Scottish Parliament Business: Wednesday 27 November 2019
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In Plenary
2:00pm: Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2:00pm: Portfolio Questions
Scottish Liberal Democrat Party Debate: Mental Health
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00pm: Decision Time
Members’ Business – Rona Mackay: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence
In Committee
Local Government and Communities Committee (8:30am, James Clerk Maxwell Room)
Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1)
Finance and Constitution Committee (9:00am, David Livingstone Room)
Referendums (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2
Education and Skills Committee (10:00am, Robert Burns Room)
Exam Diet 2019, Scottish National Standardised Assessments and Subject Choices
Witnesses: John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, and Graeme Logan, Director of learning, Scottish Government
The Committee will consider the following petition-
- PE1692 by Lesley Scott and Alison Preuss on behalf Tymes Trust and Scottish Home Education, calling for an Inquiry into the human rights impact of GIRFEC policy and data processing
Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument:
-Robert Gordon University (Scotland) Order of Council 2019 (SSI 2019/375)
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee (10:00am, Mary Fairfax Somerville Room)
Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill
Witnesses: Maureen Falconer, Regional Manager – Scotland, the Information Commissioner’s Office. Steven Thomson, Senior Agricultural Economist and Policy Advisor, Scotland's Rural College, Professor Julie Fitzpatrick, CEO of the Moredun Foundation and Scientific Director, Moredun Research Institute, Ellen Wilson, Chair, Scottish Biodiversity Information Forum.
The Committee will consider the following petition:
-PE01715 by Mark Carter on behalf of Marine Concern, on Closed-Containment for Salmon Farms in Scotland.
