BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 195/2012 Wednesday 22 February 2012

Summary of Today’s Business

Meetings of Committees

9.30 am Finance Committee Committee Room 4 10.00 am Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee Committee Room 1 10.00 am Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee Room 6 Committee 10.00 am Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Committee Room 2 Environment Committee

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Meeting of the Parliament

2.30 pm Time for Reflection – Rt Rev David Arnott, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.35 pm Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time 2.50 pm Scottish Government Debate: Green Investment Bank followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-02011 Dennis Robertson: Eating Disorders, Raising the Awareness

For full details of today’s business, see Section A. For full details of the future business, see sections B and C. ______

1 Contents

The sections which appear in today’s Business Bulletin are in bold

Section A: Today’s Business - Meetings of Committees - Meeting of the Parliament Section B: Future Meetings of the Parliament Section C: Future Meetings of Committees Section D: Oral Questions - Questions selected for First Minister’s Question Time - Questions selected for response by Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time Section E: Written Questions – new questions for written answer Section F: Motions and Amendments Section G: Bills - New Bills introduced - New amendments to Bills - Members’ Bills proposals Section H: New Documents – new documents laid before the Parliament and committee reports published Section I: Petitions – new public petitions Section J: Progress of Legislation – progress of Bills and subordinate legislation

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 22 February 2012 Section A – Today’s Business

Meetings of Committees

All meetings take place in the Scottish Parliament, unless otherwise specified. Contact details for Committee Clerks are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

Finance Committee 6th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 4 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its consideration of a draft report on the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Financial Memorandum of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill from— Andrew Laing, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland; Chief Constable Kevin Smith, President, Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland; Calum Steele, General Secretary, Scottish Police Federation; and then from— Eileen Baird, Deputy Chief Officer Strathclyde Fire and Rescue and lead officer for Chief Fire Officers Association of Scotland Finance; Roddy Robertson, Executive Council Member, Fire Brigades Union; John Connarty, Business Support Manager, City of Edinburgh Council and member of COSLA’s Police and Fire Reform Task Group; and then from— Nick Bland, Head of Police Reform Unit, Lorna Gibbs, Head of Fire and Rescue Reform Unit, and Christie Smith, Head of Police and Fire Reform Division, Scottish Government.

Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 6th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1 1. Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from— Lesley Thomson Q.C, Solicitor General for Scotland; Ernie Shippin, Deputy Head of Serious and Organised Crime Division, and Danny Kelly, Principal Depute, Policy Division, The Crown Office. 2. Council of Economic Advisers: The Committee will take evidence on the work of the Council of Economic Advisers from—

3 Crawford Beveridge, Chair, Council of Economic Advisers; Professor Andrew Hughes Hallett. 3. Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 4th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 6 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether item 7, and future consideration of a draft report, should be taken in private. 2. Broadband infrastructure in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, Mike Neilson, Director, Digital, and Trudy Nicolson, Team Leader of Innovation and Digital Economy, Scottish Government. 3. Petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions— PE1192, a petition by Donald Ewen Darroch calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to state how it is supporting and promoting independent vehicular ferry routes between the islands and the mainland and how the planning system is playing a constructive role in supporting the economic and social future of such routes; and PE1394, a petition by Huw Francis on behalf of Stòras Uibhist calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reintroduce a direct ferry service between Lochboisdale and Mallaig. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— The Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees) Regulations 2012: SSI 2012/11. 5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following instrument which is not subject to any parliamentary procedure— The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012 SSI/2012/19(C.3). 6. European Commission Work Programme: The Committee will consider the European Commission Work Programme and European Union priorities for engagement and scrutiny. 7. Broadband infrastructure in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard during the meeting and in previous sessions.

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee 5th Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 and future consideration of a draft Stage 1 report on the Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill in private. 2. Long Leases (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from— Dale Strachan, Partner, Brodies LLP;

4 Lionel Most, Member, Conveyancing Committee, Law Society of Scotland; and then from— Richard Blake, Legal Adviser, Scottish Land and Estates Ltd; Alan Cook, Chair, Commercial Committee, Scottish Property Federation. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/24). 4. Work programme: The Committee will review its work programme. 5. Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

5 Meeting of the Parliament

2.30 pm Time for Reflection – Rt Rev David Arnott, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.35 pm Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time

1. Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it will monitor the progress of its policy on zero waste. (S4O-00690)

2. Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will review the varieties of apple trees in the Parliament garden to ensure that they cross- pollinate. (S4O-00692)

3. Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it last carried out an accessibility audit of the parliamentary complex and what issues this highlighted. (S4O-00728)

4. John Lamont: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it considers the Parliament’s IT system to be fit for purpose. (S4O-00693)

5. Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when the contract for the provision of catering services to the Parliament will next be up for renewal. (S4O-00695)

6. John Mason: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what plans are in place to provide funding or other travel assistance to schools from deprived areas that cannot afford to visit the Parliament. (S4O-00691)

7. Graeme Dey: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what provision there is for foreign visitors to access information on the workings of the Parliament in their own language. (S4O-00694)

