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The meeting opened at 9.34 am.
1. Business Motion: Euan Robson, on behalf of the
Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-2213—That the Parliament agrees
the following programme of business—
Thursday 13 September 2001
9.30 am Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau
Motions
followed by Stage 3 Debate on
the International Criminal Court (Scotland) Bill
followed by Ministerial Statement
on the Future of the SQA and National Qualifications
followed by Parliamentary Bureau
Motions
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Executive Debate on Physical
Chastisement of Children
followed by Scottish Parliamentary
Corporate Body Motion on Scottish Commission for Public Audit
followed by Parliamentary
Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
- debate on the subject of S1M-2066 Mary Scanlon: Men's Health
Week, Scotland 7-14 September 2001
Wednesday 19 September 2001
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau
Motions
followed by Stage 1 Debate on
the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau
Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
- debate on the subject of S1M-2087 Fiona McLeod: UN
Children’s Summit: 19-21 September
2001
Thursday 20 September 2001
9.30 am Scottish Conservative and Unionist
Party Debate on Juvenile Justice
followed by Scottish Conservative
and Unionist Party Debate on Improving Patient Care
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Executive Debate on Effective
Assessment in Scotland's Schools
followed by Parliamentary Bureau
Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
- debate on the subject of S1M-2119 Paul Martin: Community Issues
in Sighthill, Glasgow
Wednesday 26 September 2001
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Executive Debate on
its Support for the Voluntary Sector
followed by Parliamentary Bureau
Motions
followed by Motion on the Publication
of the Ombudsman for Scotland Annual Report
2000-01
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 27 September 2001
9.30 am Scottish National Party Business
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Stage 1 Debate on the Police
and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau
Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
- debate on the subject of S1M-2054 Margaret Smith: RCN Scotland's
"Value Nurses" Campaign
The motion was agreed to.
2. International Criminal Court (Scotland) Bill - Business
Motion: Euan Robson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau,
moved S1M-2201—That the Parliament agrees that, at Stage 3 of
the International Criminal Court (Scotland) Bill, debate on
each part of the proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion
by the time-limits indicated (each time-limit being calculated
from when Stage 3 begins and excluding any periods when the
meeting is suspended)—
Group 1 and Group 2 – no later than 55 minutes
Group 3 – no later than 1 hour 25 minutes
Groups 4, 5, 6 and 7 – no later than 1 hour 55 minutes
Motion to pass the Bill – no later than 2 hours 25 minutes
The motion was agreed to.
3. International Criminal Court (Scotland) Bill - Stage
3: The Bill was considered at Stage 3.
The following amendments were agreed to without division: 43,
42, 44, 45
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
40 (For 26, Against 76, Abstentions 0)
41 (For 26, Against 75, Abstentions 1)
1 (For 43, Against 58, Abstentions 2)
3 (For 41, Against 60, Abstentions 0)
Other amendments were not moved.
4. International Criminal Court (Scotland) Bill – Stage
3: The Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice moved
S1M-2044—That the Parliament agrees that the International Criminal
Court (Scotland) Bill be passed.
After debate, the motion was agreed to (DT).
5. Ministerial Statement: The Minister for Education,
Europe and External Affairs made a statement on the future of
the SQA and National Qualifications.
6. Meetings of the Parliament – May 2002: Euan Robson,
on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-2202—That the
Parliament agrees to meet in the King’s College Conference Centre
in Aberdeen in May 2002 on dates to be confirmed in the Business
Bulletin.
The motion was agreed to ((DT) by division: For 84, Against
19, Abstentions 0).
7. Question Time: Questions were answered by the
First Minister and other Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers.
8. Physical Chastisement of Children: The Deputy
Minister for Justice moved S1M-2206—That the Parliament welcomes
the Scottish Executive’s proposals, following on from an extensive
consultation process, to clarify the law on physical punishment
of children.
Michael Russell moved amendment S1M-2206.1 to motion S1M-2206—
Insert at end—
"but calls upon the Scottish Executive to publish full details
of its proposed legislation without delay and to explain in
detail to the people of Scotland why such legislation is necessary
in terms of the European Convention on Human Rights and the
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and to ensure that
the emphasis in any such legislation is on helping parents by
means of educative change rather than applying punitive sanctions."
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to ((DT) by division:
For 24, Against 80, Abstentions 1).
The motion was then agreed to ((DT) by division: For 68, Against
20, Abstentions 17).
9. Scottish Commission for Public Audit: Robert Brown,
on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, moved
S1M-2191—That the Parliament agrees to the Scottish Parliamentary
Corporate Body’s proposal to appoint Margaret Jamieson to be
a member of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit.
The motion was agreed to (DT).
10. Lead Committee: Euan Robson, on behalf of the
Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-2204—That the Parliament agrees
that the Local Government Committee is designated as Lead Committee
in consideration of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval)
(Scotland) Bill and that the Bill should also be considered
by the Audit Committee.
The motion was withdrawn.
11. Committee Membership: Euan Robson, on behalf
of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-2203—That the Parliament
agrees that David Davidson be appointed to the Audit Committee.
The motion was agreed to (DT)
12. Decision Time: The Parliament took decisions
on items 4, 6, 8, 9, and 11 as noted above.
13. Men’s Health Week, Scotland: 7 – 14 September 2001:
The Parliament debated S1M-2066 in the name of Mary Scanlon—That
the Parliament pledges its support for Men’s Health Week, Scotland,
from 7 to 14 September 2001; acknowledges the collaboration
between Men’s Health Forum Scotland, health boards, the business
sector, community health initiatives and the voluntary sector
to publicise Men’s Health Week, Scotland; recognises that the
majority of factors which impact negatively on men’s health
are preventable; notes that 75% of suicides are male and almost
60% of premature male deaths are from coronary heart disease
and cancer, yet men attend their GPs less than half as often
as women; further notes that co-ordinated efforts are necessary
to ensure that men take responsibility for their health and
that services commit themselves to the challenge of working
with men, and believes that MSPs should support the collaboration
by promoting positive messages about men’s health and Men’s
Health Week, Scotland, thereby encouraging more men to take
responsibility for their own health and well-being.
The meeting closed at 6.01 pm.
P
E Grice
Clerk of the Parliament
13 September 2001
Appendix
(Note: this Appendix does not form part of
the Minutes)
Subordinate Legislation
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the Parliament on
13 September 2001 and are subject to annulment—
The Fireman's Pension Scheme (Pension Sharing on Divorce)
(Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/310)
laid under the Fire Service Act 1947 and the Fire
Service Act 1959
The Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2001
laid under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980
Other Documents
The following documents were laid before the Parliament on
13 September 2001 and are not subject to any Parliamentary procedure—
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Actuarial Review
1991-96: Report by the Government Actuary (SE/2001/248)
laid under the Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland)
Regulations 1992
Audit Committee 2nd Report 2001: National Health Service
Bodies in Tayside – Response of the Scottish Executive Health
Department (SE/2001/249)
Committee Reports
The following Report is being published on 13 September 2001
Health and Community Care, 15th Report 2001:
Report on Subordinate Legislation (SP Paper 380)
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