Business Bulletin 1999-2011

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Section F – Motions and Amendments

Motions and amendments are normally only printed the day after the day on which they are lodged and then with the complete list of motions and amendments lodged the previous week which is published in this section of the Bulletin every Monday. That list also contains any motions lodged for debate in the forthcoming week.

Where the text of a motion or amendment is altered, the motion or amendment is re-printed with the changes marked by asterisks in the text.

Where a motion or amendment attracts additional support after it is first published, that additional support is shown separately at the end of this section.

Motions eligible for consideration for debate as members’ business in the Parliament are marked with a hash symbol (#).

Motions submitted for members’ business in the Parliament but which have not yet received the requisite cross-party support are marked with a diamond symbol (♦).

Motions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".

An indication is also provided where motions and amendments have been withdrawn.

A full list of current motions is available to view each Monday in paper copy at the Chamber Desk or alternatively on the Scottish Parliament web site at Current Motions

(http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/motionsAndAmendments/motions.htm). A search facility is also available on the Scottish Parliament web site at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/motionsAndAmendments/index.htm

New and altered motions and amendments

*S3M-1392 Jamie Stone: BMI Cutting Inverness to Heathrow Airlink—That the Parliament recognises the significance in the past of direct links between Inverness Airport and Heathrow Airport to the economic and social wellbeing of the Highlands and Islands, particularly in relation to tourism, exports, the business economy and employment; is deeply concerned by BMI’s decision to discontinue its flights to and from Inverness and Heathrow, believing this to be undermining tourism and the economy of the Highlands by dramatically downgrading access to London, the south and international flights, and believes that the Scottish Executive should pursue this matter vigorously with BMI and appropriate UK ministers with a view to restoring the Inverness to Heathrow link.

*S3M-1391 Jim Mather: Draft Companies Act 2006 (Scottish Public Sector Companies to be Audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2008—That the Audit Committee recommends that the draft Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2008 be approved.

Supported by: John Swinney*

*S3M-1390 Pauline McNeill: It’s Official: Glasgow is the Best Host in the UK—That the Parliament congratulates the staff and management of the SECC on being awarded the title of the UK’s best conference venue and also Glasgow City Marketing Board’s convention bureau which for the second year in a row has been named as the country’s top conference bureau; notes the contribution made to the economy by the Glasgow events and conferences sector which in the case of the SECC alone generated £346.9 million in 2007, and looks forward to further expansion of the SECC as part of Glasgow’s rebirth and renewal in recent years.

Supported by: Trish Godman*, Bob Doris*, Mr Frank McAveety*, Marilyn Livingstone*, Kenneth Gibson*, Sandra White*, George Foulkes*, Bill Kidd*, Bill Butler*, Helen Eadie*, Stuart McMillan*

*S3M-1389 Bruce Crawford on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 27 February 2008

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Ministerial Statement: Accident and Emergency Reviews

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Glasgow Commonwealth Games Bill

followed by Financial Resolution: Glasgow Commonwealth Games Bill

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Labour Party Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12 noon First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time

Rural Affairs and the Environment;
Justice and Law Officers

2.55 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Government Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12 noon First Minister’s Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time

Finance and Sustainable Growth

2.55 pm Scottish Government Business

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Supported by: Bill Butler*, Mr Frank McAveety*, Iain Gray*, Trish Godman*, Marilyn Livingstone*, Cathy Peattie*, Des McNulty*, Helen Eadie*

*S3M-1387 Patrick Harvie: Opposition to Heathrow Expansion—That the Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to take into consideration its own commitments to reducing carbon emissions and to promoting sustainable transport when formulating its response to the Department for Transport consultation, Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport, and, given such commitments, urges ministers through this consultation to oppose the proposals for the construction of a third runway at Heathrow.