8. Graeme Pearson: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what advice it sought in relation to the proposal for an external security screening facility. (S4O- 00696)

9. John Wilson: To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what external and internal damage was caused to the parliamentary complex by the recent storms and what the financial implications are. (S4O-00727)

2.50 pm Scottish Government Debate: Green Investment Bank

S4M-02066 Fergus Ewing: Green Investment Bank—That the Parliament endorses the bid submitted to the UK Government to have the green investment bank (GIB) located in Edinburgh; believes that the Edinburgh bid fully satisfies the criteria set out by the UK Government and that Edinburgh is the

6 ideal location for the new institution through its unique business ecosystem and highly advanced network of financiers, developers, investors, asset managers, researchers, academics, think tanks and government agencies; recognises the breadth of support for the Edinburgh bid across Scottish civic society, the academic sector and commerce, and acknowledges that Scotland’s ambitious low-carbon economic agenda will facilitate a GIB based in Edinburgh becoming an enduring financial institution with visibility and a distinct identity with which to mobilise significant investment into green projects across the UK. followed by Business Motion

S4M-02077 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 29 February 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Ministerial Statement: Post-16 Reform

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Human Trafficking

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 1 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Climate Justice

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Infrastructure and Capital Investment; Culture and External Affairs

2.55 pm Local Government and Regeneration Committee Debate: Living Wage in Scotland

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

7 Wednesday 7 March 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 8 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Government Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Education and Lifelong Learning

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

S4M-02078 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Forestry Commissioners (Climate Change Functions) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

S4M-02079 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Representation of the People (Post-Local Government Elections Supply and Inspection of Documents) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 [draft] be approved.

S4M-02080 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

S4M-02081 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the

8 Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 Amendment (No. 2) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Debate on the subject of—

S4M-02011 Dennis Robertson: Eating Disorders, Raising the Awareness—That the Parliament notes that from 20 to 26 February 2012 Beat, considered the UK’s leading charity supporting people affected by eating disorders, is holding Eating Disorders Awareness Week and acknowledges the work that the Scottish Government has done in the provision of the Eden Unit at Cornhill Hospital in Grampian, which provides inpatient treatment for people with severe eating disorders, improving access to high-quality care for the people in the north of Scotland living with an eating disorder, and the newly opened West Lothian Eating Disorders Unit at St John’s Hospital, which will allow for care across south east Scotland regions.

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 22 February 2012 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 8 February 2012

Thursday 23 February 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Concerns about Rail Proposals (for text of motion see S4M-02086 in Section F) followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Withdrawal of Road Equivalent Tariff from Commercial Vehicles (for text of motion see S4M- 02087 in Section F)

11.40 am General Question Time (for text of General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Monday 20 February 2012)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 21 February 2012)

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy (for text of Themed Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Monday 20 February 2012)

2.55 pm Scottish Government Debate: Economy and Recovery (for text of motion see S4M-02084 in Section F) followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-01728 George Adam: Take a Step in 2012 for Fairtrade (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 20 February 2012)

Wednesday 29 February 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 1 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business

11.40 am General Question Time (for names of those Members selected for General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Monday 20 February 2012)

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Infrastructure and Capital Investment; Culture and External Affairs (for names of those Members selected for Themed Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Monday 20 February 2012)

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 22 February 2012 Section C – Future Committee Meetings

This section includes the agendas of the forthcoming committee meetings and outlines proposed future business, which may be subject to change. Committees have the right to take items in private and this will be notified as far in advance as possible.

Many committees include details of their future business on their webpages, which can be accessed at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/index.htm

Welfare Reform Committee 23 February 2012 1st Meeting, 2012

The Committee will meet at 1.00 pm in Committee Room 5 1. Declaration of interests: Members of the Committee will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Choice of Convener: The Committee will choose a Convener. 3. Choice of Deputy Convener: The Committee will choose a Deputy Convener. 4. UK Welfare Reform Bill: The Convener will make introductory remarks on the role of the Committee. 5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its approach to developing its work programme.

Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 13 March, the Committee expects to hold roundtable discussions with stakeholders on the work of the Committee.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 22 February 2012 Section E – Written questions lodged on 21 February 2012

Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Executive in order to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament.

Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".

S4W-05716 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it will make of the impact of its proposed public health levy on health and how it plans to report this to the Parliament.

S4W-05718 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the health benefits from its proposed public health levy to arise as a consequence of the manner in which (a) the levy will be raised or (b) funds will be allocated.

S4W-05787 Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has given an assurance to the Fire Brigades Union since May 2011 that there will be no fire station closures and, if so, what the content of the assurance was and when it was given.

S4W-05794 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has formed an advisory group to consider the future of online resources and a national intranet for education.

S4W-05796 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive whether an advisory group was set up to consider and advise on the future of Glow and, if so, when it was formed; how many times it has met; what organisations are represented on the group; what the membership is; what the selection criteria were for membership, and whether minutes were taken of the meetings.

S4W-05803 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive what the business rationale was for abandoning the Glow replacement procurement exercise.

