Section J - Progress of Parliamentary business

BUSINESS BULLETIN 105/1999

Monday 6 December 1999

Section J - Progress of Parliamentary business

For further information on the progress of Bills, subordinate legislation and committees shown in this section, please contact either the relevant clerk or web site (end of Section for addresses)

Bills in Progress

Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (Justice & Home Affairs Committee) 7 December

Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Justice & Home Affairs Committee) 7 December

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 (debate, meeting of the Parliament) 9 December

Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Bill

Bill passed 1 December

Subordinate legislation in progress

(date of laying) (Lead Committee)

Affirmative Instruments

For approval by 12 December 1999

The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.4) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/143) (16 November 1999)

For approval

The draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No.2) Order 1999 (24 November 1999)

Negative Instruments

Subject to annulment until 16 January 2000

The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/140) (17 November 1999) (Local Government)

Subject to annulment until 24 January 1999

The Non-Domestic Rating and Contributions (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999/153) (25 November 1999) (Local Government)

Subject to annulment until 25 January 1999

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 1999 (SSI 1999/149) (26 November 1999) (Justice and Home Affairs)

Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 1999 (SSI 1999/150) (26 November 1999) (Justice and Home Affairs)

The Local Statutory Provisions (Postponement from Repeal) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/156) (26 November 1999) (Local Government)

The Local Statutory Provisions (Exemption from Repeal) (Scotland) Order 1999 (SSI 1999/157) (26 November 1999) (Local Government)

Committee Business

Dates indicate when the next meeting is due to take place on the relevant subject.

Audit 7 December

Education, Culture and Sport 8 December

Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 8 December

Equal Opportunities 14 December

European 7 December

Finance 7 December

Health and Community Care 7 December

Justice and Home Affairs 7 December

Local Government 8 December

Procedures 14 December

Public Petitions 14 December

Rural Affairs 14 December

Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector 8 December

Standards 7 December

Subordinate Legislation 7 December

Transport and Environment 15 December

Contacts for Further Information:
Web pages : Type the website address www.scottish.parliament.uk/ then to reach a particular page, add the path shown in the centre column (eg business/pqa/index.htm for the Chamber Desk)
		Phone nos. 0131 348 .…
General Enquiries		5000
Chamber Desk (Motions and Questions)	business/pqa/index.htm	5195
Business Team (assistance in programming of Parliamentary Business)		5197
Committee pages : Type the website address www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/ then to reach a particular page, add the path shown in the centre column (eg aud.htm for the Audit Committee)
		Phone nos. 0131 348 .…
Audit	aud.htm	5225
Education, Culture and Sport	educ.htm	5222
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning	enter.htm	5214
Equal Opportunities	equal.htm	5249
European	europe.htm	5226
Finance	finance.htm	5228
Health and Community Care	health.htm	5219
Justice and Home Affairs	just.htm	5220
Local Government	local.htm	5223
Procedures	proced.htm	5191
Public Petitions	petit.htm	5187
Rural Affairs	rural.htm	5221
Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector	social.htm	5249
Standards	stan.htm	5179
Subordinate Legislation	subord.htm	5251
Transport and Environment	trans.htm	5235