSI 2010/87, SSI 2010/88, SSI 2010/95, SSI 2010/100 Petitions considered 4 PE749, PE1207, PE1081, PE1047 Divisions held 34 18 November 2009: Marine (Scotland) Bill Stage 2, amendments 102, 100, 2, 4, 140, 141, 142, 144, 10, 11, 152, 153, 156, 15, 164 25 November 2009: Marine (Scotland) Bill Stage 2, amendments 199, 179, 222, 196, 202, 213, 215, 216, 219, 188 2 December 2009: Marine (Scotland) Bill Stage 2, amendments 77, 270, 189, 239, 240, 242, 268, 193 20 January 2010: motion S3M-5505 Plenary debates 1 7 October 2009: motion S3M-04973
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 87
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 4th Report 2010: Stage 1 Report on the 426 6 May 2010 No response Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill 3rd Report 2010: Report on Subordinate 414 9 April 2010 No response Legislation 2nd Report 2010: Report on Subordinate 371 25 January 2010 No response Legislation 1st Report 2010: Report on the Legislative 370 22 January 2010 No response Consent Memorandum on the UK Flood and Water Management Bill - LCM (S3) 24.1 13th Report 2009: Reform of the Common 346 13 November 2009 28 January Fisheries Policy 2010 12th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 336 12 November 2009 No response 11th Report 2009: Stage 1 Report on the 325 8 October 2009 No response Marine (Scotland) Bill 10th Report 2009: The Pig Industry 311 25 June 2009 24 August 2009 9th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 297 12 June 2009 No response 8th Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 281 8 June 2009 n/a 7th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 272 28 May 2009 No response 6th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 265 14 May 2009 No response
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4.3.14 Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Established: 28 September 2007
Remit: To consider and report on– (a) the practice and procedures of the Parliament in relation to its business; (b) whether a member’s conduct is in accordance with these Rules and any Code of Conduct for members, matters relating to members’ interests, and any other matters relating to the conduct of members in carrying out their parliamentary duties; (c) the adoption, amendment and application of any Code of Conduct for members; and (d) matters relating to public appointments in Scotland. Where the Committee considers it appropriate, it may by motion recommend that a member’s rights and privileges be withdrawn to such extent and for such period as are specified in the motion.
Convener: Gil Paterson (SNP) Deputy Convener: Marilyn Livingstone (Lab)
Membership: The committee has 7 members.
Meetings: There were 13 meetings in the parliamentary year. No meetings were held outside the Parliament.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 13 Meetings held wholly in private 0 Meetings held partly in private 13 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Robert Brown Lab 10(13) Aileen Campbell SNP 13(13) Marilyn Livingstone Lab 12(13) Nanette Milne Con 10(13) Gil Paterson SNP 13(13) Peter Peacock Lab 12(13) Dave Thompson SNP 12(13)
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Alasdair Morgan SNP 1
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 89
Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerks: Gillian Baxendine Alison Walker
Advisers: 0
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 0 Scottish Executive officials 0 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 1 Representatives of local authorities 0 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 0 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 0
Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 0 Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 2 Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Bill; Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill Sewel Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 0 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 1 25 June 2009: S3M-04432
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Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 1st Report 2010: Interim Consultation Report 373 28 January 2010 No Response on the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Bill and other possible subordinate legislation Standing Order rule changes 7th Report 2009: Hybrid Bills 299 16 June 2009 No Response 6th Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 289 11 June 2009 No Response
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 91
4.3.15 Subordinate Legislation Committee
Established: 4 June 2003
Remit: To consider and report on subordinate legislation which is laid before the Parliament; any Scottish Statutory Instrument not laid before the Parliament but classed as general according to its subject matter; any pension or grants motion as described in Rule 8.11A.1; and, in particular, to determine whether the attention of the Parliament should be drawn to any of the matters mentioned in Rule 10.3.1; proposed powers to make subordinate legislation in particular Bills or other proposed legislation; general questions relating to powers to make subordinate legislation; and whether any proposed delegated powers in particular Bills or other legislation should be expressed as a power to make subordinate legislation.
Convener: Jamie Stone Deputy Convener: Ian McKee
Membership: The committee has 7 members.
Meetings: There were 33 meetings in the parliamentary year. No meetings were held outside the Parliament.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 33 Meetings held wholly in private 0 Meetings held partly in private 20 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Jackson Carlaw Con 20 (33) Malcolm Chisholm (to 4 November 2009) Lab 13 (13) Margaret Curran (from 5 November 2009) Lab 6 (20) Bob Doris SNP 26 (33) Helen Eadie Lab 27 (33) Rhoda Grant (from 5 November 2009) Lab 17 (20) Tom McCabe (to 4 November 2009) Lab 11 (13) Ian McKee SNP 33 (33) Jamie Stone LD 25 (33)
92 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Bill Aitken Con 0 Ross Finnie LD 0 Christopher Harvie SNP 2 Elaine Smith Lab 1
Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerk: Shelagh McKinlay (to August 2009) Douglas Wands (from September 2010)
Advisers: 0
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 3 Scottish Executive officials 19 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 2 Representatives of local authorities 0 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 4 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 0
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 93
Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 0 Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 16 Alcohol Etc. (Scotland) Bill Arbitration (Scotland) Bill Budget (Scotland) (No. 4) Bill Climate Change (Scotland) Bill Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill Housing (Scotland) Bill Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Bill Legal Services (Scotland) Bill Marine (Scotland) Bill Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Bill Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill Sewel Memorandums 3 Bribery Bill Crime and Security Bill Equality Bill SIs considered 6 2 draft affirmatives, 4 negative: SI 2009/1739, SI 2009/1743, SI 2010/299, SI 2010 300 SSIs considered 66 draft affirmatives, 8 affirmative, 1 other: SSI 2010/draft ‘the Census (Scotland) Order 2010 and 271 negatives: SSI 2009/152 SSI 2009/153, SSI 2009/154, SSI 2009/155, SSI 2009/162, SSI 2009/166, SSI 2009/167, SSI 2009/168, SSI 2009/169, SSI 2009/170, SSI 2009/173, SSI 2009/176, SSI 2009/177, SSI 2009/178, SSI 2009/180, SSI 2009/181, SSI 2009/182, SSI 2009/183, SSI 2009/184, SSI 2009/185, SSI 2009/186, SSI 2009/187, SSI 2009/188, SSI 2009/189, SSI 2009/191, SSI 2009/193, SSI 2009/194, SSI 2009/196, SSI 2009/202, SSI 2009/203, SSI 2009/208, SSI 2009/209, SSI 2009/210, SSI 2009/211, SSI 2009/212, SSI 2009/213, SSI 2009/214, SSI 2009/215, SSI 2009/216, SSI 2009/217, SSI 2009/218, SSI 2009/220, SSI 2009/221, SSI 2009/222, SSI 2009/223, SSI 2009/225, SSI 2009/226, SSI 2009/227, SSI 2009/228, SSI 2009/229, SSI 2009/230, SSI
