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Chamber and committees

Plenary, 08 Jun 2000

Meeting date: Thursday, June 8, 2000


Contents


Business Motion

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Mr George Reid):

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-970, in the name of Tom McCabe, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out the business programme. I ask any member who wishes to speak against the motion to press their request-to-speak button now.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees

(a) the following programme of business—

Wednesday 14 June 2000

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Stage 1 Debate on Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Bill

followed by Financial Resolution in respect of Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-659 Robert Brown: Housing Needs of Disabled People

Thursday 15 June 2000

9.30 am Non-Executive Business – Conservative Party

12.15 pm Ministerial Statement

followed by Business Motion

2.30 pm Question Time

3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3.30 pm Executive Debate on Early Education and Childcare

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-894 Mr Duncan McNeil: Greenock Morton Football Club

Wednesday 21 June 2000

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 3 Debate on the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc (Scotland) Bill

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-882 Roseanna Cunningham: Edinburgh Folk Festival

Thursday 22 June 2000

9.30 am Non-Executive Business – Scottish National Party

followed by Business Motion

followed by Executive Motion on Care Standards Bill – UK Legislation

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-913 David McLetchie: Milestone House Hospice

2.30 pm Question Time

3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time

followed by Stage 1 Debate on the Bail, Judicial Appointments etc (Scotland) Bill

followed by Financial Resolution in respect of the Bail, Judicial Appointments etc (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.30 pm Decision Time

(b) that the Rural Affairs Committee reports to the Health and Community Care Committee by 23 June 2000 on the following:

The Animal Feedingstuffs from Belgium (Control) (Scotland) Revocation Regulations 2000 SSI 2000/158

The Food (Animal Products from Belgium) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Revocation Order SSI 2000/159

and, (c) that Stage 2 of the National Parks (Scotland) Bill be completed by 20 June 2000.—[Mr McCabe.]

No member has asked to speak against the motion. The question is, that motion S1M-970, in the name of Tom McCabe, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to.

Meeting suspended until 14:30.

On resuming—

The Presiding Officer (Sir David Steel):

Before we begin this afternoon's meeting, I am sure that members would wish to welcome in the gallery the members of the British-Spanish parliamentary conference who are meeting here in Edinburgh.

There are eight members from both Houses at Westminster, led by Peter Temple-Morris MP, and eight members of the Spanish Parliament, led by Señora D Soledad Becceril Bustamante. [Applause.]

Ian Jenkins (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD):

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I draw the chamber's attention to an error in the printed Official Report of the Borders rail link debate last Thursday, which mistakenly indicated that I was speaking on behalf of the Conservative party. We in the Conservatives—[Laughter.] That idea might not please Conservative members, but it scares me witless.

First, I was thinking of suing the official report for defamation. Secondly, I wondered whether this official recognition would give me a say in the Conservative leadership struggle or would allow me to write indiscreet letters to the newspapers maligning my colleagues.

Many strange things were said during that debate, including by Mr Russell, who described me as no spring chicken. The record will speak for itself.