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The meeting opened at 12.00 pm.
1. Time for
Reflection: The Reverend David G Hamilton, Church of Scotland
Parish Minister in Rannoch, led Time for Reflection.
2. Scottish Ministers:
The First Minister moved S1M-2488—That the Parliament
agrees that—
Malcolm Chisholm;
Patricia Ferguson;
Iain Gray;
Cathy Jamieson;
Andy Kerr; and
Mike Watson, be appointed as Ministers.
Nicola Sturgeon moved amendment S1M-2488.5
to motion S1M-2488—
Leave out "Malcolm Chisholm".
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to
(by division: For 32, Against 68, Abstentions 18).
Fiona Hyslop moved amendment S1M-2488.6 to
motion S1M-2488—
Leave out "Patricia Ferguson".
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to
(by division: For 31, Against 67, Abstentions 19).
Kenneth Gibson moved amendment S1M-2488.2 to
motion S1M-2488—
Leave out "Iain Gray".
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to
(by division: For 33, Against 66, Abstentions 18).
Mike Russell moved amendment S1M-2488.3 to
motion S1M-2488—
Leave out "Cathy Jamieson".
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to
(by division: For 32, Against 68, Abstentions 18).
David McLetchie moved amendment S1M-2488.1
to motion S1M-2488—
Leave out "Andy Kerr".
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to
(by division: For 50, Against 67, Abstentions 1).
Kenneth MacAskill moved amendment S1M-2488.4
to motion S1M-2488—
Leave out "and Mike Watson".
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to
(by division: For 30, Against 68, Abstentions 18).
The motion was then agreed to (by division:
For 67, Against 50, Abstentions 1).
3. Junior Scottish Ministers: The
First Minister moved S1M-2491—That the Parliament agrees
that—
Richard Simpson;
Elaine Murray;
Mary Mulligan; and
Hugh Henry, be appointed as junior Scottish
Ministers.
Colin Campbell moved amendment S1M-2491.1 to
motion S1M-2491—
Leave out "and Hugh Henry".
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to
(by division: For 31, Against 67, Abstentions 19).
The motion was then agreed to (by division:
For 67, Against 50, Abstentions 1.)
4. Law Officers: That the Parliament
agrees that it be recommended to Her Majesty that Elish Angiolini
be appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland.
After debate, the motion was agreed to.
5. Community Care and Health (Scotland)
Bill - Stage 1: The Minister for Health and Community Care
moved S1M-2247—That the Parliament agrees to the general
principles of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill.
Nicola Sturgeon moved amendment
S1M-2247.1 to motion S1M-2247—
Insert at end—
"but in doing so expresses its concern
at the lack of a definition of personal care in the Bill similar
to that suggested by the Care Development Group and at the fact
that negotiations with Her Majesty's Government over the payment
of Attendance Allowances have not yet been successfully concluded."
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to
((DT) by division: For 13, Against 81, Abstentions 0.)
The motion was then agreed to (DT).
6. Community Care and Health (Scotland)
Bill - Financial Resolution: The Deputy Minister for Finance
and Public Services moved S1M-2484—That the Parliament,
for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting
from the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill, agrees to
the following expenditure out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund—
(a) expenditure of the Scottish Administration
in consequence of the Act; and
(b) increases attributable to the Act in
the sums payable out of that Fund under any other enactment.
The motion was agreed
to (DT).
7. Business Motion: Euan Robson,
on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau moved S1M-2489—That
the Parliament agrees—
(a) as a revision to the Business Programme
agreed on 22 November 2001
Thursday 29 November 2001
after "Business Motion" insert
12.30 pm Election of deputy
Presiding Officer
(b) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 5 December 2001
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary
Bureau Motions
followed by Equal Opportunities
Committee Inquiry into Gypsy Travellers and Public
Services
followed by Parliamentary
Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members'
Business - debate on the subject of S1M-2175 Ms
Sandra White: European Year of Languages 2001 &
BSL
Thursday 6 December 2001
9.30 am Stage 1 Debate on the
Water Industry (Scotland) Bill
followed by Financial
Resolution in respect of the Water Industry (Scotland)
Bill
12.00 noon Ministerial Statement
followed by Business
Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question
Time
3.30 pm Executive Debate on
Improving Scotland's Youth Justice System to Build
Safer Communities
followed by Parliamentary
Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members'
Business - debate on the subject of S1M-2428 Mr
Kenneth Macintosh: 2002, Autism Awareness Year
Wednesday 12 December 2001
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary
Bureau Motions
followed by Executive
Business
followed by Parliamentary
Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members'
Business
Thursday 13 December 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 Executive Debate on
Fisheries
followed by Parliamentary
Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members'
Business
and (c) that Stage 2 of the Scottish Local
Government (Elections) Bill be completed by 4 December 2001
and that Stage 2 of the Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence)
(Scotland) Bill be completed by 19 December 2001.
