What's Happening at Holyrood?
Anderson Strathern Parliamentary Bulletin
Monday 8 October 2007
This weekly Parliamentary Bulletin, detailing business at the Scottish Parliament, is composed of 4 sections: Announcements, Bills in progress, Chamber Business and Committee Business.
The text highlighted red signifies the developments that have taken place since the last Parliamentary Bulletin on 1 October 2007.
The Scottish Parliament is in recess until 21 October 2007. Parliament will reconvene on 22 October, with its first plenary session following recess taking place on 24 October 2007.
Abolition of Tolls (Scotland) Bill (Ex)
This Bill seeks to make provision for the removal of the remaining tolls from the Forth and Tay Road Bridges as soon as is practicable. This will be done by removing the powers of the Forth Estuary Transport Authority to charge tolls on the Forth Road Bridge and by removing the penalties for non-payment of those tolls. The powers of the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board to charge tolls on the Tay Road Bridge will be removed and relevant provisions relating to these powers will be repealed.
Current status
The Bill was introduced on 3 September 2007. The Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee was assigned as the Lead Committee for examination of the Bill.
The Committee met on 2 October 2007 and took further oral evidence on the general principles of the Bill at Stage 1. Details of the evidence can be found in the Official Report of the Committee’s proceedings. The Committee will next meet on 23 October 2007 to take further oral evidence.
There will be no Chamber Business this week, as the Parliament is currently in recess. Parliament reconvenes on 22 October.
There will be no Committee Business this week, as the Parliament is currently in recess. Parliament reconvenes on 22 October.
If you have any queries in respect of the information in this Parliamentary Bulletin or require advice on the parliamentary process or legislative drafting, please contact: Fiona Killen on 0131 625 7296, Sinead Riach on 0131 270 7772 or Alison Presly on 0131 625 8156.
