BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 134/2015 Monday 21 September 2015 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 Questions - Questions selected for response by Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time Section E: Written Questions – new questions for written answer Section F: Motions and Amendments Section G: Bills - New Bills introduced - New amendments to Bills - Members‘ Bills proposals Section H: New Documents – new documents laid before the Parliament and committee reports published Section I: Petitions – new public petitions Section J: Progress of Legislation – progress of Bills and subordinate legislation Section K: Corrections to the Official Report 2 Business Bulletin: Monday 21 September 2015 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 16 September 2015 Tuesday 22 September 2015 2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Ms Lorraine Cole, Lieutenant, The Salvation Army, Fauldhouse followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Building on Scotland‘s Educational Success followed by Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2015 [draft] followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business – S4M-13816 Murdo Fraser: Citizens Advice Scotland Report, It‘s Not Fine (for text of motion see Section F) Wednesday 23 September 2015 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Health, Wellbeing and Sport (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 17 September 2015) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Agriculture, Current Challenges Facing the Sectors and the Opportunities followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 3 followed by Members‘ Business – S4M-13558 Bill Kidd: The NPT, the Marshall Islands and the UK Government‘s Failure to Meet its Obligations (for text of motion see Section F) Thursday 24 September 2015 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 17 September 2015) 12.00 pm First Minister‘s Questions 12.30 pm Members‘ Business – S4M-14183 John Finnie: The Postcode Penalty (for text of motion see Section F) 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Stage 1 Debate: Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 29 September 2015 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business Wednesday 30 September 2015 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions 4 Infrastructure, Investment and Cities; Culture, Europe and External Affairs followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business Thursday 1 October 2015 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister‘s Questions 12.30 pm Members‘ Business 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 5 Business Bulletin: Monday 21 September 2015 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 Health and Sport Committee 22 September 2015 25th Meeting, 2015 The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in the James Clerk Maxwell Room (CR4) 1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Board Establishment) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/266) Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Board Establishment) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/321) Self-directed Support (Direct Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/319) 2. Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on parts 2 and 3 of the Bill at Stage 1 from— Christine Lang, Patient Advice and Support Service National Coordinator, Citizens Advice Scotland; Dr Robert Hendry, MPS Medical Director, Medical Protection Society (MPS); Professor Alison Britton, Convenor of the Health and Medical Law Committee, The Law Society of Scotland; Peter Walsh, Chief Executive, Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA). 3. Palliative care: The Committee will take evidence from— Amy Dalrymple, Head of Policy, Alzheimer Scotland; Trisha Hatt, Senior Macmillan Development Manager (Scotland), Macmillan Cancer Support; Richard Meade, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Scotland, Marie Curie; Maria McGill, Chief Executive, Children‘s Hospice Association Scotland. 4. Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the main themes arising from the oral evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 7 5. Palliative care (in private): The Committee will consider the main themes arising from the oral evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 6. NHS boards budget scrutiny (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 29 September, the Committee expects to consider oral evidence on palliative care and subordinate legislation. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 22 September 2015 26th Meeting, 2015 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in private. 2. Succession (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Professor Janeen Carruthers, Professor of Private Law, University of Glasgow; Professor Elizabeth Crawford, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Glasgow; Professor Roderick Paisley, Chair of Scots Law, University of Aberdeen; and then from— David Bartos, Former Chairman; Nick Holroyd, Chairman, TrustBar. 3. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 [draft]. 4. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Sea Fishing (EU Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/320); Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Open-ended Investment Companies) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/322); Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 (SSI 2015/323); Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/325); Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/328). 5. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/326 (C.39)); 8 Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/331 (C.40)). 6. Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 7. Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 8. Scottish Law Commission Bills: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. 9. Report on instruments considered by the Committee during 2014-15: The Committee will consider a draft report outlining the work of the Committee during the parliamentary year 2014-15. 10. Succession (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider a draft report on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 11. Succession (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it has heard to date. Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 29 September, the Committee expects to continue taking evidence on the Succession (Scotland) Bill as well as considering subordinate legislation. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. Education and Culture Committee 22 September 2015 21st Meeting, 2015 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Sir Alexander Fleming Room (CR3) 1. Scottish Qualifications Authority: The Committee will take