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Business Bulletin No. 155/2001

Wednesday 31 October 2001

Section A : Daily Business List
  

Meetings of Committees

All meetings take place in Committee Chambers, Edinburgh unless otherwise indicated.

Health and Community Care Committee

24th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in The Chamber, Assembly Hall, The Mound, Edinburgh

1. The Scottish Budget 2002/3: The Committee will take evidence from-

Susan Deacon MSP, Minister for Health and Community Care, John Aldridge, Director of Finance, Scottish Executive and Trevor Jones, Chief Executive, NHS Scotland.

2. Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill (Stage 1): The Committee will take evidence from-

Neil McConachie, Chief Executive and Douglas Philips, Director of Priority Services & Joint Planning, Association of Health Boards Chief Executives

Councillor Rita Miller, Spokesperson on Social Work (South Ayrshire), Jim Dickie, Director of Social work (North Lanarkshire), Lorna McGregor, Legal Consultant and Anil Gupta, Policy Advisor, COSLA

Eddie Egan Scottish Health Committee, Dougie Black, Scottish Local Government Committee, Joe Di Paola, Scottish Organiser (Local Government) and Jim Devine, Scottish Organiser (Health), UNISON.

3. Reports: (in private): The Committee will consider a reporter's report on organ donation.

Transport and the Environment Committee

26th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh

1. Lines of Questioning (in private): The Committee will consider possible lines of questioning for the witnesses on the Water Industry (Scotland) Bill.

Not before 9.45 am

2. Water Industry (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence at Stage 1 on the general principles of the Water Industry (Scotland) Bill from-

Ian Jones, Chairman and Chief Executive, Quayle Munro Group

John Downie and Jane Todd, Federation of Small Businesses

Trisha McAuley, Scottish Consumer Council

Jim Lugton and Lucy McTernan, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Peter Bolton and Janette Wilson, Scottish Churches Committee

Zoe Clelland and Lisa Schneidau, Scottish Environment Link.

3. 2002-03 Budget Process (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report to the Finance Committee at Stage 2 of the 2002-03 Budget Process.

Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee

25th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2

1. Item in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Lifelong Learning Inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from

A Business Panel consisting of members of Chambers of Commerce and private companies

National Training Partnership

SCONTO.

3. Lifelong Learning Inquiry: The Committee will consider a paper proposing research support for the inquiry.

4. Budget Process 2002-3: The Committee will consider a draft report to the Finance Committee.

Justice 2 Committee

29th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 3

1. Item in private: The Committee will consider whether to take item 5 in private and consider whether to discuss the revised draft report on the Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill in private at its meeting on 6 November.

2. Reports on the case of the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar: The Committee will consider the following reports in the context of its inquiry into the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service-

Report of the inquiry into the liaison arrangements between the police, the Procurator Fiscal Service and the Crown Office and the family of the deceased Surjit Singh Chhokar in connection with the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar and the related prosecutions;

The report of an inquiry into Crown decision-making in the case of the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar.

3. Petition: The Committee will consider written evidence from the Lord Advocate on the following petition-

Petition PE324 by Kay Reid on fatal accident inquiries.

4. Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider whether to report to the Rural Development Committee on the Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Bill.

5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

6. Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report on the general principles of the Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.

Social Justice Committee

25th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1

1. Item in private: The Committee will consider whether to take item 5 in private.

2. Questions for witnesses (in private): The Committee will consider its lines of questioning for witnesses in relation to the Inquiry into the Voluntary Sector.

3. Inquiry into the Voluntary Sector: The Committee will take evidence from-

Volunteer Development Scotland:

Brian Magee, Head of Policy/Active Communities Development Unit

Norrie Murray, Head of Local Volunteering Development Agency Unit

Council for Voluntary Services:

Mai Hearne, CVS Scotland Convener

Anne Toye, CVS Scotland Committee member

Active Communities Forum:

Maureen O'Neill, Chair, Active Communities Forum

Claire Stevens, Director, Scotland Community Service Volunteers

Harriet Eadie, Convener, Volunteer Bureau Scotland.

4. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument-

The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Registered Social Landlords) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/326).

5. Budget Process 2002/03: The Committee will consider a draft report to the Finance Committee.

Health and Community Care Committee

25th Meeting, 2001

The Committee will meet at 6.30 pm in Parliamentary Headquarters, Room 5.14C

1. Reports (in private): The Committee will consider a reporter's report on Organ Donation.

Meeting of the Parliament

2.30 pm Time for Reflection - Mrs Ravinder Kaur Nijjar, Member of the Executive Committee of the Scottish Inter-faith Council, Primary School Teacher and Voluntary Community Worker in Glasgow

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Debate on Asylum Seekers and Refugee Integration-

S1M-2377 Jackie Baillie: Asylum Seekers and Refugee Integration-That the Parliament welcomes the Scottish Executive's commitment to work in partnership with the public, private and voluntary sector to welcome and integrate asylum seekers and refugees to Scotland and further welcomes the Executive's commitment to build improved dialogue with asylum seekers and refugees and host communities and, through partnership working, enable the provision of more accessible, co-ordinated and good quality services, protection from the threat of racist attacks and harassment, and the sharing of good practice to assist the integration of refugees.

The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendments

S1M-2377.2 Linda Fabiani: Asylum Seekers and Refugee Integration-As an amendment to motion (S1M-2377) in the name of Jackie Baillie, leave out from "and further welcomes" to end and insert "; congratulates the host communities and Scotland's civic society on the steps taken so far to enable integration; welcomes the appointment of a Scottish Minister with responsibilities in this area; notes that the statement by the Home Secretary in the Westminster Parliament on 29 October 2001 indicates a move by Her Majesty's Government contrary to the current direction of the Scottish Executive, particularly in the establishment of "accommodation centres" as opposed to sensitive dispersal and the imposition of "Smart Cards" as a form of electronic voucher for asylum seekers, and calls for the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive to welcome asylum seekers and refugees into our communities and to have the power to provide appropriate services to promote true integration."

S1M-2377.1 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Asylum Seekers and Refugee Integration-As an amendment to motion (S1M-2377) in the name of Jackie Baillie, leave out from first "welcomes" to end and insert "reaffirms the historic commitment of both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole to provide a safe haven for those who have been persecuted or are under threat of persecution by oppressive regimes overseas; notes, however, with concern that our ability to provide refuge for the genuinely oppressed is severely hampered by the problems associated with our asylum system, and welcomes the movement of Her Majesty's Government towards the policy of the Conservative Party, which will speed up the process of establishing which claims are well-founded and subsequently enable every possible step to be taken to welcome and integrate asylum seekers and refugees to Scotland and grant them the same rights of citizenship as enjoyed by the rest of the community."

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions-

S1M-2383 Mr Tom McCabe on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Electronic Voting-That the Parliament directs that under Rule 11.8.3 any decision at Stage 2 of the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill shall be conducted using the electronic voting system.

S1M-2384 Mr Tom McCabe on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Suspension of Standing Orders-That the Parliament agrees that Rules 9.5.3B and 9.7.9 of the Standing Orders be suspended for the purposes of the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill.

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business-

debate on the subject of-

S1M-2187 Cathie Craigie: World Alzheimer's Day-That the Parliament expresses its support for World Alzheimer's Day, held on 21 September every year; recognises its aim of raising global awareness of dementia and its impact on families; notes that around 58,000 people suffer from dementia in Scotland, and further recognises the importance of the work of organisations such as Alzheimer Scotland - Action on Dementia in supporting sufferers and their families.

 
 

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