Ag/S3/10/38 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

AGENDA FOR MEETING ON TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2010 2 pm: Room Q1.03

1. Minutes (a) Draft minutes of 7 December 2010 (attached) (b) Matters arising

2. Future Business Programme (PB/S3/10/177)

Legislation 3. (a) Property Factors () Bill – Stage 2 referral (PB/S3/10/178)

(b) Legislative Consent Memorandum – Energy Bill (PB/S3/10/178A)

4. Scotland Bill Committee – appointment of two advisers (PB/S3/10/179)

5. Publication scheme – consideration of any exempt papers

6. Date of next meeting – Tuesday 21 December 2010

PB/S3/10/177

PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

POSSIBLE MOTIONS FOR MEMBERS BUSINESS

1. Bureau Members will be aware that under Rule 5.6.1(c) the Bureau has a duty to ensure that there is a period of time available for Members’ Business following Decision Time.

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

*S3M-7574# John Scott: Double Summer Time—That the Parliament notes that consideration is to be given by the UK Government to moving Britain’s clocks forward by one hour; believes that such a move would be detrimental to Scotland, in particular raising concerns over road safety in the early morning and the safety of children walking to school, and could have a negative effect on businesses in Ayr and throughout Scotland, including the construction and agricultural sectors, and does not believe that there is a good case for changing the current system.

Supported by: Alasdair Allan*, Stewart Maxwell*, Mike Pringle*, Bill Aitken*, John Lamont*, Rob Gibson*, Joe FitzPatrick*, Jamie McGrigor*, Stuart McMillan*, Margaret Mitchell*, Christine Grahame*, Willie Coffey*, Murdo Fraser*, Gil Paterson*

S3M-7568# : Removing the Barriers to Private Sector Investment in Superfast Broadband Infrastructure—That the Parliament notes the restrictions that it considers have been placed on the telecoms industry by Ofcom in relation to access to BT poles and ducts; considers these limitations to be contrary to the UK Government’s commitment to remove barriers to private sector investment in superfast broadband infrastructure; believes that this action will make the Broadband Delivery UK superfast broadband pilot to be carried out in the Highlands and Islands more challenging for any potential competitors to BT, and believes that broadband policy would be better focused on removing barriers rather than imposing restrictions.

Supported by: Dr Richard Simpson*, *, Kenneth Gibson*, Pauline McNeill*, *, Jackie Baillie*, David Stewart*, *, Mr Frank McAveety*, Mike Pringle*, Sarah Boyack*, Robin Harper*, *, *, Gil Paterson*

S3M-7542# Alex Johnstone: Bicentenary of Bell Rock Lighthouse—That the Parliament notes that 2011 marks the bicentenary of the Bell Rock Lighthouse situated off the coast of Arbroath, which is widely considered to be one of the seven wonders of the industrial world; welcomes what it considers the substantial investment made in the refurbishment of the Signal Tower museum in Arbroath, which will now focus on the history of this world-famous lighthouse, and wishes the community-led year-long celebration of the bicentenary, called the Year of the Light, every success in promoting Arbroath and its maritime history.

Supported by: , Gil Paterson, Andrew Welsh, Kenneth Gibson, , Nanette Milne, Margaret Mitchell, Rob Gibson, Jamie McGrigor, Bill Aitken, Murdo Fraser, Robin Harper, John Lamont, , Jamie Hepburn, Joe FitzPatrick, Mary Scanlon, Stuart McMillan

S3M-7530# Ted Brocklebank: Retention of RAF Leuchars—That the Parliament considers that RAF Leuchars plays an essential role in the defence of the United Kingdom; commends the professionalism and dedication of military personnel who have served or serve there; considers that those who have been deployed from Leuchars on active service have given exemplary service since the First World War; believes that the case for RAF Leuchars remaining as one of the United Kingdom’s two main fighter strike bases is overwhelming as it has a pivotal strategic position on the east coast and is adjacent to Scotland’s major population centres; understands, however, that any considerations on how the United Kingdom’s air defences are deployed and where aircraft should be based must be made on strategic grounds, and believes that the Secretary of State for Defence must make his decision on that basis.

Supported by: Elizabeth Smith, Nanette Milne, Bill Aitken, John Lamont, Jamie McGrigor, Murdo Fraser, Margaret Mitchell, David McLetchie, Tricia Marwick, Iain Smith* 1 PB/S3/10/177

S3M-7506# Des McNulty: St Margaret of Scotland Hospice—That the Parliament notes with grave concern the continuing uncertainty faced by Scotland’s largest hospice as a result of proposals to remove places for the care of older people with complex needs; considers with regret that NHS Greater and Clyde has failed to enter into positive and constructive discussions with the board of the St Margaret of Scotland Hospice aimed at securing the future of the hospice and the retention of what is considered its outstanding provision; believes that insufficient progress is being made toward finding a solution, and would welcome the continuation of what is considered this much-valued provision.

Supported by: Paul Martin, James Kelly, Trish Godman, , Mary Mulligan, , , Dr Richard Simpson, , Jackie Baillie, John Wilson, Bill Kidd, , Mr Frank McAveety, Michael McMahon, David Stewart, Jackson Carlaw, , , Sarah Boyack, Stuart McMillan, Hugh O’Donnell*

S3M-7505# Nanette Milne: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation—That the Parliament supports the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in its campaign to increase awareness and understanding of type 1 diabetes; notes that Scotland has the third highest incidence of type 1 diabetes in Europe; understands that only 2% of people in Scotland with type 1 diabetes have access to an insulin pump in comparison with an average of 20% in the rest of Europe; acknowledges that insulin pumps can reduce the incidence of disabling hypoglycaemia and the risk of developing diabetic complications; would welcome progress on increasing access to insulin pumps for all people with type 1 diabetes who would benefit from using one, and recognises the importance of research funded by JDRF, such as recent work at the University of Aberdeen on the role that stem cell technology might play in finding the cure for type 1 diabetes.

Supported by: Jamie McGrigor, John Lamont, Elizabeth Smith, Murdo Fraser, Mary Scanlon, Hugh O’Donnell, Bill Aitken, Angela Constance, Pauline McNeill, , Dr Richard Simpson, Joe FitzPatrick, Margaret Mitchell, Jackie Baillie, Mary Mulligan, Alison McInnes, Robin Harper, Hugh Henry, Ross Finnie, Cathy Peattie, Ken Macintosh, George Foulkes, Stuart McMillan, Gavin Brown*, Robert Brown*, Bill Wilson*, Ian McKee*, Bill Butler*, Gil Paterson*

S3M-7504# Alison McInnes: Getabout and liftshare—That the Parliament notes that, following the first ever liftshare week, membership of the UK-wide car-sharing network has now exceeded 400,000; further notes that car sharing, as well as bringing environmental benefits, can save participants money through shared travelling costs; congratulates liftshare on its recent success in the Contribution to the Community category at the Nectar Small Business Awards; considers outstanding the work of Getabout, a partnership between Nestrans, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils, local universities and other organisations, in promoting better transport choices, including car sharing, in the north east, and believes that encouraging car sharing and other more sustainable transport options can play a key part in helping the transport sector to meet its share of Scotland’s climate change reduction targets.

Supported by: Bill Kidd, Mike Pringle, Kenneth Gibson, Marlyn Glen, Nanette Milne, Robin Harper, Cathy Peattie, Sarah Boyack, Stuart McMillan, Hugh O’Donnell*, Gil Paterson*

S3M-7490# Anne McLaughlin: UKBA’s Contempt Agenda for Scotland—That the Parliament condemns the UK Border Agency (UKBA) for its actions that, it believes, imply a complete lack of respect for the Parliament and the people of Scotland; deplores what it considers to be the chaotic and unfeeling manner in which hundreds of asylum seekers in Glasgow were informed of the cancellation of UKBA’s contract with and their subsequent imminent removal to elsewhere in Scotland; condemns, in particular, UKBA’s decision, following a review, to continue, in its view, to refuse to engage with members seeking to represent constituents; believes that this policy is unique among all UK and Scottish governmental agencies, and considers that both examples demonstrate contempt for asylum seekers, the Parliament and Scotland.