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2009/231, SSI 2009/232, SSI 2009/233, SSI 2009/234, SSI 2009/258, SSI 2009/261, SSI 2009/262, SSI 2009/263, SSI 2009/273, SSI 2009/277, SSI 2009/286, SSI 2009/287, SSI 2009/288, SSI 2009/290, SSI 2009/291, SSI 2009/292, SSI 2009/301, SSI 2009/302, SSI 2009/303, SSI 2009/304, SSI 2009/305, SSI 2009/306, SSI 2009/307, SSI 2009/308, SSI 2009/309, SSI 2009/310, SSI 2009/311, SSI 2009/312, SSI 2009/314, SSI 2009/316, SSI 2009/317, SSI 2009/321, SSI 2009/328, SSI 2009/330, SSI 2009/331, SSI 2009/332, SSI 2009/333, SSI 2009/335, SSI 2009/336, SSI 2009/337, SSI 2009/338, SSI 2009/339, SSI 2009/340, SSI 2009/343, SSI 2009/344, SSI 2009/349, SSI 2009/350, SSI 2009/353, SSI 2009/359, SSI 2009/368, SSI 2009/371, SSI 2009/372, SSI 2009/373, SSI 2009/374, SSI 2009/375, SSI 2009/376, SSI 2009/378, SSI 2009/379, SSI 2009/380, SSI 2009/381, SSI 2009/388, SSI 2009/391, SSI 2009/392, SSI 2009/395, SSI 2009/396, SSI 2009/409, SSI 2009/410, SSI 2009/411, SSI 2009/412, SSI 2009/413, SSI 2009/415, SSI 2009/416, SSI 2009/418, SSI 2009/419, SSI 2009/426, SSI 2009/427, SSI 2009/428, SSI 2009/429, SSI 2009/435, SSI 2009/436, SSI 2009/437, SSI 2009/438, SSI 2009/439, SSI 2009/440, SSI 2009/442, SSI 2009/443, SSI 2009/444, SSI 2009/446, SSI 2009/447, SSI 2009/448, SSI 2010/1, SSI 2010/2, SSI 2010/5, SSI 2010/8, SSI 2010/9, SSI 2010/10, SSI 2010/15, SSI 2010/22, SSI 2010/23, SSI 2010/26, SSI 2010/27, SSI 2010/28, SSI 2010/32, SSI 2010/33, SSI 2010/34, SSI 2010/35, SSI 2010/36, SSI 2010/37, SSI 2010/38, SSI 2010/40, SSI 2010/41, SSI 2010/42, SSI 2010/43, SSI 2010/44, SSI 2010/45, SSI 2010/48, SSI 2010/49, SSI 2010/57, SSI 2010/59, SSI 2010/60, SSI 2010/61, SSI 2010/62, SSI 2010/63, SSI 2010/64, SSI 2010/65, SSI 2010/66, SSI 2010/67, SSI 2010/68, SSI 2010/69, SSI 2010/71, SSI 2010/72, SSI 2010/73, SSI 2010/74, SSI 2010/76, SSI 2010/77, SSI 2010/78, SSI 2010/85, SSI 2010/86, SSI 2010/87, SSI 2010/88, SSI 2010/89, SSI 2010/90, SSI 2010/92, SSI 2010/93, SSI 2010/94, SSI 2010/95, SSI 2010/96, SSI 2010/97, SSI 2010/98, SSI 2010/100, SSI 2010/110, SSI 2010/111, SSI 2010/127, SSI 2010/128, SSI 2010/130, SSI 2010/142, SSI 2010/143, SSI 2010/144, SSI 2010/145, SSI 2010/148, SSI 2010/149, SSI 2010/151, SSI Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 95
2010/152, SSI 2010/153, SSI 2010/160, SSI 2010/161, SSI 2010/164, SSI 2010/165, SSI 2010/166, SSI 2010/167, SSI 2010/168, SSI 2010/171, SSI 2010/172, SSI 2010/173, SSI 2010/177, SSI 2010/178, SSI 2010/179, SSI 2010/180, SSI 2010/181, SSI 2010/182, SSI 2010/183, SSI 2010/189, SSI 2010/190, SSI 2010/191, SSI 2010/192, SSI 2010/193, SSI 2010/194, SSI 2010/196, SSI 2010/198, SSI 2010/199, SSI 2010/204, SSI 2010/206, SSI 2010/207, SSI 2010/208, SSI 2010/211, SSI 2010/212, SSI 2010/213, SSI 2010/214, SSI 2010/215, SSI 2010/219, SSI 2010/222, SSI 2010/223, SSI 2010/224, SSI 2010/225, SSI 2010/226, SSI 2010/227, SSI 2010/228, SSI 2010/229, SSI 2010/232, SSI 2010/233, SSI 2010/234, SSI 2010/236, SSI 2010/237, SSI 2010/238, SSI 2010/248, SSI 2010/251, SSI 2010/252, SSI 2010/264, SSI 2010/266, SSI 2010/267 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 28th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 428 6 May 2010 No response 27th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 424 30 April 2010 No response 26th Report 2010: Interpretation and 423 28 April 2010 No response Legislative Reform (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 25th Report 2010: Children's Hearings 422 28 April 2010 No response (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 24th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 418 21 April 2010 No response 23rd Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 417 16 April 2010 No response 22nd Report 2010: Housing (Scotland) Bill at 415 12 April 2010 No response Stage 1 21st Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 412 25 March 2010 No response 20th Report 2010: Public Services Reform 411 25 March 2010 No response (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 19th Report 2010: Scottish Parliamentary 407 19 March 2010 No response Commissions and Commissioners etc. Bill at Stage 1 18th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 406 19 March 2010 No response 17th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 401 12 March 2010 No response 16th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 398 5 March 2010 No response 15th Report 2010: Crofting Reform 396 4 March 2010 No response (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1
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14th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 390 24 February 2010 No response 13th Report 2010: Forth Crossing Bill at 389 11 February 2010 No response Stage 1 12th Report 2010: Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill 388 11 February 2010 No response at Stage 1 11th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 386 10 February 2010 No response 10th Report 2010: Home Owner and Debtor 385 5 February 2010 No response Protection (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 9th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 381 3 February 2010 No response 8th Report 2010: Marine (Scotland) Bill as 379 28 January 2010 No response amended at Stage 2 7th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 375 27 January 2010 No response 6th Report 2010: Tobacco and Primary 369 20 January 2010 No response Medical Services (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 5th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 368 20 January 2010 No response 4th Report 2010: Budget (Scotland) (No.4) 367 20 January 2010 No response Bill 3rd Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 365 15 January 2010 No response 2nd Report 2010: Report on the Legislative 361 14 January 2010 No response Consent Memorandum on the Equality Bill 1st Report 2010: Legal Services (Scotland) 360 6 January 2010 No response Bill at Stage 1 54th Report 2009: Legislative Consent 359 18 December 2009 No response Memorandum for the Crime and Security Bill 53rd Report 2009: Legislative Consent 358 18 December 2009 No response Memorandum on the Bribery Bill 52nd Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 356 17 December 2009 No response 51st Report 2009: Stage 1 Report on the 353 10 December 2009 No response Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Bill 50th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 352 9 December 2009 No response 49th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 350 2 December 2009 No response 48th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 345 25 November 2009 No response 47th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 342 19 November 2009 No response 46th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 340 16 November 2009 No response 45th Report 2009: Arbitration (Scotland) Bill 339 16 November 2009 No response as amended at Stage 2 44th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 333 6 November 2009 No response 43rd Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 331 4 November 2009 No response Report on Home Owner and Debtor No 29 October 2009 No response Protection (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 number Report on Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill at No 26 October 2009 No response Stage 1 number Report on Public Services Reform (Scotland) No 16 October 2009 No response Bill at Stage 1 number 42nd Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 329 9 October 2009 No response 41st Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 324 25 September No response 2009 40th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 332 17 September No response Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 97
