Scottish Parliament Committee News
Issue 117,
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee met last
week to discuss various reports from the Auditor General for Scotland (AGS) including
An
Overview of the NHS in Scotland, Supporting Prescribing in General Practice and
The
Scottish Parliament Corporate Body’s Accounts.
The report on the NHS was
presented by Robert Black, the Auditor General who noted, among other things,
his concerns for the financial health of 4 Health Boards.
The Auditor General then
proceeded to present his findings on the corporate body’s accounts. There were various shortcomings found and his
general conclusion was that there is a need for more effective leadership in
the SPCB’s finance department.
Communities Committee
The Committee continued to
take Stage 1 evidence on the Antisocial
Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Bill. This week, two panels of witnesses
gave their views. Panel 1 consisted of
members of the Gael Og
Mentoring Project, NCH Scotland, CHOSI (Challenging
Offending through Support and Intervention) and Barnardo’s
The Committee then
considered its approach to the Bill at Stage 1 in private.
Education Committee
The Committee considered the
Pupils' Educational Records (
The Committee also considered
a summary of evidence and key themes on the Education
(Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill.
Enterprise & Culture Committee
The Committee
took evidence from the Institute for Energy Systems and Scottish Enterprise on
its Inquiry into Renewable Energy.
Environment and Rural Development Committee
The Committee
considered a negative instrument relating to the regulation of establishments
keeping laying hens.
Equal Opportunities Committee
The Committee agreed that it had no
recommendation to make on the Race
Relations Act 1976 Amendment Order 2003. It also considered a draft report on the Education
(Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill in private.
European
and External Relations Committee
Last week, members heard
evidence from Dennis McShane
MP, Minister for
The Committee Convener also
updated the Committee on the letter received from the Scottish Executive on its
policy toward the use of tripartite
contracts and agreements between the
EC, member states and local authorities.
Health
Committee
The Health
Committee met on Tuesday in Committee Room 1 where members took more Stage 1
evidence on the National Health
Service Reform (Scotland) Bill.
Video evidence came from representatives of NHS Orkney. Evidence at Committee
was taken on behalf of a number of Health Professions’ organisations,
including the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, and also from Malcolm Chisholm,
Minister for Health and Community Care; Lorna Clark, the Bill Team Leader; and
Iain Dewar, a Scottish Executive who is a member of the Bill Team.
The Committee also
considered the Honey (
Justice 1 Committee
Stage 1 evidence
on the Criminal
Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill continues. Last week’s meeting heard from, among
others, the Faculty of Advocates, Victim Support
Justice 2 Committee
The Committee
took evidence on the Antisocial
Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Bill from offenders’ organisation,
SACRO, Children’s organisations, the Centre for
Law and Society at the
Local Government and
Transport Committee
Investigations into the Local Governance
(Scotland) Bill continued with evidence from the Local Government
Association, the Improvement and Development Agency, CoSLA, South Lanarkshire
Council, the Councillors Remuneration progress Group and the Widening Access to
Council Membership Progress Group.
Public
Petitions Committee
New petitions
considered at the last meeting covered topics including: the treatment by the
justice system of those charged with rape or other sexual offences; affordable,
accessible local transport available to disabled people; protection of school
children when travelling on school trips at home or abroad; and prevention of
attacks by seagulls in urban areas. The
Committee also gave further consideration to a number of current petitions.
Subordinate Legislation Committee
The Committee met last Tuesday
and considered the response from the Scottish Executive on the Delegated Powers Scrutiny of the Criminal
Procedure (Amendment)(Scotland) Bill.
The Committee also
considered the following Draft Instruments
subject to approval: The National Health Service (Distribution of
Endowment Income Scheme)(
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