BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 116/2014 Tuesday 5 August 2014
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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 116/2014 Tuesday 5 August 2014 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Royal Assent The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14) and the City of Edinburgh Council (Portobello Park) Act 2014 (asp 15) received Royal Assent on 1st August 2014. 1 Summary of Today’s Business Meetings of Committees 10.00 am Education and Culture Committee the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2) 10.00 am Justice Committee the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 10.00 am Public Petitions Committee the Robert Burns Room (CR1) 11.30 am Delegated Powers and Law Reform the Adam Smith Room Committee (CR5) ___________________________________________________________________ Meeting of the Parliament Subject to the Parliament’s approval of S4M-10696, today’s business will be as follows 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Ms Ellen Douglas, Head Teacher, St Ambrose High School, Coatbridge followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions followed by Ministerial Statement: Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland and Malawi, A Special Relationship followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-10591 Rhoda Grant: The Bunchew Land Declaration For full details of today’s business, see Section A. For full details of the future business, see sections B and C. ___________________________________________________________________ 2 Contents The sections which appear in today’s Business Bulletin are in bold Section A: Today’s Business - Meetings of Committees - Meeting of the Parliament Section B: Future Meetings of the Parliament Section C: Future Meetings of Committees Section D: Oral Questions - Questions selected for First Minister’s Questions - Questions selected for response by Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time Section E: Written Questions – new questions for written answer Section F: Motions and Amendments Section G: Bills - New Bills introduced - New amendments to Bills - Members’ Bills proposals Section H: New Documents – new documents laid before the Parliament and committee reports published Section I: Petitions – new public petitions Section J: Progress of Legislation – progress of Bills and subordinate legislation Section K: Corrections to the Official Report 3 Business Bulletin: Tuesday 5 August 2014 Section A – Today’s Business Meetings of Committees All meetings take place in the Scottish Parliament, unless otherwise specified. Contact details for Committee Clerks are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Education and Culture Committee 19th Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2) 1. Inquiry into decision making on whether to take children into care: The Committee will receive an update on the inquiry from— Kevin Browne, Senior Corporate Parenting Officer, Ashley Cameron, Influencing and Awareness Assistant, Duncan Dunlop, Chief Executive, Tony McDonald, Campaigns and Training Assistant, Caroline Richardson, Advocacy and Participation Manager, and Thomas Timlin, Interim Development Officer, Who Cares? Scotland. Justice Committee 21st Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 1. Commission on women offenders: The Committee will take evidence from— Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, and Andrew Bruce, Deputy Director, Community Justice Division, Scottish Government; Colin McConnell, Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (Modification of Duties and Powers) Regulations 2014 [draft] from— Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Denise Swanson, Head of Access to Justice Unit, and Alastair Smith, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice to move— S4M-10634—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (Modification of Duties and Powers) Regulations 2014 [draft] be approved. 5 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Right to Information (Suspects and Accused Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/159). 5. Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights: The Committee will receive an update from John Finnie, rapporteur to Scotland’s National Action Plan (SNAP) for Human Rights, on progress on the SNAP process. Public Petitions Committee 13th Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Robert Burns Room (CR1) 1. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider— PE1524 by James Macfarlane on free Wi-Fi in Scottish public buildings and take evidence from— James Macfarlane; and will then consider— PE1525 by Catherine Fraser on access to justice and take evidence from— Catherine Fraser. 2. Consideration of current petitions: The Committee will consider— PE1098 by Lynn Merrifield, on behalf of Kingseat Community Council, and PE1223 by Ron Beaty on school bus safety; PE1506 by Alison C Tait, on behalf of the Robert Burns World Federation Ltd, on renaming Glasgow Prestwick Airport to "Robert Burns International Airport"; PE1509 by Lee Wright on Aberdeen to Inverness rail travel improvement; PE1513 by Ron Park on equal rights for unmarried fathers; PE1514 by Norman Bonney on making Time for Reflection representative of all beliefs; PE1516 by Malcolm Lamont on referenda for Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles; PE1522 by Simon Brogan on improving bulk fuel storage safety. Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 23rd Meeting, 2014 The Committee will meet at 11.30 am in the Adam Smith Room (CR5) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. 6 2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2014 [draft]; Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of Historic Environment Scotland as Specified Authority) Order 2014 [draft]; Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Treatment of the Convener of the School Closure Review Panels as Specified Authority) Order 2014 [draft]; Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 [draft]; Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (Membership of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission) Amendment Order 2014 [draft]. 3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment (Amendment) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/184); Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-Out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/185); Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/200); Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2014 (SI 2014/1892). 4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/172 (C.13)); Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/183 (C.15)); Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2014 (SSI 2014/201); Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No.1) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/202 (C.16)). 5. Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 6. Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 7. Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 7 Meeting of the Parliament Subject to the Parliament’s approval of S4M-10696, today’s business will be as follows 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Ms Ellen Douglas, Head Teacher, St Ambrose High School, Coatbridge followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions S4M-10696 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business— Tuesday 5 August 2014 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Ministerial Statement: Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland and Malawi, A Special Relationship followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 6 August 2014 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Training, Youth and Women’s Employment Commonwealth Games, Sport, Equalities and Pensioners’ Rights followed by Scottish Government Debate: Trident followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 7 August 2014 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 8 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions followed by Members’ Business 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: The Legacy of the Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games in Scotland - Humanity, Equality and Destiny followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 12 August 2014 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary