2pm

Time for Reflection: Natalie Beal, Prison Governor and Chair of the Prison Governors Association Scotland
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
Topical Questions

Roz McCall (S6T-02182)

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland's call for it to introduce "legal protection for children on the use of physical restraint and seclusion in all situations where children are in the care of the state".

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Ministerial Statement: Scotland’s Planning System – Supporting Investment and Economic Growth and Delivering Quality Homes
Scottish Government Debate: The Women’s Health Plan 2021- 2024 – Progress and Next Steps

Jenni Minto (S6M-15382)

That the Parliament acknowledges the longstanding health inequalities faced by women and believes that it is vital that services and health outcomes are improved for women and girls; notes the progress made through implementation of the Women’s Health Plan as a first step towards addressing these inequalities, in particular the appointment and work of the first Women’s Health Champion; thanks hard-working NHS staff and all those who have contributed to the progress to date; welcomes the commitment from the Scottish Government to work with women and girls across Scotland in developing the next iteration of the plan, and thanks everyone who has contributed their lived experience to the priorities of the Women’s Health Plan.

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Annie Wells (S6M-15382.1)

As an amendment to motion S6M-15382 in the name of Jenni Minto (The Women’s Health Plan 2021-2024 – Progress and Next Steps), leave out from “acknowledges” to end and insert “agrees that 17 years of Scottish National Party (SNP) administration mismanagement of healthcare in Scotland has worsened longstanding health inequalities faced by women and girls, while challenges facing women’s health services continue to go unaddressed; notes that thousands of women across Scotland have missed out on life-saving screenings for breast and cervical cancer, and that some breast cancer screening centres are at risk of being downgraded or closed entirely under drastic NHS budget cuts by the Scottish Government; further notes that women in the west of Scotland have been forced to pay for their own ovarian cancer treatment due to long and unacceptably high delays; believes that the Scottish Government has failed to recognise and address the underlying preventable factors that contribute to poor mental health for women and girls; notes that the SNP administration made the decision to cut the mental health budget by nearly £20 million for 2024-25, despite the number of people in Scotland who reported to have a mental health condition doubling between 2011 and 2022; acknowledges that women’s life expectancy is lower than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, with Scotland ranked 22 out of 29 European nations for female lifespan in the 10 years up to 2022; urges the Scottish Government to restore the provision of consultant-led maternity services in rural areas, such as Moray and Caithness, so that women are no longer forced to travel hundreds of miles away from home to give birth; believes that the Scottish Government should abandon its proposed centralisation plans for specialist neonatal units in NHS Scotland, which includes downgrading services at University Hospital Wishaw, Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, and Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, potentially endangering the lives of vulnerable babies and placing additional stress on new and expectant mothers alike; calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise women’s reproductive health, as it currently takes an average of 8.5 years for a woman to get an official diagnosis for endometriosis, despite the fact that one in 10 women in Scotland live with this debilitating condition; believes that the Scottish Government should take steps to reduce cardiology waiting lists, which are at a record high in Scotland, as women are more likely than men to receive the wrong cardiac diagnosis and will receive half as many heart treatments; criticises the SNP administration for continuing to put gender ideology before the safety of women and girls by backing Rape Crisis Scotland, despite an independent review discovering that survivors were being let down, and calls on the Scottish Government to address the specific healthcare needs of women, ensuring that Scotland’s NHS is efficient, reliable and accessible for all women, always.”

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Carol Mochan (S6M-15382.2)

As an amendment to motion S6M-15382 in the name of Jenni Minto (The Women’s Health Plan 2021-2024 – Progress and Next Steps), insert at end "; is concerned by the slow progress in addressing stubbornly high health inequalities experienced by women, and calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that the next plan sets out concisely when and how each of its actions will be fully implemented across Scotland."

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Committee Announcements
Business Motions

Jamie Hepburn on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau (S6M-15430)

That the Parliament agrees to the following revision to the programme of business for Thursday 14 November 2024—
delete
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skills
and insert
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skills
followed by Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Events

Further details available for S6M-15430
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5pm

Decision Time
Members' Business — S6M-15156 Alex Cole-Hamilton: Protecting Communities from Antisocial Behaviour and Antisocial Driving

Alex Cole-Hamilton (S6M-15156)

That the Parliament notes with concern that many communities in Scotland, including those in the Edinburgh Western constituency such as South Queensferry, have been affected by antisocial behaviour and antisocial driving; understands that this kind of behaviour can have an impact on quality of life, businesses and community spaces; notes with concern the findings of the report, Still living a nightmare: Understanding the experiences of victims of anti-social behaviour, which has been published by Baroness Newlove and highlights the severe impact of unresolved antisocial behaviour on victims across the UK, including significant mental health issues; acknowledges and notes praise for the Silent Crime campaign for its work in raising awareness of what it believes are these often overlooked issues; recognises the hard work undertaken by Police Scotland and local authorities to tackle this behaviour, particularly around antisocial driving, and notes calls for the Scottish Government to create a national taskforce, which can examine and identify targeted measures to address this behaviour, including whether legislation can be tightened.

