There are five questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that motion S2M-3629, in the name of Peter Peacock, that the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Joint Inspection of Children's Services and Inspection of Social Work Services (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Joint Inspection of Children's Services and Inspection of Social Work Services (Scotland) Bill.
The second question is, that amendment S2M-3670.2, in the name of Christine Grahame, which seeks to amend motion S2M-3670, in the name of Malcolm Chisholm, on violence against women, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The third question is, that amendment S2M-3670.1, in the name of Margaret Mitchell, which seeks to amend motion S2M-3670, in the name of Malcolm Chisholm, on violence against women, as amended, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The fourth question is, that motion S2M-3670, in the name of Malcolm Chisholm, on violence against women, as amended, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to.
Resolved,
That the Parliament believes that the International Day of Action to Eliminate Violence Against Women and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence are vital in continuing to raise awareness of violence against women; supports the work of the Scottish Executive in seeking to challenge violence against women in its commitment to the new Violence Against Women Fund and the Rape Crisis Specific Fund; recognises the expertise and contribution the voluntary sector can provide in dealing with domestic abuse; acknowledges that usually the best outcome for women and children is one where they can remain in the family home; welcomes the work of the Scottish Law Commission and Crown Office to review the law on rape and its investigation and prosecution to ensure it is effective, fair and robust, and, in particular, supports all efforts to challenge the attitudes which place the blame on the woman and not the perpetrator, thereby allowing gender-based violence including domestic abuse, rape and sexual assault to continue, and further, in challenging the attitudes which place the blame on the woman and not the perpetrator, condemns the overt sexualised representation of young women prevailing in a range of publications, electronic or paper, driven by commercialism, which presents women as objects rather than individuals.
The fifth question is, that motions S2M-3675 and S2M-3676, in the name of Margaret Curran, on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments, be agreed to.
Motions agreed to.
That the Parliament agrees that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 15) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/575) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No. 16) (Scotland) Order 2005 (SSI 2005/579) be approved.
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