2009 39th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 319 11 September No response 2009 38th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 318 10 September No response 2009 Report on Marine (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 No 4 September 2009 No response number 37th Report 2009: Report of Scottish 316 29 June 2009 No response Statutory Instruments laid in 2008 36th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 312 25 June 2009 No response 35th Report 2009: Climate Change 310 24 June 2009 No response (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 34th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 307 11 June 2009 No response 33rd Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 294 10 June 2009 No response Report on Tobacco and Primary Medical No 5 June 2009 No response Services (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 number 32nd Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 278 5 June 2009 No response Report on Criminal Justice and Licensing No 4 June 2009 No response (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 number 31st Report 2009: Sexual Offences 277 4 June 2009 No response (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 30th Report 2009: Legislative Consent 274 4 June 2009 No response Memorandum on the Equality Bill Report on Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) No 28 May 2009 No response Bill at Stage 1 number 29th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 271 27 May 2009 No response 28th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 270 21 May 2009 No response 27th Report 2009: Subordinate Legislation 264 14 May 2009 No response 26th Report 2009: Flood Risk Management 262 11 May 2009 No response (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2
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4.3.16 Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
Established: 7 June 2007
Remit: To consider and report on matters relating to transport, infrastructure and climate change falling within the remit of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth.
Convener: Patrick Harvie
Deputy Convener: Cathy Peattie
Membership: The committee has 8 members.
Meetings: There were 28 meetings in the parliamentary year.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 28 Meetings held wholly in private 1 Meetings held partly in private 11 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Rob Gibson SNP 24 (28) Marlyn Glen (from 12 November 2009) Lab 12 (15) Charlie Gordon Lab 25 (28) Patrick Harvie Green 26 (28) Alex Johnstone Con 12 (28) Alison McInnes LD 24 (28) Des McNulty (until 11 November 2009) Lab 12 (13) Cathy Peattie Lab 24 (28) Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP 26 (28)
Number of Substitute Members Party meetings attended Alasdair Allan SNP 2 Gavin Brown (until 10 September 2009) Con 0 Murdo Fraser (from 16 September 2009) Con 0 David Stewart Lab 0 Jim Tolson LD 1
Reporters: 0
Clerk Team Leader: Steve Farrell
Advisers: Mr Ian Thomson: Budget Scrutiny for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee, 2009-10 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 99
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 9 Scottish Executive officials 40 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 12 Representatives of local authorities 13 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 2 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 4 Representatives of professional associations 11 Representatives of Voluntary sector 4 Other categories of witnesses 22
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Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 2 Inquiry into Active Travel Transport and Land Use Planning Policies Inquiry Consultations 3 Inquiry into Active Travel Forth Crossing public transport plans Transport and land-use planning Proposed Members’ Bills Name of bill, committee and date considered Draft Bills considered Name of bill, committee and date (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 2 Climate Change (Scotland) Bill Forth Crossing Bill Legislative Consent Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 16 2 draft affirmatives and 7 negatives: SSI 2009/371, SSI 2010/10, SSI 2010/23, SSI 2010/68, SSI 2010/96, SSI 2010/97, SSI 2010/98 Petitions considered 1 PE1181 Divisions held 89 26 May 2009: Climate Change (Scotland) Bill Stage 2, amendments 2, 7, 92, 92, 98, 99, 100, 50, 9, 51, 52, 12A, 12B, 75, 76, 3, 36, 37, 39, 80, 78, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 91, 43, 11A, 12AB, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F 2 June 2009: Climate Change (Scotland) Bill Stage 2, amendments 122A, 199, 112, 64, 115, 63, 138, 122, 123, 204, 210, 211, 187, 61, 62, 65, 68, 69, 71, 198, 200, 201, 203, 208, 201, 105, 106, 209, 195, 196, 111 9 June 2009: Climate Change (Scotland) Bill Stage 2, amendments 255, 259, 261, 263, 274, 230, 234, 245, 273, 250, 231, 251, 256, 74 26 January 2010: motion S3M-5468 23 February 2010: motions S3M-5730, S3M-5731, S3M-5732, S3M-5733, S3M-5734, S3M-5729 Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 4th Report 2010: Report on the Inquiry into 413 25 March 2010 No response Active Travel 3rd Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 404 18 March 2010 No response 2nd Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 392 25 February 2010 No response 1st Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 378 28 January 2010 No response 3rd Report 2009: Annual Report 2008-09 288 9 June 2009 n/a
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 101
4.3.17 Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill Committee
Established: 26 November 2009
Remit: To consider and report to the Parliament on the Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill
Convener: David Stewart (from 8 December 2009) Deputy Convener: Nanette Milne (from 8 December 2009)
Membership: The committee has 3 members.
Meetings: There were 2 meetings in the parliamentary year. No meetings were held outside the Parliament
Number Total meetings of the Committee 2 Meetings held wholly in private 0 Meetings held partly in private 2 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Number of meetings Members Party attended (possible total) Nanette Milne (from 26 November 2009) Con 2(2) Shirley-Anne Somerville (from 26 November 2009) SNP 2(2) David Stewart (from 26 November 2009) Lab 2(2)
Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerks: Sarah Robertson Stuart Todd
Advisers: 0
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
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Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 0 Scottish Executive officials 0 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 0 Representatives of local authorities 0 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 0 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 0
Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 0 Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 0 (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 0 Sewel Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 0 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 1st Report, 2010 Preliminary Stage Report 380 29 January 2010 No Response on the Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 103
4.3.18 William Simpson’s Home (Transfer of Property etc.) (Scotland) Bill Committee
Established: 18 March 2010
Remit: To consider and report to the Parliament on the William Simpson’s Home (Transfer of Property etc.) (Scotland) Bill
Convener: Shirley-Anne Somerville (from 13 April 2010) Deputy Convener: David Stewart (from 13 April 2010)
Membership: The committee has 3 members.
