Chamber
Plenary, 19 Jun 2002
19 Jun 2002 · S1 · Plenary
Item of business
Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc) Bill
The Conservatives welcome the motion warmly. We appreciate that Neil Gerrard's private member's bill in the House of Commons will complement the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. That act properly requires taxi drivers to carry persons who have disabilities and their guide dogs, hearing dogs or assistance dogs. That is of great help to those who have a disability of their hearing or sight and the bill will extend that provision to private hire cars. If the motion is passed, Neil Gerrard's bill will be extended to Scotland. I congratulate Mr Peacock warmly on his decision, precision and concision.
In the same item of business
The Presiding Officer (Sir David Steel):
NPA
The next item is a debate on motion S1M-3211, in the name of Andy Kerr, on the Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc) Bill, which is UK legislation.
The Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services (Peter Peacock):
Lab
I shall explain briefly why we are recommending agreement to a Sewel motion in relation to the Private Hire Vehicles (Carriage of Guide Dogs etc) Bill, which...
Tricia Marwick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP):
SNP
The Parliament is asked yet again to support a Sewel motion on a bill that will amend Scottish legislation. The motion that is before us seeks to amend the C...
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (Lothians) (Con):
Con
The Conservatives welcome the motion warmly. We appreciate that Neil Gerrard's private member's bill in the House of Commons will complement the Disability D...
The Presiding Officer:
NPA
Does Mr Peacock want any more concision?
Peter Peacock:
Lab
I am sure that Parliament will support the motion. It is sad and pathetic that the SNP cannot ditch its constitutional obsessions—not even for the disabled i...