Contents
- Scottish Parliament Thursday 20 March 2003
- Business Motion
- Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
- Point of Order
- Presiding Officer's Ruling
- Point of Order
- Question Time
- First Minister's Question Time
- Points of Order
- Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
- Sexual Offences Bill
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill
- Parliamentary Bureau Motions
- Motion without Notice
- Decision Time
- Suicide Emergency Telephone Hotline
Decision Time
There are six questions to be put as a result of today's business.
The first question is, that amendment S1M-4024.1, in the name of Shona Robison, which seeks to amend motion S1M-4024, in the name of Malcolm Chisholm, that the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Bill be passed, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
I was not present when the minister accepted the amendment. Life is full of surprises.
The second question is, that motion S1M-4024, as amended, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to.
Resolved,
That the Parliament agrees that the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Bill be passed but, in doing so, supports the view expressed by many giving evidence on the Bill, and by three committees of the Parliament, that the aims of the Bill will not be met unless services and facilities are adequate to meet the demands placed on them.
I have much pleasure in declaring that the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Bill is passed. [Applause.]
The third question is, that motion S1M-4022, in the name of Mr Jim Wallace, on the Sexual Offences Bill, which is UK legislation, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament endorses the principle of protecting society from persons who pose a risk of causing sexual harm and agrees that the provisions within the Sexual Offences Bill that relate to devolved matters and which re-enact the Sex Offenders Act 1997, extend the categories of offenders required to register, increase restrictions on sex offenders and strengthen the notification requirements and operation of the Sex Offenders' Register should be considered by the UK Parliament.
The fourth question is, that motion S1M-4023, in the name of Iain Gray, on the Railways and Transport Safety Bill, which is UK legislation, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament endorses the principle of introducing alcohol and drug testing for mariners as set out in the Railways and Transport Safety Bill and agrees that the relevant provisions in the bill on these issues that relate to devolved matters should be considered by the UK Parliament.
The fifth question is, that motion S1M-4032, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on the approval of a statutory instrument, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament agrees that the draft General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003 be approved.
The final question is, that motion S1M-4033, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on the approval of a statutory instrument, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
That the Parliament agrees that the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusion and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003 be approved.
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