Meetings: There were 2 meetings in the parliamentary year. No meetings were held outside the Parliament.
Number Total meetings of the Committee 2 Meetings held wholly in private 0 Meetings held partly in private 2 Joint meetings with other Committees 0 Meetings held outside the Parliament 0
Meetings attended:
Members Party Number of meetings attended (possible total) Nanette Milne (from 18 March 2010) Con 2(2) Shirley-Anne Somerville (from 18 March 2010) SNP 2(2) David Stewart (from 18 March 2010) Lab 2(2)
Reporters: 0
Clerking staff: Committee Clerk: Ruth McGill
Advisers: 0
Visits: 0
Events: 0
Witnesses: The following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:
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Category Number Scottish Executive Ministers 0 Scottish Executive officials 0 Members of the Scottish Parliament 0 Representatives of public bodies 0 Representatives of local authorities 2 UK Ministers 0 UK government officials 0 Members of the UK Parliament 0 Representatives from other legislatures 0 Representatives of trade unions 0 Representatives of professional associations 0 Representatives of Voluntary sector 0 Other categories of witnesses 6
Business transacted:
Business No Details Inquiries 0 Consultations 0 Proposed Members’ Bills 0 considered Draft Bills considered 1 Crofting Bill (Pre-legislative discussion) Bills considered 0 Sewel Memorandums 0 SIs considered 0 SSIs considered 0 Petitions considered 0 Divisions held 0 Plenary debates 0
Reports:
SP Date of Executive Title Paper publication response number 1st Report 2010: Preliminary Stage Report on the William Simpson's Home (Transfer of 427 7 May 2010 No Response Property etc.) (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 105
5. Legislation
5.1 Bills and Proposed Bills
5.1.1 Summary
Proposals for Bills
Members’ Bills proposals Number Draft Proposals lodged 7 Draft Proposals fell 0 Draft Proposals withdrawn 1 Final Proposals lodged after no consultation 0 Final Proposals lodged after consultation 9 Final Proposals fell 3 Final Proposals withdrawn 0
Bills
Bills introduced Number Executive Bills 12 Members’ Bills 2 Committee Bills 1 Hybrid Bills 1 Private Bills 2 Total 18
Bills fell Number Executive Bills 0 Members’ Bills 0 Committee Bills 0 Hybrid Bills 0 Private Bills 0 Total 0
Bills withdrawn Number Executive Bills 0 Members’ Bills 0 Committee Bills 0 Hybrid Bills 0 Private Bills 0 Total 0
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Bills passed Number Executive Bills 14 Members’ Bills 2 Committee Bills 0 Hybrid Bills 0 Private Bills 1 Total 17
Acts of the Scottish Parliament
Royal Assent Number Received (Acts of Scottish Parliament) 15
Average number of days taken to pass Bills 258 (from date of introduction to date of Royal Assent)
Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 107
5.1.2 Progress of Public Bills during the third parliamentary year of Session 3, in chronological order of introduction
Preliminary Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Royal Assent Discussion Length of passage SP Bill Lead Other Stage 1 (calendar Act Bill Title number Type Length Introduction Committee Committee Committees Report Plenary Committee Plenary Passed Length Date days) Number Offences (Aggravation 9 3 Jun 09 3 Jun 09 3 8 Jul 09 416 2009 asp 8 by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill
Sexual Offences 11 After Stage 2 10 Jun 09 10 Jun 09 61 14 Jul 09 393 2009 asp 9 (Scotland) Bill SL 2 Jun 09
Flood Risk 15 After Stage 2 13 May 09 13 May 09 68 16 Jun 09 261 2009 asp 6 Management (Scotland) Report SP 262 Bill
Education (Additional 16 20 May 09 20 May 09 13 25 Jun 09 263 2009 asp 7 Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill
Climate Change 17 After Stage Stage 2 24 Jun 09 24 Jun 09 63 4 Aug 09 244 2009 asp 12 (Scotland) Bill 1 TICC 26 May SL 19 May 09 09 TICC 2 Jun 09 TICC 9 Jun 09 EET 20 May 09 RAE 20 May 09 RAE 27 May 09
After Stage 2 SL 23 Jun 09
Report SP 310
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Preliminary Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Royal Assent Discussion Length of passage SP Bill Lead Other Stage 1 (calendar Act Bill Title number Type Length Introduction Committee Committee Committees Report Plenary Committee Plenary Passed Length Date days) Number
Arbitration (Scotland) 19 EET 20 May 09 SP 302 25 Jun 09 Pre Stage 2 18 Nov 09 18 Nov 09 45 5 Jan 10 342 2010 asp 1 Bill EET 27 May 09 EET 9 Sep 09 EET 3 Jun 09 EET 16 Sep EET 10 Jun 09 09 EET 17 Jun 09 EET 30 Sep 09
Stage 2 EET 7 Oct 09
After Stage 2: SL 10 Nov 09
Report: SP 339
Scottish Local 21 14 May 09 LGC 3 Jun 09 17 Jun 09 17 Jun 09 3 21 Jul 09 169 2009 asp 10 Government (Elections) Bill
