BUSINESS BULLETIN 21 / 2001

Friday 02 February 2001

Section F - Motions and Amendments

The full text of all outstanding motions and amendments will appear in the Business Bulletin every Monday.

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are new or have been altered. Asterisks in the text show the extent of alterations made.

Motions which members wish to be considered for debate as members' business in the Parliament are marked with a hash symbol (#)

*S1M-1620 Irene McGugan: Robert Fergusson-That the Parliament recognises the significant contribution of the 18^th century poet Robert Fergusson to Scotland's literary heritage; notes that he continued the revival of writing in the tongue of Lowland Scotland, which Allan Ramsay (1684-1758) began in the years following the Treaty of Union; notes that this revival in turn was taken up by Robert Burns, who had all but given up writing poetry until he read Fergusson's work and found it inspirational and that in 1768, after his visit to Edinburgh, Burns commissioned a headstone for Fergusson's hitherto unmarked grave in Canongate Kirkyard, a material symbol of his gratitude to the young makar; further notes that later Robert Louis Stevenson gave instructions that the stone should be repaired and re-inscribed because of the debt he also felt he owed to Fergusson, and commends the "Friends of Robert Fergusson" for their efforts to raise funds for the erection of a "people friendly" statue in Edinburgh's Royal Mile to commemorate this poet whose importance to Scottish literature, and particularly to poetry in Scots, cannot be overstated.

*S1M-1619# Cathy Jamieson: Deprivation in Rural Areas-That the Parliament recognises the problems faced by Scotland's rural communities as highlighted by the Rural Development Committee in its report The Impact of Changing Employment Patterns in Rural Scotland; acknowledges that work is already under way to address these rural concerns; welcomes the recent measures by the Scottish Executive to combat poverty and deprivation in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley area by the increase in funding for the East Ayrshire Coalfield Area and Girvan Social Inclusion Partnerships; notes that further work requires to be done to create sustainable jobs in the area, and urges the Executive to continue working towards the elimination of poverty and deprivation in all of Scotland's rural communities.

*S1M-1618 Mr Jim Wallace: Criminal Justice and Police Bill-That the Parliament notes the provisions on information disclosure for criminal proceedings and powers of seizure contained in Parts II and III of the Criminal Justice and Police Bill currently before the UK Parliament; recognises the practical value of consistency across the United Kingdom for information disclosure for criminal investigation, and for powers of seizure as they relate to certain United Kingdom bodies and local authority officials, and agrees that the relevant provisions to achieve this end in this Bill should be considered by the UK Parliament; further notes that the Bill allows certain warrants issued in England and Wales to be executed in Scotland, recognises the importance of mutual execution of warrants for law enforcement, and agrees that the relevant provision to achieve this end in this Bill should be considered by the UK Parliament.

Supported by: Iain Gray*

*S1M-1617# Ms Sandra White: European Year of Languages 2001 and BSL-That the Parliament believes that in 2001, the European Year of Languages, the Scottish Executive should take forward the lessons of the Millennium Project 2000 which taught the basics of British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf Awareness to schoolchildren; invites the Scottish Executive to investigate the introduction of BSL to the school curriculum; and further believes that Her Majesty's Government should give official recognition to BSL under the terms of the European Charter on Minority Languages.

Supported by: Mrs Margaret Ewing*, Nicola Sturgeon*, Kay Ullrich*, Mr Kenneth Gibson*, Christine Grahame*

*S1M-1616 Alex Neil: Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) (No.2) Bill-That the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee considers the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) (No.2) Bill at Stage 2 in the following order: section 3; section 4; section 2; section 5.

*S1M-1615# Dr Sylvia Jackson: Recognition of Aphasia-That the Parliament notes with concern that nearly 30,000 people in Scotland suffer from aphasia, the loss of the use of language as a result of a stroke or head injury; recognises that a better understanding of this condition is needed at all levels; calls for more research on aphasia, and urges the Scottish Executive to provide guidance to all health boards in order to ensure that treatment and support for aphasic people in Scotland is vastly improved.

*S1M-1614# Trish Godman: Hospices-That the Parliament praises the contribution of hospices across Scotland in providing loving care and support to both patients and their families; acknowledges the contribution of staff, volunteers and local fundraisers to the hospice service; believes that the health boards should meet 50% of the running costs of hospices as set out in Management Executive Letter NHS MEL (1994) 104, and urges the Scottish Executive to address the funding shortfall for Scotland's only children's hospice, Rachel House in Kinross.

Supported by: Hugh Henry*

S1M-1613 International Rescue Corps (lodged on 31 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Fergus Ewing*, Mike Watson*, Michael Matheson*

S1M-1612 Ocean Youth Trust Scotland (lodged on 31 January 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-1611# John Prebble (lodged on 31 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Fergus Ewing*, Michael Matheson*

S1M-1607 Rough Sleeping in Edinburgh (lodged on 30 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Tommy Sheridan*

S1M-1606# A Pill in the Sandwich (lodged on 30 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Tommy Sheridan*, Christine Grahame*

S1M-1604 Centenary of the Border League (lodged on 30 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Euan Robson*

S1M-1603# Acute Hospital Services: Kilsyth and Cumbernauld Area (lodged on 30 January 2001) Tommy Sheridan*, Bill Butler*

S1M-1597 Stop the Closure of Govanhill Pool (lodged on 29 January 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-1595 0800 Number for the Scottish Rape Crisis Network (lodged on 26 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Cathy Peattie*, Tommy Sheridan*

S1M-1594 Centre for Political Song (lodged on 26 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Trish Godman*, Cathy Peattie*, Tommy Sheridan*, Mr Jamie Stone*, Irene Oldfather*

