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We have received no apologies and I welcome to the meeting Gil Paterson MSP, who is here for the evidence-taking session on his Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill.This morning we will take evidence from three panels of witnesses, the first of which comprises local authority representatives.
I also welcome our witnesses: Richard Lochhead MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment; Paul Gray, the Scottish Government's director general environment; Ross Scott, the finance team leader for the rural affairs and environment portfolio in the Scottish Government; and David Barnes, the deputy director for agriculture and rural dev...
The committee has up to 90 minutes to debate the motion, after which it will be required to decide whether to support it.Members will remember that we had an opportunity to question extensively the Minister for Children and Early Years, Adam Ingram MSP, and his officials at last week's meeting.
I welcome the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney MSP; Graham Owenson, who is head of the local government finance team in the Scottish Government; and Kirstie Campbell, who is the local governance team leader in the Scottish Government.
The committee is invited to decide to take in private item 7 on today's agenda and any future consideration of draft reports on the legislative consent memoranda—LCM(S3)15.1, LCM(S3)16.1 and LCM(S3)17.1—lodged by Kenny MacAskill MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice. Is that agreed?
I am more than happy to look at whatever committee members or other MSPs have in mind and find out whether we have investigated the proposal already or take on board the suggestion that it should be investigated.
On resuming—Regulatory Framework Inquiry Regulatory Framework Inquiry I welcome Bruce Crawford MSP, who is the Minister for Parliamentary Business; Ken Thomson, who is director of the Scottish Government civil and international justice directorate and the constitutional and parliamentary secretariat; and Al Gibson, who is a policy adviser in the constituti...
The draft Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 (Modification) Order 2008 is subject to the affirmative procedure.This is the first time that the Minister for Public Health, Shona Robison MSP, has appeared before the Justice Committee.
I am glad that you welcome the 2005 act, because the Local Government and Transport Committee, of which I was a member, rejected a proposal by David Davidson, a former MSP, to introduce the sale of alcohol at sports grounds.