Tobacco and Primary 22 HS 13 May 09 FI 26 May 09 SP 320 24 Sep 09 Pre Stage 2: 27 Jan 10 27 Jan 10 25 3 Mar 10 372 2010 asp 3 Medical Services HS 20 May 09 FI 16 Jun 09 HS 4 Nov 09 (Scotland) Bill HS 27 May 09 After Stage HS 3 Jun 09 SL 19 May 09 1: HS 11 Nov 09 HS 10 Jun 09 SL 2 Jun 09 SL 27 Oct HS 18 Nov 09 HS 1 Sep 09 09 HS 9 Sep 09 After Stage 2: SL 19 Jan 10
Report: SP 369
Schools (Consultation) 23 ELLC 13 May SL 12 May 09 SP 306 2 Sep 09 ELL 30 Sep 19 Nov 09 19 Nov 09 22 5 Jan10 310 2010 asp 2 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 109
Preliminary Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Royal Assent Discussion Length of passage SP Bill Lead Other Stage 1 (calendar Act Bill Title number Type Length Introduction Committee Committee Committees Report Plenary Committee Plenary Passed Length Date days) Number (Scotland) Bill 09 SL 19 May 09 09 ELLC 20 May 09 ELLC 27 May 09 ELLC 3 Jun 09 ELLC 10 Jun 09 ELLC 17 Jun 09
Criminal Justice and 24 J 12 May 09 FI 19 May 09 SP 334 26 Nov 09 Pre Stage 2: Licensing (Scotland) Bill J 19 May 09 EO 9 Feb 10 J 26 May 09 SL 26 May 09 After Stage EO 23 Feb 10 J 2 Jun 09 1: EO 16 Mar 10 J 9 Jun 09 SL 19 Jan J 16 Jun 09 10 J 2 Mar 10 J 23 Jun 09 J 16 Mar 10 J 1 Sep 09 J 23 Mar 10 J 8 Sep 09 J 13 Apr 10 J 15 Sep 09 J 20 Apr 10 J 22 Sep 09 J 27 Apr 10 J 29 Sep 09 J 4 May 10 J 6 Oct 09 J 27 Oct 09 J 3 Nov 09 J 10 Nov 09
Marine (Scotland) Bill 25 RAE 13 May 09 RAE 27 May 09 FI 2 Jun 09 SP 325 29 Oct 09 RAE 18 Nov 4 Feb 10 4 Feb 10 104 10 Mar 316 2010 asp 5 RAE 10 Jun 09 FI 23 Jun 09 09 10 RAE 22 Jun 09 After Stage RAE 25 Nov RAE 1 Sep 09 SL 23 Jun 09 1: 09 RAE 9 Sep 09 SL 1 Sep 09 SL 10 Nov RAE 2 Dec 09 RAE 23 Sep 09 09 RAE 30 Sep 09 After Stage 2: RAE 7 Oct 09 SL 26 Jan 10
110 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010
Preliminary Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Royal Assent Discussion Length of passage SP Bill Lead Other Stage 1 (calendar Act Bill Title number Type Length Introduction Committee Committee Committees Report Plenary Committee Plenary Passed Length Date days) Number
After Stage 2 Report: SP 379
Public Services Reform 26 Ex 113 28 May 09 FI 16 Jun 09 FI 1 Sep 09 ELLC 1 Sep SP 351 7 Jan 10 FI 26 Jan 10 25 Mar 10 25 Mar 10 169 28 Apr 10 336 2010 asp 8 (Scotland) Bill FI 8 Sep 09 09 FI 2 Feb 10 ELLC 23 Jun 09 FI 15 Sep 09 ELLC 9 Sep After Stage FI 9 Feb 10 FI 22 Sep 09 09 1: FI 23 Feb 10 FI 29 Sep 09 ELLC 16 Sep SL 2 Feb FI 2 Mar 10 FI 6 Oct 09 09 10 FI 27 Oct 09 ELLC 23 Sep After Stage 2: FI 17 Nov 09 09 SL 16 Mar 10 FI 24 Nov 09 ELLC 30 Sep SL 23 Mar 10 FI 1 Dec 09 09 ELLC 7 Oct After Stage 2 09 Report: SP 411 HS 9 Sep 09 HS 16 Sep 09 HS 23 Sep 09 HS 7 Oct 09
RAE 16 Sep 09 RAE 30 Sep 09 RAE 7 Oct 09
SL 8 Sep 09 SL 22 Sep 09 SL 6 Oct 09
SPPA 8 Sep Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 111
Preliminary Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Royal Assent Discussion Length of passage SP Bill Lead Other Stage 1 (calendar Act Bill Title number Type Length Introduction Committee Committee Committees Report Plenary Committee Plenary Passed Length Date days) Number 09 SPPA 29 Sep 09
Interpretation and 27 Ex 27 15 Jun 09 SL 23 Jun 09 SL 15 Sep 09 SPPA 27 Oct SP 353 13 Jan 10 SL 16 Mar 10 28 Apr 10 28 Apr 10 29 Legislative Reform SL 8 Sep 09 SL 22 Sep 09 09 SP373 SL 23 Mar 10 (Scotland) Bill SL 27 Oct 09 SPPA 17 Nov FI 1 Sep 09 SL 3 Nov 09 09 After Stage 2: SL 17 Nov 09 SPPA 8 Dec SL 27 Apr 10 SPPA 23 Jun 09 SL 24 Nov 09 09 SPPA 8 Sep 09 SL 1 Dec 09 SPPA 19 Jan After Stage 2 SPPA 29 Sep 09 SL 8 Dec 09 10 Report: SP 423
Convention Rights 28 Ex 2 15 Jun 09 18 Jun 09 18 Jun 09 18 Jun 09 18 Jun 09 2 23 Jul 09 39 2009 asp 11 Proceedings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Control of Dogs 29 MB 11 22 Jun 09 FI 1 Sep 09 LGC 18 Nov 09 SL 15 Sep 09 SP 372 10 Feb 10 LGC 24 Mar 22 Apr 10 22 Apr 10 11 (Scotland) Bill LGC 23 Sep 09 LGC 25 Nov 09 SL 6 Oct 09 10 LGC 13 Jan 10 LGC 20 Jan 10
Legal Services 30 Ex 80 30 Sep 09 J 6 Oct 09 J 24 Nov 09 SL 17 Nov 09 SP 400 28 Apr 10 (Scotland) Bill J 27 Oct 09 J 8 Dec 09 SL 15 Dec 09 J 17 Nov 09 J 15 Dec 09 J 5 Jan 10 FI 6 Oct 09 J 12 Jan 10 J 19 Jan 10 J 9 Feb 10 J 23 Feb 10 J 2 Mar 10
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Preliminary Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Royal Assent Discussion Length of passage SP Bill Lead Other Stage 1 (calendar Act Bill Title number Type Length Introduction Committee Committee Committees Report Plenary Committee Plenary Passed Length Date days) Number J 10 Mar 10
