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Meeting of the Parliament Wednesday 20 May 2009 Note: (DT) signifies a decision taken at Decision Time. The meeting opened at 2.30 pm. 1. Time for Reflection: Liam Beattie, S6 pupil at Hawick High School and Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament for Roxburgh & Berwickshire and Rachel Connelly, S6 pupil at Hawick High School, led Time for Reflection. 2. Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill: Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S3M-4184—That the Parliament agrees that, during Stage 3 of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill, debate on groups of amendments shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limits indicated, that time limit being calculated from when the Stage begins and excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in the Stage being called) or otherwise not in progress: Groups 1 to 3: 45 minutes The motion was agreed to. 3. Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill – Stage 3: The Bill was considered at Stage 3. The following amendments were agreed to without division: 1, 3A, 3B, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 21, 13, 22 and 23. The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
Amendment 17 was not moved. 4. Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill: The Minister for Children and Early Years (Adam Ingram) moved S3M-4059—That the Parliament agrees that the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill be passed. After debate, the motion was agreed to (DT). 5. Business Motion: Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S3M-4178—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business— Wednesday 27 May 2009 2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate: Influenza A (H1N1) followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 28 May 2009 9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Liberal Democrats Business 11.40 am General Question Time 12 noon First Minister’s Question Time 2.15 pm Themed Question Time
2.55 pm Scottish Government Debate: CashBack for Communities: Investing the proceeds of crime back into our communities followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 3 June 2009 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.05 pm General Question Time 2.25 pm First Minister’s Question Time 2.55 pm Themed Question Time
3.35 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business The motion was agreed to. 6. Business Motion: Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S3M-4179—That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill at Stage 2 be completed by 5 June 2009. The motion was agreed to. 7. Decision Time: The Parliament took a decision on item 4 as noted above. 8. Declining Bee Numbers: The Parliament debated S3M-4080 in the name of Peter Peacock—That the Parliament notes with concern reports of the continuing decline in bee numbers and in the number of other key pollinators; notes the importance of bees for the production of honey and, along with other species, their vital importance in food production and in support of biodiversity; supports measures to research and understand better what may be causing the reported declines as a basis for appropriate further actions; further notes that in some areas, such as Colonsay, the varroa mite, which is known to be responsible for some of the decline in bee numbers, is not present, and considers that every effort should be made to maintain that position and sustain bee and other key pollinator numbers. The meeting closed at 5.44 pm. P E Grice Appendix Subordinate Legislation Affirmative Instruments The following instruments were laid in draft before the Parliament on 15 May 2009 for approval by resolution—
The following instruments were laid in draft before the Parliament on 18 May 2009 for approval by resolution—
The following instrument was laid in draft before the Parliament on 19 May 2009 for approval by resolution
The following instrument was laid in draft before the Parliament on 20 May 2009 for approval by resolution
The draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009, laid before the Parliament on 18 May 2009, has been withdrawn. Negative Instruments The following instruments were laid before the Parliament on 15 May 2009 and are subject to annulment—
The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 18 May 2009 and is subject to annulment
The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 19 May 2009 and is subject to annulment
The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 20 May 2009 and is subject to annulment
Other Documents The following documents were laid before the Parliament on 19 May 2009 and are not subject to any parliamentary procedure—
The following document was laid before the Parliament on 20 May 2009 and is not subject to any parliamentary procedure
Committee Reports The following report was published on 15 May 2009
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