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These details are subject to change but are accurate as at 05 September 2008 14.52

Contents by Committee

Mandatory Committees	Subject Committees
Audit	Economy, Energy and Tourism
Equal Opportunities	Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture
European and External Relations	Health and Sport
Finance	Justice
Public Petitions	Local Government and Communities
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments	Rural Affairs and Environment
Subordinate Legislation	Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change

Bill and other Committees
Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Scheme

Audit

CURRENT BUSINESS

LAST MEETING

NEXT MEETING

TIMESCALE

Details of consideration of reports from the Auditor General for Scotland can be viewed in the correspondence with Accountable Officers pages

25 June 2008

Updated

10 September 2008 (3.9MB pdf)

Reports to be considered 10 September 2008

Economy, Energy and Tourism

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
Economy, Energy and Tourism work programme	26 March 2008	Updated 10 September 2008 (231KB pdf)	Work programme to be considered 10 September 2008
Inquiry into Scotland's Energy Future	07 May 2008	Updated 10 September 2008 (231KB pdf)	Evidence to be heard 10 September 2008
The Scottish Register of Tartans (Scotland) Bill	19 June 2008	Updated 10 September 2008 (231KB pdf)	Bill at stage 2 to be considered 10 September 2008
Tourism Inquiry - Growing Pains - can we achieve a 50% growth in tourist revenue by 2015?	25 June 2008		Draft report agreed 25 June 2008

Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture

CURRENT BUSINESS

LAST MEETING

NEXT MEETING

TIMESCALE

Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture work programme

18 June 2008

Work programme considered 18 June 2008

NEW Employment of Probationary Teachers Inquiry

Updated

02 September 2008

Official Report due 08 September 2008

Updated Approach paper considered 02 September 2008

Equal Opportunities

CURRENT BUSINESS

LAST MEETING

NEXT MEETING

TIMESCALE

Equal Opportunities work programme (30KB pdf)

20 May 2008

09 September 2008 (163 KB pdf)

Updated Work programme to be considered 09 September 2008

NEW Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill

09 September 2008 (163 KB pdf)

NEW Bill at Stage 1 to be considered 09 September 2008

European and External Relations

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
European and External Relations work programme (135KB pdf)	24 June 2008		Revised work programme agreed 24 June 2008
Inquiry into the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on Scotland	13 May 2008		Call for written evidence by 29 August 2008
Scottish Government's international strategy	10 June 2008		Evidence heard on Scotland Week 10 June 2008
Services Directory Inquiry	24 June 2008		Summary of evidence considered 24 June 2008

Finance

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
Finance work programme	24 June 2008		Work programme agreed 24 June 2008
Inquiry into the funding of capital investment projects	10 June 2008	Updated 09 September 2008 (520KB pdf)	Evidence to be heard 09 September 2008
Review of the Budget Process	24 June 2008	Updated 09 September 2008 (520KB pdf)	Committee will consider how to proceed 09 September 2008
Scrutiny of Financial Memoranda	24 June 2008		Approach to Financial Memorandum of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill agreed 24 June 2008
On-going issues	10 June 2008		Paper on Local Authority Single Status Agreement considered 10 June 2008

Health and Sport

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
Health and Sport work programme and committee planner 2008	23 April 2008		Approach paper on Mental Health Services Inquiry and overall work programme considered 23 April 2008
The Balance of Care Inquiry	19 December 2007		Evidence heard 19 December 2007; deadline for submissions 9 July 2008
Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Bill			Call for written evidence by 01 September 2008
Health Inequalities Inquiry	12 March 2008		Evidence heard 12 March 2008
Mental Health Services Inquiry	23 April 2008		Approach paper on Inquiry considered 23 April 2008
Pathways into Sport Inquiry	25 June 2008		Evidence heard 25 June 2008

Justice

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
Justice work programme	24 June 2008		Work programme agreed 24 June 2008
Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Bill	Updated 02 September 2008	Updated 09 September 2008 (34 KB pdf)	Updated Evidence to be heard 09 September 2008
Community Policing Inquiry	24 June 2008	Updated 09 September 2008 (34 KB pdf)	Updated Evidence to be heard 09 September 2008
Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Bill	10 June 2008		Bill considered at Stage 2 10 June 2008
Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Bill	Updated 02 September 2008		Updated Approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 agreed 02 September 2008
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill			Call for written evidence by 12 September 2008

Local Government and Communities

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
Local Government and Communities work programme (52KB pdf)	16 April 2008		Work programme reviewed 16 April 2008
Affordable Housing	23 January 2008		Evidence heard 23 January 2008
Child Poverty Inquiry	Updated 02 September 2008		Updated Written evidence and witnesses considered 02 September 2008
Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill	Updated 02 September 2008		Updated Evidence heard at Stage 1 02 September 2008
Fuel Poverty	27 February 2008		Evidence heard 27 February 2008
Housing Support Services	18 June 2008		Approach to inquiry agreed 18 June 2008

Public Petitions

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
Open Petitions	24 June 2008	09 September 2008 (200KB pdf)
Public Petitions Process Inquiry	24 June 2008		Call for written evidence by 26 September 2008

Rural Affairs and Environment

CURRENT BUSINESS

LAST MEETING

NEXT MEETING

TIMESCALE

Rural Affairs and Environment work programme

25 June 2008

Work programme agreed 25 June 2008

Rural Housing Inquiry

Updated

02 September 2008

Official Report due 8 September 2008

Updated Evidence heard 02 September 2008

Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme provisional timetable	18 September 2007		1st Report, 2008: Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme published 29 May 2008

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments work programme	22 April 2008	Updated 09 September 2008 (91 KB pdf)	Work programme to be considered 09 September 2008
Details of the on-going committee inquiries can be viewed in the committee work programme	Updated 02 September 2008 Official Report due 8 September 2008		Updated Applications for recognition of proposed Cross-Party Groups on Supporting Veterans considered and approved 02 September 2008
Inquiry into Points of Order	Updated 02 September 2008		Updated The Committee considered a note by the Clerk.

Subordinate Legislation

CURRENT BUSINESS

LAST MEETING

NEXT MEETING

TIMESCALE

Subordinate Legislation work programme (20KB pdf)

02 October 2007

Scottish Statutory Instrument tracker report (251KB pdf)

Updated

02 September 2008
Official Report

29th Report 2008: Subordinate Legislation published 26 June 2008

Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change

CURRENT BUSINESS	LAST MEETING	NEXT MEETING	TIMESCALE
Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change work programme (45KB pdf)	27 May 2008		Work programme considered 27 May 2008
Inquiry into Rail Services	24 June 2008		Remit for the inquiry agreed 24 June 2008

The tracker is not comprehensive and is intended as an overview of the main committee business.

This information is collated by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Any comments please email spice@scottish.parliament.uk