S4W-05804 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive how it will protect the investment in resources on Glow to date when it is migrated to the new platform.

S4W-05805 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the replacement system for Glow will incorporate commercial advertising that is visible to users.

S4W-05806 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive who will take day-to-day responsibility for maintenance of the user base of the Glow replacement and who will operate the platform.

S4W-05808 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive what system will replace Glow and whether this will retain the national user identity and authentication system.

S4W-05818 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive (a) when and (b) which ministers (i) last met and (ii) will next meet representatives of the Edinburgh Tenant’s Federation.

S4W-05819 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the (a) dates, (b) locations and (c) attendees of all meetings between the Minister for Housing and Transport and the Regional Networks of Registered Tenants Organisations in the last year.

S4W-05820 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote health-enhancing physical activity.

S4W-05821 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will fund specific work to promote regular healthy exercise in 2012-13.

S4W-05822 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote walking as a health intervention for less physically active people.

S4W-05823 Alison Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Executive how it will continue to support outdoor learning under the Curriculum for Excellence and whether an Outdoor Learning Development Officer will remain in post in the next financial year.

S4W-05824 Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Natural Heritage has the authority under the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 to enter land without the owner’s permission to capture or cull the Tayside beavers and whether it has sought a species control order in order to do so.

S4W-05825 Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it classifies the Tayside beavers as an invasive and non-native species.

S4W-05826 Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to make an announcement regarding the future of the Tayside beavers.

S4W-05827 Iain Gray: To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the additional £8 million in funding to the Scottish Funding Council in 2012-13 to help colleges deliver their Opportunities for All commitments will be allocated to students with learning disabilities aged (a) 16 to 19 and (b) over 19.

S4W-05828 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the (a) building and (b) facilities of the Glasgow Dental Hospital to be fit for purpose.

S4W-05829 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive who is assessing bids for the Cities Investment Fund.

S4W-05830 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive how many bids have been received for the Cities Investment Fund.

S4W-05831 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what projects have been supported by the Cities Investment Fund.

S4W-05832 Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are used to decide on bids to the Cities Investment Fund.

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 22 February 2012 Section F – Motions and Amendments

Motions and amendments are normally printed the day after they are lodged. If an amendment is lodged to a motion then the original motion will appear alongside the amendment, along with any support lodged that day, in this section.

Each Monday, this section also contains all motions and amendments lodged the previous week that are still live and any motions and amendments that have been lodged for debate in the coming week. A motion or amendment is live if it has not been debated, withdrawn or otherwise deleted from the list.

Where a motion or amendment has been withdrawn, it is indicated in this section the day after it has been withdrawn. Support for motions and amendments received after they are lodged is shown at the end of this section the day after such support is received.

Motions and amendments can be published with various symbols:

 Asterisks before the motion or amendment number indicate a motion or amendment published for the first time;

 Asterisks also identify alterations to the text of a motion or amendment made since it was first published;

 A hash symbol identifies motions eligible for debate at Members’ Business;

 A diamond symbol identifies motions lodged for Members’ Business that have not yet attracted the required cross-party support;

 An "R", identifies motions or amendments in which the Member who lodged it has a registrable interest.

The Parliamentary Bureau periodically deletes motions or amendments not scheduled for debate and which are over six weeks old.

A search facility is also available on the Scottish Parliament web site at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Any questions in relation to this section should be directed to the Chamber Desk, for which contact details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.

New and altered motions and amendments

*S4M-02087 Elaine Murray: Withdrawal of Road Equivalent Tariff from Commercial Vehicles—That the Parliament notes that the road equivalent tariff (RET) scheme has brought significant benefit to the Outer Hebrides, Coll and Tiree; is of the view that the current proposals to withdraw RET from larger commercial vehicles will be detrimental to the social and economic wellbeing of these islands and communities, and calls on the Scottish Government to enforce a moratorium on the fare increases until a full and proper socioeconomic study has been carried out to assess the impact that increased transportation costs will have on households, local employers and island hauliers.

Supported by: Rhoda Grant*

*S4M-02086 Richard Baker: Concerns about Rail Proposals—That the Parliament recognises the concerns expressed in Glasgow that the Rail 2014 - Public Consultation calls into question the future of 11 railway stations in and around the city; calls on the Scottish Government to reject any proposals for the closure of these stations; also recognises that this is only one aspect of the Rail 2014 - Public Consultation, which has already given rise to questions regarding the quality of the provision of rail services across Scotland in the future, and believes that further debate and dialogue will be required beyond the conclusion of the consultation process, both in the Parliament and with all those for whom the future of rail services is of vital importance.

*S4M-02084 John Swinney: Economy and Recovery—That the Parliament calls on the UK Government to acknowledge that its pursuit of austerity in the absence of a credible plan for economic growth is threatening the UK recovery; supports the Scottish Government’s distinctive approach, as set out in the Government Economic Strategy and its budget, to accelerating recovery, supporting long-term sustainable economic growth and boosting employment; further calls on the UK Government to do more to support growth, particularly through expanding capital investment, and welcomes the actions taken by the Scottish Government to ensure that Scotland grasps the opportunities in international growth markets by growing its international presence, boosting exports and attracting international investment.