After debate, the motion was agreed to (by
division: For 90, Against 22, Abstentions 0.)
8. Decision Time:
The Parliament took decisions on items 5 and 6 as noted above.
9. Gaelic-Medium Education: The Parliament
debated S1M-2222 in the name of Maureen Macmillan—That
the Parliament notes the critical situation facing Gaelic-medium
education as a consequence of the current shortage of Gaelic
teachers; further notes the continuing shortage of university
graduates intending to enter Gaelic-medium teaching, and urges
the Scottish Executive to put into place without further delay
(a) a review, update and implementation of the recommendations
contained in Comunn na Gaidhlig’s proposed national policy
for Gaelic Education, Framework for Growth, which was
submitted to the Scottish Office in 1997 and (b) the recommendations
contained in the report by the General Teaching Council for
Scotland Teaching in Gaelic-medium Education - recommendations
for change which was submitted to the Scottish Executive
in 1999.
The
meeting closed at 5.50 pm.
P E Grice
Clerk of the Parliament
28 November 2001
Appendix
(Note: this Appendix does not form part of
the Minutes)
New Bills introduced on 27 November 2001
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill—A Bill
for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to confer and regulate
public rights of access to land for recreational and other purposes,
and to extend some of the provisions for that purpose to rights
of way and other rights; to make provision under which bodies
representing rural and crofting communities may buy the land
with which those communities have a connection; and for connected
purposes. (SP Bill 44) (Executive Bill)
Introduced by: Mr Jim Wallace
Supported by: Ross Finnie, Iain Gray, Rhona
Brankin
Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents)
(SP Bill 44-EN) and a Policy Memorandum (SP Bill 44-PM) were
printed to accompany the Bill.
Subordinate Legislation
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before
the Parliament on 23 November 2001 and are subject to annulment—
The Local Government (Exemption from Competition)
(Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 (SSI 2001/431)—
The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition)
(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/432)—
laid under the Local Government Act 1988
The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels)
(Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/433)
laid under the Clean Air Act 1993
The following instrument was laid before the
Parliament on 26 November 2001 and is subject to annulment
The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels
in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment
(No.3) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/435)
laid under the European Communities Act
1972
The following instrument was laid before the
Parliament on 27 November 2001 and is subject to annulment
The National Health Service (Superannuation
Scheme, Injury Benefits and Compensation for Premature Retirement)
(Scotland) Amendment regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/437)
laid under the Superannuation Act 1972
Not Subject to any Parliamentary Procedure
The following instrument was laid before the
Parliament on 26 November 2001 and is not subject to any Parliamentary
procedure
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions)
(Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.2) (Scotland)
Partial Revocation Order 2001 (SSI 2001/434)
laid under the Food and Environment Protection
Act 1985
Other Documents
The following documents were laid before the
Parliament on 27 November 2001 and are not subject to any Parliamentary
procedure—
Statistical Bulletin: Criminal Proceedings
in Scottish Courts 2000 (SE/2001/76)
laid under the Police (Scotland) Act
1967
Statistical Bulletin: Motor Vehicle Offences
in Scotland 2000 (SE/2001/113)
laid under the Police (Scotland) Act
1967 as amended by the Police and Magistrates Courts
Act 1994
Committee Reports
The following Reports were published on 23
November 2001—
Health and Community Care Committee,
21st Report 2001: Stage 1 of the Community
Care and Health (Scotland) Bill (SP Paper 451)
Standards Committee, 9th
Report 2001: Report on Complaint Against Tommy Sheridan
MSP (SP 452)
The following Report was published on 28 November
2001
Finance Committee, 12th Report
2001: Report on Subordinate Legislation (SP Paper 455)
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