BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 51/2016 Monday 21 March 2016 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 March 2016 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 15 March 2016 Tuesday 22 March 2016 10.00 am Time for Reflection – Reverend Fraser Donaldson, Greenock Elim Church followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Bill followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business – S4M-15322 Rob Gibson: Bringing About More Local Control (for text of motion see Section F) Wednesday 23 March 2016 10.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 10.15 am Members‘ Business – S4M-15772 Alex Rowley: Water Safety in Scotland (for text of motion see Section F) followed by Portfolio Questions Fair Work, Skills and Training; Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners‘ Rights (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 17 March 2016) 11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 17 March 2016) 3 12.00 pm First Minister‘s Questions followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Motion of Thanks 12.45 pm Decision Time 4 Business Bulletin: Monday 21 March 2016 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 Finance Committee 23 March 2016 11th Meeting, 2016 The Committee will meet at 9.00 am in the David Livingstone Room (CR6) 1. Legacy paper (in private): The Committee will consider a draft legacy paper. 2. Annual report (in private): The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 11 May 2015 to 23 March 2016. Proposed future business This is the final meeting of the Committee prior to dissolution. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin. 5 Business Bulletin: Monday 21 March 2016 Section F – Motions and Amendments Motions and amendments are usually printed the day after lodging. When an amendment is lodged, then the original motion will be republished alongside it. Each Monday, this section also contains motions and amendments that have been lodged the previous week and are still live and those 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. Support for motions or amendments that have already been published is shown at the end of this section. Motions and amendments can be published with various symbols: * before the number indicates publication for the first time *…* around a section of text indicate changes to previously published material # a motion lodged for members’ business that has received the required level of cross-party support ♦ a motion lodged for members’ business that has not yet received the required level of cross-party support R a member has declared a registered interest The Parliamentary Bureau periodically deletes motions or amendments that are over six weeks old and not scheduled for debate. Questions regarding this section should be directed to the Chamber Desk. 7 New and altered motions and amendments *S4M-15984 Lewis Macdonald: Institute of Directors Award for Edel Harris— That the Parliament congratulates Edel Harris on being named Aberdeen and Grampian regional director of the year at the Institute of Directors Scotland Director of the Year Awards in Glasgow on 17 March 2016; recognises that Mrs Harris is chief executive at the Aberdeen-based charity, Cornerstone, which provides services throughout Scotland for children, young people and adults who are disabled or have other support needs; understands that Edel Harris has been chief executive at Cornerstone since May 2008, and welcomes the recognition of her achievements by the Institute of Directors Scotland. Supported by: Hanzala Malik*, David Stewart* *S4M-15983 Christine Grahame: David Hodson is Just Champion—That the Parliament congratulates David Hodson from Tweeddale Youth Action on being awarded the title, Keep Scotland Beautiful Climate Change Champion of the Year; understands that his award comes in recognition of his work in enthusing young people about the environment through the Food Punks project, which promotes food- growing and reducing food waste, and also through Bike Punks, a bike recycling and cycle training project, and considers David‘s achievement yet another example of the strength of community volunteering in Tweeddale. Supported by: Richard Lyle*, Rob Gibson*, Graeme Dey*, Gordon MacDonald*, Joan McAlpine*, Kenneth Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Jamie McGrigor* *S4M-15982 James Kelly: Cairns Primary School Champions for Change—That the Parliament congratulates the pupils, staff and parents of Cairns Primary School in Cambuslang on achieving accreditation through the Champions for Change scheme run by what it considers to be the leading charity, Nil by Mouth; considers that achieving this accreditation is the result of several years of hard work and involved displaying a consistent whole-school approach to equality and rights issues; welcomes what it considers the creative and constructive way that the school has worked to raise awareness of sectarianism and challenge sectarian attitudes through sport, classroom activities, events, displays, partnership with St Cadoc‘s Primary School and by positivity in engaging with groups such as Nil by Mouth; understands that South Lanarkshire has the highest number of Champions for Change accredited schools of any local authority area in Scotland, and recognises the importance of giving young people a voice on this issue. Supported by: Anne McTaggart*, Richard Lyle*, David Stewart*, Patricia Ferguson*, Elaine Murray*, Hanzala Malik* *S4M-15981 Bob Doris: Step Up Shoeshine—That the Parliament welcomes the recent launch of Step Up Shoeshine, a community interest company created in Glasgow to help people who have found themselves out of work and struggling to find a way back into employment; understands that it employs people as shoe valeters to come into workplaces and provide a shoeshine service for the employees; understands that this service allows previously unemployed workers to receive a steady wage while having an opportunity to show their work ethic and 8 professionalism in the service that they provide; believes that, as the service expands, more people will be employed to ensure that opportunities are given to as many as possible to show their worth in the workplace; congratulates everyone involved at Step Up Shoeshine, and wishes the company well as it continues to establish its place among the ethical employers of Glasgow. S4M-15979 Sandra White: Woodlands Community Development Trust Receives Lottery Funding—That the Parliament congratulates Woodlands Community Development Trust (WCDT) in the Glasgow Kelvin constituency on its award of £148,923 from the Big Lottery Fund‘s Medium Grants Scotland fund for its community-led activity scheme; understands that WCDT‘s three-year scheme will allow the organisation to run a number of new activities and workshops based around its community garden and weekly pop-up café; notes that the group is looking to develop its garden into a therapeutic space to promote good physical health and wellbeing for people living in and around the Woodlands area of Glasgow; notes that WCDT also aims to offer cookery classes in the café to encourage healthy eating and give volunteers the opportunity to get involved with running both the garden and the café; understands that 10,200 people will be involved in the activity, with 115 people volunteering, over the three-year period; wishes WCDT every continued success, and appreciates its efforts to improve the lives of people in Glasgow. Supported by: Drew Smith*, Kevin Stewart*, Anne McTaggart*, Stuart McMillan*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*, Rob Gibson*, Graeme Dey*, Patricia Ferguson*, Bill Kidd*, Roderick Campbell*, Kenneth Gibson*, Colin Beattie* S4M-15978 Sandra White: Congratulations