Proposal and Proposer

Proposal Details

Date Lodged

Date Successful

Number of supporters 1 month from date lodged

Introduced

Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill

Alex Neil

Proposal for a Bill to establish a basis of equality between the Gaelic and English languages in Scotland and to require public bodies and others including local authorities to prepare and implement Gaelic Language Plans.

7 May 2003

20 May 2003

19

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Direct Elections to National Health Service Boards (Scotland) Bill

Bill Butler

Proposal for a Bill to require direct elections, for the public, to the majority of places on National Health Service Boards in Scotland.

8 May 2003

30

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Prohibition of GM Crop Planting (Scotland) Bill

Bruce Crawford

Proposal for a Bill to prohibit the planting of genetically modified crops in Scotland.

12 May 2003

Local Governance (Scotland) Bill

Stewart Maxwell

To make provision for the election of councillors by a system of Single Transferable Voting in multi-member wards; to make provision about remuneration for and other payments to councillors.

12 May 2003

Warm Homes (Scotland) Bill

Robin Harper

Proposal for a Bill to set a target standard of energy efficiency to be achieved in domestic dwellings by a specified date.

12 May 2003

Civil Registered Partnerships (Scotland) Bill

Patrick Harvie

Proposal for a Bill to establish civil partnership registration available to couples in committed relationships, and to provide civil registered partners with legal protection, rights and responsibilities similar to those provided to married couples.

12 May 2003

Free School Meals (Scotland) Bill

Rosie Kane

Proposal for a Bill to provide universally free and nutritious school meals with milk and water for every child attending a local authority managed secondary, primary or special needs school; to monitor the nutritional standards and to provide for a complaints procedure

13 May 2003

16 May 2003

16

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Free Nursery and Primary School Milk (Scotland) Bill

Michael Matheson

Proposal for a Bill to require local authorities to ensure that milk is provided in nursery and primary schools free of charge.

13 May 2003

15 May 2003

19

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Third Party Planning Rights of Appeal (Scotland) Bill

Sandra White

Proposal for a Bill to provide third parties with a right of appeal against decisions made in planning applications under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

14 May 2003

27 May 2003

19

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Abolition of NHS Prescription Charges Bill

Consultation on Proposal to Abolish NHS Prescription Charges (external link)

Colin Fox

Proposal for a Bill to abolish all prescription charges on the NHS.

15 May 2003

2 June 2003

11

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Health Boards Requirement to Consult Bill

Paul Martin

Proposal for a Bill to require Health Boards to consult in circumstances where any changes of use of health service premises are proposed, whether those changes are on a new or existing site, and with a local right of appeal.

29 May 2003

10 June 2003

23

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Charities (Scotland) Bill

Jackie Baillie

Proposal for a Bill to set out the defining principles for recognition as a Scottish Charity and to establish a body to regulate registration and monitor compliance with charity law.

30 May 2003

6 June 2003

27

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Culpable Homicide by Corporate Bodies Bill

Karen Gillon

Proposal for a Bill to provide for a charge of culpable homicide to be brought against corporate bodies.

3 June 2003

Prostitution Tolerance Zones (Scotland) Bill

Margo MacDonald

Proposal for a Bill to enable Local Authorities to designate areas within their boundaries inside which it would be legal to solicit

5 June 2003

23 June 2003

13

Yes

Proposal for a Bill to promote child health by making it an offence to prevent a child, who is permitted to be in a public place or licensed premises from being fed milk in that place or on those premises, and to impose certain duties on Scottish Ministers to encourage, support and promote breastfeeding.

19 June 2003

19 June 2003

25

Yes

Prohibition of Smoking in Regulated Areas (Scotland) Bill

Stewart Maxwell

Proposal for a Bill to regulate smoking in enclosed premises open to the public where food is supplied and consumed.

3 July 2003

21 July 2003

15

Yes

Sunbeds Licensing (Scotland) Bill

Kenneth MacIntosh

Proposal for a Bill to require sunbeds and tanning salons to be licensed.

29 August 2003

29 August 2003

26

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

High Hedges (Scotland) Bill

Scott Barrie

Proposal for a Bill to provide local authorities with the power to deal with complaints regarding high hedges.

5 September 2003

5 September 2003

26

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Civil Appeals (Scotland) Bill

Adam Ingram

Proposal for a Bill to abolish the right of appeal in Scottish civil cases to the House of Lords and create a Civil Appeals Committee in the Court of Session as a final appeal procedure.

11 September 2003

23 September 2003

14

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Fire Sprinklers in Residential Premises (Scotland) Bill

Michael Matheson

Proposal for a Bill to require the installation of residential fire sprinkler systems in residential properties; with particular priority being given to types of occupation and categories of person at greatest risk from domestic fires.