Supported by: Elaine Smith*

*S3M-1386.1 Des McNulty: The Future of Scottish Water—As an amendment to motion (S3M-1386) in the name of Derek Brownlee, leave out from "calls on" to end and insert "supports the retention of Scottish Water under public ownership and in that context calls on the Scottish Government to keep under review the structure and operations of Scottish Water, the regulatory arrangements for the water industry to ensure that the interests of domestic and business customers are properly protected and alternative public sector models, including mutualisation, and to report back to the Parliament in due course."

*S3M-1386.2 Liam McArthur: The Future of Scottish Water—As an amendment to motion (S3M-1386) in the name of Derek Brownlee, after "mutualisation" insert "but excluding privatisation".

*S3M-1385.1 Pauline McNeill: Prisons Policy—As an amendment to motion (S3M-1385) in the name of Bill Aitken, leave out from "acknowledges" to end and insert "notes the crucial role of the prison system in the criminal justice system and its role in dealing with a range of offenders; believes that only robust community sentences will provide a real alternative to custody for the Scottish courts and that this requires real investment in community sentences and community disposals; believes that short-term sentences are appropriate for certain types of offenders; further believes that urgent measures should be taken to provide real and appropriate alternatives to prison models for women offenders to reduce the female prison population; calls on the Scottish Government to report to the Parliament on the progress of the planned new prisons which could alleviate overcrowding in the prison estate, and further believes that sentencing policy should be clear, transparent and understood by the general public and should be driven by an underlying policy to protect the public from harm."

*S3M-1385.2 Kenny MacAskill: Prisons Policy—As an amendment to motion (S3M-1385) in the name of Bill Aitken, leave out from first "with concern" to end and insert "that, while the offending rate has been falling, the number of people in prison currently stands at record levels and that Scotland has one of the highest imprisonment rates in the world; welcomes the McLeish Commission into Penal Policy and recognises that, in the case of serious and dangerous individuals, custody is the only appropriate punishment, and notes that the Scottish Government is committed to three new prisons and has increased investment in the prisons estate to an average of £120 million a year."

Supported by: Fergus Ewing*

*S3M-1385.2.1 Margaret Smith: Prisons Policy—As an amendment to amendment (S3M-1385.2) in the name of Kenny MacAskill, insert at end "recognises the need to reduce the number of low-level receptions into custody for short-term sentences by focusing on tough community sentences that pay back into the community for the harm caused; further notes the need to improve treatment for those with mental health problems and drug and alcohol addictions, thus addressing the underlying causes of offending, and calls on the Scottish Government to build on schemes which provide offenders with education and skills training for work, not crime."

*S3M-1377 - Withdrawn

*S3M-1346*#* Aileen Campbell: No End in Sight to the War in Iraq—That the Parliament notes the continuing effort of Rose Gentle from Pollok, Glasgow, and Beverley Clarke from Stafford to have the legality of the Iraq War tested in court; further notes that the Stop the War Coalition has called demonstrations in Glasgow and elsewhere on 15 March 2008 to mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the conflict; recalls the massive worldwide demonstrations against the war on 15 February 2003, in which many MSPs and people from the south of Scotland and across the country participated; believes that the legality of the war should be tested in the courts and continue to be discussed in the wider public arena; supports the demonstration taking place in Glasgow on 15 March, and believes that work in the international community should continue to speedily bring about peace and stability to Iraq.

Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support

S3M-1384 Put Pornographic Materials Out of Reach and Out of Sight of Children (lodged on 19 February 2008) John Park*, Angela Constance*, Alex Neil*, Aileen Campbell*, Christopher Harvie*, Rob Gibson*, Bill Wilson*, Shirley-Anne Somerville*, Bill Kidd*, Sandra White*, Hugh O’Donnell*, Bashir Ahmad*, Jamie Hepburn*, Trish Godman*, Brian Adam*

S3M-1383 Action for War Veterans (lodged on 19 February 2008) Jamie Hepburn*, Brian Adam*, Bill Kidd*, Kenneth Gibson*, Rob Gibson*, Alex Neil*, Bob Doris*, John Wilson*, Sandra White*, Shirley-Anne Somerville*, Stuart McMillan*, Joe FitzPatrick*

