Scottish Parliament Business: Tuesday 19 November 2019
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In Plenary
2:00pm: Time for Reflection
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
Topical Questions
Ministerial Statement: International Year of Plant Health 2020
Scottish Government Debate: Sea Fisheries and End Year Negotiations
Committee Announcements: Education and Skills Committee: Inquiry into STEM in the early years
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00pm: Decision Time
Member’s Business – Stuart McMillan - Road Safety Week 2019
In Committee
Health and Sport Committee (9:30am, James Clerk Maxwell Room)
Subordinate legislation: Evidence on the Public Services Reform (The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) (Healthcare Whistleblowing) Order 2020 [draft] and the Public Services Reform (The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman)(Healthcare Whistleblowing) Order 2020 - Statement of Principles
Witnesses: Jeane Freeman, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Stephen Lea-Ross, Head of Workforce Practice, and John Paterson, Divisional Solicitor, Scottish Government and Rosemary Agnew, The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Subordinate legislation: Jeane Freeman, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, to move that the Health and Sport Committee recommends that the Draft Public Services Reform (The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman)(Healthcare Whistleblowing) Order 2020 be approved
Subordinate legislation: Jeane Freeman, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, to move that the Committee recommends that the Public Services Reform (The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman)(Healthcare Whistleblowing) Order 2020 - Statement of Principles be approved
Health Hazards in the Healthcare Environment
Witnesses: Jeane Freeman, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Christine McLaughlin, Chief Finance Officer NHS Scotland and Director of Health Finance, and Fiona McQueen, Chief Nursing Officer, Scottish Government
Primary Care Inquiry
Witnesses: George Burton, Healthcare user; Stacey Smith, Healthcare user; Anna Reid, Healthcare user; Ian Laing, Healthcare user; Adedokun Adenipekun, Healthcare user; Martin Misovic, Healthcare user; Craig Henderson, Healthcare user and Hugh Dunn, Healthcare user
Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee (9:45am, David Livingstone Room)
Subordinate legislation – Draft Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019
Witnesses: Kate Forbes, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, Gregor Boyd, Senior Statistician, Office of Chief Statistician and Data Officer, and Poppy Wilson, Policy Adviser, Office of Chief Statistician and Data Officer, Scottish Government
Subordinate legislation: Kate Forbes (Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy) to move that the Committee recommends that the Draft Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019 be approved
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (10:00am, Adam Smith Room)
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 – Consideration of whether the instrument has been laid under the appropriate procedure and given the appropriate categorisation
- Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/draft)
Instruments subject to affirmative procedure – Consideration of the following
- Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/draft)
- Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (Ancillary Provision) Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/draft)
justice committee (10:00am, Mary Fairfax Somerville Room)
Public petition PE1458
Witnesses: Peter Cherbi, petitioner and Moi Ali, former Judicial Complaints Reviewer
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee (10:15am, Robert Burns Room)
Subordinate legislation – Consideration of the following negative instruments
- Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (No.2) (Scotland) Regulations 2019
- The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019
Proposed Deposit and Return Scheme
Witnesses: Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform; Don McGillivray, Deputy Director, Environmental Quality and Circular Economy Division, Scott Wood, Team Leader Circular Economy Unit, and Emily Freeman, Solicitor, Scottish Government
