2pm

Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2pm

Portfolio Questions

Portfolio: Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy

Keith Brown (S6O-02552)

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that any future devolution of employment law to the Scottish Parliament would have on the development of the wellbeing economy.

Official Report available for S6O-02552

Marie McNair (S6O-02553)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to tackle the gender pay gap and promote equal pay.

Official Report available for S6O-02553

Kevin Stewart (S6O-02554)

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help businesses take full advantage of Scotland’s hydrogen potential.

Official Report available for S6O-02554

Murdo Fraser (S6O-02555)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the next set of export statistics will be published.

Official Report available for S6O-02555

Ruth Maguire (S6O-02556)

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the measures in its Programme for Government 2023-24 will have on the growth of the economy in North Ayrshire.

Official Report available for S6O-02556

Maggie Chapman (S6O-02557)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to ensure that seasonal agricultural workers have access to effective worker voice under its Fair Work commitments.

Official Report available for S6O-02557

Sandesh Gulhane (S6O-02558)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken any evaluation of the relative economic benefits of small modular nuclear reactors compared with other forms of energy provision.

Official Report available for S6O-02558

Mercedes Villalba (S6O-02559)

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its final Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan.

Official Report available for S6O-02559

Portfolio: Finance and Parliamentary Business

Liam Kerr (S6O-02560)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Fiscal Framework.

Official Report available for S6O-02560

Mark Ruskell (S6O-02561)

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations regarding taxation policy in Oxfam GB's analysis, Payment Overdue: Fair ways to make polluters across the UK pay for climate justice.

Official Report available for S6O-02561

Jamie Halcro Johnston (S6O-02562)

To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the effectiveness of its current income tax policies in stimulating economic growth and job creation.

Official Report available for S6O-02562

Kaukab Stewart (S6O-02563)

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ongoing local governance review, what discussions the Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any potential benefits to public services and assets of granting Glasgow metropolitan status.

Official Report available for S6O-02563

Colin Beattie (S6O-02564)

To ask the Scottish Government how the measures set out in its Programme for Government 2023-24 will support community wealth building.

Official Report available for S6O-02564

Douglas Lumsden (S6O-02565)

To ask the Scottish Government whether the finance secretary plans to allocate to local authorities any funding from the block grant that has arisen as a result of Barnett consequential funding from the UK Government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund.

Official Report available for S6O-02565

Bill Kidd (S6O-02566)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to propose a parliamentary debate on the removal of nuclear weapons from Scotland, as proposed in its paper, Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland.

Official Report available for S6O-02566

Ariane Burgess (S6O-02567)

[Not Lodged]
Stage 3 Proceedings: Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau (S6M-10622)

That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill, debate on groups of amendments shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limits indicated, those time limits being calculated from when the stage begins and excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in the stage being called) or otherwise not in progress:
Groups 1 to 3: 40 minutes
Groups 4 to 6: 1 hour 20 minutes
Groups 7 to 9: 2 hours
Groups 10 and 11: 2 hours 15 minutes.

Further details available for S6M-10622

Jenni Minto (S6M-10594)

That the Parliament agrees that the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill be passed.

Further details available for S6M-10594
Business Motions

George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau (S6M-10623)

That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Tuesday 3 October 2023
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Ministerial Statement: Scotland’s Prison Population
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Protection of Scottish Parliament Powers
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 4 October 2023
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands; NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Reversal of the UK Government’s Two-child Benefit Cap
followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Energy Bill - UK Legislation
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Approval of SSIs (if required)
5.30 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 5 October 2023
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister's Questions
followed by Members’ Business
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Social Justice
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Support for the Veterans and Armed Forces Community
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
Tuesday 24 October 2023
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 25 October 2023
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture; Justice and Home Affairs
followed by Scottish Labour Party Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Approval of SSIs (if required)
5.10 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 26 October 2023
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister's Questions
followed by Members’ Business
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skills
followed by Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Debate: Public Participation Inquiry
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 2 October 2023, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.

Further details available for S6M-10623

George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau (S6M-10624)

That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be extended to 1 December 2023.

Further details available for S6M-10624
Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Alexander Burnett on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau (S6M-10625)

That the Parliament agrees that nothing further be done under the Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 (SSI 2023/184).