Supported by: Christina McKelvie, Rob Gibson, Bob Doris, Bill Wilson, Stuart McMillan, Hugh Henry, Dave Thompson, Bill Kidd, Hugh O’Donnell, Pauline McNeill, Patrick Harvie, Brian Adam, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Mike Pringle, Aileen Campbell, Jamie Hepburn, Linda Fabiani

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S3M-7489# Rhona Brankin: Lothian Homeopathy Clinic—That the Parliament views with concern the proposal made by NHS Lothian to withdraw funding from the Lothian Homeopathy Clinic based at the Dalkeith Medical Centre; considers that many patients from Lothian and the Borders have benefited from the services provided there and would welcome a continuation of the service in order that patients in the east of Scotland are not required to travel to Glasgow for homeopathic treatment on the NHS.

Supported by: Bill Butler, Christine Grahame, John Lamont, Angela Constance, Elaine Smith, Jackie Baillie, George Foulkes, Trish Godman, Jim Hume, Hugh Henry, Robin Harper

S3M-7461# Elaine Murray: Keep the Post Public—That the Parliament supports the campaign organised by the Keep The Post Public Coalition opposing the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail; believes that the UK Government’s plans threaten the continuation of the universal service obligation and will lead to reduced services and discriminatory charges in rural areas; believes that privatisation will also result in the closure of post offices throughout Scotland; congratulates the Communications Workers Union for proposing an alternative business model, which it considers would allow the Royal Mail to remain in the public sector; notes the widespread public opposition to the privatisation of the Royal Mail including that of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat-led and Galloway Council, which voted to keep the post public at its meeting of 18 November 2010, and would welcome further votes against these plans across Scotland.

Supported by: Karen Gillon, Ken Macintosh, , Robin Harper, Sarah Boyack, Ms , Cathy Peattie, Peter Peacock, David Stewart, Jackie Baillie, Elaine Smith, Rhoda Grant, Jamie Hepburn, Bill Wilson, Trish Godman, Dr Richard Simpson, , Mary Mulligan, Marlyn Glen, Bill Butler, Dave Thompson, Kenneth Gibson, Shirley- Anne Somerville, , John Park, Mr Frank McAveety

S3M-7444# Dave Thompson: Publication of the SIGN Guideline on Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis—That the Parliament welcomes the publication by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) of the guideline, Diagnosis and Management of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults, as a potentially important milestone in the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in Scotland; understands that this is the first ever clinical guideline of its kind internationally to draw together what is considered to be the best available evidence on diagnosing and treating psoriasis and PsA; notes that the prevalence of these conditions in Scotland is estimated at between 2% to 3% of the population, with over 100,000 people affected by the condition; further notes that approximately one in every five people with psoriasis will also have PsA where the body’s immune system misfires against its own joints and tendons, causing inflammation, pain and disfigurement; welcomes the guideline’s key recommendations, which include proposals that dermatology and rheumatology professions should work together to manage patients with severe joint and skin disease, that health professionals be made aware of the link between psoriasis and PsA and the need for early diagnosis and treatment, that healthcare professionals should be aware of the need to consider comorbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, inflammatory bowel disease, lymphoma and depression in patients with psoriasis and PsA, that all patients with psoriasis and PsA should receive best practice and optimal treatments as advised by the new SIGN NHS Quality Improvement Scotland care pathway, that there should be an annual review for all patients with psoriasis and PsA, that the active involvement of patients in managing their care should be encouraged, that treatment options, risks and benefits should be discussed with the patient, allowing them more opportunity to be involved in decision making and that all patients suspected of having PsA should be assessed by a rheumatologist to make an early diagnosis and provide appropriate treatment thereby reducing joint damage, and would welcome early implementation of these key recommendations in the Highlands and Islands and across Scotland.

Supported by: James Kelly, Bob Doris, Kenneth Gibson, Aileen Campbell, Bill Wilson, Elaine Smith, Linda Fabiani, Dr Richard Simpson, Bill Kidd, Hugh O’Donnell, Ken Macintosh, Joe FitzPatrick, Jamie Hepburn, Michael Matheson, Hugh Henry, Gil Paterson, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Stuart McMillan

S3M-7441# Jamie McGrigor: 2012, 400th Anniversary of the Birth of the First Marquis of Montrose—That the Parliament notes that 2012 is the 400th anniversary of the birth of James Graham, fifth Earl and first Marquis of Montrose; notes that he is considered significant in Scottish

3 PB/S3/10/177 history as one of the country’s finest battlefield commanders; recognises also his importance as a political philosopher whose works are still considered relevant in the 21st century; acknowledges his membership of the first and his membership of the ruling Committee of Estates; remembers that, on 21 May 1950, a service was held in St Giles’ Cathedral in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of his death, and would welcome another service of commemoration in 2012 to mark the 400th anniversary of his birth, thus highlighting the importance of Montrose’s place in Scottish history and the importance of that period of Scottish history to present generations and providing a link between the old Scottish Parliament and the new.

Supported by: Jackson Carlaw, Robin Harper, Margaret Mitchell, Nanette Milne, Bill Aitken, Murdo Fraser, Christopher Harvie, Ted Brocklebank

S3M-7440# Jim Tolson: Renewable Energy Skills Training—That the Parliament congratulates Carnegie College, Dunfermline, for being at the forefront of green energy skills development through its provision of renewable energy skills training and the wind energy industry’s first pilot wind turbine technician apprenticeship programme; considers that the college plays an important role in providing vocational education in the area and that the engineering and energy sector represents a huge opportunity for Fife and Scotland; believes that this far-sighted project will put the college at the centre of developing the high-quality training needed to support renewable energy industries, ensuring that Scotland meets its considerable green energy potential and bringing jobs and long-term sustainable growth; believes that the renewables industry has the potential to create thousands of new jobs for Fife and Central Scotland, and considers that Fife can become a major contributor to the development of the renewable energy capacity of the east of Scotland.

Supported by: Jim Hume, Bill Kidd, Mike Pringle, Christopher Harvie, Robin Harper, Hugh O’Donnell, Liam McArthur, Sarah Boyack, Gil Paterson, Iain Smith, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Stuart McMillan

S3M-7436# Andrew Welsh: Scotland’s Further Education Colleges—That the Parliament congratulates the staff and students of Angus College on what it considers another successful year in providing high-quality training and resources in its continuing exceptional contribution to building Scotland’s skills base for the future and also acknowledges the wider role of Scotland’s further education colleges in upskilling and retraining across the range of professional and practical skills considered essential in overcoming the challenges of the current economic situation.

Supported by: Angela Constance, Sandra White, Bill Butler, Pauline McNeill, Margaret Smith, John Scott, Nigel Don, John Lamont, Brian Adam, Rob Gibson, Mary Scanlon, Jamie Hepburn, Alex Johnstone

S3M-7416# Kenneth Gibson: Energy Best Deal Scotland Campaign—That the Parliament welcomes Consumer Focus Scotland’s Energy Best Deal Scotland campaign and its aim of supporting consumers in Scotland to get the best deal on their energy bills; particularly welcomes the work that it will do with advice agencies to build the advice and support available for low- income consumers who are most likely to save by switching but currently least likely to do so; notes that Consumer Focus Scotland’s Paying the Right Price research found that almost half of all households in Scotland have never switched energy supplier or tariff, meaning that around one million households are potentially missing out on average savings of £100 per year, with many lower income households able to save much more; further notes that, of those who have switched, the vast majority have either saved as much or more than they expected to and that most also found it easy to switch; recognises the important contribution that switching energy supplier or tariff can make to saving on household outgoings and tackling fuel poverty, alongside wider energy savings initiatives, and backs the campaign’s aim to support Scottish households in constituencies such as Cunninghame North to get the best deal on their energy bills.

Supported by: Christina McKelvie, Bob Doris, Hugh O’Donnell, Sandra White, Robert Brown, Rob Gibson, Bill Kidd, Joe FitzPatrick, John Wilson, Jamie Hepburn, Maureen Watt, Ken Macintosh, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Stuart McMillan

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S3M-7408# Kenneth Gibson: Banking on the Basics—That the Parliament welcomes Citizens Advice Scotland’s (CAS) most recent research report, Banking on the Basics, outlining issues experienced by people living in Scotland in accessing basic bank accounts; notes the finding that one in 10 public survey respondents did not have a bank account although two thirds of these had tried to open one; further notes the report’s findings that a number of people living in Scotland are unable to open a bank account due to having a poor or no credit history, being unable to meet set ID requirements, owing money to a bank or due to an undischarged bankruptcy; considers that access to bank accounts is essential for receiving wages, accessing affordable credit, receiving lower utility bills and for financial inclusion; further considers that the CAS use of client evidence means that it speaks with authority on the effects of policies and practices adopted by financial service providers in Scotland, including those who provide services to people living in Cunninghame North, and would welcome the implementation of the recommendations made in the report, including the introduction of a universal right to a bank account for all.

