Health Committee, 30 Sep 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 30, 2003

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Subordinate Legislation

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Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)<br />(West Coast) (No 9) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/409)<br />Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) <br />West Coast) (No 10) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/410)

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Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No 3) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/429)

I welcome the Minister for Health and Community Care. He will be with us for most of the afternoon while we deal with subordinate legislation and, later, the budget process.

No members have commented on the orders and the Subordinate Legislation Committee has made no comments on them.

Do members agree to deal with the three orders together?

Members indicated agreement.

Minister, would you like to say anything about the instruments before moving the motions?

I was told that that would not be required. I have a prepared speech; nevertheless I could just move the motions, if you like.

That would give us more time, minister. As the instruments are not contentious, it would be helpful if you could just move the motions.

Motions moved,

That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.9) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/409) be approved.

That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.10) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/410) be approved.

That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.3) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/429) be approved.—[Malcolm Chisholm.]

The question is, that motions S2M-324, S2M-325 and S2M-409 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

No.

There will be a division.

For

Hughes, Janis (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab)
Maclean, Kate (Dundee West) (Lab)
McNeil, Mr Duncan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab)
Rumbles, Mike (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)
Turner, Dr Jean (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Ind)

Against

Davidson, Mr David (North East Scotland) (Con)

Abstentions

Grahame, Christine (South of Scotland) (SNP)
Robison, Shona (Dundee East) (SNP)

The result of the division is: For 5, Against 1, Abstentions 2. You sprung that on me, Mr Davidson.

Motions agreed to.

That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.9) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/409) be approved.

That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.10) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/410) be approved.

That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.3) (Scotland) Order 2003 (SSI 2003/429) be approved.