Plenary, 18 Jan 2001

Meeting date: Thursday, January 18, 2001

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Business Motion

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-1550, in the name of Tom McCabe, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. I ask any member who wishes to speak against the motion to press their request-to-speak button now.

As no one wants to speak against the motion, I call Tavish Scott to move—

I pressed my request-to-speak button.

I am sorry. Mr Canavan wants to speak against the motion.

Will the Deputy Minister for Parliament give us a positive indication that we will have an opportunity to hear the Minister for Finance and Local Government's statement about quangos and, more important, to question him on the contents of that statement?

I think that that is a point of order, Mr Canavan.

No. It would be helpful if that could be included in the business programme or if the Deputy Minister for Parliament could indicate the likelihood of its being included in a future business motion.

Mr Canavan will know well that the procedures of the Parliament do not include business time questions. All that I am doing today is formally moving the business for the next weeks.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees:

(a) the following programme of business—

Wednesday 24 January 2001

2.30 pm Time for Reflection – The Right Reverend Dr Andrew R C McLellan, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

followed by Ministerial Statement

followed by Justice 1 Committee Debate on its Proposal for a Protection from Abuse Bill

The Clerk has been informed that the following document(s) are relevant to this debate.

Justice and Home Affairs Committee's 9th Report, 2000 (SP Paper 221)

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-1334 Pauline McNeill: Funding of Glasgow's Museums and Galleries

Thursday 25 January 2001

9.30 am Scottish National Party Business

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 Stage 1 Debate on the Budget Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-1506 David Mundell: Robert Burns

Wednesday 31 January 2001

2.30 pm Time for Reflection – The Reverend Ernest Levy, Member of the Jewish Clergy

followed by Stage 1 Debate on the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill

followed by Financial Resolution on the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Thursday 1 February 2001

9.30 am Executive Business

followed by Business Motion

2.30 pm Question Time

3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3.30 pm Executive Debate on the Strategy for Enterprise

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

(b) that Stage 1 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Bill be completed by 7 March 2001

(c) that Stage 1 of the Housing (Scotland) Bill be completed by 14 March 2001

and, (d) that the Rural Development Committee reports to the Health and Community Care Committee by 2 February 2001 on the Specified Risk Material Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/3) and the Specified Risk Material Order Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SSI 2001/4).

Technically, Mr Canavan's contribution was not about the business motion.

I am advised by the clerks that Mr Gorrie pressed his button first.

The programme for the next few days should include time for the statement that has been aborted. If the minister can make it clear that that will happen, I will not oppose the timetable outlined in the motion.

We are seeking to intimate the business for the next two weeks, which has been agreed by all four business managers. Mr Gorrie refers to an event that has just happened, so it is a little difficult of him to ask the Minister for Parliament to reassess business at a moment's notice. There will be discussions, but at the moment all we can do is intimate the business as it is in today's bulletin.

The question is, that business motion S1M-1550, in the name of Mr Tom McCabe, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

No.

There will be a division.

For

Barrie, Scott (Dunfermline West) (Lab)
Butler, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab)
Campbell, Colin (West of Scotland) (SNP)
Eadie, Helen (Dunfermline East) (Lab)
Gibson, Mr Kenneth (Glasgow) (SNP)
Hughes, Janis (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab)
Jamieson, Cathy (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab)
Jamieson, Margaret (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab)
Lamont, Johann (Glasgow Pollok) (Lab)
Lyon, George (Argyll and Bute) (LD)
Macintosh, Mr Kenneth (Eastwood) (Lab)
Macmillan, Maureen (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Marwick, Tricia (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP)
McAllion, Mr John (Dundee East) (Lab)
McAveety, Mr Frank (Glasgow Shettleston) (Lab)
McCabe, Mr Tom (Hamilton South) (Lab)
McLeod, Fiona (West of Scotland) (SNP)
McNulty, Des (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab)
Muldoon, Bristow (Livingston) (Lab)
Murray, Dr Elaine (Dumfries) (Lab)
Neil, Alex (Central Scotland) (SNP)
Oldfather, Irene (Cunninghame South) (Lab)
Rumbles, Mr Mike (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)
Scott, Tavish (Shetland) (LD)
Welsh, Mr Andrew (Angus) (SNP)
White, Ms Sandra (Glasgow) (SNP)
Wilson, Allan (Cunninghame North) (Lab)

Against

Aitken, Bill (Glasgow) (Con)
Canavan, Dennis (Falkirk West)
Crawford, Bruce (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP)
Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James (Lothians) (Con)
Fergusson, Alex (South of Scotland) (Con)
Gorrie, Donald (Central Scotland) (LD)
Harding, Mr Keith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Johnston, Nick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
McIntosh, Mrs Lyndsay (Central Scotland) (Con)
Mundell, David (South of Scotland) (Con)
Munro, Mr John (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD)
Paterson, Mr Gil (Central Scotland) (SNP)
Scanlon, Mary (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Scott, John (Ayr) (Con)
Wallace, Ben (North-East Scotland) (Con)

The result of the division is: For 27, Against 15, Abstentions 0.

Motion agreed to.

Meeting suspended until 14:00.

On resuming—