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The meeting opened at 9.30 am.
1. Water Industry (Scotland)
Bill - Stage 1: The Minister for Environment and Rural
Development moved S1M-2276—That the Parliament agrees
to the general principles of the Water Industry (Scotland) Bill.
After debate, the motion was agreed
to ((DT) by division: For 112, Against 2, Abstentions 0).
2. Water Industry (Scotland) Bill - Financial Resolution:
The Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services moved S1M-2522—That
the Parliament for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament
resulting from the Water Industry (Scotland) Bill, agrees to—
(a) the expenditure out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund
of the expenses of the Scottish Ministers in consequence of
the Act; and
(b) any charge imposed on, and any payment required to be
made by, any person by or under the Act.
The motion was agreed to (DT).
3. Ministerial Statement:
The Minister for Finance and Public Services made a statement
on the local government settlement 2002-03 and 2003-04.
4. Business Motion: Euan Robson, on behalf
of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-2521— That the Parliament
agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 12 December 2001
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Executive Debate on ‘Our
National Health’ – Delivering Change
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business –
debate on the subject of S1M-2289 Mr Brian Monteith:
Closure of Scottish Executive Environment and Rural
Affairs Department Offices in Stirling, Dundee and
Forfar
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 Sea Fisheries
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business –
debate on the subject of S1M-2400 Mr Bristow Muldoon:
Proposed Closure of Binny House, Sue Ryder Care
Wednesday 19 December 2001
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Debate on the Finance Committee’s
Report on Stage 2 of the Budget Process
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 20 December 2001
9.30 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 Debate on the Scottish
Local Government (Elections) Bill
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Stage 3 Debate on the School Education
(Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
and (b) that Stage 1 of the Marriage (Scotland) Bill be completed
by 18 January 2002, that Stage 2 of the Community Care and Health
(Scotland) Bill be completed by 23 January 2002, that Stage
1 of the Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman Bill be completed
by 1 February 2002 and that Stage 1 of the School Meals (Scotland)
Bill be completed by 10 May 2002.
The motion was agreed to.
5. Question Time:
Questions were answered by the First Minister and other Ministers
and junior Scottish Ministers.
6. Improving Scotland's Youth Justice System to
Build Safer Communities: The Minister for Education
and Young People moved S1M-2520—That the Parliament confirms
its support for the Executive’s objective of decreasing
offending and disorder among young people, particularly persistent
offending by a very small minority of young people; recognises
the importance of early intervention measures, of youth work
and of increased sports, leisure and educational opportunities
in enabling all young people to fulfil their potential and to
steering many young people at risk of offending away from a
life of crime; welcomes the proposals to achieve these objectives
including (a) mapping the coverage and effectiveness of community-based
programmes to tackle persistent offending, (b) using the partnership
opportunities provided by the multi-agency youth justice teams
to develop more systematic early intervention measures and to
improve the quality of information provided to the children’s
hearing about the offending behaviour and how re-offending could
be prevented and (c) identifying how restorative justice approaches
can prevent the offender re-offending and build the confidence
of victims in our youth justice system and increase the safety
of communities.
Irene McGugan moved amendment S1M-2520.2
to motion S1M-2520—
Insert at end—
"; calls upon the Scottish Executive to implement in
full the recommendations of the Advisory Group Report on Youth
Crime Review, focussing particularly on the proposed national
strategy and the review of the age of criminal responsibility;
notes the crisis in the recruitment of social workers for
children and family services, and, given that the problem
of youth crime needs to be seen in the wider context of social
justice and in order to measure progress, further calls on
the Scottish Executive to bring forward an annual report to
the Parliament on the status of all of Scotland’s vulnerable
children."
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to ((DT) by division:
For 31, Against 83, Abstentions 0).
Bill Aitken moved amendment S1M-2520.1 to motion S1M-2520—
Leave out from "the importance" to end and insert—
"that the children’s hearing system with the limited
disposals currently available is impotent to deal with persistent
and serious offenders; recognises the importance of early
intervention measures, of youth work and of increased sports,
leisure and educational opportunities in enabling all young
people to fulfil their potential and to steering many young
people at risk of offending away from a life of crime; welcomes
the proposals to achieve these objectives including (a) mapping
the coverage and effectiveness of community-based programmes
to tackle persistent offending, (b) using the partnership
opportunities provided by the multi-agency youth justice teams
to develop more systematic early intervention measures and
to improve the quality of information provided to the children’s
hearing about the offending behaviour and how re-offending
could be prevented and (c) identifying how restorative justice
approaches can prevent the offender re-offending and build
the confidence of victims in our youth justice system and
increase the safety of communities, and further calls upon
the Scottish Executive to review the powers of the children’s
hearing system."
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to ((DT) by division:
For 15, Against 98, Abstentions 0).
The motion was then agreed to (DT).
7. Membership of Committees:
Euan Robson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-2523—That
the Parliament agrees that the following members be appointed
to committees—
Bill Butler to replace Dr Richard Simpson on the Health and
Community Care Committee; and
Rhona Brankin to replace Bill Butler on the Enterprise and
Lifelong Learning Committee.
The motion was agreed to (DT).
8. Designation of Lead Committee: Euan
Robson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-2518—That
the Parliament agrees that the Justice 2 Committee is designated
as lead committee in consideration of the Land Reform (Scotland)
Bill and that the Justice 1 Committee, the Rural Development
Committee and the Local Government Committee be secondary committees.
The motion was agreed to (DT).
9. Approval of SSIs: Euan Robson, on behalf
of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-2517—That the Parliament
agrees that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic
Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.13) (Scotland) Order 2001
(SSI 2001/425) be approved.
The motion was agreed to (DT).
10. Decision Time:
The Parliament took decisions on items 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9 as
noted above.
11. 2002, Autism Awareness Year: The Parliament
debated S1M-2428 in the name of Mr Kenneth Macintosh—That
the Parliament joins with the Scottish Society for Autism, the
National Autistic Society, Autism Alliance Scotland, the Learning
Disabilities Trust, the British Institute for Brain Injured
Children and all other autism organisations across Scotland
in declaring 2002 as Autism Awareness Year; recognises the everyday
challenges faced by children and adults on the autistic spectrum,
and their families, in gaining appropriate support from the
statutory services, and further recognises and congratulates
those voluntary organisations, including the East Renfrewshire
Autism Support Group, which work tirelessly to support all of
those affected by autistic spectrum disorders.
The meeting closed at
5.59 pm.
P E Grice
Clerk of the Parliament
6 December 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
6 December 2001 and are subject to annulment—
The Plant Protection Products Amendment (No.3) (Scotland)
Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/454)—
The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease)
(Scotland) (No.3) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/455)—
laid under the European Communities Act 1972
Committee Reports
The following Reports were published on 6 December 2001—
Equal Opportunities Committee, 5th Report
2001: Gender Reporter Bound Volume (SP Paper 464)
Subordinate Legislation Committee, 43rd
Report 2001: Report on Subordinate Legislation (SP
Paper 467)
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