Home Owner and 32 Ex 16 1 Oct 09 LGC 7 Oct 09 LGC 28 Oct 09 SL 27 Oct 09 SP 355 17 Dec 09 LGC 27 Jan 11 Feb 10 11 Feb 10 16 18 Mar 10 169 2010 asp 6 Debtor Protection LGC 04 Nov 09 10 (Scotland) Bill LGC 10 Nov 09 FI 17 Nov 09 After Stage LGC 11 Nov 09 FI 24 Nov 09 1: After Stage 2: LGC 18 Nov 09 SL 26 Jan SL 2 Feb 10 LGC 2 Dec 09 10 LGC 9 Dec 09 After Stage 2 Report: SP 385 Forth Crossing Bill 33 HB 91 16 Nov 09 FCB 3 Feb 10 FCB 24 Feb 10 TICC 2 Feb SP 430 FCB 3 Mar 10 10 FI 15 Dec 09 FCB 10 Mar 10 TICC 9 Feb FCB 17 Mar 10 10 TICC 26 Jan 10 FCB 24 Mar 10 TICC 23 Feb FCB 14 Apr 10 10 FCB 21 Apr 10 TICC 2 Mar FCB 28 Apr 10 10 TICC 16 Mar 10
FI 23 Feb 10 FI 16 Mar 10 FI 23 Mar 10
SL 26 Jan 10 SL 9 Feb 10 Alcohol etc. (Scotland) 34 Ex 9 25 Nov 09 FI 15 Dec 09 HS 10 Feb 10 FI 9 Feb 10 Bill HS 24 Feb 10 FI 16 Mar 10 J 1 Dec 09 HS 3 Mar 10 FI 23 Mar 10 HS 10 Mar 10 HS 17 Mar 10 SL 12 Jan 10 HS 23 Mar 10 SL 26 Jan 10 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 113
Preliminary Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Royal Assent Discussion Length of passage SP Bill Lead Other Stage 1 (calendar Act Bill Title number Type Length Introduction Committee Committee Committees Report Plenary Committee Plenary Passed Length Date days) Number HS 24 Mar 10 SL 9 Feb 10 HS 14 Apr 10 HS 28 Apr 10 HS 5 May 10
Crofting Reform 35 Ex 45 9 Dec 09 RAE 7 Jan 10 RAE 20 Jan 10 SL 2 Feb 10 SP 426 (Scotland) Bill RAE 10 Feb 10 SL 23 Feb 10 FI 15 Dec 09 RAE 23 Feb 10 RAE 2 Mar 10 FI 2 Feb 10 RAE 10 Mar 10 RAE 17 Mar 10 RAE 24 Mar 10 RAE 14 Apr 10 RAE 21 Apr 10 RAE 28 Apr 10
Housing (Scotland) Bill 36 Ex 69 13 Jan 10 LGC 20 Jan 10 LGC 24 Mar 10 FI 23 Mar 10 LGC 3 Feb 10 LGC 14 Apr 10 FI 13 Apr 10 LGC 21 Apr 10 FI 26 Jan 10 LGC 28 Apr 10 SL 2 Mar 10 SL 23 Mar 10
Budget (Scotland) 37 Ex 10 14 Jan 10 SL 19 Jan 10 20 Jan 10 FI 26 Jan 10 3 Feb 10 3 Feb 10 10 10 March 56 2010 asp 4 (No.4) Bill 10
End of Life Assistance 38 MB 6 20 Jan 10 ELA 2 Mar 10 (Scotland) Bill ELA 20 Apr 10
FI 23 Mar 10
Scottish Parliamentary 39 CB 48 27 Jan 10 FI 9 Feb 10 FI 2 Mar 10 24 Mar 10 FI 4 May 10
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Preliminary Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Royal Assent Discussion Length of passage SP Bill Lead Other Stage 1 (calendar Act Bill Title number Type Length Introduction Committee Committee Committees Report Plenary Committee Plenary Passed Length Date days) Number Commissions and FI 16 Mar 10 Commissioners etc. Bill SL 16 Mar 10
Children’s Hearings 41 Ex 107 23 Feb 10 ELLC 24 Feb 10 ELLC 17 Mar FI 23 Mar 10 (Scotland) Bill 10 FI 13 Apr 10 ELLC 14 Apr 10 FI 27 Apr 10 ELLC 21 Apr 10 ELLC 28 Apr 10 SL 23 Mar 10 ELLC 5 May 10 SL 20 Apr 10
Patient Rights 42 Ex 10 17 Mar 10 FI 27 Apr 10 (Scotland) Bill SL 27 Apr 10
Historic Environment 43 Ex 37 4 May 10 (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
1 Length is the number of pages in the Bill excluding contents pages and backsheets Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 115
5.1.3 Progress of Private Bills during the third parliamentary year of Session 3, in chronological order of introduction
Preliminary Preliminary Stage Consideration Final Stage Royal Assent Discussion Stage Length of passage SP Bill Lead Other Stage 1 (calendar Act Bill Title number Type Length Introduction Committee Committee Committees Report Plenary Committee Plenary Passed Length Date days) Number Ure Elder Fund Transfer 31 1 1 Oct 09 URE 8 Dec 09 URE 19 Jan 10 SP 380 10 Feb 10 3 Mar 10 3 Mar 10 1 9 April 10 191 2010 asp 7 P and Dissolution Bill William Simpson’s 40 2 28 Jan 10 WSH 13 Apr 10 WSH 27 Apr 10 SP 427 P Home (Transfer of Property etc.) (Scotland) Bill
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5.2 Subordinate Legislation
Subordinate Legislation Received in the Chamber Desk
From 9 To Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 8 May Total 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 Affirmative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 9 Instruments Draft Affirmative 9 1 0 1 4 3 2 5 1 12 1 12 0 51 Instruments Negative 17 29 4 8 19 20 21 12 9 32 26 19 7 223 Instruments Draft Negative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Instruments Instruments Laid (not subject to any 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 parliamentary procedure) Instruments Not 4 12 4 3 6 5 10 5 3 3 10 2 0 67 Laid Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Total Number of 30 42 8 12 29 28 34 25 20 47 39 34 7 355 Instruments
Source: SLC Database Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 117
6. Other Parliamentary Business
6.1 Documents laid other than Statutory Instruments
Chapter 14 of the Parliament’s Standing Orders provides rules as to the laying of documents before the Parliament. Many types of documents, such as financial reports or annual reports of public bodies, are required by legislation or otherwise to be so laid.
