Meetings of Committees
All meetings take place in the Scottish Parliament, unless otherwise specified.
Health and Sport Committee
15th Meeting, 2015
The Committee will meet at 9.45 am in the Robert Burns Room (CR1)
1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/160)
Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (Authorisation of Cremation – Death Outwith Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/162)
Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (Application for Review) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/163)
Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/164)
Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011 (Post-Mortem Examinations – Death Outwith United Kingdom) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/165)
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Prohibition on Disposal of a Body without Authorisation) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/166)
3. Carers (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence, in a round-table discussion, from—
Sarah Davies, Director, East Lothian Young Carers, East Lothian Young Carers;
James Marshall, Development Manager, Young Carers Service, Stirling Carers Centre;
Louise Morgan, Co-ordinator, Scottish Young Carers Services Alliance, Carers Trust;
Margaret Murphy, Chief Executive, and Lois Ratcliffe, 16-20 Young Adult Carer Development Worker, Edinburgh Young Carers Project (EYCP).
4. Carers (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence, in a video conference, from—
Marjory Jagger, Manager, Skye and Lochalsh Young Carers.
5. Petition PE1550: The Committee will consider a petition by Andrew Muir, on behalf of Psychiatric Rights Scotland, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to set up a public inquiry into historical cases of abuse of people detained under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.
6. NHS Boards Budget: The Committee will consider its approach to its scrutiny of NHS Board Budgets.
7. Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.
Education and Culture Committee
11th Meeting, 2015
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the James Clerk Maxwell Room (CR4)
1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2. Attainment (sensory impairment): The Committee will take evidence from—
Dominic Everett, Education and Family Services Manager, Royal National Institute of Blind People;
Dr John Ravenscroft, Head, Scottish Sensory Centre;
Sally Paterson, Chair, Scottish Association for Visual Impairment Education;
Tracy Christie, Chairperson, Hazelwood School Parent Council;
and then from—
Heather Gray, Director - Scotland, National Deaf Children’s Society;
Rachel O’Neill, Lecturer, Moray House School of Education;
Dr Audrey Cameron, Research Fellow, Child Protection Research Centre;
Catherine Finestone, Chairperson, British Association of Teachers of the Deaf Scotland.
3. Public petitions: PE1530: The Committee will consider the following petition—
PE1530 by Spencer Fildes, on behalf of the Scottish Secular Society, on Guidance on how creationism is presented in schools.
4. On-going financial scrutiny: The Committee will consider an approach paper.
5. Educational attainment gap: The Committee will consider a letter to the Scottish Government.
Justice Committee
15th Meeting, 2015
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the Mary Fairfax Somerville Room (CR2)
1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Constables in Scotland: Code of Practice) Order 2015 [draft] from—
Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Lee-Anne Barclay, Policy Officer, Organised Crime and Police Powers Unit, and Carla McCloy-Stevens, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.
2. Subordinate legislation: Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Justice) to move—
S4M-13076—That the Justice Committee recommends that the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Constables in Scotland: Code of Practice) Order 2015 [draft] be approved.
3. Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Jake Molloy, Regional Organiser, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers;
Ian Tasker, Assistant Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress;
and then from—
Alistair McNab, Head of Operations in Scotland, Health and Safety Executive;
Dr Gary Morrison, Executive Director (Medical), Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland;
Cathy Asante, Legal Officer - Human Rights Based Approach, Scottish Human Rights Commission;
and then from—
Iain Miller, Executive Legal Manager, Glasgow City Council;
Detective Chief Superintendent Robbie Allan, Police Scotland.
4. Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill - witness expenses: The Committee will be invited to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses on the Bill.
Public Petitions Committee
10th Meeting, 2015
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in the David Livingstone Room (CR6)
1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.
2. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider—
PE1560 by John Buston on local authority planning appeals procedure
and take evidence from—
John Buston;
and will then consider—
PE1561 by Karen Gray, on behalf of Rabbits Require Rights (Scotland), on pet rabbit welfare
and take evidence from—
Karen Gray;
and will then consider—
PE1567 by Donna O’Halloran on investigating unascertained deaths, suicides and fatal accidents.
3. Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider—
PE1098 by Lynn Merrifield, on behalf of Kingseat Community Council, on school bus safety;
PE1105 by Marjorie McCance on St Margaret of Scotland Hospice;
PE1458 by Peter Cherbi on a register of interests for members of Scotland’s judiciary;
PE1513 by Ron Park on equal rights for unmarried fathers and PE1528 by John Ronald on child court reform;
PE1517 by Elaine Holmes and Olive McIlroy, on behalf of the Scottish Mesh Survivors - "Hear Our Voice" campaign, on polypropylene mesh medical devices;
PE1539 by Anne Booth on housing associations to come under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002;
PE1542 by Evelyn Mundell, on behalf of Ben Mundell and Malcolm and Caroline Smith, on human rights for dairy farmers;
PE1552 by Peter Campbell on choice of treatment for cancer patients.
4. External research: The Committee will consider options.
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
16th Meeting, 2015
The Committee will meet at 10.15 am in the Sir Alexander Fleming Room (CR3)
1. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Part 2 Extension) Order 2015 [draft].
2. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Outer Hebrides (Landing of Crabs and Lobsters) Order 2015 (SSI 2015/183);
Waste (Meaning of Hazardous Waste and European Waste Catalogue) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/188).
3. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following—
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 (SSI 2015/186).
4. Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1 with a view to agreeing the contents of a report to the Health and Sport Committee.
Meeting of the Parliament
2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Ms Maria McGill, Chief Executive, CHAS (Children’s Hospice Association Scotland)
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions
1. Tavish Scott: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make a statement on the resignation of the convener of the Crofting Commission. (S4T-01012)
2. Mark McDonald: To ask the Scottish Government what the implications for Scotland would be of the abolition of the Human Rights Act by the UK Government. (S4T-01013)
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill
S4M-13107 Michael Matheson: Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill—That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill.
followed by Financial Resolution: Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill
S4M-12553 John Swinney: Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution—That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill, agrees to—
(a) any expenditure of a kind referred to in Rule 9.12.3(b) of the Parliament’s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act, and
(b) any charge or payment in relation to which Rule 9.12.4 of the Standing Orders applies arising in consequence of the Act.
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Debate on the subject of—
S4M-12957 Nanette Milne: Marie Curie’s Changing the Conversation on Terminal Illness Report—That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the Marie Curie report, Changing the Conversation; further welcomes the publication of research commissioned by Marie Curie and carried out by the London School of Economics, which estimates that nearly 11,000 people in Scotland, including in the north east, who need palliative care are not currently accessing such care; notes the finding that people with a terminal diagnosis other than cancer, over 85s, people living alone and people from black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups are less likely to be accessing palliative care; further notes that a palliative approach is often recommended for people living with a terminal illness and includes pain and symptom management as well as physical, emotional and spiritual support; considers that this approach is proven to benefit many different illnesses; believes that, with Scotland’s ageing population and with more and more people living longer with multiple conditions, this problem will get worse unless action is taken; understands that the Scottish Government has committed to developing a new strategic framework for action on palliative and end-of-life care by the end of 2015, and looks forward to considering the findings.
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