The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2
1. Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Bill: The
Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 4).
2. Update on Committee Business: The Committee will be updated on
business in its current work programme.
3. Executive’s Budget Proposals: The Committee will discuss
its approach to the scrutiny of the Executive’s budget proposals.
The Committee will adjourn for lunch at 12.30pm and resume at 2.30pm if
necessary.
Equal Opportunities Committee
11th Meeting, 2000
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1
1. Caledonian MacBrayne: The committee will take evidence from
Caledonian MacBrayne from –
Ken Duerden, Commercial Director and William Kindness, Customer Services
Manager
2. Professor Sheila McLean: The committee will take evidence from
–
Professor Sheila McLean of the Institute of Law and Medical Ethics,
University of Glasgow
3. Subordinate Legislation: The committee will consider the
following negative and hybrid instruments –
The Census (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/102) and the Census
(Scotland) Amendment Order 2000 (draft)
4. Reporters' Reports: The committee will hear progress reports
from-
Irene McGugan – Disability issues
Johann Lamont – Gender issues
Michael McMahon – Race issues
Nora Radcliffe – Sexual orientation issues
5. Correspondence: The committee will consider recent
correspondence received by the clerk and convener.
6. Role of the Equal Opportunities Committee in Mainstreaming (in
private): The committee will consider its role in mainstreaming.
Finance Committee
11th Meeting, 2000
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Edinburgh Festival Theatre,
13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
1. European Funding Inquiry: The Committee will consider the
proposed remit for their inquiry.
2. Contingent Liability: The Committee will consider liability
which has been notified to them by the Scottish Executive Health Department.
Subordinate Legislation Committee
15th Meeting, 2000
The Committee will meet at 11.15 am in Committee Room 3
1. Delegated Powers Scrutiny: The Committee will consider the
response from the Executive to points raised on the National Parks (Scotland) Bill and
will call the following witnesses from the Executive Bill team for this item—
Jane Hope
Andrew Dickson
Murray Sinclair and
Colin Wilson, Office of the Scottish Parliamentary Counsel
2. Affirmative Instruments: The Committee will consider the
following draft instruments—
The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple
Occupation) Order 2000, (SSI 2000/draft)
The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers
etc.) Order 2000, (SSI 2000/draft)
3. Negative Instruments: The Committee will consider the
following instruments—
The European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) (Scotland) Regulations
2000, (SSI 2000/121)
The Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (British Wool
Marketing Board) Order 2000, (SI 2000/1113)
4. Instruments not Subject to Parliamentary Control: The
Committee will consider the following instruments—
The Right to Purchase (Application Form) (Scotland) Order 2000, (SSI
2000/120)
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish
Poisoning) (West Coast) (Scotland) Partial Revocation (No.7) Order 2000, (SSI 2000/125)
Local Government Committee
15th Meeting, 2000
The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 1
1. Item in private: The Committee will consider whether to hold
agenda item 5 in private.
2. Budget Process 2001/02: The Committee will take evidence
from—
Mr Jack McConnell, Minister for Finance
3. Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Bill: The
Committee will take evidence from—
Scottish Enterprise
4. Petitions: The Committee will consider responses from the
Scottish Executive to the following petitions—
Petition PE 75: Mr Frank Harvey
Petition PE 90: Aberdeenshire Council
5. Revaluation of Non-Domestic Rates: The Committee will consider a
draft report from the adviser.
Public Petitions Committee
8th Meeting, 2000
The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 3
1. New Petitions: Consideration of new petitions (paper PE/00/8/1)
2. Current Petitions: Consideration of current petitions (paper
PE/00/8/1)
3. Convener's Report
4. Petitions Procedure (in private)
Rural Affairs Committee
12th Meeting, 2000
The Committee will meet at 2.00 pm in The Festival Theatre, 13/29
Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
1. National Parks (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider
evidence at Stage 1 regarding marine national parks and other aspects of this Bill.
2. Scottish Executive Budget Proposals 2000/2001: The Committee
will take evidence from Executive Officials.
