Note: (DT) signifies a decision taken at Decision Time.
The meeting opened at 2.30 pm.
Wednesday 20 June 2007
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Executive Debate: Government’s Objective for a Smarter Scotland
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 21 June 2007
9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business
11.40 am General Question Time
12 noon First Minister’s Question Time
2.15 pm Themed Question Time—
Education and Lifelong Learning;
Europe, External Affairs and Culture
2.55 pm Ministerial Statement: Climate Change
followed by Executive Debate: Housing
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 27 June 2007
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Executive Business
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 28 June 2007
9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Executive Business
11.40 am General Question Time
12 noon First Minister’s Question Time
2.15 pm Themed Question Time—
Rural Affairs and the Environment;
Health and Wellbeing
2.55 pm Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
The motion was agreed to.
5. Membership of Committees: Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S3M-166—That the Parliament agrees the membership of committees of the Parliament as follows:
Audit Committee
Membership: Willie Coffey, Murdo Fraser, Charlie Gordon, Jim Hume, Stuart McMillan, Mary Mulligan, Dr Richard Simpson, Andrew Welsh
Equal Opportunities Committee
Membership: Helen Eadie, Marlyn Glen, Bill Kidd, Margaret Mitchell, Hugh O’Donnell, Elaine Smith, Sandra White, Bill Wilson
European and External Relations Committee
Membership: Jackie Baillie, Ted Brocklebank, Alasdair Morgan, Alex Neil, Irene Oldfather, John Park, Gil Paterson, Iain Smith
Finance Committee
Membership; Derek Brownlee, Joe FitzPatrick, James Kelly, Liam McArthur, Tom McCabe, Elaine Murray, Alex Neil, Andrew Welsh
Public Petitions Committee
Membership: Bashir Ahmad, Claire Baker, Angela Constance, Rhoda Grant, Robin Harper, Mr Frank McAveety, Tricia Marwick, Nanette Milne, John Farquhar Munro
Procedures Committee
Membership: Keith Brown, Cathie Craigie, Marlyn Glen, Jamie McGrigor, Christina McKelvie, Hugh O’Donnell, Dave Thompson
Standards and Public Appointments Committee
Membership: Keith Brown, Cathie Craigie, Marlyn Glen, Jamie McGrigor, Christina McKelvie, Hugh O’Donnell, Dave Thompson
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Membership: Jackson Carlaw, Helen Eadie, George Foulkes, Ian McKee, Gil Paterson, Elaine Smith, Mr Jamie Stone
Justice Committee
Membership: Bill Aitken, Bill Butler, Cathie Craigie, Nigel Don, Stuart McMillan, Paul Martin, Margaret Smith, John Wilson
Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
Membership: Brian Adam, Gavin Brown, Iain Gray, Christopher Harvie, Marilyn Livingstone, Tavish Scott, Dave Thompson, David Whitton
Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
Membership: Rob Gibson, Patrick Harvie, Alex Johnstone, Alison McInnes, Des McNulty, Cathy Peattie, David Stewart, Stefan Tymkewycz
Health and Sport Committee
Membership: Malcolm Chisholm, Ross Finnie, Karen Gillon, Christine Grahame, Lewis Macdonald, Ian McKee, Michael Matheson, Mary Scanlon
Local Government and Communities Committee
Membership: Alasdair Allan, Bob Doris, Kenneth Gibson, Johann Lamont, David McLetchie, Michael McMahon, Duncan McNeil, Jim Tolson
Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
Membership: Aileen Campbell, Rob Gibson, Ken Macintosh, Christina McKelvie, Pauline McNeill, Jeremy Purvis, Elizabeth Smith, Karen Whitefield
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Membership: Richard Baker, Sarah Boyack, Roseanna Cunningham, Jamie Hepburn, Peter Peacock, Mike Rumbles, John Scott, Bill Wilson
The motion was agreed to ((DT) by division: For 112, Against 1, Abstentions 0).
6. Decision Time: The Parliament took a decision on item 5 as noted above.
7. Education is a Human Right: The Parliament debated S3M-40 in the name of Karen Whitefiled—That the Parliament welcomes the Global Campaign for Education event at Moray House on 30 May 2007 with young people from Clarkston, Lawmuir, Echline and Dunnikier primary schools and Kirkcaldy High School, from Malawi who are visiting Kirkcaldy High as part of a school exchange programme and from Save the Children’s YES project in Glasgow and young gypsy/travellers attending to highlight the campaign; acknowledges that education is a basic human right; notes that 80 million children around the world, most of whom are girls, are still being denied the opportunity of going to school and almost one billion adults are illiterate; supports the goal to ensure free and compulsory primary education of good quality for all by 2015; considers that this important agenda should continue to be driven forward in order to deliver for children around the world, and supports the efforts of the members of the Global Campaign for Education, including Save the Children and Oxfam in Scotland, in raising awareness of the campaign.
The meeting closed at 5.38 pm.