Scottish Parliament Business: Wednesday 20 November 2019
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In Plenary
1:30pm: Parliamentary Bureau Motions
1:30pm: Ministerial Statement: 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Ministerial Statement: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Ward Closures
Portfolio Questions
Scottish Labour Party Debate: Universal Credit
Scottish Labour Party Debate: Investing in Scotland
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00pm: Decision Time
Members’ Business – Iain Gray: Celebrating the International Year of the Periodic Table
In Committee
Local Government and Communities Committee (9:30am, Robert Burns Room)
Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Witnesses: Aileen Campbell, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, and Kate Forbes, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, Scottish Government
Building Regulations and Fire Safety in Scotland
Witnesses: Laura Hughes, General Insurance Manager, Association of British Insurers; Craig Ross, Associate Director of the Built Environment, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; Professor Jose Torero, Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of Department, University College London and Dr Jim Glockling, Technical Director, Fire Prevention Association (by video link)
Education and Skills Committee (10:00am, James Clerk Maxwell Room)
Disclosure (Scotland) Bill
Witnesses: Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, Scottish Government; Kevin Lee, Disclosure Bill Team Leader, and Gerard Hart, Director of Protection Services and Policy, Disclosure Scotland and Gemma Grant, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee (10:00am, Mary Fairfax Somerville Room)
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill
Witnesses: Dr John Kerr, Head of Agriculture Policy Division, Dr George Burgess, Deputy Director of Food and Drink, Ally McAlpine, Senior Statistician, Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS), Vicky Dunlop, Branch Head/Team Leader, Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill, and Andy Crawley, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate (SGLD), Scottish Government
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 – Consideration of whether the following instruments have been laid under the appropriate consideration
- Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019
Subordinate legislation – Consideration of the following negative instruments
- Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019
- The Fishing Boats Designation (EU Exit) (Scotland) Order 2019