Supported by: Rob Gibson, Ian McKee, Bill Kidd, Aileen Campbell, Robin Harper, Anne McLaughlin, John Wilson, Jamie Hepburn, Gil Paterson, Joe FitzPatrick, Sandra White, Dave Thompson, Linda Fabiani, Hugh O’Donnell, Bill Wilson, Stuart McMillan, Mike Pringle

S3M-7374# Sandra White: Concern over Relocation of Asylum Seekers—That the Parliament notes with serious concern the decision by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to terminate its accommodation contract with Glasgow City Council, which could lead to the forced relocation of over a thousand asylum seekers to anywhere in Scotland; criticises the UKBA for the apparent suddenness of its communication and lack of clarity contained within, which is believed to have led to great uncertainty and anxiety not only among those in Glasgow but also the local integration networks and housing providers; believes that the UKBA policies that state that “whenever possible you will be given at least three to five days’ notice of the move” and that “you will (only) be allowed to take two pieces of luggage per person to your new accommodation” are directly opposed to the basic rights that many have fought for and more aligned with the injustices that many have fought against, and would welcome alternative proposals being brought forward.

Supported by: Trish Godman, Christina McKelvie, Patrick Harvie, Hugh O’Donnell, Stuart McMillan, Bill Kidd, Bill Wilson, Jamie Hepburn, Anne McLaughlin, , Gil Paterson, Bob Doris, Dave Thompson, Maureen Watt, Elaine Smith, Christopher Harvie, Marlyn Glen, Michael Matheson, Linda Fabiani

S3M-7361# Kenneth Gibson: Epilepsy Awareness Training—That the Parliament believes that there would be merit in epilepsy training becoming an integral part of the student teacher training course curriculum so that teaching staff are equipped to detect potential seizures in children and young people and can be proactive in providing appropriate support to pupils with epilepsy and agrees that this could boost teacher confidence in handling as many as 7,000 children in Scotland with active epilepsy, enable early detection of seizures in over 800 children each year, provide more tailored learning and emotional support to normalise the condition and reduce classroom stigma for children in North Ayrshire and across Scotland.

Supported by: Ms Wendy Alexander, Mary Mulligan, Alasdair Allan, Aileen Campbell, Bill Wilson, Christina McKelvie, Bill Kidd, Jamie Hepburn, Alison McInnes, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Bill Butler, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Ken Macintosh, Bob Doris, Robert Brown, Margaret Smith, , Hugh O’Donnell, Liam McArthur, Joe FitzPatrick, George Foulkes, John Park, Marlyn Glen, Cathy Peattie, Trish Godman*

S3M-7356# Shirley-Anne Somerville: Moratorium on Large-scale Biomass Plants—That the Parliament recognises the concerns of local communities in Leith, Dundee, Grangemouth and Rosyth at being faced with planning applications for large-scale biomass plants; notes that these concerns relate to emissions, air quality, odour, noise, traffic and visual impact; believes that such plants will also cause problems for wood markets and related industries; is concerned that the sustainability and environmental benefits of biomass power stations are very much in doubt because of fuel-sourcing issues and emerging research suggesting that they may not help Scotland meet its CO2 reduction targets in the short term; notes also that biomass plants could expect significant subsidies under the Renewables Obligation Scheme, and considers that, until

5 PB/S3/10/177 such time as the environmental impact of large-scale biomass power stations has been independently assessed, a moratorium on building such plants would be appropriate.

Supported by: Malcolm Chisholm, Jamie Hepburn, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Rob Gibson, Aileen Campbell, Cathy Peattie, Hugh O’Donnell, Ian McKee, Robin Harper

S3M-7353# Bob Doris: Paying Tribute to Scotland’s Irish Diaspora—That the Parliament notes that Scotland celebrated the Year of Homecoming in 2009, welcoming the Scottish diaspora back from around the world to celebrate Scottish connections; notes that many European nations have experienced similar demographic movements, both inward and outward; celebrates the contribution from inward migration to Scotland both historical and present, such as it considers is seen in the thriving Irish music, sporting and cultural scene in the city of Glasgow; congratulates Scotland’s Irish community on what it considers the dedication and commitment that it has shown in keeping Irish culture thriving and in the good work that Irish groups do in the wider community, and believes that a confident, outward-looking, modern Scotland must have at its heart the appreciation and celebration of the multiple cultures that contribute to Scotland’s national life.

Supported by: Brian Adam, Willie Coffey, Aileen Campbell, Hugh Henry, Joe FitzPatrick, Rob Gibson, Jim Tolson, Mary Scanlon, Anne McLaughlin, Johann Lamont, Michael Matheson, Linda Fabiani, Jamie Hepburn, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Elaine Smith

S3M-7336# Sandra White: Storyline Scotland—That the Parliament recognises the international success of the Scottish Storyline method, developed in and after 1967 by Steve Bell, Sallie Harkness and Fred Rendell at Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow; considers this to be an innovative teaching approach, placing students’ existing knowledge at the centre of the learning experience, and notes that it has been taken up not only in Scotland but internationally, in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands and the United States; congratulates Steve Bell and his colleagues on their success and contribution to international teaching, and believes that this evidences Scotland’s continuing excellence as a centre of imaginative liberal education in the tradition of Robert Owen, Thomas Davidson, AS Neill and RF MacKenzie.

Supported by: Rob Gibson, Willie Coffey, Joe FitzPatrick, Alasdair Allan, Bill Kidd, Kenneth Gibson, Christina McKelvie, Christopher Harvie, Bob Doris, Robin Harper, Linda Fabiani, Jamie Hepburn, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Maureen Watt

S3M-7259# Johann Lamont: Support for Children in Family and Friends Care—That the Parliament notes that there is estimated to be a minimum of 13,400 children in kinship (family and friends) care in Glasgow and throughout Scotland; understands that three out of four of these families are living in poverty and that kinship care is frequently the best form of early intervention as well as a longer-term option for children requiring non-parental care, particularly for those who have experienced multiple traumas; notes that kinship care is estimated to save the Scottish Government and local authorities £536 million per year in reduced care costs; considers with regret that the Scottish Government, the UK Government and Scottish local authorities have not yet been able to ensure provision of adequate financial, educational and other supports for children looked after by kinship carers; considers that there is currently insufficient joint working across all levels of government, and believes that kinship care provision is best developed with the involvement of kinship carers themselves as part of the decision-making process and that this would ensure that all policies are based on the needs of the child and that there is no discrimination of kinship carers based on their legal status or postcode.

Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Rhona Brankin, Marlyn Glen, David Stewart, Duncan McNeil, Michael McMahon, George Foulkes, John Park, Patricia Ferguson, Mary Mulligan, Karen Gillon, Pauline McNeill, Elaine Smith, Des McNulty, Robin Harper, Dr Richard Simpson, Mr Frank McAveety, Trish Godman, David Whitton, Elaine Murray, James Kelly, Sarah Boyack, Hugh Henry, Cathy Jamieson, Marilyn Livingstone, , Tom McCabe, Cathy Peattie, Ken Macintosh

S3M-7259.1# Bob Doris: Support for Children in Family and Friends Care—As an amendment to motion (S3M-7259) in the name of Johann Lamont, after “care costs” insert “; considers that, while further progress is required, including better supporting kinship carers with

6 PB/S3/10/177 informal arrangements, the current Scottish administration has improved conditions for kinship carers through the concordat and is the first Scottish administration to get local authorities to formally agree to cash payments for looked-after children with a view to achieving parity with foster carers”.

Supported by: Bill Kidd, Anne McLaughlin, Brian Adam, Bill Wilson, Kenneth Gibson, Sandra White, Jamie Hepburn, Stuart McMillan, Joe FitzPatrick*, Alasdair Allan*, Christina McKelvie*, Willie Coffey*

S3M-7255# Elaine Murray: Launch of A76 Five Point Action Plan—That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the A76 Dumfries to Kilmarnock trunk road five point action plan on 19 November 2010; considers the improvement of the A76 to be essential for the economic regeneration of the corridor from Dumfries to Kilmarnock as it will enhance job opportunities and economic growth in the former coalfield regeneration area; notes that the accident rate on rural sections of the A76 is nearly 50% above the national rate for this type of road and believes that improvements to the road are necessary to improve road safety and regrets therefore the decision not to proceed with the Ellisland improvement scheme, and congratulates Council, East Ayrshire Council, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary, Strathclyde Police and the South West and Strathclyde Regional Transport Partnerships for working in partnership to produce the five point plan and to promote its implementation.

