Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Thursday, November 14, 2013

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Business Motion

Good afternoon, everyone. The first item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-08297, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage 3 consideration of the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill, debate on groups of amendments shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limit indicated, that time limit being calculated from when the stage begins and excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in the stage being called) or otherwise not in progress:

Groups 1 to 4: 40 minutes

Groups 5 to 7: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Groups 8 and 9: 1 hour 45 minutes.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]

Motion agreed to.