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Note: (DT) signifies a decision taken at Decision Time.
The meeting opened at 9.30 am.
1. Ministerial Statement: The First Minister
made a statement on the Scottish Executive's programme.
2. Approval of SSIs: Euan Robson, on behalf of the
Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-3164—That the Parliament
agrees that the following instruments be approved—
the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5)
Order 2002;
the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the
Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2002; and
the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish
Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.4) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI
2002/231).
The motion was agreed to (DT).
3. Designation of Lead Committee:
Euan Robson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-3166—That
the Parliament agrees that the Local Government Committee
is designated as Lead Committee in consideration of the Local
Government in Scotland Bill and that the Transport and the Environment
Committee and the Education, Culture and Sport Committee be
secondary committees.
The motion was agreed to (DT).
4. Business Motion: Euan Robson, on behalf of the
Parliamentary Bureau, moved S1M-3165—That the Parliament
agrees—
- the following programme of business—
Wednesday 12 June 2002
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 1 Debate on the University of
St. Andrews (Postgraduate Medical Degrees) Bill
followed by Executive Debate on the Value of Participation
in Sport increasing the Quality of Life in Scotland
followed by Motion on the Publication of the Scottish
Parliamentary Ombudsman and Health Service Ombudsman for Scotland’s
Annual Report for 2001-02
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 13 June 2002
9.30 am Scottish Conservative and Unionist 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 Reform of the Common Fisheries
Policy
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Wednesday 19 June 2002
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 Debate on the Scottish Parliamentary
Standards Commissioner Bill
followed by Local Government Committee Debate on
its Report on Local Government Finance
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 20 June 2002
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 School Meals (Scotland)
Bill
followed by Financial Resolution in respect of
the School Meals (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
(b) that the Justice 1 Committee reports to the Justice 2 Committee
by 16 June 2002 on the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in
the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2002 and that the Justice 2 Committee
reports to the Justice 1 Committee by 16 June 2002 on the draft
Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations
2002, the draft Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions)
(Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2002 and by 23 June 2002 on the
draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Amendment
(Scotland) Order 2002; and
(c) that Stage 1 of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland)
Bill be completed by 20 September 2002.
After debate, the motion was agreed to (by division: For 85,
Against 2, Abstentions 0).
5. Question Time: Questions were answered by the
First Minister and other Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers.
6. Implementing the Cancer Strategy:
The Minister for Health and Community Care moved S1M-3160—That
the Parliament acknowledges the problems highlighted by
the recent Clinical Standards Board for Scotland reports on
cancer services; welcomes the Cancer Strategy and the significant
and dedicated resources that have been allocated for its implementation;
supports the key role of front-line staff in deciding investment
priorities and leading service change, and looks forward to
sustained progress in implementing the strategy and reaching
all the Clinical Standards Board for Scotland standards.
Nicola Sturgeon moved amendment S1M-3160.1 to motion S1M-3160—
Leave out from "supports"
to end and insert—
"considers that the staff shortages in cancer services,
highlighted in the recent Clinical Standards Board for Scotland
reports, restrict the ability of front-line staff to decide
investment priorities, lead service change and deliver a first
class service for patients, and calls on the Scottish Executive
to introduce specific initiatives to tackle these shortages."
After debate, the amendment was disagreed to ((DT) by division:
For 46, Against 66, Abstentions 0).
The motion was then agreed to (DT).
7. Decision Time: The Parliament took decisions
on items 2, 3 and 6 as noted above.
8. Timber Industry: The Parliament debated
S1M-2953 in the name of Alex Fergusson—That the Parliament
acknowledges the value of timber as a primary product within
rural Scotland and the 11,000 jobs which are dependent on that
industry; recognises the very real difficulties faced by some
rural local authorities in maintaining and improving minor roads
for timber extraction, and believes that the Scottish Executive
should meet COSLA’s Rural Affairs Committee and representatives
of the forestry industry to determine a satisfactory way forward,
recognising that the placing of weight restriction orders, which
effectively landlock large areas of mature timber, is not a
realistic solution.
The meeting closed at 5.47 pm
P E Grice
Clerk of the Parliament
30 May 2002
Appendix
(Note: this Appendix does not form part of
the Minutes)
Subordinate Legislation
Affirmative Instruments
The following instrument was laid in draft before the Parliament
on 30 May 2002 for approval by resolution
The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations
2002
laid under section 2(3) of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1968
Note: The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment
Regulations 2002, which was laid before the Parliament on
21 May 2002, has been withdrawn
Other Documents
The following document was laid before the Parliament on 30
May 2002 and is not subject to any Parliamentary procedure
The Parole Board for Scotland Annual Report 2001 (SE/2002/95)
laid under paragraph 5 of schedule 1 to the Prisons (Scotland)
Act 1989 and paragraph 6 of schedule 2 to the Prisoners
and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993
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