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These details are subject to change but are accurate as at 14 July 2010 9.00

 

Contents by Committee

Mandatory Committees Subject Committees
Equal Opportunities Economy, Energy and Tourism
European and External Relations Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture
Finance Health and Sport
Public Petitions Justice
Public Audit Local Government and Communities
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Rural Affairs and Environment
Subordinate Legislation Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
 
Bill and other Committees  
End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill  
Forth Crossing Bill  

 

Economy, Energy and Tourism

CURRENT BUSINESS
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Economy, Energy and Tourism work programme

27 January 2010

 

Work programme reviewed and agreed 27 January 2010

Banking Inquiry

23 June 2010

 

Correspondence received regarding the Committee's report and follow-up actions following the recent debate in the Chamber, considered 23 June 2010

Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill

29 June 2010

 

Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 on 29 June 2010

Trade Inquiry

29 June 2010

 

Draft report considered 29 June 2010

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Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
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Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture work programme

03 February 2010

 

Work programme considered 03 February 2010

Autism (Scotland) Bill

29 June 2010

  Committee considered its approach to consideration of the Bill 29 June 2010
Children's Hearings (Scotland) Bill

02 June 2010

  

Stage 1 Report published 09 June 2010. Stage 1 completed 16 June 2010

Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

29 June 2010

  Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 29 June 2010
Inquiry into the future of schools management in Scotland     Call for written evidence by 02 July 2010
Scottish Government class sizes policy

10 March 2010

 

Evidence heard 10 March 2010

The Scottish local newspaper industry

29 June 2010

 

Committee considered a draft report 29 June 2010

Local authority funding of education and children’s services

16 June 2010

  Evidence heard 16 June 2010

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End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
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End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill work programme      
End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill

22 June 2010

 

Committee considered and agreed its approach to to taking oral evidence at Stage 1 of the Bill 22 June 2010

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Equal Opportunities

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Equal Opportunities work programme

15 June 2010 

  Work programme considered 15 June 2010
Budget Strategy Phase Inquiry

18 May 2010

 

Draft report considered 18 May 2010

Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill

16 March 2010

 

Bill passed Stage 3 30 June 2010

Inquiry into Migration and Trafficking

29 June 2010  

  Committee took evidence 29 June 2010

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European and External Relations

CURRENT BUSINESS
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NEXT MEETING
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European and External Relations work programme (27KB pdf)

20 April 2010

 

  Work programme considered 20 April 2010

EU Budget Review Inquiry

01 June 2010

 

Committee agreed on its report subject to changes 01 June 2010
Inquiry into Europe 2020: A new economic strategy

20 April 2010

  1st Report, 2010 (Session 3) Europe 2020 published 30 April 2010

International Framework Inquiry

16 March 2010

 

Committee further considered the remit and a detailed approach paper for its inquiry 16 March 2010

Inquiry into International Engagement

15 June 2010

  Report on international expenditure by the Scottish Government and its agencies and approach to conducting case studies considered 15 June 2010
Inquiry into the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on Scotland

15 June 2010

 

4th Report, 2010 (Session 3) Inquiry into the Impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on Scotland published 23 June 2010

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Finance

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Finance work programme

15 June 2010

 

Work programme considered 15 June 2010

Budget Strategy Phase Inquiry

01 June 2010

 

 

Committee considered a draft report on its inquiry into efficient public services 01 June 2010
Scrutiny of Financial Memoranda

13 April 2010

 

  

On-going issues      

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Forth Crossing Bill

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Forth Crossing Bill work programme

17 March 2010

 

Work programme reviewed 17 March 2010

Forth Crossing Bill

16 June 2010

 

Approach to Bill at Stage 2 considered 16 June 2010

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Health and Sport

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Health and Sport committee planner

23 June 2010

 

Work programme considered 23 June 2010

Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill

Stage 1 Debate 10 June 2010

 

Bill agreed to at Stage 1 10 June 2010

Inquiry into out-of-hours Health Care Provision in Rural Areas

23 June 2010

 

Response from the Scottish Government considered 23 June 2010

Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill

16 June 2010

  Approach to scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 considered 16 June 2010

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Justice

CURRENT BUSINESS
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TIMESCALE
Justice work programme

01 June 2010

   

The Committee considered its work programme 01 June 2010
Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill

29 June 2010 (539KB pdf)

  Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 29 June 2010

Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill

11 May 2010

 

Bill passed Stage 3 30 June 2010

Damages (Scotland) Bill

22 June 2010

  Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 22 June 2010
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill

29 June 2010 (539KB pdf)

  Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 29 June 2010

Legal Services (Scotland) Bill

29 June 2010

 

Bill at Stage 2 (Day 4) considered 29 June 2010

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Local Government and Communities

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Local Government and Communities work programme (16KB pdf)

17 March 2010

 

Work programme agreed 17 March 2010

Housing (Scotland) Bill

23 June 2010

 

Stage 1 completed 23 June 2010

Property Factors (Scotland) Bill

23 June 2010

 

Approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 considered 23 June 2010

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Public Audit

CURRENT BUSINESS
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Details of consideration of reports from the Auditor General for Scotland can be viewed in the correspondence with Accountable Officers pages

23 June 2010

 

 

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Public Petitions

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Open Petitions

29 June 2010

 

 

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Rural Affairs and Environment

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Rural Affairs and Environment work programme (29KB pdf)

14 April 2010

  Work programme considered 14 April 2010

Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill

16 June 2010

 

Bill passed Stage 3 1 July 2010

Inquiry into Scotland's Hills and Islands

23 June 2010

 

 

Draft correspondence resulting from evidence-taking considered 23 June 2010
Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

23 June 2010

   

Evidence heard and considered 23 June 2010

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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments work programme

11 May 2010

 

Work programme considered 11 May 2010

Financial Resolutions and Financial Memoranda inquiry

22 June 2010

 

Committee considered a note by the Clerk 22 June 2010

Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Bill [secondary Committee for scrutiny of the Bill]

01 June 2010

 

Committee considered a draft report 01 June 2010

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Subordinate Legislation

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Subordinate Legislation work programme (20KB pdf)

10 November 2009

  Work programme agreed 10 November 2009
Scottish Statutory Instrument tracker report (251KB pdf)

29 June 2010

 

36th Report 2010 Subordinate Legislation published 16 June 2010 (web only)

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Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change

CURRENT BUSINESS
LAST MEETING
NEXT MEETING
TIMESCALE
Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change work programme (50KB pdf)

29 June 2010

 

Work programme reviewed 29 June 2010

Forth Crossing Bill

16 March 2010

 

Draft report considered 16 March 2010

Inquiry into the Relationship Between Transport and Land Use Planning Policies

29 June 2010

  Committee considered a draft report 29 June 2010
Inquiry into Active Travel
Debate on the Report 09 June 2010      Committee published a report on its Inquiry into Active Travel on 26 March 2010

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The tracker is not comprehensive and is intended as an overview of the main committee business.

This information is collated by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Any comments please email spice@scottish.parliament.uk