Note: (DT) signifies a decision taken at Decision
Time.
The meeting opened at 9.30 am.
1. Time for Reflection: The Rev Dr Findlay
A J Macdonald, Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland, led Time for Reflection.
2. Business Motion: Mr Tom McCabe, on
behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-1084-That the Parliament
agrees as an addition to the Business Motion agreed on 29 June
2000-
Thursday 6 July 2000
after 'Executive Debate on Modernisation in the
NHS', insert-
followed
by Debate
on Motion on Government Resources and Accounts Bill - UK Legislation
and after 'Continuation of Executive Debate on Modernisation
in the NHS', insert-
followed
by Standards
Committee Motion on Relationships with MSPs
followed
by Motion
on Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - UK Legislation
and delete-
'Motion on Government Resources and Accounts Bill
- UK Legislation'
The motion was agreed to.
3. Meeting of the Parliament: Mr Tom McCabe,
on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-1089-That the
Parliament agrees under the Rule 2.2.7 that the meeting of Parliament
on Wednesday 5 July 2000 shall continue to 1900.
The motion was agreed to.
4. Decision Time: Mr Tom McCabe, on behalf
of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-1090-That the Parliament
agrees under Rule 11.2.4 that Decision Time on Wednesday 5 July
2000 shall begin at 1830.
The motion was agreed to.
5. Business Motion: Mr Tom McCabe, on
behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-1092-That the Parliament
agrees that for Stage 3 of the Bail, Judicial Appointments etc.
(Scotland) Bill and the National Parks (Scotland) Bill, debate
on each part of the proceedings, if not previously brought to
a conclusion, shall be brought to a conclusion at the following
times (calculated from the time when Stage 3 of the Bail, Judicial
Appointments etc. (Scotland) Bill begins)-
Bail, Judicial Appointments
etc. (Scotland) Bill
Group 1 to Group 4 - no later
than 1 hour 15 minutes
Group 5 - no later than 1
hour 45 minutes
Group 6 to Group 10 - no later
than 3 hours
Motion to pass the Bill -
no later than 3 hours 30 minutes
National Parks (Scotland)
Bill
Group 1 to Group 4 - no later
than 4 hours 30 minutes
Group 5 - no later than 5
hours 15 minutes
Group 6 to Group 7 - no later
than 6 hours
Group 8 to Group 11 - no later
than 7 hours
Motion to pass the bill -
no later than 7 hours 30 minutes.
The motion was agreed to (by division:
For 63, Against 28, Abstentions 14).
6. Bail, Judicial Appointments etc. (Scotland)
Bill: The Bill was considered at Stage 3.
The following amendments were agreed to (without
division): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)-
13 (For 16, Against 90,
Abstentions 0)
19 (For 42, Against 65,
Abstentions 0)
25 (For 16, Against 93,
Abstentions 0)
The following amendments were moved and, with the
agreement of the Parliament, withdrawn: 14, 16, 17, 27 and 28.
Other amendments were not moved.
7. Bail, Judicial Appointments etc. (Scotland)
Bill: The Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice moved
S1M-1079-That the Parliament agrees that the Bail, Judicial Appointments
etc. (Scotland) Bill be passed.
The motion was agreed to (DT).
8. National Parks (Scotland) Bill: The
Bill was considered at Stage 3.
The following amendments were agreed to (without
division): 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
30, 19, 33, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 48, 53, 55, 59, 61, 62, 64,
66, 67, 68, 69 and 70.
The following amendment was agreed to (by division)-
3 (For 98, Against 3, Abstentions
0)
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)-
28 (For 38, Against 63, Abstentions
1)
18 (For 17, Against 90,
Abstentions 1)
26 (For 31, Against 80,
Abstentions 2)
27 (For 18, Against 84,
Abstentions 0)
The following amendments were moved and, with the
agreement of the Parliament, withdrawn: 21, 31 and 35.
Other amendments were not moved.
9. National Parks (Scotland) Bill: The
Minister for Transport and the Environment moved S1M-957-That
the Parliament agrees that the National Parks (Scotland) Bill
be passed.
The motion was agreed to (DT).
10. Motion without notice: Mr Tom McCabe,
on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved under Rule 11.2.4,
that Decision Time be taken at 5.27 pm.
The motion was agreed to.
11. Decision Time: The Parliament took
decisions on items 7 and 9 as noted above.
12. West Kilbride: Scotland's Craft Town:
The Parliament debated S1M-756 in the name of Allan Wilson-That
the Parliament welcomes the consultant's report confirming the
feasibility of establishing West Kilbride as Scotland's Craft
Town; congratulates Councillor Elizabeth Maclardy and the West
Kilbride Initiative on the vision and persistence with which they
have pursued this objective; recognises the economic and social
impact which the initiative can secure for West Kilbride; believes
that it can provide a new and important focal point for the Scottish
crafts industry as a whole, and looks forward to rapid progress
towards a successful outcome.
The meeting closed at 5.52 pm.
P E Grice
Clerk of the Parliament
6 July 2000
Appendix
(Note: this Appendix does not form part of the
Minutes)
Subordinate Legislation
Affirmative Resolution
The following instrument was laid before the Parliament
on 4 July 2000 for approval by resolution
The Food Protection (Emergency
Prohibitions) Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.2)
(Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/222)
laid under the Food and
Environment Protection Act 1985
Other Documents
The following documents were laid before the Parliament
on 4 July 2000 and are not subject to any Parliamentary proceedings-
Intelligence Services Act 1994, Chapter 13:
Report of the Commissioner for 1999 (SE/2000/76)
Interception of Communications Act 1985, Chapter
56: Report of the Commissioner for 1999 (SE/2000/77)
Security Services Act 1989, Chapter 5: Report
of the Commissioner for 1999 (SE/2000/78)
The following document was laid before the Parliament
on 5 July 2000 and is not subject to any Parliamentary procedure
The Way Forward for Care, A Policy Position
Paper (SE/2000/67)
Committee Reports
The following reports were published on 5th July
2000-
Rural Affairs Committee, 6th Report
2000: Report on Subordinate Legislation (SP Paper 159)
Subordinate Legislation Committee, 28th
Report, 2000: Report on Subordinate Legislation (SP Paper
164)
Subordinate Legislation Committee, 29th
Report, 2000: Delegated Powers Scrutiny, Bail, Judicial
Appointments etc. (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 (SP
Paper 165)