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Committee business

The committee will meet at 9:00am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private, and whether equivalent items on future agendas should be taken in private.

2. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Eleanor Deeming, Legal Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission
Dr Murray Earle, Lecturer in Medical Law, Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and the Law, University of Edinburgh
Dr Mary Neal, Reader in Law, Strathclyde University
Lynda Towers, Public Policy Committee Member, Law Society of Scotland

and then from—

Dr Arun Chopra, Medical Director, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Professor Colin McKay, Professor, Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research, Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Stephen Potts, Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, NHS Lothian, representing the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

4. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Alex Bruce on 85229 or at Alex.Bruce@Parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Housing Inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from—

Professor Duncan Maclennan

and then from—

Callum Chomczuk, National Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
Sharon Egan, Head of Housing Services, South Lanarkshire Council, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
Eilidh Keay, Member, Living Rent
Jennifer Kennedy, Director of Public Affairs, Homes for Scotland
Carolyn Lochhead, Director of External Affairs, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
Gordon MacRae, Assistant Director (Communications & Advocacy), Shelter Scotland

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Property Factors (Registration) (Scotland) Regulations 2024Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Rural Housing Bodies) Amendment Order 2024

4. Housing Inquiry: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and during last week's session.

5. National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes: The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Scottish Government.

6. Tracker Report 2023-24: The Committee will consider a draft report.

7. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will further consider a draft Stage 1 report.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Euan Donald on 85212 or at euan.donald@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:15am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Declaration of interests: Kevin Stewart MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025 from—

Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, Scottish Government
Michael McLeod, Head of Marine Nature Enhancement Programme and Joint Environmental Accelerator Programme, Scottish Government
Stewart Cunningham, Lawyer, Scottish Government

4. Subordinate legislation: Kate Forbes MSP (Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic) to move—S6M-15261—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025 be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (West Dunbartonshire Council) Designation Order 2024Parking Attendants (Wearing of Uniforms) (West Dunbartonshire Council) Regulations 2024

6. Appointment of the Scottish Land Commissioners and the Tenant Farming Commissioner: The Committee will take evidence from—

Dr Lucy Beattie
Dr Calum Macleod
Robert Black

7. Appointment of the Scottish Land Commissioners and the Tenant Farming Commissioner: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

8. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Peter McGrath on 85232 or at peter.mcgrath@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)

3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/293)Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/310)Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) (Consequential Amendment, Revocation and Saving Provision) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/311)

4. Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

5. Quarterly report: The Committee will consider a draft report for the parliamentary quarter from 13 May to 15 September 2024.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Greg Black at Greg.Black@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

2. The Aarhus Convention: The Committee will take evidence from—

Dr Ben Christman, Legal Director, Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
Professor Colin T Reid, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Law, University of Dundee
Mark Roberts, Chief Executive, Environmental Standards Scotland
Jamie Whittle, Convener, Environmental Law Sub-committee, Law Society of Scotland

and then from—

Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Scottish Government
Walter Drummond-Murray, Head of Civil Courts and Inquiries, Scottish Government
Denise Swanson, Deputy Director, Civil Law and Legal System , Scottish Government
Lisa Davidson, Senior Policy Adviser, Civil Courts, Scottish Government

3. The Aarhus Convention: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

4. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will continue its consideration of a draft Stage 1 report.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Katrina Venters on 86244 or at Katrina.Venters@Parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 10:30am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Budget (Scotland) Act 2024 Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] from—

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government
Craig Maidment, Senior Finance Manager, Scottish Government
Claire Hughes, Head of Corporate Reporting, Scottish Government

2. Subordinate legislation: Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) to move—S6M-14800—That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2024 Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.

3. National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.

4. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Joanne McNaughton, at FPA.committee@parliament.scot

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Tuesday 12 November 2024

Business Bulletin

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Time for Reflection: Natalie Beal, Prison Governor and Chair of the Prison Governors Association Scotland

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Topical Questions

Roz McCall (S6T-02182)

Ministerial Statement: Scotland’s Planning System – Supporting Investment and Economic Growth and Delivering Quality Homes

Scottish Government Debate: The Women’s Health Plan 2021- 2024 – Progress and Next Steps

Jenni Minto (S6M-15382)

Annie Wells (S6M-15382.1)

Carol Mochan (S6M-15382.2)

Committee Announcements

Business Motions

Jamie Hepburn on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau (S6M-15430)

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Decision Time

Members' Business — S6M-15156 Alex Cole-Hamilton: Protecting Communities from Antisocial Behaviour and Antisocial Driving

Alex Cole-Hamilton (S6M-15156)

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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

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