Friday 25th November 2011 | 17:26

Scottish Parliament Business

In Plenary

The Scottish Parliament is not meeting in plenary.

In Committee

Justice Committee (9.45am, room 1).

- Carloway review of criminal law and practice in Scotland – Evidence from: Lord Carloway and Lynne Mochrie, project manager, The Carloway Review.

- Subordinate legislation - Instruments which are not subject to any parliamentary procedure: Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) 2011 (SSI 2011/386); Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No. 7) (Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011) 2011 (SSI 2011/387) and Act of Sederunt (Contempt of Court in Civil Proceedings) 2011 (SSI 2011/388).

 

Education and Culture Committee (10.00am, room 2).

- Subordinate legislation: Student Fees (Specification) (Scotland) Order 2011 [draft] and the Education (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 – Evidence from: Robin Parker, president, NUS Scotland, Alastair Sim, director, Universities Scotland and Michael Russell MSP, cabinet secretary for education and lifelong learning, Ann McVie, higher education and learner support division, and Neil MacLeod, legal services directorate, Scottish Government.

- Subordinate legislation - Negative instrument: Education (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/389).

- Subordinate legislation: Michael Russell to move that the Education and Culture Committee recommends that the Student Fees (Specification) (Scotland) Order 2011 [draft] be approved.

- Petition PE1391: Petition on behalf of Renfrewshire Parent Council Forum calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make it a legal requirement that qualified teachers teach children for 25 hours in a normal school week, subject to existing local flexibility of school hours in primary 1 and 2 (Susan Calcluth-Russell).

 

Finance Committee (10.00am, room 3).

- Draft Budget 2012/13 and spending review 2011 scrutiny (in private).

 

Health and Sport Committee (10.00am, room 6).

- Welfare Reform Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private).

 

Equal Opportunities Committee (2.00pm, room 4).

- Homelessness and young people – Evidence from: Nick Bell, manager, youth homelessness, Scottish Council for Single Homeless, Rosemary Brotchie, senior policy officer, Shelter, Suzanne Fitzpatrick, professor of housing and social policy, Heriot Watt University, Heather Gray, director, The Prince’s Trust Scotland, Julie Hunter, senior housing strategy officer, North Lanarkshire Council, Yvette Hutchison, Quarriers, Dr Paul Monaghan, director, Highland Homeless Trust and Sharon Munro, children’s services manager - 16+ Edinburgh, 16+ ‘At Home’ and LSCS, Barnardo’s Scotland.

 

Public Petitions Committee (2.00pm, room 2).

- PE1351 Time for all to be heard - Evidence from: Duncan Wilson, head of legal and strategy, Scottish Human Rights Commission; Michael Matheson MSP, minister for public health and Roseanna Cunningham, minister for community safety and legal affairs, Scottish Government.

- Consideration of new petitions: PE1411 Reforming uniform policy in all Scottish local authority schools and PE1412 Bond of caution.

- Consideration of current petitions: PE1179 Acquired brain injury services; PE1273 Overnight running of Freight Trains and PE1302 Larbert rail noise and vibration; PE1333 Disadvantaged Scottish Gypsy Travellers and members of the settled community; PE1352 Saltire on Edinburgh Castle; PE1364 Clarifying guidelines on Gypsy/Traveller encampments; PE1367 Ban Mosquito devices now; PE1381 Education provision for children and young people absent from school due to illness; PE1384 Giving Voice - speech and language therapy transforms lives; PE1395 Targeted funding for lesser taught languages and cultures at universities; PE1397 Future support of and funding for In Care Survivors Service Scotland and PE1400 Ban on the use of wild animals in circuses.

- Consideration of evidence - PE1351 Time for all to be heard (in private).

 

Scotland Bill Committee (2.30pm, room 5).

- Scotland Bill (in private).

 

Subordinate Legislation Committee (2.30pm, room 6).

- Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: Crofting Commission (Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 [draft].

- Instruments subject to negative procedure: National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers Lists) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/392);

Police (Retention and Disposal of Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SSI 2011/395); Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors and Witnesses in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment) 2011 (SSI 2011/403) and Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 (SSI 2011/405).

- Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: Act of Sederunt (Lands Valuation Appeal Court) 2011 (SSI 2011/400); Licensing and Regulation of Taxis (Appeals in Respect of Taxi Fares) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 (SSI 2011/401);

Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No. 7) (Taxation of Accounts and Fees of Solicitors) 2011 (SSI 2011/402) and Act of Sederunt (Sanction for the Employment of Counsel in the Sheriff Court) 2011 (SSI 2011/404).

- Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill (in private).

- Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill.

- Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill (in private).