Supported by: Fergus Ewing*

*S4M-02082 Roderick Campbell: St Andrews Kate Kennedy Fellowship Seeks to End Gender Discrimination—That the Parliament welcomes the establishment of the Kate Kennedy Fellowship at the University of St Andrews; understands that the fellowship is a new group that has been established by students Pat Mathewson and Sunny Moodie, who were former members of the university’s Kate Kennedy Club, which is open to males only; understands that the two students were ejected from the club after their motion to extend membership rights to women was rejected; notes that the fellowship’s mission is to carry on the original club’s traditions of charitable work and supporting town-gown relations in St Andrews, but without excluding female students from its activities; considers this to be an open-minded approach to charitable work that is in keeping with ordinary society; welcomes what it considers a

move that will lead to the end of gender discrimination in one of the oldest and most valued traditions at the university, and understands that although the Kate Kennedy Club will continue to exist as a male-only organisation, it will now operate along with the new Kate Kennedy Fellowship, to which every student at St Andrews will be allowed to be admitted with immediate effect.

Supported by: Richard Lyle*, Humza Yousaf*, Dennis Robertson*

*S4M-02081 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 Amendment (No. 2) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

*S4M-02080 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

*S4M-02079 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Representation of the People (Post- Local Government Elections Supply and Inspection of Documents) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 [draft] be approved.

*S4M-02078 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Forestry Commissioners (Climate Change Functions) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] be approved.

*S4M-02077 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 29 February 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Ministerial Statement: Post-16 Reform followed by Scottish Government Debate: Human Trafficking followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 1 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: Climate Justice

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Infrastructure and Capital Investment; Culture and External Affairs

2.55 pm Local Government and Regeneration Committee Debate: Living Wage in Scotland followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 7 March 2012

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 8 March 2012

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Education and Lifelong Learning

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business *S4M-02076 Maureen Watt: Tell Us Once Initiative in Aberdeen—That the Parliament welcomes the launch of Aberdeen City Council’s Tell Us Once initiative; recognises that this initiative sees relevant government departments and council services being automatically notified of family births and bereavements, which means that an individual only has to "tell us once" and not multiple times; notes the practicality of this initiative as it means that official documentation such as passports and driving licences can be automatically cancelled and that families can be advised of their eligibility for benefits, and hopes that the residents of Aberdeen will take full advantage of this useful service.

Supported by: Mike MacKenzie*, Humza Yousaf*, Jean Urquhart*, Bill Kidd*, Rob Gibson*, Dave Thompson, Richard Lyle*, Nanette Milne*, Dennis Robertson*, Joan McAlpine*, Jim Eadie*

*S4M-02075 Roderick Campbell: Getting Smarter in the Howe—That the Parliament recognises the resources being made available to residents in the Howe of Fife in order to improve the area and increase social awareness; appreciates that the Smart Community Fife resource provides the opportunity for residents with internet access to use local goods and services as well as improve their skills to help them participate in sustaining the local economy; considers that this could prove to be an invaluable resource to local businesses, organisations and residents during what it considers austere times, and encourages other areas to take a similar, local approach to development.

Supported by: Joan McAlpine*, Rob Gibson*, Stuart McMillan*, Humza Yousaf*, Richard Lyle*, Bill Kidd*, Jean Urquhart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, Dennis Robertson*

*S4M-02074 Annabel Goldie: Sailability Centre of Excellence at Lochwinnoch— That the Parliament congratulates Castle Semple in Lochwinnoch on its appointment as a Royal Yachting Association Centre of Excellence for disability sailing; recognises that the centre is the first in Scotland to achieve this award, and commends Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park on its commitment to be more accessible to all.

Supported by: Richard Lyle*, Liz Smith*, Nanette Milne*, Mary Scanlon*, Dennis Robertson*, John Lamont*, Bill Kidd*, Jamie McGrigor*, Roderick Campbell*, Kenneth Gibson*, Jim Eadie*, Jim Hume*

*S4M-02073 Jackie Baillie: Our Lady and St Patrick’s High School’s Outstanding Report—That the Parliament congratulates Our Lady and St Patrick’s High School in Dumbarton on what it considers its excellent HMIE inspection report; notes that in all categories the school was assessed as being either excellent or very good; further notes that the inspection found that the young people at the school learn very well, are well motivated and that their achievement is exceptional; recognises that the headteacher, senior management team, staff and pupils all contribute to the success of the school; understands that the inspection team identified innovative practices at the school, which will inform policy and practice across Scotland, and congratulates the headteacher, staff, pupils and parents for their hard work in making Our Lady and St Patrick High School what is considered an exceptional school.