Supported by: Cathy Jamieson, Derek Brownlee, Marilyn Livingstone, Mary Mulligan, Hugh Henry, Cathy Peattie, Jim Hume, Gavin Brown

S3M-7251# Christine Grahame: Megrahi Petition—That the Parliament notes the lodging of a petition by the Justice for Megrahi Committee, led by Dr Jim Swire, Iain McKie, Robert Forrester and Professor Robert Black, urging the establishment of an independent inquiry into the 2001 conviction of Mr Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi for the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie on 21 December 1988; notes that the findings of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, which reported that there may have been a miscarriage of justice in the case, have still to be tested in a legal forum; would welcome the establishment of an independent inquiry in Scotland to consider all the circumstances that led to the conviction, and considers that there should be widespread international co-operation with such an inquiry.

Supported by: Ted Brocklebank, Patrick Harvie, Bill Wilson, Sandra White, Mike Pringle, Gil Paterson

S3M-7236# Bill Kidd: Citizens Advice Scotland and Employment and Support Allowance Constituency Profiles—That the Parliament welcomes the constituency profiles prepared by Citizens Advice Scotland on the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA); notes that last year Citizens Advice Bureaux in Scotland dealt with over 180,000 new benefit issues, over 15,000 of which were regarding ESA; further notes that in this period bureaux in Glasgow dealt with 1,221 new issues regarding ESA; further notes the finding that over 200,000 Incapacity Benefit claimants in Scotland will undergo medical assessments for ESA in the next four years, including 9,170 in Glasgow, and almost a quarter will be found fit for work; agrees with the conclusion that the current medical assessment process for ESA is unfit for purpose and has incorrectly found sick and disabled people fit for work; notes that evidence from bureaux across Scotland has found that 70% of clients who have appealed against their ESA decision and were represented by a bureau adviser have had their appeal upheld; considers that the Scottish CAB service’s use of client evidence means that it speaks with authority on relevant and pressing issues that directly affect people living in Scotland, and would welcome changes to ESA in order that benefit claimants in Glasgow and in Scotland who are unable to work are correctly assessed for the support and assistance that they need.

Supported by: Sandra White, Rob Gibson, Hugh O’Donnell, Aileen Campbell, John Wilson, Elaine Smith, Gil Paterson, Christine Grahame, Brian Adam, Jamie Hepburn, Maureen Watt, Shirley- Anne Somerville, Stuart McMillan, Bill Wilson, Dave Thompson, Bob Doris, John Park, Cathy Peattie, Ian McKee, Marilyn Livingstone

S3M-7231# Sandra White: Scrapping of the Security Industry Authority—That the Parliament commends the excellent progress made by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) in

7 PB/S3/10/177 tackling serious and organised crime in the security industry and notes the strong support for its continuation among senior law enforcement officers; further notes the comments of Scotland’s most senior police officer, Strathclyde Chief Constable Steve House, that “Scotland needs an SIA or equivalent body”, and hopes that the SIA or an equivalent Scottish body can be retained in Scotland.

Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Rob Gibson, Bill Kidd, Stewart Maxwell, Bob Doris, Gil Paterson, Christine Grahame, Maureen Watt, Brian Adam, Jamie Hepburn, Anne McLaughlin, Hugh Henry, Linda Fabiani, Stuart McMillan, Michael Matheson

S3M-7227# Elaine Smith: There Is a Better Way—That the Parliament commends the STUC on the launch of its There is a Better Way campaign; believes that deep, savage and immediate cuts are neither unavoidable nor inevitable and that they would actually threaten economic recovery *across Scotland and in areas such as Coatbridge and Chryston*; further believes that a sensible and sustainable response to the current economic crisis is to promote growth and ensure fairness through creating jobs and protecting services, through fair taxation and a living wage, and *would welcome widespread support for the STUC campaign*.

Supported by: Bill Butler, Bill Wilson, Jackie Baillie, Patrick Harvie, Pauline McNeill, John Park, Patricia Ferguson, Marlyn Glen, George Foulkes, Rhona Brankin, Bill Kidd, Cathy Jamieson, Mary Mulligan, Mr Frank McAveety, Ken Macintosh, Michael McMahon, Bob Doris, Sandra White, Sarah Boyack, Karen Whitefield, Elaine Murray, , Rhoda Grant, Des McNulty, David Whitton, James Kelly, Cathy Peattie, Malcolm Chisholm, Brian Adam, Jamie Hepburn, Maureen Watt, Hugh Henry, Linda Fabiani, Stuart McMillan, Joe FitzPatrick, Marilyn Livingstone, Dave Thompson, Robin Harper, Ms Wendy Alexander, Johann Lamont, Irene Oldfather, Trish Godman, Nigel Don

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

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

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

Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Aileen Campbell, Rob Gibson, Tricia Marwick, Stuart McMillan, Kenneth Gibson, Sandra White, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Jackie Baillie, Elaine Smith, Murdo Fraser, Bill Kidd, Jack McConnell, Patricia Ferguson, Michael Matheson, Patrick Harvie, Ken Macintosh, Bill Butler, Gil Paterson, Alison McInnes, Maureen Watt, Jamie Hepburn, Joe FitzPatrick, Dave Thompson, Robin Harper

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

8 PB/S3/10/177 the cost; believes that the case for the Air Discount Scheme is as strong today as it was in 2006, and looks forward to its continuation for the foreseeable future.

Supported by: Jack McConnell, Rhoda Grant

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

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

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

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

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

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

S3M-6277# David Stewart: Frequent Passenger and Vehicle Ferry Service between Gourock and Dunoon Town Centres—That the Parliament notes the finding of the Deloitte Touche report published by the previous Scottish administration and carried out in conjunction with Western Ferries and CalMac that indicates that the most efficient and least subsidised method for transportation of passengers between Gourock and Dunoon town centres would be a frequent passenger-vehicle ferry service; notes the finding by Washington State Ferries that passenger-vehicle ferries are a more efficient means of transporting passengers on higher density routes than passenger-only ferries; further notes the frequently expressed wishes of dependent communities through petitions, public meetings and elected representatives for the retention and improvement of the passenger-vehicle Gourock-Dunoon town centre service, and considers that such a frequent passenger-vehicle service would have benefits in terms of competition, reduced burden on the taxpayer, community and user welfare and local economic development.

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

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

Date MSP Party Subject 06.06.07 Roseanna Cunningham SNP Rescue from Moving Water 07.06.07 Des McNulty LAB Alimta for Mesothelioma Sufferers 13.06.07 Karen Whitefield LAB Education is a Human Right 14.06.07 Rob Gibson SNP Scottish Norwegian Commercial Co- operation 20.06.07 Margaret Mitchell CON Motor Neurone Disease 21.06.07 Jim Hume LD Local Food 27.06.07 Andrew Welsh SNP Tartan Day Celebrations 28.06.07 David Stewart LAB National Diabetes Week 05.09.07 Sandra White SNP Asylum Seekers in Scotland 06.09.07 Trish Godman LAB Maintenance of Common Land on Scottish Housing Estates 12.09.07 Sarah Boyack LAB Save the Land Reform Act and Restore the Will of Parliament 13.09.07 Brian Adam SNP MacMillan Cancer Support’s Recovered but not Covered Campaign 19.09.07 Murdo Fraser CON Beauly Denny Public Inquiry 20.09.07 Patricia Ferguson LAB ICL Factory Explosion – Call For Public Inquiry 26.09.07 Mike Rumbles LD Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route 27.09.07 Kenneth Gibson SNP Warm Zones 03.10.07 LAB NDCS Change Your World Consultation 04.10.07 Bob Doris SNP Glasgow Milton and Chirnsyde Community Initiative 24.10.07 Christine Grahame SNP Can't Afford to Foster 25.10.07 Michael McMahon LAB Public-Social Partnership Pilot in North Lanarkshire 31.10.07 Elaine Murray LAB Further Job Losses at Young’s Seafood, Annan 01.11.07 Tavish Scott LD Crown Estate Taxation on Harbour Developments 07.11.07 Stuart McMillan SNP House of Lords Ruling on Pleural Plaques 08.11.07 Nanette Milne CON Autism Parliamentary Network 14.11.07 Paul Martin LAB Car Parking Charges at Stobhill Hospital 15.11.07 Bill Wilson SNP Perceived Norms of Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption - Pilot Studies in Scottish Educational Institutions 21.11.07 Bill Kidd SNP Recycling Waste Wood 22.11.07 Mary Scanlon CON Bog Myrtle (Sweet Gale) Industry 28.11.07 Des McNulty LAB Science and the Parliament, Wednesday 28 November 2007 29.11.07 Cathy Jamieson LAB Coalfields Regeneration Trust in Scotland 5.12.07 Christine Grahame SNP Lancastria 6.12.07 Robert Brown LD 100 Years of Scouting 12.12.07 Liam McArthur LD Air Ambulance Service in Orkney 13.12.07 Bashir Ahmad SNP Standing United with Glasgow's Pakistani Community 19.12.07 John Lamont CON Support for Border News 20.12.07 Bill Butler LAB Support Project Scotland 9.01.08 Keith Brown SNP Government Powers to Ensure Terrestrial Broadcast of Sport