12 September 2003

1 October 2003

15

Yes

Abolition of Council Tax (Scotland) Bill

Bill proposal page (external link)

Tommy Sheridan

Proposal for a Bill to replace council tax with a tax based on personal income

24 September 2003

1 October 2003

13

Yes

Environmental Levy Bill

Mike Pringle

Environmental Levy Bill Consultation Paper (external link)

Proposal for a Bill to enable local authorities to impose an environmental levy on specified plastic bags, payable by the consumer at the point of sale.

 32

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Proposed EU Constitution Referendum Bill

Nicola Sturgeon

Proposal for a Bill to require the Scottish Executive to conduct a referendum on the proposed EU Constitution prior to its ratification by the UK Government.

27 October 2003

30 October 2003

27

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Scottish Railway Company Bill

Tommy Sheridan

Proposal for a Bill to establish a publicly owned Scottish Railway Company responsible for all aspects of the rail network, both passenger and freight, in Scotland.

4 November 2003

4 November 2003

14

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Transportation and Sale of Puppies (Scotland) Bill

Christine Grahame

Proposal for a Bill to safeguard the health and welfare of puppies by restricting their sale until they reach a minimum age and requiring them to have specified documentation when transported for sale.

25 November 2003

25 November 2003

41

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Community Based Drug Facilities (Scotland) Bill

Rosemary Byrne

Proposal for a Bill to require demand led local facilities for drug misusers providing treatment and support including: maintenance prescribing, detoxification, rehabilitation, counselling and social support.

25 November 2003

25 November 2003

16

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Karen Whitefield

Bill proposal page (external link)

15 December 2003

18 December 2003

35

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Single Vaccinations for MMR (Scotland) Bill

Carolyn Leckie

Proposal for a Bill to increase the uptake of measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations by making single vaccinations available on the NHS.

16 December 2003

16 December 2003

15

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Human Organ Transplantation (Register) Bill

John Farquhar Munro

Proposal for a Bill to make provision for the transplantation of organs unless an objection is received.

21 January 2004

21 January 2004

33

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Heritable Property Succession (Scotland ) Bill

Rob Gibson

12 February 2004

12 February 2004

11

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Green Transport (Scotland ) Bill

Chris Ballance

Proposal for a Bill to require Ministers to provide transport targets and plans aimed at stabilising road traffic at 2001 levels and which reduce climate change emissions and promote socially and environmentally sustainable transport alternatives.

12 February 2004

16 February 2004

12

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

School Meals and Snacks (Scotland) Bill

Frances Curran

Proposal for a Bill to make provision for nutritional meals and free water in schools under the management of local authorities; to prescribe circumstances in which education authorities must provide free nutritional school meals and milk; to confer powers on the Scottish Ministers to regulate the sale and advertisement of consumable goods on school premises; to make provision for the monitoring of nutritional standards in schools; and to make provision for a complaints procedure for pupils and parents in relation to nutritional standards and the regulation of the sale and advertisement of consumable goods on school premises.

12 February 2004

12 February 2004

16

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Reform of Council Tax and Business Rates Bill

Mark Ballard

Proposal for a Bill to reform local taxation by shifting the basis of assessment away from whole property value onto land value.

12 March 2004

Not successful

6

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Sexual Grooming of Children (Scotland) Bill

Margaret Mitchell

Proposal for a bill to make provision for an offence of sexual grooming of children.

19 March 2004

23 March 2004

22

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Sale of Homes to pay for Residential Accommodation Bill

John Swinburne

Proposal for a Bill to disregard the value of a person’s home in the financial assessment undertaken by local authorities to establish contributions towards the cost of residential accommodation placements.

12 May 2004

12 May 2004

12

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill

 Alex Neil

Proposal for a Bill to establish a Commissioner for Older People with duties to protect and further their rights and interests.

19 May 2004

21 May 2004

18

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Nutritional Composition and Value of Food and Drink (Scotland) Bill

Shona Robison

Proposal for a Bill to require all food and drink sold in Scotland to display its nutritional composition and value, to prohibit marketing of certain food and drink, and to prohibit the sale of certain food and drink in schools.

8 June 2004

15 June 2004

18

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Proposed Local Government Elections Bill

David Mundell

Proposal for a Bill to require local government elections to be held on different dates from other elections and to delay the next local government election until 2008.

23 June 2004

23 June 2004

27

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Proposed National Register of Tartans Bill

Mr Jamie McGrigor

Proposal for a Bill to establish a National Register of Tartans.

2 July 2004

2 July 2004

19

Proposal Fell on 12/11/2004 see notes

Proposal and Proposer

Proposal Details

Date Lodged

Date Successful

Number of supporters 1 month from date lodged

Introduced