Supported by: Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, David Torrance*, Patricia Ferguson*, Bill Kidd*, Richard Lyle*, Anne McTaggart*, Neil Bibby*, Jean Urquhart*, Jamie McGrigor*, Jim Eadie*

*S4M-02072 Anne McTaggart: Glasgow’s Award-winning Credit Union Development Programme—That the Parliament congratulates the Glasgow City Council credit union development programme on its success in winning the Gold Award for Strong and Sustainable Communities at the 2012 COSLA Excellence

Awards; understands that the success has been partly attributed to the role that the programme played in growing Glasgow’s credit union membership from 3% of the local population in 2001 to 22% in 2010; believes that Glasgow’s credit union development programme has developed a model to empower credit unions toward self-sustainability; considers that Glasgow City Council’s investment in credit union development has helped form a credible solution for local people who might be affected by financial exclusion, poverty and debt; believes that this has helped Glasgow’s 34 credit unions gain over 135,000 members and combined assets of more than £183 million; notes that this is used to provide low-cost loans and encourage members to save; considers that, particularly in the current economic climate, ethical financial models such as credit unions should be supported and encouraged, and wishes the Glasgow City Council credit union development programme continued success for the future.

Supported by: Drew Smith*, Jackie Baillie*, Kevin Stewart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Neil Findlay*, Patricia Ferguson*, John Mason*

*S4M-02071 James Dornan: Congratulating South West Community Transport—That the Parliament congratulates the efforts of Stacy King and volunteers at South West Community Transport who are recent winners of the Evening Times South West Area Team Champions Award; notes that their yearlong Volunteer Car pilot scheme is underway and that the service offers door to door service for older and disabled people as well as others who would otherwise struggle to attend doctors and hospital appointments; notes that participants are referred by their doctor; further notes that the aim of the organisation is to have 20 volunteers and 50 clients by the end of the pilot, and wishes the team best wishes during the pilot and beyond.

Supported by: Margaret Burgess*, Mark McDonald*, Chic Brodie*, Colin Beattie*, Dennis Robertson*, Humza Yousaf*, Joan McAlpine*, David Torrance*, Stuart McMillan*, Mike MacKenzie*, Bob Doris*, Kevin Stewart*, Rob Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Richard Lyle*, Jean Urquhart*, Jim Eadie*

*S4M-02069 Joe FitzPatrick: Hot Chocolate Trust—That the Parliament notes the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Hot Chocolate Trust, which is a grassroots youth organisation based in Dundee city centre; congratulates the centre’s team of six staff and the approximately 20 volunteers who run the group; notes that the group works with young people aged 12 to 21, many of whom, it understands, are facing issues such as alcohol or drug problems, unemployment, homelessness, criminal activity, debt or ill-health; understands that, as an independent charity, the Hot Chocolate Trust offers a highly cost-effective and unique service; believes it to be a safe refuge for young people by offering help, advice, one-to-one support, group work, training sessions and a holistic development programme that help young people to build up their self-confidence, self-esteem and skills, and urges all funders and key partners in Dundee to continue to support what it considers to be this transformational youth group over the trust’s next ten years.

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S4M-02065 Trente Ans d’Alliance Française de Glasgow (lodged on 20 February 2012) Humza Yousaf*, Adam Ingram*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Rob Gibson*, David Torrance*, Angus MacDonald*, Claudia Beamish*, Christine Grahame*, Margaret Burgess*, Kevin Stewart*, Stuart McMillan*, Kenneth Gibson*, Drew Smith*, John Mason*, Clare Adamson*, Maureen Watt*, Bill Kidd*, Dennis Robertson*, James Dornan*, Colin Beattie*, Joan McAlpine*, Roderick Campbell*, Jean Urquhart*, Jim Eadie*

S4M-02064 LGBT Fostering and Adoption Week 2012 (lodged on 20 February 2012) Mike MacKenzie*, Fiona McLeod*, Claudia Beamish*, Kevin Stewart*, Margaret McDougall*, Jim Eadie*

S4M-02062 Trade Union Week 2012 (lodged on 20 February 2012) Malcolm Chisholm*, Mike MacKenzie*, Fiona McLeod*, Claudia Beamish*, Maureen Watt*, Margaret McDougall*, Jackie Baillie*, Mark Griffin*, Kezia Dugdale*, Roderick Campbell*, Margaret McCulloch*, Jim Eadie*

S4M-02059 Football Fans in Training (lodged on 20 February 2012) James Dornan*, Colin Beattie*, Joan McAlpine*, Margaret Burgess*, Margaret McDougall*, Stuart McMillan*, Jean Urquhart*

S4M-02058 North Lanarkshire Council Budget (lodged on 20 February 2012) Margaret Burgess*, Mark McDonald*, Maureen Watt*, Margaret McDougall*

S4M-02057 COSLA 2012 Excellence Awards (lodged on 20 February 2012) Joan McAlpine*, Roderick Campbell*, Angus MacDonald*, Maureen Watt*, Margaret McDougall*, Jim Eadie*

S4M-02056 Fool Me Once (lodged on 20 February 2012) Angus MacDonald*, Maureen Watt*, Kevin Stewart*, James Dornan*, Colin Beattie*, Chic Brodie*, Joan McAlpine*, Margaret Burgess*