From To 9 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April 8 May 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 May 2009 2010 10 25 38 15 21 56 25 42 10 12 42 23 1
6.2 Rules Changes to Standing Orders
Rule and The nature of the change, the date it came into force and the Chapter paragraph Procedures Committee report that recommended the change number 6 6.3.2 Paragraph amended, 26.6.09, 7th Report 2009 (S3) 6 6.3A.3 Paragraph amended, 26.6.09, 7th Report 2009 (S3) 8 8.3.2 Paragraph amended, 26.6.09, 7th Report 2009 (S3) 9 9.1.1 Paragraph amended, 26.6.09, 7th Report 2009 (S3) 9 9.17.1 Paragraph amended, 26.6.09, 7th Report 2009 (S3) 9C Chapter inserted, 26.6.09, 7th Report 2009 (S3) 11 11.3.1 Paragraph amended, 26.6.09, 7th Report 2009 (S3) 12 12.2.3 Paragraph amended, 26.6.09, 7th Report 2009 (S3)
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7. Staff
7.1 MSPs and their staff (as at 31 March 2010)
Total Gender (M-F) Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) 129 84-45 MSP staff – on payroll 439 188-251
7.2 Parliamentary staff in post by Office (as at 31 March 2010) ** Directorate/Office Total Staff Gender (M-F) Chief Executive’s Group Chief Executive’s Office 9 4-5 Presiding Officer’s Office (Includes UKIRO) 8 5-3
ACE – Stewart Gilfillan ACE’s Office 2 1-1 Financial Resources 2 2-0 HR Office 27 9-18 Finance Office 12 6-6 Allowances and Office Holders 12 3-9 Procurement Services 16 5-11 Committee Office 38 18-20 Chamber Office 38 18-20 Strategy and Development 4 2-2 Office of the Solicitor to the Scottish Parliament 3 1-2
ACE – Bill Thomson ACE’s Office 3 1-2 Head of Research, Information and Reporting 1 0-1 Public Affairs 2 0-2 Events and Exhibitions 10 5-5 Broadcasting 5 2-3 Media 8 2-6 Education and Community Partnerships 16 4-12 Visitor Services 19 5-14 Corporate Publications 2 1-1 Public Information 7 2-5 Scottish Parliament Information Centre 48 24-24 Official Report 33 19-14
ACE – Ian Leitch ACE’s Office 3 2-1 Security Office 92 58-34 Facilities Management 34 24-10 Business Information Technology 44 33-11
Total Parliament Staff in post (permanent posts) 498 256-242
** These figures are based on head count and therefore a number of these staff will be working on a part-time basis. The figures do not include staff on maternity leave, career breaks or secondments. Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 119
8. Access
8.1 Public Visitors and Contacts
Visitor Shop Average Tour Public Switchboard Number Number of spend per Numbers Enquiries Calls s Transactions visitor May 2009 36,437 1331 674 6244 3526 6.43 June 2009 42,614 1453 942 7302 3726 7.39 July 2009 40,393 2319 646 4279 3802 8.38 August 2009 64,865 1961 1140 5057 4055 7.57 September 2009 41,977 2187 1015 6862 3807 7.80 October 2009 31,533 2513 715 5614 3038 7.67 November 2009 40, 078 2413 735 6446 2647 12.77 December 2009 14,783 1438 576 4524 2072 14.63 January 2010 19,093 1381 705 6206 1298 6.94 February 2010 19,063 1496 769 6336 1449 6.31 March 2010 33,446 2710 811 7167 2128 8.30 April 2010 26,823 2278 711 5401 2352 6.94 Totals 411,105 23,480 9439 71438 33900 £8.42
8.2 Educational Visits, by Academic Year
8.2.1 Group and Visitor Numbers to the Scottish Parliament
FE FE Institutions/ Students/ Primary Primary Secondary Secondary Community Community Total Total schools pupils schools pupils Groups Members Groups Visitors Sep-09 25 842 23 682 1 11 49 1535 Oct-09 9 215 9 274 6 155 24 644 Nov-09 32 979 20 544 4 82 56 1605 Dec-09 16 450 16 391 3 78 35 919 Jan-10 25 748 7 265 3 64 34 1051 Feb-10 26 828 9 219 1 30 36 1077 Mar-10 23 659 22 527 1 20 46 1206 Apr-10 20 624 7 191 4 83 32 912 May-10 39 1124 9 311 2 44 51 1496 Jun-10 52 1529 16 424 2 42 70 1995 Jul-10 0 0 1 38 0 0 1 38 Totals 267 7998 139 3866 27 609 434 12478
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8.2.2 Visits to the Parliament by Region Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Total 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Central Scotland 3 2 5 8 9 6 7 1 8 5 0 54 Glasgow 3 1 6 6 3 2 9 5 4 3 0 42 Highlands & Islands 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 0 15 Lothians 19 12 23 8 5 12 5 8 15 16 0 123 Mid Scotland & Fife 7 2 4 5 5 5 8 3 4 11 1 55 North East Scotland 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 3 2 7 0 23 South Scotland 6 1 4 5 6 3 3 3 5 7 0 43 West Scotland 8 2 10 1 6 6 6 4 8 12 0 63 Totals 49 23 56 34 34 35 42 29 49 66 1 418
The ‘Total Groups’ in 8.2.1 does not tally with the total in 8.2.2, as some were from schools and colleges outside Scotland.
8.3 Outreach Sessions
8.3.1 Education outreach events
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 10 10 Outreach Events 60 46 54 9 32 31 60 21 55 32 400 (schools and colleges) Delegates / 1475 1141 1570 245 777 847 1352 530 1267 1115 10319 Participants Teacher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Seminars Delegates 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
8.3.2 Community outreach events
The pilot stage of the Community Partnerships Project ran from August 2008 to March 2010. Stage two of the Community Partnerships Project will commence in March 2010 for a period of 12 months.
The aim of the Community Partnerships Project is to enable groups from typically under represented sections of society (ethnic minority groups, disability rights organisations, and difficult-to-reach-young-people) to engage with the Scottish Parliament and to have their issues raised within appropriate parliamentary processes. The three partner organisations in the pilot stage are: Haggeye (formerly the RNIB Youth Forum), Action for Children Scotland, and Multi- Ethnic Aberdeen Ltd. Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 121
8.4 Partner Libraries
Number of Partner Libraries May 2010 80
Currently, 1 in 9 public libraries in Scotland is a Partner Library.
8.5 Scottish Parliament Website Statistics
Average Average Average Average Total Average Page Page Total Time range Total Hits Hits per Hits per Page Visitors Views per Views per Visitors Day Visitor Views per Day Day Visitor 30 Apr 09 23:00:12 - 8,137,111 262,487 20.90 1,140,129 36,778 2.93 389,426 12,562 30 May 09 22:59:54 31 May 09 23:00:01 - 8,073,379 260,431 31.48 1,110,010 35,806 4.33 256,440 8,272 30 Jun 09 22:59:59 30 Jun 09 23:00:01 - 5,741,524 185,210 25.92 956,377 30,850 4.32 221,504 7,145 30 Jul 09 22:59:57 31 Jul 09 23:00:08 - 6,326,761 197,711 415.71 828,971 25,905 54.47 15,219 475 31 Aug 09 22:59:59 31 Aug 09 22:59:59 - 8,317,708 277,256 218.33 1,134,912 37,830 29.79 38,097 1,269 29 Sep 09 22:59:53 30 Sep 09 23:00:03 - 5,721,514 228,860 28.03 763,554 30,542 3.74 204,137 8,165 24 Oct 09 22:59:58 01 Nov 09 00:00:10 - 8,804,308 293,476 30.32 1,059,522 35,317 3.65 290,332 9,677 30 Nov 09 23:59:53 01 Dec 09 00:00:02 - 5,525,199 178,232 29.21 701,611 22,632 3.71 189,136 6,101 31 Dec 09 23:59:06 02 Jan 10 00:00:02 - 7,922,972 264,099 32.43 1,087,647 36,254 4.45 244,276 8,142 31 Jan 10 23:59:57 02 Feb 10 8,268,766 306,250 30.46 1,101,932 40,812 4.06 271,455 10,053 00:00:09 -
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Average Average Average Average Total Average Page Page Total Time range Total Hits Hits per Hits per Page Visitors Views per Views per Visitors Day Visitor Views per Day Day Visitor 28 Feb 10 23:59:59 28 Feb 10 23:59:59 - 9,808,608 306,519 31.14 1,133,964 35,436 3.60 314,970 9,842 31 Mar 10 22:59:57 31 Mar 10 23:00:00 – 8,032,927 259,126 29.98 1,100,781 35,509 4.11 267,903 8,642 30 Apr 10 22:59:42
8.6 Freedom of Information Statistics
These statistics refer to requests for information made to the Scottish Parliament under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOI(S)A). Such requests seek non published information held by the Scottish Parliament at the time of the request being made. Under FOI(S)A, any requester can ask the Scottish Parliament to review the way it replied to a request for information and to ask us to review our decision or actions. If the requester is dissatisfied with the outcome of a review, an appeal can be submitted to the Scottish Information Commissioner.
