2pm

Time for Reflection: Sila Collins-Walden, Quaker
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
Topical Questions

Carol Mochan (S6T-02241)

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported review of more than 1,000 CT scans, in light of concerns regarding the quality of assessments made by a consultant radiologist.

Official Report available for S6T-02241

Kevin Stewart (S6T-02237)

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the UK Government at the British Irish Council summit regarding ending the two-child benefit cap.

Official Report available for S6T-02237

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Ministerial Statement: 2025 National Improvement Framework and Long-term Strategy for Scottish Education
Stage 3 Proceedings: Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill

Siobhian Brown (S6M-15783)

That the Parliament agrees that the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill be passed.

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Scottish Government Debate: Pathways to Global Human Rights: Towards a Stronger Human Rights Culture in Scotland

Shirley-Anne Somerville (S6M-15782)

That the Parliament recognises 10 December 2024 as Human Rights Day; supports this year’s theme of "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now"; agrees that human rights present a route to a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable world; recognises that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the formation of the Council of Europe, and supports its vital mission to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe; celebrates important steps to advance rights in Scotland, including the commencement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024; commends the role of human rights organisations, human rights defenders and wider civil society in driving change and challenging everyone to do better, and reaffirms its own commitment to strengthen, respect, protect and fulfil human rights through both practical action and future legislation.

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Tess White (S6M-15782.2)

As an amendment to motion S6M-15782 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Pathways to Global Human Rights: Towards a Stronger Human Rights Culture in Scotland), leave out from "that this year" to end and insert "the important work of bodies, organisations and charities in Scotland, across the UK and around the world that act to uphold human rights and protect those who are vulnerable; acknowledges the steps to advance rights in Scotland, including the commencement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024; notes, however, concerns among civil society regarding the Scottish Government’s engagement over the draft Disability Equality Plan, as well as other measures to improve and progress human rights in Scotland, which, it believes, the Scottish Government has not delivered; highlights a report from the Scottish Human Rights Commission published in November 2024, which emphasises the 'significant' human rights challenges for people in rural and remote areas of Scotland; recognises that a number of women’s groups continue to have serious concerns about the Scottish Government’s approach to the rights and safety of women and children; calls on the Scottish Government to work in a careful and considered way with public bodies and the third sector, in light of recent criticism over the way that it has engaged on policy matters, and urges it to take urgent and meaningful action on issues affecting human rights, including Scotland’s national housing emergency and access to vital public services such as health and social care."

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5pm

Decision Time
Members' Business — S6M-15654 Kenneth Gibson: Opposition to the Post Office Closure Plan

Kenneth Gibson (S6M-15654)

That the Parliament notes the opposition to the proposal set out in the Post Office’s Transformation Plan on 13 November 2024 to consult on closing its 115 remaining crown branches; understands that these proposals would involve the closure of 10 branches in Scotland, including the branch in Saltcoats town centre; notes the opposition of the Communication Workers Union, which has characterised the proposal as being "as tone deaf as it is immoral"; believes that crown branches provide a range of vital services that are not available in all Post Offices; notes the view that, at a time when more and more shops and services are leaving the high street, there is a case for more crown branches, not fewer, and conveys its sympathy to the estimated 1,000 Post Office employees whose jobs are now at risk.

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Committee business

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private.

2. Scrutiny of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman: The Committee will take evidence from—

Rosemary Agnew, Ombudsman, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Andrew Crawford, Head of Improvement, Standards and Engagement, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Judy Saddler, Head of Investigations Public Service Complaints, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

3. Renters' Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on Legislative Consent Memorandum LCM-(S6)-49 from—

Paul McLennan, Minister for Housing, Scottish Government
Craig Campbell, Housing Registers Policy & Casework Manager, Scottish Government
Laura McMahon, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government
Yvette Sheppard, Head of Housing Legislation and Reform Unit, Scottish Government

4. Cladding remediation programme: The Committee will take evidence from—

Paul McLennan, Minister for Housing, Scottish Government
Stephen Lea-Ross, Director, Cladding Remediation, Scottish Government

5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Building (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2024

6. Scrutiny of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

7. Renters' Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

8. Cladding remediation programme: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Euan Donald on 85212 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:15am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.

2. Environmental Governance: The Committee will take evidence from—

Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government
Tim Ellis, Deputy Director, Future Environment, Scottish Government
Charles Stewart Roper, Head of Environment Strategy and Governance Unit, Scottish Government

3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Donna Smith, Chief Executive, Scottish Crofting Federation
Andrew Thin, Commissioner , Crofting Commission
Gary Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, Crofting Commission

4. Environmental Governance: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Peter McGrath on 85232 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on—The Burial (Management) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] and The Burial and Cremation (Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] from—

Jenni Minto, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Scottish Government
Johanna Irvine, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Katrina McNeill, Team Leader - Burial and Cremation, Scottish Government
Ruth Wilson, Senior Policy Advisor, Scottish Government

3. Subordinate legislation: Jenni Minto (Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health) to move— S6M-15517— That the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommends that the Burial (Management) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved. S6M-15516— That the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommends that the Burial and Cremation (Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Burial (Applications and Register) (Scotland) Regulations 2024Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024

5. NHS Dental Services: The Committee will take evidence from—

Jenni Minto, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Scottish Government
Tom Ferris, Chief Dental Officer, Scottish Government
Tim McDonnell, Director of Primary Care, Scottish Government

6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider a draft report on the Burial (Management) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] and the Burial and Cremation (Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft].

7. NHS Dental Services: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.

8. Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Alex Bruce on 85229 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Electronic Monitoring (Use of Devices and Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2025 (SI 2025/Draft)

2. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Electronic Monitoring (Approved Devices) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/354)

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Greg Black at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

2. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament: The Committee will take evidence from—

Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business, Scottish Government
Jeff Gibbons, Criminal Justice Division, Scottish Government
Simon Stockwell, Family Law Unit, Scottish Government
Nel Whiting, Violence Against Women and Girls Unit, Scottish Government

3. Post-legislative scrutiny and the non-implementation of specific Acts of the Scottish Parliament: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Stephen Imrie on 85931 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:15am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 and Scottish Fiscal Commission's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts - December 2024: The Committee will take evidence from—

Professor Graeme Roy, Chair, Scottish Fiscal Commission
Professor David Ulph, Commissioner, Scottish Fiscal Commission
John Ireland, Chief Executive, Scottish Fiscal Commission
Claire Murdoch, Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding, Scottish Fiscal Commission

2. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Joanne McNaughton, at [email protected]

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Tuesday 10 December 2024

Business Bulletin

Chamber business

Time for Reflection: Sila Collins-Walden, Quaker

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Topical Questions

Carol Mochan (S6T-02241)

Kevin Stewart (S6T-02237)

Ministerial Statement: 2025 National Improvement Framework and Long-term Strategy for Scottish Education

Stage 3 Proceedings: Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill

Siobhian Brown (S6M-15783)

Scottish Government Debate: Pathways to Global Human Rights: Towards a Stronger Human Rights Culture in Scotland

Shirley-Anne Somerville (S6M-15782)

Tess White (S6M-15782.2)

Committee Announcements

Business Motions

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Decision Time

Members' Business — S6M-15654 Kenneth Gibson: Opposition to the Post Office Closure Plan

Kenneth Gibson (S6M-15654)

Committee business

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Finance and Public Administration Committee