S4M-02055 Fife Diet Food Truck (lodged on 17 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Joan McAlpine*, Margaret Burgess*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*, Jean Urquhart*

S4M-02054 Compensation Secured for McCowan’s Workers (lodged on 20 February 2012) Angus MacDonald*, Margaret McDougall*, Roderick Campbell*, Gil Paterson*, Jim Eadie*

S4M-02051 High Honours for Loanhead Miners Youth Football Club (lodged on 20 February 2012) Angus MacDonald*, Joan McAlpine*, Jean Urquhart*

S4M-02050 Money for Midlothian Families (lodged on 17 February 2012) Joan McAlpine*, Margaret Burgess*, Maureen Watt*, Christine Grahame*, Jean Urquhart*, Jim Eadie*

S4M-02048 Aberdeen Named as Tourist Hidden Gem (lodged on 17 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Joan McAlpine*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*, Jean Urquhart*

S4M-02047 Votes at 16 Campaign Action Week (lodged on 20 February 2012) Mike MacKenzie*, David Torrance*, Fiona McLeod*, Angus MacDonald*, Margaret Burgess*, John Mason*, Maureen Watt*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Gordon MacDonald*, Humza Yousaf*, John Finnie*, Patrick Harvie*, Paul Wheelhouse*, Christine Grahame*, Aileen McLeod*, Mark McDonald*, Dave Thompson*, Rob Gibson*, James Dornan*, Colin Beattie*, Dennis Robertson*, Stuart McMillan*, Joan McAlpine*, Stewart Maxwell*, Roderick Campbell*, Jean Urquhart*, Bob Doris*, Bill Kidd*, Jim Eadie*

S4M-02046 Congratulations to Kosovo (lodged on 17 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Joan McAlpine*, Margaret Burgess*, Roderick Campbell*, Gil Paterson*, Jean Urquhart*

S4M-02045 Congratulating West Scotland’s Big Lottery Fund Beneficiaries - (lodged on 17 February 2012) Angus MacDonald*, Kevin Stewart*, Margaret McDougall*, Colin Beattie*, Joan McAlpine*, Margaret Burgess*

S4M-02044 Clydeview Academy Students Take National Medals (lodged on 17 February 2012) Margaret Burgess*, Dennis Robertson*, Colin Beattie*, John Lamont*, Joan McAlpine*, David Torrance*, Mike MacKenzie*, Bob Doris*, Humza Yousaf*, Kevin Stewart*, Bill Kidd*, Richard Lyle*, Jean Urquhart*, Neil Bibby*, Jim Eadie*

S4M-02043 An American Scottish Spectacular (lodged on 16 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Stuart McMillan*

S4M-02042 Friends of Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy (lodged on 16 February 2012) Angus MacDonald*, Maureen Watt*, Colin Beattie*, Margaret Burgess*, Gil Paterson*, Jean Urquhart*

S4M-02041 Scots of the Antarctic (lodged on 16 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02040 Big Lottery Fund’s 2014 Award for Grangemouth’s Bowhouse Primary School (lodged on 16 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Joan McAlpine*, Stuart McMillan*, Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-02039 East Lothian Yacht Club (lodged on 16 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Maureen Watt*, Aileen McLeod*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02038 New Accredited Theatre Course (lodged on 16 February 2012) James Dornan*, Colin Beattie*, Stuart McMillan*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02037 UK’s Best Apprentice, David Crawford (lodged on 16 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Jim Eadie*

S4M-02036 Scottish Borders Providing Apprentices (lodged on 16 February 2012) Stuart McMillan*, Maureen Watt*

S4M-02035 British Heart Foundation’s National Wear Red Day (lodged on 16 February 2012) Fiona McLeod*, Dave Thompson*, James Dornan*, Colin Beattie*, Stuart McMillan*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02033 Health Commitment to Asbestos Victims (lodged on 15 February 2012) Maureen Watt*, Dave Thompson*, Margaret McDougall*, Siobhan McMahon*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02032 The Reverend John Witherspoon Remembered (lodged on 14 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02031 Orkney’s First Monitor Farm (lodged on 14 February 2012) Maureen Watt*, Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02030 North Ayrshire Women’s Aid, Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse Recovery (lodged on 14 February 2012) Maureen Watt*, Margaret McDougall*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02029 Welcoming Hawick Textile Investment (lodged on 14 February 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-02028 Supporting Victims of Domestic Abuse (lodged on 14 February 2012) Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02027 Council House Boost for West Dunbartonshire (lodged on 14 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-02026 Opera Highlights (lodged on 14 February 2012) James Dornan*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02025 National Theatre Coming to the Bo’ness Hippodrome (lodged on 14 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Siobhan McMahon*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02024 Action Duchenne and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon (lodged on 14 February 2012) Maureen Watt*, Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02023 Spinal Chords (lodged on 13 February 2012) Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02022 Edinburgh People’s Theatre (lodged on 13 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-02021 Eric Liddell, 110th Anniversary (lodged on 13 February 2012) Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02019.1 Cuts to the Ministry of Defence Police (lodged on 15 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-02019 Cuts to the Ministry of Defence Police (lodged on 13 February 2012) Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02018 Grietje Scott Recognised for World War II Resistance Work (lodged on 13 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*, Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02017 England’s Subsidy of Scotland, a Myth (lodged on 13 February 2012) Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02016 Centenary of the Dewar Report (lodged on 13 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-02015 Congratulating Revive MS on its 28th Anniversary (lodged on 10 February 2012) Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02014 Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year Award 2011 (lodged on 10 February 2012) Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02013 NHS SMS Texting for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (lodged on 14 February 2012) Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*, Siobhan McMahon*

