Business Motion
The next item of business is consideration of motion S1M-1709, in the name of Mr Tom McCabe, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out the business programme.
Members will have noted from today's business bulletin that the Sewel motion on the Culture and Recreation Bill will be taken on Thursday 8 March.
There are two changes to members' business. First, on Wednesday 7 March, the members' debate is on a motion lodged by Marilyn Livingstone, on a strategy to tackle sexual abuse. On Thursday 15 March, members' business is a debate on a motion lodged by George Reid, on national tartan day. Finally, the Conservatives have intimated that the subject of business for the morning of Thursday 8 March from 9.30 am to 11.00 am is criminal justice and that the subject from 11.00 am until 12.30 pm is crisis in the countryside.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees:
(a) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 7 March 2001
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Stage 1 Debate on the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Bill
followed by Financial Resolution in respect of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-1564 Marilyn Livingstone: Strategy to Tackle Sexual Abuse
Thursday 8 March 2001
9.30 am Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Executive Debate on the International Development Bill – UK Legislation
followed by Stage 3 Debate on the Leasehold Casualties (Scotland) Bill
followed by Executive Motion on the Culture and Recreation Bill – UK Legislation
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-1452 Alex Fergusson: Less Favoured Areas
Wednesday 14 March 2001
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Stage 1 Debate on the Housing (Scotland) Bill
followed by Financial Resolution in respect of the Housing (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 15 March 2001
9.30 am Executive Debate on Freedom of Information
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-1670 Mr George Reid: National Tartan Day
and, (b) that the Justice 2 Committee reports to the Justice 1 Committee by 12 March 2001 on the draft Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 and the draft Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 2001; and that the Justice 1 Committee reports to the Justice 2 Committee by 13 March 2001 on the draft Limited Liability Partnerships (Scotland) Regulations 2001.
No member has asked to speak against the motion.
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Can it be confirmed that the Sewel motion will be put only if it is cleared by the relevant committee beforehand?
That is my understanding.
The question is, that motion S1M-1709 be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
Meeting suspended until 14:30.
On resuming—
Before we begin question time, I will respond to the points of order that were raised this morning with the Deputy Presiding Officers about the heating in the chamber. I am afraid that the fathers and brethren who normally occupy the hall do so in the summer and have not experienced the winter here. We have done our best. The heating is up to full pitch and I have asked facilities management to investigate heating for future weeks. I cannot do much more this afternoon, but I repeat the dispensation that the Deputy Presiding Officers gave this morning to allow members to bring outdoor clothing into the chamber. In the meantime, we will proceed with question time, which I hope will generate more light than heat.