Ag/S3/07/13 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU AGENDA FOR MEETING ON TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2007 2.00 pm: Room Q1.03 1. Minutes (a) Draft minutes of 25 September 2007 (b) Matters arising 2. (a) Future Business Programme (PB/S3/07/52) 3. Procedural motions (a) Approval of instruments (PB/S3/07/53) (b) Substitution on Committees (PB/S3/07/54) 4. Consideration of current guidance (PB/S3/07/55) 5. Finance Committee – request to appoint an adviser (PB/S3/07/56) 6. Publication scheme – consideration of any exempt papers 7. Date of next meeting – Tuesday 23 October 2007 PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU POSSIBLE MOTIONS FOR MEMBERS BUSINESS 1. Bureau Members will be aware that under Rule 5.6.1(c) the Bureau has a duty to ensure that there is a period of time available for Members’ Business following Decision Time. 2. Motions submitted for Members’ Business are shown below. S3M-526# Mary Mulligan: Learn to Sign Week—That the Parliament notes that Learn to Sign Week runs from 1 to 7 October 2007; thanks Donaldson’s School and Deaf Action for coming to the Parliament to highlight the benefits of British Sign Language (BSL), and stresses the importance of attendance at the taster sessions on 3 October which will provide an introduction to BSL and some information to help MSPs communicate effectively with their deaf constituents. Supported by: Sarah Boyack, Johann Lamont, Christine Grahame, Marlyn Glen*, Hugh Henry* S3M-524# Cathy Jamieson: Coalfields Regeneration Trust in Scotland—That the Parliament commends the work of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in Scotland in supporting and helping to rebuild coalfield communities; notes the positive impact made by the trust throughout the former Scottish coalfields; welcomes the support that the trust has provided for community-based organisations in East Ayrshire, such as Yipworld.com, the Muirkirk Enterprise Group and the Bellsbank Women’s Project, and for other projects in local authority areas throughout Scotland that provide opportunities and activities for local people, and hopes that support will continue for the work of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in helping to create healthy, prosperous and sustainable communities in Scotland’s coalfield areas. Supported by: Sarah Boyack, Kenneth Gibson, Ken Macintosh, Claire Baker, Des McNulty, Paul Martin, Bill Butler, Patricia Ferguson, Elaine Murray, Lewis Macdonald, John Park, Johann Lamont, Elaine Smith, Karen Gillon, Robin Harper, Karen Whitefield, Trish Godman, David Whitton, Mary Mulligan, Cathie Craigie, Hugh O’Donnell, Bill Wilson, Malcolm Chisholm, Angela Constance, Rhona Brankin, Mr Frank McAveety, Jamie Hepburn, Marlyn Glen*, Hugh Henry* S3M-483# George Foulkes: Time for a Fresh Debate on Organ Donation—That the Parliament commends the ongoing work that British Medical Association Scotland is doing to raise awareness of organ donation; recognises that the number of people on the active and temporarily suspended transplant waiting list in Scotland rose by almost 20% from 695 in September 2005 to its highest level of 818 in July 2007 and yet only 50 organs were donated in Scotland last year and that at 10 June 2007 there were 135 people in the NHS Lothian area registered with UK Transplant as waiting for an organ; recognises that the current opt-in system of organ donation is unable to meet the increasing demands placed upon it; acknowledges the need for a full and proper public debate to establish the level of support that exists for a move to a system of presumed consent that will both inform future proposals in this area and raise awareness of the desperate need for organ donors, and considers that moves to turn the tremendous level of public and, increasingly, professional support that exists for organ donation into something meaningful should be supported by implementing a system of presumed consent. Supported by: Elaine Murray, David Stewart, Brian Adam, Des McNulty, Jackie Baillie, John Park, Elaine Smith, Claire Baker, Iain Gray, Sarah Boyack, Dr Richard Simpson, Joe FitzPatrick, Jamie Hepburn, Ian McKee, Trish Godman, Mike Pringle, Cathie Craigie, Peter Peacock, Tom McCabe, Rhoda Grant, Kenneth Gibson, Margo MacDonald*, Hugh Henry* 1 S3M-478# Mary Mulligan: Congratulations to Julia Cross, Taekwon-do World Champion—That the Parliament congratulates Julia Cross from Bathgate on winning the International Taekwon-do Federation World Championship in the 58 kilo free sparring class and recognises that, as this is Julia’s sixth world championship, she is now the most decorated International Taekwon-do Federation person in the world and, as such, is a great ambassador for Scotland and a fantastic role model for young people, particularly those for whom she runs classes. Supported by: Bill