Further details available for S6M-10625

George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau (S6M-10626)

That the Parliament agrees that the Deer (Firearms etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 [draft] be approved.

Further details available for S6M-10626

George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau (S6M-10627)

That the Parliament agrees that the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Green Freeports Relief) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft] be approved.

Further details available for S6M-10627
Approval of SSIs (if required)
6:30pm

Decision Time
Members' Business — S6M-10392 Kate Forbes: Rural Visa Pilot Scheme

Kate Forbes (S6M-10392)

That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the vital importance of seasonal and migrant workers to Scotland’s £15 billion food and drink industry and the wider rural economy; appreciates the need for businesses to have access to the workforce that they require to carry out what it sees as their invaluable work in providing world-class produce; recognises the view expressed by NFU Scotland that, "The labour shortages encountered across the whole chain in 2021 – on farm, haulage, processing and packing – coupled with the Government’s late delivery of the seasonal worker pilot scheme led to significant crop losses and millions of pounds of wastage"; understands that employers in the UK have found it difficult to source domestic labour to take up seasonal employment on farms, and that, in 2020, despite the widely publicised Pick for Britain campaign, UK residents made up only 11% of this workforce, and domestic recruitment in 2021 was at 5% for Scotland; notes previous reports that the East of Scotland Growers, the UK’s biggest brassica producer, incurred losses of 3.5 million heads of broccoli and 1.5 million heads of cauliflower due to labour shortages; further notes that Seafood Scotland has stated that, within seafood processing, there was a considerable reliance on a predominantly Eastern European workforce; understands that these workers comprised 52% of the rural workforce across Scotland, 69% in the north east, and up to 92% in certain processing facilities; notes the recent reports of businesses in Fort William, Portree and elsewhere in Highlands struggling to find staff; welcomes what it sees as the invaluable contribution that seasonal and migrant workers make to Scotland's society and economy, and notes the calls for the UK Government to urgently review its position on the Scottish Government’s proposal for a Rural Visa Pilot Scheme, and for an urgent reassessment of immigration policy to increase access to the labour that it considers Scotland needs for its economy and communities to prosper.

Further details available for S6M-10392

Committee business

The committee will meet at 9:00am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming 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. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will take evidence from—

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Scottish Government
George Burgess, Interim Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, Scottish Government
Erica Clarkson, Islands Lead, Scottish Government
Rebecca Hackett, Deputy Director, Corporate and Strategy, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government
Craig Stewart, Head of Agriculture and Rural Economy Financial Management and Controls, Scottish Government

3. EU common agriculture policy reform: The Committee will be given a briefing on the reform of the EU common agriculture policy by one of the Committee’s post-EU exit agriculture policy advisers.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Emma Johnston on 85225 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:15am 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 items 5 and 6 in private.

2. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Andrew Fraser, President, Society of Messengers-at-arms and Sheriff Officers
Roderick Macpherson, Honorary Secretary, Society of Messengers-at-arms and Sheriff Officers
Cheryl Hynd, Council Revenues Manager, City of Edinburgh Council
Elizabeth McCrossan, Senior Transactions Officer, City of Edinburgh Council

3. Report by James Withers on Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape: The Committee will take evidence from James Withers.

4. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2.

5. Report by James Withers on Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 3.

6. Correspondence: The Committee will consider a letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy.

7. Just Transition for the North East and Moray The Committee will continue consideration of its approach to the inquiry.

8. Correspondence: The Committee will consider a letter from the Convener of Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee about consultation on Standing Order rule changes to provide for motions refusing legislative consent.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Anne Peat on 85182 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Scottish Government
Anna Donald, Deputy Director, Criminal Justice Division, Scottish Government
Lisa McCloy, Head of Criminal Justice Reform Unit, Scottish Government
Nicola Guild, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government

2. Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

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

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

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Wednesday 27 September 2023

Business Bulletin

Chamber business

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Portfolio Questions

Stage 3 Proceedings: Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

Business Motions

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Approval of SSIs (if required)

Decision Time

Members' Business — S6M-10392 Kate Forbes: Rural Visa Pilot Scheme