S3M-1382 Reopening of Thornhill Station (lodged on 19 February 2008) John Lamont*, Jim Hume*, Margaret Mitchell*, Nanette Milne*, Rob Gibson*, Murdo Fraser*, Jamie McGrigor*, Elizabeth Smith*, Jackson Carlaw*, Ted Brocklebank*, Alex Johnstone*

S3M-1372 Pension Rights for Injured Firefighters (lodged on 18 February 2008) Kenneth Gibson*, John Park*, Angela Constance*, Sandra White*, Mike Rumbles*

S3M-1371 Cockenzie House Nursing Home (lodged on 18 February 2008) Ken Macintosh*, John Park*, Jackie Baillie*, Mary Mulligan*, Marilyn Livingstone*, Des McNulty*, Trish Godman*, Margo MacDonald*

S3M-1370 Put Edinburgh on the Global Monopoly Board (lodged on 18 February 2008) Jamie Hepburn*

S3M-1369 The Continuing Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip (lodged on 18 February 2008) Jamie Hepburn*, Mr Frank McAveety*

S3M-1368 TV Call Over Dons’ European Match (lodged on 18 February 2008) Mr Frank McAveety*, Trish Godman*

S3M-1363 Kosovan Independence (lodged on 18 February 2008) Jamie Hepburn*

S3M-1363.1 Kosovan Independence (lodged on 18 February 2008) Margaret Mitchell*, Ted Brocklebank*

S3M-1362 WWF Campaign for Strong Scottish Climate Change Bill (lodged on 18 February 2008) Malcolm Chisholm*, Rhoda Grant*, Peter Peacock*, Pauline McNeill*, Trish Godman*, Iain Gray*, George Foulkes*, James Kelly*, Jackie Baillie*, Mike Pringle*, Hugh O’Donnell*, Marlyn Glen*, Rhona Brankin*

S3M-1361 Congratulations to Mark Beaumont (lodged on 18 February 2008) Angela Constance*, Jamie Hepburn*

S3M-1359 Local Television (lodged on 15 February 2008) Jamie Hepburn*

S3M-1356 Nursery Cuts Must Stop (lodged on 14 February 2008) Des McNulty*

S3M-1355 Portobello For a New School (lodged on 14 February 2008) Trish Godman*

S3M-1354 Reflecting on 40 Years of US Military Justice (lodged on 14 February 2008) Jamie Hepburn*

S3M-1353 British Heart Foundation (lodged on 14 February 2008) Jamie Hepburn*

S3M-1350 Congratulations to West Lothian Council on the 2008-09 Budget (lodged on 13 February 2008) Kenneth Gibson*, Alex Neil*, Alasdair Allan*, Sandra White*

S3M-1349# Evening Times Campaign - Fighting for a Fairer Deal from Property Managers (lodged on 13 February 2008) Patrick Harvie*, Mr Frank McAveety*

S3M-1347 Violence Against Betting Shop Workers (lodged on 13 February 2008) Jamie Hepburn*, Trish Godman*, Mr Frank McAveety*

S3M-1345 Smart Meters Pilot Project (lodged on 12 February 2008) Jamie Hepburn*

S3M-1342 80th Anniversary of the National Party of Scotland (lodged on 11 February 2008) Ian McKee*

S3M-1334# Happy Birthday Glasgow Old People’s Welfare Association (lodged on 7 February 2008) Mr Frank McAveety*

S3M-1332 No to Go Ape Development in Pollok Park (lodged on 7 February 2008) Ken Macintosh*

S3M-1299 Braehead Shopping Centre (lodged on 5 February 2008) Trish Godman*

S3M-1293 Nationally Important Marine Areas (lodged on 4 February 2008) Trish Godman*

S3M-1271# Hunting of Wild Boar with Dogs (lodged on 31 January 2008) Marlyn Glen*

S3M-1173 Campaign to Ban Snaring in Scotland (lodged on 17 January 2008) Sarah Boyack*, Margo MacDonald*