Kidd, Jim Hume, Nanette Milne, Bashir Ahmad, Iain Gray, Angela Constance, Des McNulty, Stuart McMillan, Jackie Baillie, Karen Gillon, Elaine Murray, Roseanna Cunningham, Hugh Henry, Ken Macintosh, Elaine Smith, Cathy Peattie* S3M-477# Mary Mulligan: Whitburn Fairtrade Town—That the Parliament congratulates Whitburn Fairtrade Steering Group following a year of hard work that has led to the town of Whitburn being granted Fairtrade Town status by the Fairtrade Foundation and recognises that this is a further step along the road to West Lothian becoming a Fairtrade County. Supported by: Nanette Milne, Iain Gray, James Kelly, Angela Constance, Des McNulty, Malcolm Chisholm, Robin Harper, Patricia Ferguson, Pauline McNeill, Bill Butler, Trish Godman, Bill Wilson, Jackie Baillie, Karen Whitefield, Karen Gillon, David Whitton, Elaine Murray, Roseanna Cunningham, Joe FitzPatrick, Ken Macintosh, Elaine Smith, Cathy Peattie* S3M-464# John Lamont: Support for Border News—That the Parliament considers that moves by ITV to merge some of its smaller regional news services should be opposed; believes that these proposals pose a significant threat to the future of Border television and would be damaging to regional news in the region; considers that a merger of Border television news with STV news services would also be a bad move for television in Scotland and would provide a downgraded service for the customer, and believes that local and regional television services provide a valuable role in an increasingly centralised market. Supported by: Jamie McGrigor, Alex Johnstone, Elaine Murray, David Stewart, Elizabeth Smith, Nanette Milne, Cathy Peattie, Jamie Stone, Margaret Mitchell, Robin Harper, Murdo Fraser, Derek Brownlee, Mary Scanlon, Gil Paterson, Helen Eadie, Christine Grahame, Ted Brocklebank, Peter Peacock, Rhoda Grant, Annabel Goldie S3M-436# Cathy Peattie: Antonine Friendship Link—That the Parliament welcomes the display of the Antonine Friendship Link Scroll; notes that the Antonine Friendship Link was set up to highlight the plight of Palestinians affected by Israel’s construction of a “separation wall” by linking Falkirk and the village of Jayyous which is in close proximity to the Israeli wall; further notes the World Bank report, published in May 2007, which concludes that economic recovery and sustainable growth will require a fundamental reassessment of closure practices and a restoration of the presumption of movement; believes that it is a travesty that the wall has split communities and families and denied people access to water supplies, land and livelihoods, and considers that the removal of the wall and the establishment of a viable Palestinian state should be actively encouraged. Supported by: Elaine Murray, Hugh O’Donnell, Bill Butler, Marlyn Glen, Mary Mulligan, Jackie Baillie, Jamie Hepburn, Patricia Ferguson, Hugh Henry, Kenneth Gibson, Robin Harper, Christine Grahame S3M-434# Duncan McNeil: Unidentified, Unprotected—That the Parliament notes the publication on 13 August 2007 of the letters of assurance correspondence between the Scottish Executive and local authorities, including Inverclyde Council; notes that this reveals that the authorities are unable to identify, far less provide services for, children in their areas living with parental drug misuse; acknowledges that, if authorities do not know who or where these children are, they cannot provide them with the services they need and which the Executive strategy, Hidden Harm – Next Steps: Supporting Children – Working with Parents, states that they should receive at an early stage, and therefore believes that local authorities 2 and agencies should be given every possible assistance to meet the obligations that they are currently not fulfilling before there is another needless and preventable loss of life. Supported by: Michael McMahon, Jackie Baillie, Robin Harper, Trish Godman, Hugh O’Donnell, Sandra White, Claire Baker, Ms Wendy Alexander, David Whitton, Andy Kerr, Elaine Murray, Mr Frank McAveety, Marlyn Glen, Hugh Henry, Tom McCabe, Marilyn Livingstone, Karen Gillon, Ken Macintosh, Keith Brown, Cathy Jamieson, Peter Peacock, Rhoda Grant, Cathy Peattie* S3M-433# Cathy Jamieson: The Cruiser Varyag—That the Parliament notes the ceremony attended by senior Russian politicians, navy personnel and veterans to remember and commemorate the famous Russian Cruiser, Varyag, which lies off the coast of Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire; welcomes the many Russian visitors who attended the events to mark this important occasion for the Russian nation, including the officers and crew members of the Russian naval vessel, Severomorsk, which has been moored off the Ayrshire coast as part of the celebration; recognises the significant work locally by individuals and organisations that has helped to develop this event over the