Scottish Parliament Business: Wednesday 19 February 2020
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In Plenary
1:15pm: Parliamentary Bureau Motions
1:15pm: Members' Business - Rachael Hamilton: Smoking Ban for Play Parks and Outdoor Sports Facilities
2:00pm: Portfolio Questions
Scottish Labour Party Debate: Standing up for NHS staff and patients
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00pm: Decision Time
Members' Business - Gil Paterson: The Cochno Stone and the Social Value of Scotland's Prehistoric Rock Art
In Committee
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee (8:30am, Mary Fairfax Somerville Room)
Queensferry Crossing: Recent closure of the Crossing due to safety concerns
Witnesses: Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Dr Hazel McDonald, Chief Bridges Engineer, and Laurence Shackman, Queensferry Crossing Project Manager (Design and Construction phase), Scottish Government and Mark Arndt, Operating Company Representative, Amey Forth Bridge Operating Company
Budget Scrutiny 2020-21
Witnesses: Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Lee Shedden, Director of Finance, Donald Morrison, Head of Asset Management and Procurement, Chris Wilcock, Head of Ferries Unit, and Lawrence Shackman, Head of Major Rail Projects and Technical Services, Scottish Government
Subordinate legislation: Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020
Witnesses: Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Andrew Crawley, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate (SGLD), and Lynne Stewart, Head of Direct Payments, Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate, Scottish Government
Subordinate legislation: Fergus Ewing to move that the Committee recommends that the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 be approved
Budget Scrutiny 2020-21
Witnesses: Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Annabel Turpie, Director of Agriculture and Rural Delivery, Shiree Donnelly, Head of Finance, Agriculture and Rural Economy, and Richard Rollison, Deputy Director, Directorate for Economic Development, Scottish Government
Local Government and Communities Committee (9:30am, James Clerk Maxwell Room)
Budget Scrutiny 2020-21
Witnesses: Councillor Gail Macgregor, Spokesperson for Resources, and Vicki Bibby, Head of Resources, COSLA; Jim Boyle, Chair, CIPFA Scottish Directors of Finance Section; David Robertson, Member, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives; Aileen Campbell, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, Kate Forbes, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, Graham Owenson, Team Leader LG Finance, Local Taxation Policy & Business Rates, and Shirley Laing, Director for Housing and Social Justice, Scottish Government
Education and Skills Committee (10:00am, Robert Burns Room)
Disclosure (Scotland) Bill
Witnesses: Kevin Lee, Disclosure Bill Team Leader, Disclosure Scotland and Gemma Grant, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government