BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 149/2013 Friday 11 October 2013 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: Friday 11 October 2013 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 9 October 2013 Tuesday 29 October 2013 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Stage 1 Debate: Landfill Tax (Scotland) Bill followed by Financial Resolution: Landfill Tax (Scotland) Bill (for text of motion S4M-07167 see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 27 June 2013) followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-07934 Alison Johnstone: Strict Liability (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 7 October 2013) Wednesday 30 October 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Portfolio Questions Justice and the Law Officers; Rural Affairs and the Environment followed by Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee Debate: Inquiry into Community Transport followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 3 followed by Members’ Business – S4M-07627 Aileen McLeod: Scottish Woodlot Association, a First for Galloway (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 10 September 2013) Thursday 31 October 2013 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions 12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-07713 Malcolm Chisholm: Folic Acid Awareness Campaign (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 17 September 2013) 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: Play Strategy Action Plan followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 5 November 2013 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 6 November 2013 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions 4 Health and Wellbeing followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 7 November 2013 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 Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 5 Business Bulletin: Friday 11 October 2013 Section E – Written questions lodged on 10 October 2013 Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Government 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-17752 Jackson Carlaw: To ask the Scottish Government what civil servants and at what grade are on secondment to other governments, excluding the UK Government, and what the reason is for each secondment. S4W-17759 Michael McMahon: To ask the Scottish Government how many dawn raids police have carried out in each of the last 10 years. S4W-17760 Jackson Carlaw: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to implement a system of physician associates and, if so, by what date. S4W-17761 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government whether Wester Ross Fisheries has complied with pollution regulations over the last 10 years and, if not, what action the Scottish Government will take to minimize any resulting damage. S4W-17762 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not revoked Wester Ross Fisheries’ licence. S4W-17763 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that fisheries companies comply with pollution regulations. S4W-17764 Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government how many applications it has received from INEOS for financial assistance in each year since 2007, and how many were approved, broken down by (a) amount requested, (b) funding stream and (c) purpose for the request. S4W-17765 Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government where it has sourced the (a) cabling, (b) steel and (c) other materials for the (i) Borders railway and (ii) Forth replacement crossing project. S4W-17766 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers in the (a) Highlands and Islands and (b) Moray Division have taken early retirement at 25 years since 1 April 2013. S4W-17768 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers in the (a) Highlands and Islands and (b) Moray Division have left Police Scotland other than on retirement since 1 April 2013. 7 S4W-17770 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how many police support staff have taken voluntary redundancy in the (a) Highlands and Islands and (b) Moray Division since 1 April 2013. S4W-17772 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers in the (a) Highlands and Islands and (b) Moray Division carry out a role previously delivered by a member of the support staff. 8 Business Bulletin: Friday 11 October 2013 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. 9 New and altered motions and amendments *S4M-08008 Annabel Goldie: Unity Enterprise, North Ayrshire Carers Centre, Irvine—That the Parliament recognises the work of Unity Enterprise, a Scottish inter- church charity founded in 1989; notes that staff from the North Ayrshire Carers Centre in Irvine support unpaid carers throughout North Ayrshire, including the islands of Arran and Cumbrae, by delivering practical and emotional assistance to clients and support to carers between the ages of eight and 18 whose lives are affected by parental alcohol misuse or drug misuse, mental or physical illness or disability; considers that this support also provides reassurance and encouragement to carers; congratulates all those involved, and recognises the charity’s commitment to carers, whom it considers unsung heroes and heroines. Supported by: Ruth Davidson*, Nanette Milne*, Liz Smith*, Jamie McGrigor*, Colin Beattie*, Cameron Buchanan* *S4M-08007 Annabel Goldie: Irvine and Troon Cancer Care Charity—That the Parliament recognises the work of the charity, Irvine and Troon Cancer Care, a voluntary organisation offering information and support to cancer patients and their families, which provides a patient transport service manned by volunteer drivers who use their own vehicles to take patients to hospitals and clinics in Glasgow and throughout Ayrshire; notes that patients are collected from their homes and taken to hospital and then home again after treatment; understands that, in 2012, the charity made 1,462 journeys covering 105,084 miles and taking patients to 2,953 appointments; considers that, for anxious and unwell patients, this service is vital, providing a safe, reliable and convenient service; believes that, at such a stressful time in the patients’ lives, it must be wonderful to know that there are local people willing to go to such lengths to help, and notes that the charity receives no NHS or government support and relies entirely on the commitment, dedication and kindness of volunteers and the generosity of donors.