S4M-02012 A Gap Year with Project Trust (lodged on 10 February 2012) Colin Beattie*, Stuart McMillan*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02011 Eating Disorders, Raising the Awareness (lodged on 10 February 2012) Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02010 Take One Action Film Festival (lodged on 10 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-02009 The Scots Who Fought Franco (lodged on 10 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*, Dave Thompson*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02008 Congratulating Rhu Primary School on High HMIE Rating (lodged on 10 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-02007 Good Luck to Granny Mac’s Meringues (lodged on 10 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-02005 Leading Youth Charities Unite (lodged on 09 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-02003 Scottish Government Must Step in to Save Erskine’s Social Enterprises (lodged on 09 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-02001 ASH Scotland (lodged on 09 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*, Gil Paterson*

S4M-02000 Shell Springboard Award for Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd (lodged on 09 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-01999 Commonwealth Week 2012 (lodged on 09 February 2012) Maureen Watt*, Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01998 Grant for Fife Diet’s The Seed Truck Project (lodged on 09 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-01997 Funding for Transport Network (lodged on 09 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-01995 Eating Disorders Awareness Week (lodged on 09 February 2012) Dennis Robertson*, Angus MacDonald*, John Finnie*, Joe FitzPatrick*, John Mason*, Aileen McLeod*, Chic Brodie*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Joan McAlpine*, Margaret McDougall*, Nigel Don*, Elaine Murray*, Jean Urquhart*

S4M-01993 Scottish Government Must Follow UK Government on High Street Fund (lodged on 09 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01990 Queen’s Jubilee (lodged on 08 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*, Annabel Goldie*

S4M-01986 Burns Club Success for Calderwood Primary School (lodged on 08 February 2012) Gil Paterson*

S4M-01984 Support for Paisley Town Centre (lodged on 08 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01983 Scotch Whisky Association Report, The Jobs...The People (lodged on 08 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01982 Save Gadburn School (lodged on 08 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01977 Renfrewshire Weaving Musical Threads Festival (lodged on 07 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01953 Women of Leningrad (lodged on 06 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01946.1 Fair Employment (lodged on 08 February 2012) Stewart Maxwell*

S4M-01945 Housing Associations (lodged on 06 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01938 Protect the 31 Bus Service in East Kilbride (lodged on 06 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01935 Chivas Leads the Way in Employee Care (lodged on 03 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01929 Viruses and Cancer (lodged on 03 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01928 Tobacco Display and Vending Machine Bans (lodged on 03 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01923 Safer Internet Day, Tuesday 7 February (lodged on 02 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01922 Allotments Regeneration Initiative in North Ayrshire (lodged on 02 February 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-01917 The Drifters and Bruntsfield Primary School (lodged on 02 February 2012) Maureen Watt*

S4M-01897 Poverty and Homelessness Action Week 2012 (lodged on 01 February 2012) Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01861.1 Narrowing the Gap between the Rich and Poor (lodged on 08 February 2012) Graeme Pearson*, Margaret McDougall*

S4M-01848 Fairer Charging for Islands’ Renewables (lodged on 26 January 2012) Jamie McGrigor*

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 22 February 2012 Section H – New Documents

Committee Reports

The following report is being published on 22 February 2012—

Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee, 1st Report 2012, Report on Fuel Poverty - Initial Findings, SP Paper 76

For further information on accessing committee reports, please contact either the relevant clerk or webpage (see end of Bulletin for contact details or access general committee webpage)

Business Bulletin: Wednesday 22 February 2012 Section J – Progress of Legislation

For further information on the progress of Bills and subordinate legislation, contact either the relevant clerk or webpage (see end of Bulletin for details).

Bills in Progress A list of all bills in progress can be accessed by the Scottish Parliament website at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/576.aspx

For each Bill, the date of the next (or most recent) event in the Bill’s passage is given. Other relevant information, e.g. about lodging amendments, is given in italics.

As soon as a Public Bill (i.e. an Executive, Committee or Member’s Bill) has completed Stage 1, amendments for consideration at Stage 2 may be lodged; and as soon as Stage 2 is completed, amendments for Stage 3 consideration may be lodged. The last lodging day for amendments at Stage 2 is three sitting days before the meeting at which those amendments will be considered (e.g. Thursday for a meeting on Tuesday); at Stage 3 it is four days before. Amendments may be lodged until 4.30 pm on any sitting day, except on the last lodging day for Stage 2, when the deadline is 12 noon.

