Section J - Progress of Parliamentary business

BUSINESS BULLETIN 111/1999

Tuesday 14 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 (debate, meeting of the Parliament) 15 December

Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill

Stage 1 (evidence, Local Government Committee; Social

Inclusion, Housing & Voluntary Sector Committee) 12 January

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)

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 11 January

Education, Culture and Sport 11 January

Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 12 January

Equal Opportunities See Section A

European See Section A

Finance See Section A

Health and Community Care 12 January

Justice and Home Affairs See Section A

Local Government See Section A

Procedures See Section A

Public Petitions See Section A

Rural Affairs See Section A

Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector 12 January

Standards See Section A

Subordinate Legislation See Section A

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