Plenary, 16 Jan 2003

Meeting date: Thursday, January 16, 2003

Official Report 739KB pdf

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Business Motion

The next item of business is consideration of the business motion, S1M-3767.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) the following programme of business—

Wednesday 22 January 2003

2:30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 3 of Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business—debate on the subject of S1M-3430 Brian Adam: Safety Campaign on Diesel Spills

Thursday 23 January 2003

9:30 am Continuation of Stage 3 of Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motion

2:30 pm Question Time

3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3:30 pm Continuation of Stage 3 of Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business—debate on the subject of S1M-3751 George Lyon: Rural Communities and Renewable Energy

Wednesday 29 January 2003

2:30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 3 of Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

7:00 pm Decision Time

Thursday 30 January 2003

9:30 am Green Party and Scottish Socialist Party Business

followed by Business Motion

followed by Members' Business

2:30 pm Question Time

3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3:30 pm Stage 1 debate on the Budget Bill

followed by Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body's nomination for the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner

followed by Standards Committee motion on changes to the Code of Conduct

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business—debate on the subject of S1M-3766 Murdo Fraser: British Cattle Movement Service

(b) that the Justice 1 Committee reports to the Justice 2 Committee by 20th January 2003 on the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No.2) 2002 and on the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Solicitors in the Sheriff Court) (Amendment No.4) 2002;

and (c) that Stage 2 of the Law Society of Scotland Bill be completed by 28 February 2003.—[Euan Robson.]

Motion agreed to.

Meeting suspended until 14:30.

On resuming—