Monday 15 April 2019 Business Bulletin Iris Ghnothaichean Today's Business Meeting of the Parliament Committee Meetings There are no meetings today. There are no meetings today. Monday 15 April 2019 1 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar Meeting of the Parliament There are no meetings today. Monday 15 April 2019 2 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Committees | Comataidhean Committee Meetings There are no meetings today. Monday 15 April 2019 3 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 3 April 2019 Tuesday 23 April 2019 2:00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Social Security Committee Debate: Social Security and In-work Poverty followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5:00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S5M-16671 Claire Baker: The Open University at 50 Wednesday 24 April 2019 2:00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2:00 pm Portfolio Questions: Justice and the Law Officers; Government Business and Constitutional Relations followed by Scottish Green Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5:00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S5M-16088 George Adam: MS Awareness Week, 22 to 29 April 2019 Thursday 25 April 2019 11:40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11:40 am General Questions 12:00 pm First Minister's Questions 12:45 pm Members' Business — S5M-16795 Bill Kidd: International Workers' Memorial Day 2019 2:30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Portfolio Questions: Culture, Tourism and External Affairs followed by Final Stage Proceedings: Hutchesons' Hospital Transfer and Dissolution (Scotland) Bill followed by Scottish Government Debate: Changing Lives Through Sport and Physical Activity followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions Monday 15 April 2019 4 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar 5:00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 30 April 2019 2:00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Education and Skills Committee Debate: Instrumental music tuition followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5:00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Wednesday 1 May 2019 2:00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2:00 pm Portfolio Questions: Health and Sport followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5:00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Thursday 2 May 2019 11:40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11:40 am General Questions 12:00 pm First Minister's Questions 12:45 pm Members' Business 2:30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2:30 pm Portfolio Questions: Communities and Local Government followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5:00 pm Decision Time Monday 15 April 2019 5 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Committees | Comataidhean 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 on the committee hub page. http://www.parliament.scot/business/committees/index.htm Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee 23 April 2019 12th Meeting, 2019 The Committee will meet at 9:30 am in the Robert Burns Room (CR1) 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private and whether its consideration of evidence taken in relation to EU exit should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. EU exit and the environment: The Committee will take evidence from- Linda Ovens, Director, Entec Solutions and Centre Councillor, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Scotland; Libby Peake, Senior Policy Adviser - resource stewardship, Green Alliance; Stephen Freeland, Policy Advisor and Co-ordinator, Scottish Environmental Services Association; Rebecca Walker, Head of Function (Materials), and Colin Morrow, Unit Manager, Scottish Environment Protection Agency; Iain Gulland, Chief Executive Officer, Zero Waste Scotland; and then from— Michael Warhurst, Executive Director, CHEM Trust; Silvia Segna, REACH Executive, Chemical Industries Association; Tom Shields, Acting Chair, Chemical Sciences Scotland; Janice Milne, Head of Function (Energy), Scottish Environment Protection Agency. 3. EU exit and the environment: The Committee will review the evidence taken earlier in the meeting. 4. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme. Proposed future business For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Lynn Tullis, on 0131 348 5240 or at [email protected]. Monday 15 April 2019 6 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan Motions Motions and amendments are usually printed the day after lodging. When an amendment is lodged, then the original motion will be republished alongside it. Motions and amendments can be published with symbols: * before the number indicates publication for the first time *…* around a section of text indicates changes to previously published material R indicates 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. Other new and altered motions and amendments *S5M-16924 Edward Mountain: National Lottery Community Fund Award for Tykes—That the Parliament congratulates Tykes, a Sutherland-based group that provides support services for young people with caring responsibilities, on securing a grant of £318,629 from the National Lottery Community Fund; understands that the funding will be used to deliver drop-in sessions, one-to-one support, group work and respite holiday breaks and activities; notes that the group will also help young carers and their families access services and help to raise awareness of young carers’ issues to schools, health workers and other professionals, and wishes the group all the best with its work. *S5M-16923 Brian Whittle: Asda Kilmarnock Delivers Community Grants—That the Parliament congratulates the local charities that have successfully won grant funding through the Asda Foundation’s Green Token Giving programme in its Kilmarnock store; understands that this involves giving each customer a token to vote for their preferred local project each time they shop from a shortlist nominated by local communities; notes that the winner of the most recent customer vote in Kilmarnock was East Ayrshire Women's Aid, which will receive £500, while the two runners-up, Troon Thistle 2004s and the Sky Project, each received £200; welcomes the Asda Foundation’s support for local community projects; thanks all the customers of Asda Kilmarnock for taking part, and wishes the Green Token Giving programme continued success. Supported by: Alexander Stewart*, Peter Chapman*, Tom Mason* *S5M-16922 Neil Bibby: Porrelli Ice Cream's Exclusive New Flavours—That the Parliament notes the recent deal between the Paisley-based ice cream makers, Porrelli, and Asda to stock two new flavours, Bubblegum Swirl and Hazelnut Chocolate; understands that the deal follows Porrelli's investment of £35,000 in its factory to support the creation of new flavours; recognises that the family-run company has been producing ice cream at its Paisley factory since 1925, and congratulates Porrelli on its continued investment and innovation of delicious, new ice cream flavours. Supported by: Bill Kidd*, Richard Lyle*, Stuart McMillan* Monday 15 April 2019 7 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan *S5M-16921 Shona Robison: Dundee, Scotland’s Best—That the Parliament congratulates Dundee on being named the best place to live in Scotland by The Sunday Times’ annual Best Places to Live guide; understands that the panel took a wide range of factors into consideration when deciding which should be crowned Scotland’s best city to live in, including lifelong learning opportunities, schools, transport links, air quality, culture and community spirit, and believes that the world-leading and highly ambitious plans for the city, which it considers have already delivered so much,