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Date MSP Party Subject 10.01.08 Des McNulty LAB The St Margaret of Scotland Hospice 16.01.08 Cathy Peattie LAB Young People in the Workplace 17.01.08 Roseanna Cunningham SNP Defence Aviation and Repair Agency Almondbank - No To Privatisation 23.01.08 Patrick Harvie GRN Scottish Campuses Can Go Greener 24.01.08 George Foulkes LAB Time for Fresh Debate on Organ Donation 30.01.08 Margo MacDonald IND Maximising Migrants' Opportunities 31.01.08 Elizabeth Smith CON Extra-curricular Outdoor Education for Every School Pupil 06.02.08 Rob Gibson SNP Congratulations to the Fifth Annual Scots Trad Music Awards 07.02.08 Margaret Smith LD Park Railway Station 20.02.08 Marilyn Livingstone LAB Supporters Direct in Scotland 21.02.08 Jamie Hepburn SNP Central Scotland Rail Improvements 27.02.08 John Scott CON Recreational Sea Angling 28.02.08 Cathy Jamieson LAB Proposed Closure of Rural Schools 05.03.08 Trish Godman LAB Scottish Wheelchair Users and their Human Rights 06.03.08 Kenneth Gibson SNP Anorexia and Bulimia 12.03.08 David Thompson SNP Make Scotland's Roads Safer - Reduce the Drinking Limits 13.03.08 Aileen Campbell SNP No End in Sight to the War in Iraq 19.03.08 Patricia Feruson LAB Celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight 20.03.08 Gil Paterson SNP Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings 26.03.08 Jeremy Purvis LD Choices for People Coming to the End of Terminal Illness 27.03.08 Mary Scanlon CON Elgin Bypass 16.04.08 Hugh O’Donnell LD A Call for Better Epilepsy Care 17.04.08 Bill Butler LAB Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Report on Glasgow Crossrail

23.04.08 Mary Mulligan LAB Yes to Bathgate Business Improvement District 24.04.08 Tricia Marwick SNP Leven to Thornton Rail Link 30.04.08 Willie Coffey SNP Fenwick Weavers' Society and the Co-operative Model 01.05.08 Elaine Smith LAB Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living 07.05.08 Nanette Milne CON Alternative and Augmentative Communication 08.05.08 Alison McInnes LD RNIB Scotland's Right to Read Campaign 14.05.08 Christopher Harvie SNP Supermarket Dominance in Scottish Retailing 15.05.08 John Park LAB Upper Forth Crossing 21.05.08 David Stewart LAB Increasing Access to Insulin Pumps 22.05.08 Ian McKee SNP National Association of Youth Orchestras 28.05.08 Alasdair Allan SNP Fuel Costs 29.05.08 Angela Constance SNP No Recourse No Safety 04.06.08 Bill Butler LAB 60th Anniversary of the National Health Service 05.06.08 Jackson Carlaw CON Holocaust Education in Scotland 11.06.08 Jim Hume LD Tackling Excess Packaging 12.06.08 Lewis Macdonald LAB Best Value Audit of Aberdeen City

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Date MSP Party Subject Council 18.06.08 Claire Baker LAB A Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme for Scotland 19.06.08 Sandra White SNP Glasgow Passport Office 25.06.08 Karen Whitefield LAB Sweet 16?: The Age of Leaving Care in Scotland 26.06.08 John Park LAB Rosyth to Zeebrugge Ferry Service 03.09.08 Ted Brocklebank CON Upgrading of the A92 04.09.08 Iain Smith LD Enforcement of Planning Legislation 10.09.08 Brian Adam SNP Shortage of Indian Chefs in Aberdeen 11.09.08 Nigel Don SNP Family Law Disputes 17.09.08 Jack McConnell LAB 2014: A Year of Sport for Scotland 18.09.08 Michael Matheson SNP Cancer Poverty 24.09.08 Keith Brown SNP Support for Veterans in Scotland 25.09.08 Murdo Fraser CON Action to Protect the Red Squirrel 01.10.08 Trish Godman LAB Action on Thrombosis 02.10.08 Jim Tolson LD Alloa to Fife and Edinburgh Rail Link 08.10.08 Christopher Harvie SNP The Kingdom of Fife and Fife in the World - A Platform of Partnership 09.10.08 Michael McMahon LAB Living and Dying with Advanced Heart Failure 29.10.08 Elaine Murray LAB Success of First Year of Co-Operative Development Scotland 30.10.08 Kenneth Gibson SNP Become Lupus Aware 5.11.08 Jeremy Purvis LD Digital Switchover 6.11.08 Nanette Milne CON Community Service Volunteers (CSV) 12.11.08 Dave Thompson SNP Welcoming the Launch of Community Energy Scotland 13.11.08 Wendy Alexander LAB Paisley Festival Company/Voices in Paisley 2008 19.11.08 James Kelly LAB Parkinson's Disease Society - Get it on Time Campaign 20.11.08 Alasdair Allan SNP Gaelic Language Development 26.11.08 Stuart McMillan SNP Sailing and Boating Continues to Expand and Contribute to the Scottish Economy 27.11.08 Marlyn Glen LAB World AIDS Day 2008 03.12.08 Gavin Brown CON South Edinburgh Suburban Railway 04.12.08 Alison McInnes LD Safe Drivers are Made, No Born 10.12.08 Jamie Hepburn SNP 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 11.12.08 Patrick Harvie GRN Communities Leading on Climate Change 17.12.08 Des McNulty LAB Eco-Congregation Scotland Programme 18.12.08 Pauline McNeill LAB Dignity for Palestinians 07.01.09 Sandra White SNP Devastating Cuts At The Herald and Evening Times 08.01.09 Lewis Macdonald LAB Aberdeen Forensic Science Laboratory 14.01.09 Jim Hume LD Post Office Closures 15.01.09 Jamie McGrigor CON Future of the Bull Hire Scheme 21.01.09 Mary Mulligan LAB Shelter Scotland 40 Years On 22.01.09 Christine Grahame SNP Cuiken Primary and its School Playing Field 28.01.09 Bill Kidd SNP Knightswood Youth Theatre Announced as a Winner of Philip Lawrence Awards

