BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 62/2014 Monday 7 April 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT Margo MacDonald (1943-2014) The Presiding Officer brings to the attention of Members the sad death of Margo MacDonald, Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, pays tribute to her substantial contribution to Scotland‘s democratic process and recognises the affection and respect in which she was held by all. 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 Question - 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 7 April 2014 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 2 April 2014 Tuesday 22 April 2014 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland‘s Voice in the EU followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business – S4M-09518 Alison Johnstone: Fan Ownership of Football Clubs (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Friday 28 March 2014) Wednesday 23 April 2014 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Justice and the Law Officers; Rural Affairs and the Environment followed by Scottish Labour Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business – S4M-09263 Stuart McMillan: Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in Scotland (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Friday 7 March 2014) 3 Thursday 24 April 2014 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister‘s Questions 12.30 pm Members‘ Business – S4M-09191 David Stewart: Local Knowledge Under Fire (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Friday 28 February 2014) 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Stage 1 Debate: Housing (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 29 April 2014 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 April 2014 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Health and Wellbeing followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions 4 followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members‘ Business Thursday 1 May 2014 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 followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time 5 Business Bulletin: Monday 7 April 2014 Section E – Written questions lodged on 04 April 2014 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-20657 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government how many students have enrolled for advanced higher qualifications at colleges in each of the last five years. S4W-20658 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government whether advanced higher qualifications will continue to be available at colleges. S4W-20659 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out an assessment of the impact of reductions to college budgets on the provision of courses at Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) levels 1 to 7. S4W-20661 Jean Urquhart: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will adopt the Corran ferry crossing as part of the national trunk road system. S4W-20662 Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on the community and tourism, what action it is taking to support the continued operation of the petrol station on Jura. S4W-20663 Jamie McGrigor: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on communities and tourism, what its position is on the continued operation of unstaffed petrol stations on islands, and what support it provides if unmanned stations no longer comply with regulations. 7 Business Bulletin: Monday 7 April 2014 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-09642 Bill Kidd: Inclusion Equals Good Fortune for Drumchapel—That the Parliament welcomes the arrival of Noris Inklusion, a major social enterprise in Nuremberg that assists people with learning disabilities, as it visits ENABLE Glasgow‘s Fortune Works service in Drumchapel from 6 to 12 April 2014; considers that Fortune Works provides meaningful economic activity to 120 adults with learning disabilities; applauds the philanthropic spirit of ENABLE Glasgow and Noris Inklusion as both organisations work to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, and celebrates Glasgow‘s longstanding twinning arrangement with Nuremberg, which has helped to cement this cooperation. Supported by: Roderick Campbell* *S4M-09641 Kevin Stewart: Belmont Filmhouse—That the Parliament welcomes the reopening of Belmont Filmhouse, formerly Belmont Picturehouse; notes that this follows a high-profile buyout by the Centre for the Moving Image after the Competition Commission ruled that Cineworld‘s ownership meant a near-monopoly in Aberdeen; welcomes that all staff have been retained during the changeover and that members of the Belmont Picturehouse will be able to transfer their membership across, and thanks everyone involved in ensuring that the venue, which was first used as a cinema in 1898, will continue to be a cultural hub for film lovers across Aberdeen and the north east. *S4M-09640 Bill Kidd: First Gold of Summer as Parasports Celebrations Commence—That the Parliament congratulates Julie McElroy, the noted disability activist from Jordanhill in Glasgow, and her colleagues from the University of the West of Scotland research team on winning gold in the Research Impact Contribution at the Gamechanger Awards for her research project, Leveraging Parasports Events for Sustainable Community Participation; understands that this is the first comparative study of the social legacy of major sporting events, examining the impact of parasport being integrated into a mainstream sporting event; considers participation in sport to be an important issue related to disabled people, and looks forward to learning the final results of the research project following the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and the Pan American and Parapan American Games. Supported by: Kenneth Gibson*, Roderick Campbell*, Patricia Ferguson*, Kevin Stewart*, Stuart McMillan* *S4M-09639 Graeme Dey: Stagecoach Invests in Cleaner, Greener Vehicles—