A Hybrid Bill is subject to the same rules except in the case of Stage 2 where amendments for consideration may be lodged no earlier than the completion of any consideration of evidence at Stage 2.

Amendments to Private Bills are subject to different deadlines. These are set out in Rule 9A.12 of Standing Orders.

Members are advised to lodge amendments in good time before the beginning of a Stage and as early as possible during the day.

(Ex) = Executive Bill; (M) = Member’s Bill; (C) = Committee Bill; (P) = Private Bill; (H) = Hybrid Bill.

Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (lead committee (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment) 22 February

Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (lead committee (Health and Sport)) 21 February

Budget (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Passed 8 February

Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Justice)) 21 February

Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Economy, Energy and Tourism)) 22 February

Long Leases (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)) 22 February

National Library of Scotland Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Education and Culture)) 21 February

Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill (Ex) Stage 1 (evidence, Local Government and Regeneration Committee) 21 February Stage 1 (evidence, Finance Committee) 22 February Lead committee – Justice

Subordinate legislation in progress (date of laying) (Lead Committee)

Affirmative instruments

Lead committee to report by 24 February 2012

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 Amendment (No. 2) Order 2012 [draft] (22 December 2011) (Education and Culture)

Forestry Commissioners (Climate Change Functions) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] (22 December 2011) (Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment)

Advice and Assistance (Assistance By Way of Representation) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 [draft] (22 December 2011) (Justice)

Lead committee to report by 5 March 2012

Representation of the People (Post-Local Government Elections Supply and Inspection of Documents) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 [draft] (17 January 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2012 [draft] (17 January 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Lead committee to report by 13 March 2012

Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] (25 January 2012) (Parliament)

Lead committee to report by 18 March 2012

Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 2011 [draft] (30 January 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Budget (Scotland) Act 2011 Amendment Order 2012 [draft] (31 January 2012) (Finance)

Public Services Reform (Recovery of Expenses in respect of Inspection of Independent Further Education Colleges and English Language Schools) (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] (31 January 2012) (Education and Culture)

Lead committee to report by 29 March 2012

Patient Rights (Treatment Time Guarantee) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 [draft] (10 February 2012) (Health and Sport)

Lead committee to report by 30 March 2012

The Evidence in Civil Partnership and Divorce Actions (Scotland) Order 2012 [draft] (13 February 2012) (Justice)

Lead committee to report by 30 March 2012

The Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 [draft] (17 February 2012) (Health and Sport)

Negative Instruments

Members should note that the deadline for the lead committee to report by is an administrative deadline. Lead committees normally report on negative instruments only after considering a motion recommending annulment of the instrument. Where Members have queries in relation to this deadline, they should contact the clerks to the Subordinate Legislation Committee.

Subject to annulment by 21 February 2012 Lead committee to report by 6 February 2012

Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Amendment) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/445) (19 December 2011) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Bus Lane Contraventions (Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/442) (19 December 2011) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/443) (19 December 2011) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Bus Lanes (Approved Devices) (Scotland) Order 2011 (SSI 2011/444) (19 December 2011) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Subject to annulment by 22 February 2012 Lead committee to report by 6 February 2012

Charities References in Documents (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/446) (20 December 2011) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 24 February 2012 Lead committee to report by 20 February 2012

National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/449) (22 December 2011) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 29 February 2012 Lead committee to report by 27 February 2012

Specified Products from China (Restriction on First Placing on the Market) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/3) (12 January 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Sea Fish (Prohibited Methods of Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/4) (12 January 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/5) (12 January 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 4 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 27 February 2012

Conservation of Salmon (River Annan Salmon Fishery District) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/6) (16 January 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 7 March 2012

Lead committee to report by 5 March 2012

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (Amendment) 2012 (SSI 2012/7) (19 January 2012) (Justice)

National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/9) (19 January 2012) (Health and Sport)

National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/10) (19 January 2012) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 8 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 5 March 2012

Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/11) (20 January 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Subject to annulment by 15 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 12 March 2012

Repayment of Student Loans (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/22) (27 January 2012) (Education and Culture)

Subject to annulment by 18 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 12 March 2012

Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/24) (30 January 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Subject to annulment by 27 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2012 (SSI 2012/26) (8 February 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 28 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Amendment Order 2012 (SSI 2012/30) (9 February 2012) (Justice)

Subject to annulment by 28 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/27) (9 February 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/28) (9 February 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/29) (9 February 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Subject to annulment by 29 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 19 March 2012

Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/32) (10 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Bus Service Operators Grant (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/33) (10 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Home Energy Assistance Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/34) (10 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Patient Rights (Complaints Procedure and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/36) (10 February 2012) (Health and Sport)

Subject to annulment by 30 March 2012 Lead committee to report by 26 March 2012

Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/37) (13 February 2012) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)

Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/38) (13 February 2012) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)

Non-Domestic Rates (Enterprise Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/48) (20 February 2012) (Local Government and Regeneration)

Police Grant and Variation (Scotland) Order 2012 (SSI 2012/49) (20 February 2012) (Justice)

Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SSI 2012/50) (20 February 2012) (Justice)

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