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Date MSP Party Subject 29.01.09 Karen Whitefield LAB Diabetes UK 75th Anniversary 04.02.09 Murdo Fraser CON Combating Human Trafficking 05.02.09 Jamie Stone LD Investment in Schools in North Highland 11.02.09 Irene Oldfather LAB People with Dementia in Accident and Emergency – Recognising Their Needs 12.02.09 Alasdair Morgan SNP Scottish Coastal Path 25.02.09 Nanette Milne CON Seabirds 26.02.09 Bill Kidd SNP Action Mesothelioma Day 04.03.09 Robert Brown LD Bicentenary of Louis Braille 05.03.09 Cathy Peattie LAB International Women’s Day 11.03.09 Karen Gillon LAB The Commonwealth @60 12.03.09 John Wilson SNP Pressurised Area Status in North Lanarkshire 18.03.09 Joe FitzPatrick SNP Support for Computer Games Development 19.03.09 James Kelly LAB Loss of Jobs at Vion, Cambuslang 25.03.09 Bill Butler LAB Drumchapel is Top of the Table 26.03.09 Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP Earth Hour 2009 01.04.09 Rob Gibson SNP Supporting Conventional Plant Breeding 02.04.09 Hugh Henry LAB Huntington’s Disease 22.04.09 Margaret Mitchell CON Congratulating Project Linus UK 23.04.09 Kenneth Gibson SNP The Future of the Sunday Mail and Daily Record 29.04.09 Richard Simpson LAB Developing Telehealth in Scotland 30.04.09 Jeremy Purvis LD Private Residential Care Home Accountability 06/05/09 Mary Scanlon CON International Midwives’ Day, 5 May 2009 07/05/09 Jamie Hepburn SNP Proposed Part-privatisation of Royal Mail 13/05/09 Margo MacDonald IND HBOS, Lloyds TSB Merger 14/05/09 Cathy Jamieson LAB RNID Hearing Matters Campaign 20/05/09 Peter Peacock LAB Declining Bee Numbers 21/05/09 John Wilson SNP Strathclyde Police Prolific Offender Programme 27/05/09 Liam McArthur LD Electronic Identification of Sheep 28/05/09 Helen Eadie LAB Inadequate Infertility Treatment in Scotland 03/06/09 Sarah Boyack LAB Support for Unpaid Carers 10/06/09 Aileen Campbell SNP Supporting Town Centres 11/06/09 Michael Matheson SNP Larbert Rail Damage 11/06/09 John Park LAB Anne Frank Day 17/06/09 John Lamont CON Dispensing GP Practices in Rural Communities 18/06/09 Jim Tolson LD Rights of Former Gurkha Soldiers 24/06/09 Christina McKelvie SNP Supporting Social Work 25/06/09 Margaret Curran LAB St Bridget’s Chapel and Mary’s Meals Backpack Project 02/09/09 Willie Coffey SNP Campaign Against Diageo Closures 03/09/09 David Stewart LAB Insulin Pump Therapy 09/09/09 Jamie McGrigor CON Songbird Survival 10/09/09 Jeremy Purvis LD Girlguiding Scotland 100th Anniversary 16/09/09 Alasdair Morgan SNP Whithorn as Cradle of Christianity and Place of Modern Pilgrimage 13 PB/S3/10/177

Date MSP Party Subject 17/09/09 Frank McAveety LAB Supporting the Living Wage for Scotland 23/09/09 Dave Thompson SNP Bicentenary of the Scottish Bible Society 24/09/09 Rhoda Grant LAB Giving Blood, Giving the Gift of Life 30/09/09 Rhona Brankin LAB Breast Cancer Awareness Month 01/10/09 Stuart McMillan SNP World Pipe Band Championships 07/10/09 Mike Rumbles LD Kintore Station and Aberdeen Crossrail 08/10/09 Irene Oldfather LAB Charter of Rights for People with Dementia in Scotland 28/10/09 Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP Celebrating the Scottish-Polish Connection 29/10/09 Ted Brocklebank CON New Secondary School for North East Fife 04/11/09 Bill Butler LAB Don’t Derail GARL 05/11/09 Willie Coffey SNP Conduct of Inquiries into Fatalities at Level Crossings 11/11/09 Linda Fabiani SNP Sconestone 12/11/09 Jackie Baillie LAB Citizens Advice Scotland Debt Findings 18/11/09 Jamie Stone LD Increasing Opportunities for Rural Athletes 19/11/09 Margaret Mitchell CON Deafblind Scotland 25/11/09 Jack McConnell LAB World Aids Day and Annie Lennox 26/11/09 Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP Votes for Women 02/12/09 Sandra White SNP Detention of Children at Dungavel 03/12/09 George Foulkes LAB Barred Campaign Goes Nationwide 09/12/09 Murdo Fraser CON Broadband for Rural Scotland 10/12/09 Bill Kidd SNP World March for Peace and Nonviolence 16/12/09 Claire Baker LAB 40 Years of the Open University 17/12/09 Jim Tolson LD Allotments, Community Gardens and Grow-your-own Projects 06/01/10 Angela Constance SNP Bausch & Lomb 07/01/10 John Park LAB Scotland’s Role in National Research into Asbestos-related Diseases 13/01/10 David Whitton LAB Scotland’s Investment Management Industry 14/01/10 Aileen Campbell SNP Save Lesmahagow’s Jubilee Hall 20/01/10 Jim Hume LD Community Hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway 21/01/10 Nanette Milne CON Childhood Cancer – More Than My Illness 27/01/10 Christine Grahame SNP Post Office Development and Diversification 28/01/10 Richard Baker LAB Supporting Scotland’s Supported Workplaces 03/02/10 Peter Peacock LAB Improved Availability of Broadband 04/02/10 Christopher Harvie SNP Bo’ness Scottish Railway Museum 10/02/10 Ian McKee SNP The Bike Station Makes Climate Change a Local Challenge 11/02/10 Richard Simpson LAB Celebrating Scotland’s First Ever General Practice Week in Scotland 24/02/10 Liam McArthur LD Car Parking Charges at HIAL Airports 25/02/10 Murdo Fraser CON Perth 800 03/03/10 Bill Butler LAB Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 04/03/10 Linda Fabiani SNP South Lanarkshire College Unveils

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Date MSP Party Subject Aurora House, a First in Scotland 10/03/10 Sandra White SNP Commonwealth Day 2010, Science, Technology and Society 11/03/10 Des McNulty LAB St Margaret of Scotland Hospice 17/03/10 Cathy Jamieson LAB Industrial Communities Alliance, the Real Impact of the Recession Report 18/03/10 Jamie Hepburn SNP 175 Years of the Airdrie Savings Bank 24/03/10 Elizabeth Smith CON 150 Years of Armed Forces’ Cadet Movement 25/03/10 Mike Pringle LD Gilmerton Core Store 14/04/10 Hugh Henry LAB Usdaw Freedom from Fear Campaign 15/04/10 Nigel Don SNP 450th Anniversary of the Reformation 21/04/10 Charlie Gordon LAB Celebrating the Scottish Football Museum 22/04/10 Angela Constance SNP Veterans in the Criminal Justice System 28/04/10 Joe FitzPatrick SNP The Need for Nuclear Power 29/04/10 Nanette Milne CON Grampian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association 05/05/10 Elaine Smith LAB First ScotRail Industrial Relations 12/05/10 Stewart Maxwell SNP 65th Anniversary of VE Day 13/05/10 Jim Tolson LD Bluelight Initiative 13/05/10 Jackie Baillie LAB Pushed off the EDGE 19/05/10 Malcolm Chisholm LAB Lymphoedema Services in Scotland 20/05/10 Ian McKee SNP Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Lothian 26/05/10 Mary Scanlon CON Pentland Ferries 27/05/10 Hugh O’Donnell LD Employment and Support Allowance, Unfit for Purpose 02/06/10 Stuart McMillan SNP World Oceans Day 03/06/10 Bill Butler LAB Bank on Owen 09/06/10 Peter Peacock LAB Hill Tracks in the Scottish Uplands 10/06/10 Christina McKelvie SNP My Hero, My Soldier Laddie, Commemorating Scotland’s VC Recipients 16/06/10 Margaret Mitchell CON SAVI East Kilbride 17/06/10 Pauline McNeill LAB Securing the Future of Glasgow’s Subway 23/06/10 Liam McArthur LD Penalties on Farmers 24/06/10 Bill Kidd SNP Deaf Awareness Week 2010 30/06/10 Aileen Campbell SNP Perspectives of Children and Young People with a Parent in Prison 01/07/10 Sarah Boyack LAB Broadcasting Black Hole for Scottish Rugby 08/09/10 Gil Paterson SNP 25th Anniversary of the Scottish Cot Death Trust 09/09/10 Gavin Brown CON Drop-off Charges at Edinburgh Airport 16/09/10 Bill Butler LAB Glas-Goals Aiming High 15/09/10 Ross Finnie LD Hunterston not the way forward for Carbon Capture 22/09/10 Linda Fabiani SNP Richard Demarco, 80 Years Young 23/09/10 Jackie Baillie LAB Keep Leuchie House 29/09/10 Jackie Baillie LAB See Me Campaign 30/09/10 Maureen Watt SNP Off shore Valuation Study 06/10/10 Ted Brocklebank CON Congratulations to BBC Alba 07/10/10 James Kelly LAB Support for Sport in Scotland’s Communities 28/10/10 Willie Coffey SNP Addressing Young Offenders’ 15 PB/S3/10/177

