Scottish Parliament Committee News
Issue 123,
Communities Committee
Members met in private last
week to continued considering their draft Stage 1 report on the Antisocial
Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Bill.
Education Committee
The Committee entered into
day 2 of its consideration of the Education
(Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2. It also considered a consultation document
from the Executive on medical standards.
Environment and Rural Development Committee
The Committee heard
from Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development, Allan Wilson, on
the Executive’s European Strategy and
the Irish Presidency of the EU. It also continued with Stage 2 of the Nature
Conservation (Scotland) Bill.
Finally, it discussed the remit of its inquiry into reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Equal Opportunities Committee
The Committee heard
evidence from Communities Minister, Margaret Curran, on the European year of Disabled People. It also agreed to finalise its report on the Local Governance
(Scotland) Bill by correspondence and, in private, its work programme.
European
and External Relations Committee
The Committee met on Tuesday
and heard from Finance and Public Services Minister, Andy Kerr, on the Scottish Executive’s priorities for
the Irish Presidency of the European Union.
The Minister also gave evidence to the Committee on the Scottish
Executive's European Strategy.
There was also a
Convener’s report on the decision
of the European Commission in the case of Ryanair and
Finance Committee
Tuesday’s
meeting considered the January and February monthly reports on the Scottish Parliament Building Project.
Evidence was taken from The Presiding Officer; Chief Executive of the Scottish
parliament, Paul Grice; member of the Corporate Body, Robert Brown MSP;
Convener of Holyrood Progress Group, John Home Robertson MSP; and Project
Director of the Holyrood Project Team, Sarah Davidson.
The Committee also took
evidence on its inquiry into the Relocation
of Public Sector Jobs from a range of trade unions and evidence from
Michael Matheson (SNP) and members of the Scottish Parliament's Non-Executive
Bills Unit on the Fire Sprinklers
in Residential Premises (Scotland) Bill.
The Committee was updated
on the investigation into Scottish Water
by its Reporters.
Justice 1 Committee
The Committee met
with Justice 2 in private to discuss appointing an advisor on the Budget process 2005-06.
On its own, Justice 1
took evidence from Deputy Justice Minister, Hugh Henry, on the
Justice 2 Committee
In addition to
the joint meeting with Justice 1, members of Justice 2 took evidence on the Tenements (Scotland)
Bill. They also considered a
report on the alleged leaking of the draft Stage 1 report on the Antisocial
Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Bill.
Correspondence on the draft Arbitration Bill was also
discussed.
Subordinate Legislation Committee
The Committee met on Tuesday
and had a very full agenda covering a wide range of items relating to delegated
powers of scrutiny in the Tenements
(Scotland) Bill and the Antisocial
Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Bill.
Instruments subject to
annulment included the Motorways
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Enterprise & Culture Committee
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Local Government and
Transport Committee
Procedures Committee
Public
Petitions Committee
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