Request Statistics These figures are based on the date when the freedom of information request was received.
Reviews Statistics These figures are based on the date when the request for a review was received
Appeals Statistics These figures are based on the date when the concluding decision for an appeal is confirmed by the Scottish Information Commissioner.
FOI requests FOI reviews FOI appeals From 9 May 2009 26 0 0 June 2009 22 0 0 July 2009 34 1 1 August 2009 16 0 0 September 2009 17 0 0 October 2009 22 0 0 November 2009 30 0 1 December 2009 18 1 0 January 2010 17 0 0 February 2010 20 0 0 March 2010 23 3 0 April 2010 8 0 0 To 8 May 2010 2 0 1 Totals 255 5 3 Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 123
9. Other
9.1 Official visits, addresses and delegations
Official visits Addresses to a Delegations* to other to the meeting of all Parliaments, Assemblies, Parliament MSPs Bodies From 9 May 2009 9 0 0 June 2009 10 0 0 July 2009 8 0 3 August 2009 8 0 0 September 2009 11 0 0 October 2009 4 0 3 November 2009 10 0 0 December 2009 5 0 0 January 2010 5 0 0 February 2010 2 0 2 March 2010 6 0 0 April 2010 2 0 1 To 8 May 2010 1 0 0 Total 81 0 9
*includes Parliament officials
9.2 Official Gifts
Type Number Received by the Parliament 50
9.3 Memberships of Other Bodies
9.3.1 British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA)
The BIPA (formerly known as the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body) was established in 1990 by Members of Parliament at Westminster and in Dublin. In February 2001 it was enlarged to include representatives of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the High Court of Tynwald and the States of Guernsey and Jersey.
The Body consists of twenty-five Members each from Westminster and Dublin, five each from the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales, and Northern Ireland Assembly, and one each from the High Court of Tynwald and States of Guernsey and Jersey. There are also twenty Associate Members from Westminster and Dublin, four each from the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly, and one each from the Tynwald and each of the Channel Island States. These may replace Full Members either at Plenary Sessions or at Committee meetings.
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Scottish Parliament Members of the Body
Full Members Associate Members Brian Adam Alasdair Allan Hugh Henry Michael McMahon David McLetchie Shirley-Anne Somerville Alasdair Morgan Iain Smith
9.3.2 Committee of the Regions (CoR)
The CoR is a political assembly and the official voice of sub-national authorities within the European Union (EU) and it provides a forum for the consultation of local and regional authorities on issues affecting them, giving formal recognition to the role of sub-national government in the EU decision making process.
CoR is made up of 344 members and 344 alternate members of local and regional authorities from the 27 Member States. Members are proposed by Member States for a four year mandate. The UK has 24 members and, within this, Scotland has four full and four alternate members: two full and two alternate members are nominated by local authorities through Cosla and two full and two alternates are nominated by the Scottish Executive and Scottish Parliament and are ratified by a motion of the Scottish Parliament.
Scottish Members of the UK delegation to the Committee of the Regions
Full Members Alternate Members Ted Brocklebank Stewart Maxwell (from 26 January 2010) Alison McInnes (until 25 January 2010) Irene Oldfather Nicol Stephen (from 26 January 2010)
9.3.3 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
On Thursday 4 May 2000 the Scottish Parliament approved motion S1M-789 which established a Scottish Parliament Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).
The Executive Committee consists of a President (usually the Presiding Officer), two ex-officio Vice-Presidents (usually the leaders of the Scottish Executive and opposition parties), and 4 Members elected annually by the Members of the Branch. All Members of the Scottish Parliament are automatically Members of the Branch Scottish Parliament Statistics 2009 - 2010 125
Executive Committee President Vice Presidents Elected Members Alex Fergusson Alex Salmond Ted Brocklebank Iain Gray Karen Gillon Jamie Stone Sandra White
9.3.4 Conference of Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE)
Founded in October 1997, the aim of this organisation is to increase the influence of regional parliaments within the EU and to allow networking between them.
Membership is limited to Presiding Officers/Speakers and there are 74 member regions from 8 EU Member States. The Scottish Parliament has observer status within CALRE and the Presiding Officer can attend the plenary meeting. The Scottish Parliament has observer status only, as membership could require the Presiding Officer to make commitments on behalf of the Scottish Parliament. Under the Scotland Act 1998, the Presiding Officer does not have the powers necessary to make such commitments on behalf of the Parliament.
9.3.5 Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE)
CLRAE is a consultative body of the Council of Europe, advising the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council on all aspects of local and regional policy. The Congress provides a forum where issues, experiences and views can be expressed and discussed on a pan-European basis. It is divided into a Local Chamber and a Regional Chamber.
The UK has 18 full and 18 substitute places on CLRAE divided equally between the two chambers. Representatives qualifying for membership are those who are “directly responsible to an elected regional body”. Members have a two-year mandate. Members attend in a personal capacity and do not represent the institution from which they are drawn but the regional or local level of governance within their Member State.
As part of the UK delegation, Scotland is allocated one full and one substitute member in the Local Chamber (a Scottish local authority representative, nominated through COSLA) and in the Regional Chamber (Members of the Scottish Parliament). In the Regional Chamber the full member is a member of the Scottish Executive and the substitute member is a backbench MSP.
9.3.6 Scottish Members of the Regional Chamber
Full Member Substitute Member Jamie Hepburn (from 2 September 2009) Vacant
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