Date MSP Party Subject Communication Support Needs 3/11/2010 David Stewart LAB The Importance of RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth 4/11/2010 Rob Gibson SNP Investing in the Future of Scotland’s Peatlands 10/11/2010 Bill Wilson SNP Science and the Parliament, Wednesday 10 November 2010 11/11/2010 Helen Eadie LAB World Arthritis Day, 12 October 2010 17/11/2010 John Park LAB West Fife Enterprise, Making a Difference 18/11/10 Nanette Milne CON Increasing Access to Self-monitoring and Self-management of Anti- Coagulation Therapy 24/11/10 Jeremy Purvis Lib Dem A Scottish Veteran’s Charter 25/11/10 John Wilson SNP St Andrew’s Day 2010 1/12/10 Jamie Hepburn SNP Nine Years of Conflict in Afghanistan 8/12/10 Karen Gillon LAB WRVS Clydesdale Community Transport and Good Neighbours Project 9/12/10 Bill Kidd SNP Scotland’s Nuclear Weapons-free Zones 9/12/10 Jim Hume Lib Dem Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome

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

Party SNP LAB CON LD GRN IND TOTAL

Frequency (no.) 81 83 30 31 2 2 229 Frequency % 35.37 36.25 13.10 13.54 0.87 0.87 100

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BUREAU - BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 20 DECEMBER 2010

DAY MORNING AFTERNOON

Tuesday 21 0930-1230 Committees 1430-1700 Committees 1430 Time for Reflection Wednesday 22 Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1435-1550 Equal Opportunities Committee Debate: Scrutiny of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 1550-1700 Stage One Debate: Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill Followed by Business Motion Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1700 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business S3M-7433 Robert Brown: Fighting Visual Impairment and Age-related Macular Degeneration

0900 Parliamentary Bureau Thursday Motions (if required) RECESS – PARLIAMENT NOT 23 SITTING IN AFTERNOON 0900-0930 Ministerial Statement: Skills Development Scotland 0930-1100 Scottish Government Debate (without motion): Violence Against Women 1100-1140 Themed Question Time [Europe, External Affairs and Culture; Education and Lifelong Learning] 1140-1200 General Question Time 1200-1230 First Minister’s Question Time 1230- Decision Time

Friday 24 RECESS RECESS

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BUREAU - BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 10 JANUARY 2011

DAY MORNING AFTERNOON Monday 10 Constituency Constituency

Tuesday 11 0930-1230 Committees 1430-1700 Committees

1400 Time for Reflection Wednesday 12 Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1405-1435 Ministerial Statement: Reform of the Police and Fire and Rescue Services 1435-1550 Stage One Debate: Autism (Scotland) Bill 1550-1730 Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee Debate: Committee’s consideration of the Scottish Government’s draft Report on Proposals and Policies on Climate Change Targets Followed by Business Motion Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1730 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business S3M-7353 Bob Doris: Paying Tribute to Scotland’s Irish Diaspora

0915 Parliamentary Bureau 1415-1455 Themed Question Time Thursday Motions (if required) 13 [Health and Wellbeing] 0915-1140 Labour Party 1455-1700 Scottish Government Business Debate: Electricity Market Reform 1140-1200 General Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Question Time Motions (if required) 1200-1230 First Minister’s 1700 Decision Time followed by Question Time Members’ Business S3M-7567 Cathy Jamieson: Freight Facilities Grants

Friday 14 Constituency Constituency

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BUREAU - BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 17 JANUARY 2011

DAY MORNING AFTERNOON Monday 17 Constituency Constituency

Tuesday 18 0930-1230 Committees 1430-1700 Committees

1430 Time for Reflection Wednesday 19 Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1435-1700 Scottish Government Business Followed by Business Motion Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions (if required) 1700 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

0915 Parliamentary Bureau 1415-1455 Themed Question Time Thursday Motions (if required) 20 [Rural Affairs and the Environment; 0915-1140 Scottish Justice and Law Officers] Government Business 1455-1700 Stage 3 Debate: Historic 1140-1200 General Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Question Time Bill 1200-1230 First Minister’s Followed by Parliamentary Bureau Question Time Motions (if required) 1700 Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Friday 21 Constituency Constituency

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BUSINESS MOTION

Date of Lodging: 14 December 2010 Short Title: Business Motion Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees the following revision to the programme of business on Wednesday 15 December 2010— after

2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions insert followed by Scottish Government Debate: Ministerial Appointment

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BUSINESS MOTION

Date of Lodging: 14 December 2010 Short Title: Business Motion Bruce Crawford (Stirling) (SNP) on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 22 December 2010

2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Equal Opportunities Committee Debate: Scrutiny of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 followed by Stage One Debate: Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 23 December 2010

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: Violence Against Women

11.00 am Themed Question Time Europe, External Affairs and Culture; Education and Lifelong Learning

11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

12.30 pm Decision Time

Wednesday 12 January 2011

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 13 January 2011

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

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11.40 am General Question Time

12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time Health and Wellbeing

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business

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PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

PROPERTY FACTORS (SCOTLAND) BILL – STAGE 2 REFERRAL

1. On 8 December, the Parliament agreed to the general principles of the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill.

2. The Bureau is therefore invited to refer the Bill back to the Local Government and Communities Committee for Stage 2 consideration.

Parliamentary Business Team December 2010

PB/S3/10/178A PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM ON THE ENERGY BILL

1. The attached Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Energy Bill was lodged on 13 December 2010. As part of the procedure, it is for the Bureau to formally refer memoranda to the appropriate lead committee.

2. It is recommended that the Legislative Consent Memorandum be referred to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee for consideration.

Parliamentary Business Team December 2010

PB/S3/10/178A LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM

ENERGY BILL

Draft Legislative Consent Motion

1. The draft motion, which is being progressed by the Minister for Housing and Communities and will be lodged by the Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing, is:

“That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the UK Energy Bill introduced in the House of Lords on 8 December 2010 relating to the creation of powers to develop a new Green Deal for energy efficiency measures, the repeal of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995, enabling the Coal Authority to charge for services and to implement additional measures to make improvements to regulatory frameworks for the energy markets, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, or alter the executive competence of Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.”

Background

2. This memorandum has been lodged by Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing under Rule 9.B.3.1(a) of the Parliament’s standing orders. The Energy Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on the 8th December. More information on the Bill can be found at: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/energyhl.html

Content of the Energy Bill

3. The UK Energy Bill is designed to provide for a step change in the provision of energy efficiency measures to homes and businesses and to make improvements to the UK Government’s framework which enable and secure low carbon energy supplies and fair competition in the energy markets. The Bill seeks to provide for some of the key elements of the UK Government’s Programme for Government and its first Annual Energy Statement.

4. The Bill is a first step and further legislation will be sought later in the Parliament to implement, for example, the findings of the Electricity Market Review. This further legislation will have a key bearing on devolved matters such as the Renewables Obligation, funding for carbon capture and storage, and control of emissions from power stations. The Scottish Government is working closely with the UK Government on this.

Key Elements of the Bill

5. The core of the Bill will provide for the Green Deal. These provisions include:

• a new financing framework to enable the provision of energy efficiency measures to all householders and private landlords, funded by a charge on energy bills in order to avoid paying upfront costs. This framework will also extend to non domestic buildings and include:

LCM (S3) 31.1 Session 3, 2010 • powers to set parameters around the use of this facility to ensure consumer protection for both the originator of the work and subsequent occupiers; • powers to limit access to the financial mechanism in the framework to the installation of genuine energy efficiency measures which are expected to exceed the level of the charge; and • an obligation on energy companies to administer the charges and pass monies to the appropriate party. • Powers to create a new Energy Company Obligation to take over from the existing obligation to reduce carbon emissions (Carbon Emissions Reduction Target), which expires at the end of 2012. The new obligation will be designed to work alongside the Green Deal finance offer, above, and target appropriate measures at those households which are likely to need additional support, in particular those containing vulnerable people on low incomes and those in hard to treat housing.

Additional Measures Contained in the Bill

6. The Bill will also contain a number of additional measures, detailed below.

Energy efficiency: • Extension and amendment of the enabling powers in the Energy Act 2008 concerning smart meters, in order to facilitate the successful introduction of smart meters in Great Britain. • Power to remove unnecessary restrictions on access to data. Held on the register maintained under Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. • Powers that would allow the Government to require energy companies to provide information on the cheapest tariff on energy bills.

