Our regular Updates on Parliamentary Activity are placed on this website and are renewed monthly during Parliamentary session. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS IN DecemBER During this period, Parliament debated the following (details from SCPO or Parliament Website): Fostering And Kinship Care (SNP); Devolution Review (Lab); Summary Justice Reform (SNP); Committee Of The Regions And The Regional Chamber Of The Congress Of Local And Regional Authorities Of The Council Of Europe (Membership) (SNP); Woodland And Green Spaces (SNP); Sport (Young People) (Lib Dem); Civil Liberties (Lib Dem); Local Government Finance Settlement 2008 To 2011 (Lab); European Union Reform Treaty (SNP); Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 (SNP); Abolition Of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Bill (SNP); Climate Change Bill (SNP). Member's Debates: Lancastria; Scouting; Orkney Air Ambulance Service; Glasgow's Pakistani Community; Border Television News; Support Projectscotland. Ministerial Statements: Prescription Charges (Nicola Sturgeon); Class Sizes (Fiona Hyslop); Local Government Finance Settlement 2008 To 2011 (John Swinney); Transport (John Swinney). Time for Reflection was led by: Rev Neil Urquhart (Fullarton Church, Irvine); Jack Glenny (Greenock and Paisley Presbytery); Rev Kathy Galloway (Iona Community).
BILLS IN PROGRESS 1. Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Bill (Ex): Passed 20 December. 2. Glasgow Commonwealth Games Bill (Ex): Stage 1 Finance Committee 15 January; Stage 1 evidence Local Government and Communities Committee 16 January. 3. Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill (Ex): Stage 2 Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee 23 January. 4. Public Health etc. (Scotland) Bill (Ex): Stage 1 evidence Health and Sport Committee 16 January.
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