S1M-1593 Helen Liddell (lodged on 26 January 2001) Trish Godman*, Cathy Peattie*, Irene Oldfather*, Hugh Henry*

S1M-1592 Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill (lodged on 25 January 2001) Tommy Sheridan*

S1M-1591 Mrs Helen Liddell (lodged on 25 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Tommy Sheridan*

S1M-1590# Acute Services at Stobhill Hospital (lodged on 25 January 2001) Tommy Sheridan*, Bill Butler*, Mr Jamie Stone*, Irene Oldfather*

S1M-1588 Arthritis and Osteoporosis Resource Centre, Woolmanhill, Aberdeen (lodged on 24 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Tommy Sheridan*, Brian Adam*

S1M-1587# Scots and Chronic Pain (lodged on 24 January 2001) Tommy Sheridan*

S1M-1585 Camanachd Association Funding (lodged on 23 January 2001) Brian Adam*

S1M-1579# Borders Textile Industry (lodged on 23 January 2001) Karen Whitefield*, Hugh Henry*

S1M-1578 50th Anniversary of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (lodged on 23 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Trish Godman*, Cathy Peattie*, Irene Oldfather*

S1M-1577# Financial Deficit of Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust (lodged on 23 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Brian Adam*

S1M-1576 MMR Triple Vaccine (lodged on 22 January 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-1575# Tayside Acute Services Review Consultation (lodged on 22 January 2001) Alex Neil*, Brian Adam*

S1M-1572 Rights of the Parliament (lodged on 19 January 2001) Mr Brian Monteith*

S1M-1572.1 Rights of the Parliament (lodged on 24 January 2001) Alex Neil*

S1M-1570# Chester Street Insurance Limited (lodged on 19 January 2001) Brian Adam*, Nick Johnston*

S1M-1569# Debt Advice and Debt Awareness Day (lodged on 19 January 2001) Euan Robson*, Mr Alex Salmond*, Brian Adam*

S1M-1568 HMP Peterhead (lodged on 19 January 2001) Mr Jamie McGrigor*, Mr Jamie Stone*, Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*

S1M-1567 Tayside Acute Services Review Announcement (lodged on 18 January 2001) Brian Adam*

S1M-1564# Strategy to Tackle Sexual Abuse (lodged on 18 January 2001) Cathy Peattie*, Mike Watson*, Alex Fergusson*, Bill Butler*, Mr Jamie Stone*, Paul Martin*

S1M-1549 Lead in Drinking Water (lodged on 16 January 2001) Brian Adam*

S1M-1546.1 Partick Healthy Living Centre (lodged on 31 January 2001) Paul Martin*

S1M-1545# Celtic Football Club (lodged on 16 January 2001) Cathy Peattie*, Mr Kenneth Macintosh*, Mr Duncan McNeil*

S1M-1544 CalMac Tender Process (lodged on 16 January 2001) Brian Adam*

S1M-1543# National Hepatitis C Awareness Day (lodged on 16 January 2001) Brian Adam*

S1M-1542 University of Glasgow Anniversary (lodged on 16 January 2001) Trish Godman*, Cathy Peattie*

S1M-1541 Support for the Defend Asylum Seekers Appeal (lodged on 16 January 2001) Trish Godman*, Cathy Peattie*

S1M-1540 The Big Blockade (lodged on 15 January 2001) Brian Adam*

S1M-1539 Testing of Depleted Uranium Shells in the Solway Firth (lodged on 15 January 2001) Brian Adam*

S1M-1535 C.H.A.T. (lodged on 12 January 2001) Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*, Mr Kenneth Macintosh*

S1M-1522# Modern Languages (lodged on 11 January 2001) Cathy Peattie*

S1M-1517# Landmark (lodged on 10 January 2001) Mr John Home Robertson*

S1M-1511# Airdrie to Bathgate Rail Line (lodged on 9 January 2001) Mr Kenneth Macintosh*

S1M-1510# Crofting in the Highlands and Islands (lodged on 9 January 2001) Mr Kenneth Macintosh*

S1M-1503 Sir James Shand (lodged on 4 January 2001) Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*

S1M-1492 Kenny Macintyre Sports Park Memorial Trust (lodged on 21 December 2000) David Mundell*, Fergus Ewing*

S1M-1489# Non-payment of Redundancy Packages to Ailsa Troon Workers (lodged on 20 December 2000) Mr Jamie Stone*

S1M-1481# Aid for the Scottish Fishing Sector (lodged on 18 December 2000) Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*, Mr Brian Monteith*

S1M-1480# Glencaple Dogs Home (lodged on 18 December 2000) Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*, Mr Brian Monteith*

S1M-1478# 2001: UN Year of Volunteering (lodged on 15 December 2000) Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*

S1M-1476 WH Smith (lodged on 14 December 2000) Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*

S1M-1475 Victorian Dundee (lodged on 14 December 2000) Mr Brian Monteith*

S1M-1472 Longannet Deep Mine (lodged on 14 December 2000) Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh*

S1M-1464# Clydebank and the Blitz (lodged on 13 December 2000) Mr Brian Monteith*

S1M-1452# Less Favoured Areas (lodged on 12 December 2000) Mr Brian Monteith*

S1M-1426 Arbroath Football Club (lodged on 5 December 2000) Mr Brian Monteith*

S1M-1421 Sea Eagle Project (lodged on 4 December 2000) Mr Brian Monteith*

S1M-1366# "Couping" of Clydesdale Horses (lodged on 16 November 2000) Mr Kenneth Macintosh*

S1M-1362# Dangerous and Careless Driving (lodged on 15 November 2000) Mr Kenneth Macintosh*