Security of energy supplies: • Steps to increase the effectiveness of monitoring of electricity security of supply. This will include making Ofgem responsible for providing estimates of future capacity need. • Measures to strengthen the market incentive mechanism for ensuring sufficient gas is available. • Consolidation of existing provisions for third party access to upstream oil and gas infrastructure, and streamlining of current procedures to facilitate determinations by the Secretary of State where required; with new provisions for notification of commercial negotiations, and to trigger determination procedures where negotiations have been unduly protracted. • A special administration regime for a gas and electricity suppliers to ensure that gas and electricity continue to be supplied as cost effectively as possible in the event a company becomes insolvent. • Powers to de-designate areas of the UK Continental Shelf in order to facilitate the signing of a comprehensive agreement with Ireland about maritime boundaries to enable the alignment of Exclusive Economic Zones and to facilitate

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the exploitation of our Continental Shelf resources (important for oil, gas and renewable energy supply).

Low carbon generation: • Powers, if required, to implement the enduring offshore electricity transmission regime. • Amendment to the existing powers in the Energy Act 2008 enabling the Secretary of State to modify a nuclear operator’s Funded Decommissioning Programme; to ensure that there is an appropriate balance between the Secretary of State’s powers to protect the taxpayer and the operator’s need for clarity over how those powers will be exercised. This should give investors in new nuclear the certainty they need to finance very significant, long-term investments.

Coal Authority: • Powers to enable the Coal Authority to offer and charge for services relating to the longer-term safety and remediation of non-coal mining subsidence and non-mine water pollution.

7. Scottish Government officials have liaised closely with DECC colleagues on the content of the Bill clauses and will continue to be closely involved in the development of related policy.

Provisions Which Relate to Scotland

8. Energy matters are generally reserved under Head D of the . Agreement to this LCM will enable a UK wide policy on energy efficiency. The areas of the Bill which are reserved and not included in the subject matter of this LCM include: smart meters; energy bills; electricity monitoring; gas security; North Sea infrastructure; special administration regime, CCS incentives, nuclear funded decommissioning, continental shelf, and offshore transmission.

9. The areas of the Bill with devolved implications that will be subject to the LCM are: • the areas of the Green Deal (domestic and non-domestic) around energy efficiency which are devolved; • the areas of the Energy Company Obligation around areas that are devolved; • enabling the Coal Authority to charge for services around certain of its functions (i.e. remediating subsidence and water pollution); and, • repeal of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995.

10. In addition, there are also areas of the Bill where Scottish Ministers will have powers to make Regulations, for example for the disclosure provisions of the Green Deal in relation to the private and social rented sectors and for disclosure to home owners. Recognition that Energy Performance Certificates are different in Scotland has been made and reference is included in the Bill to an “equivalent alternative approach” to ensure the framework regulations represent the Scottish interest.

11. It has further been agreed that the UK Government will consult with, and require the consent of, Scottish Ministers prior to making provisions that will affect Scotland.

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Reasons for seeking a legislative consent motion

12. As outlined above, Energy is generally a reserved area. However, the provisions of the Bill that relate to; the Green Deal (domestic and non-domestic); activities of the Coal Authority enabling it to charge for services and remediating subsidence and water pollution; and, the repeal of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 all fall within devolved competence.

13. The Bill will confer functions on the Scottish Ministers to reflect devolved competence in the following ways:

Regulation-making powers - These relate to the disclosure provisions of the Green Deal in relation to the private and social rented sectors and disclosure to home owners. In these areas Scottish Ministers will have powers to make secondary legislation. Energy Performance Certificates are different in Scotland. In this regard reference will be made to an "equivalent alternative approach" ,and UK Ministers will consult with Scottish Ministers to ensure that the framework regulations represent the Scottish interest. UK Ministers are proposing to introduce regulation on the Private Rented Sector in England (and Wales), and intend to include in the Bill a broad enabling power for Scottish Ministers to use if we decide this is required

Consent mechanism – in any other provisions that would be within the competence of the Scottish Parliament, the Secretary of State must secure the consent of the Scottish Ministers before making any regulations that extend to Scotland and must consult the Scottish Ministers in any other case. This mechanism is identical to that agreed for the Renewable Heat Incentive under s.100(7) of the Energy Act 2008.

Consultation

14. Over the coming months DECC will be working with stakeholders to further develop policies to ensure that Scottish issues are covered. They have also offered to hold a session with Ministers and with MSPs to set out the proposals in more detail once the Bill has been laid in the UK Parliament. Officials are currently discussing the timings and content of this event.

Financial Implications/Investment/Jobs

15. There are no direct financial implications for the Scottish Budget as this initiative will be delivered by the market place. It is expected that this policy will provide new investment into energy efficiency throughout the UK and create substantial green jobs.

Conclusion

16. An ambition of the Scottish Government is to move to a low carbon economy while achieving challenging energy efficiency and climate change targets and maintaining the security and diversity of energy supplies. The provisions in the Bill will help achieve this and should be supported.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT December 2010

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PB/S3/10/179

PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU

SCOTLAND BILL COMMITTEE: REQUEST TO APPOINT TWO ADVISERS

Background 1. At its meeting on 7 December, the Scotland Bill Committee considered its approach to its consideration of the Scotland Bill and report on any relevant legislative consent memoranda (LCMs).

Appointment of Advisers 1. At the same meeting, the Scotland Bill Committee agreed that it wished to appoint two advisers to assist with its consideration of the Bill and LCMs – one to advise on the more ‘general’ issues raised in the Bill and a second to advise specifically on the complex financial proposals, including tax raising and borrowing powers.

2. It is proposed that each of the two advisers be appointed at a standard day rate, not exceeding 15 days each.

3. In view of the short timescale for the Committee to report, the Committee also considered a selection of potential candidates which had been drawn up by SPICe and agreed its preferred choice of advisers, subject to the Bureau’s approval of the request to appoint advisers.

Adviser Specification Adviser duties 4. The role of the first adviser will be to assist the Committee in consideration of general aspects of the Committee’s scrutiny of the Scotland Bill and relevant LCMs and in particular to provide expert advice on selection of witnesses, lines of inquiry, findings and to help to prepare draft and final reports in conjunction with the Committee as required.

5. The role of the second adviser will be to specialise in assisting the Committee in relation to the complex financial proposals in the Scotland Bill, including tax raising and borrowing powers.

6. Both advisers will be expected to attend relevant evidence-taking sessions where possible and in particular those meetings held to discuss draft reports. The advisers would report to the Committee through the Clerk and may be asked to submit papers to the Committee.

Person specification 7. The general adviser should be a recognised expert to advise on key matters relating to the future of Scottish devolution. Experience in at least one of the following areas will be necessary, and experience in more than one would be an advantage: • constitutional and legal issues • national fiscal and budgetary issues; • relations between Parliaments and Governments within a state.

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8. The financial adviser should be an expert on key matters relating to budgetary issues, devolved taxation, financing mechanisms and borrowing powers.

9. The individuals should also have the following skills and abilities:

• proven analytical and interpretative skills; • ability to deal with evidence from a wide range of sources; • good written and oral communication skills and the ability to present and disseminate data in an accessible style; • ability to deal accurately with follow-up queries and offer clarification and explanation; • demonstrable availability of time to undertake the work; • ability to maintain absolute confidentiality about the matters under consideration; • ability to work to tight deadlines.

Conditions of Appointment 10. As experts in the relevant fields the advisers may well have had an involvement with the main agencies involved in providing services. Any such interests will be declared in the interests of transparency and accountability.

Time Commitment 11. It is envisaged that the advisers will each spend the equivalent of up to 15 days supporting the Committee. The table below gives an indicative division of the time:

Assistance in setting evidence frameworks 1 day Overview of relevant documentation 2 days Preparation of briefings/lines of questioning 4 days Attending meetings/informal briefing sessions 5 days Analysing evidence/report writing 3 days

Workplan 12. It is estimated that the role and workload of the advisers should be completed within a three month period. They can therefore be encompassed within the 15 days (each) allowed for by the fast-track procedure.

13. It is hereby requested that the Bureau approve the appointment of two advisers to assist the Scotland Bill Committee in its consideration of the Scotland Bill and associated LCMs.

Stephen Imrie Clerk to the Scotland Bill Committee December 2010