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The minister will be aware that, during the stage 1 debate on the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Bill, I raised the issue of performing animals in circuses.
The petition is about young and vulnerable people's exclusion from the right of absolute privilege. Members might recall that Michael Russell lodged an amendment to the Protection of Children (Scotland) Bill on the matter, but he withdrew it when the minister agreed to act on ...
We talked about smoking in relation to addiction. There was also confusion over the fact that addiction issues and private finance initiatives were cross-committee subjects.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 October 2001
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill will, if enacted, establish a general legal right of access to information held by Scottish public authorities.
Proposed Local Government Bill As members will know from the Government's legislative programme, we expect to receive the proposed local government bill early next year, in about March.
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it forsees for local land fora if the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill is enacted. Section 24 (1) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill requires each local authority to establish at least one local acces...