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Auditor General for Scotland (Scope of Activities) I ask members to look at the letter that I received from the Minister for Finance and Local Government and at the paper by the clerk.
Item 7 is a draft report on the World Development Movement Scotland petition, although we probably will not discuss the petition today and it will be moved to a future meeting.
Town and Country Planning(General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/266) The order replaces SSI 2001/244, but contains serious defects.
Justices of the Peace (Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (Draft)Part-Time Sheriffs (Removal Tribunal) Regulations 2001 (Draft) The next item on the agenda is the consideration of draft affirmative instruments.
National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001(SSI 2001/119) The regulations remove some proprietary drugs from the list of drugs that doctors are not to supply or prescribe.
Subordinate Legislation I refer members to the Smoke Control Areas (Exempt Fireplaces) (Scotland) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/16) and to the cover note on that order.
In the past, we have dealt with the draft report on the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill in private and I propose that we do that today to allow us to decide whether there is anything the clerk needs to sort out.
We should note that it is not for the Parliament to interfere with or overturn the executive decisions of local health boards in Scotland. It is recommended that the petitioner be advised that the petition is inadmissible and that he should seek the assistance of local elected representatives in resolving the matter.