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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

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Chamber and committees

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid)

Meeting date: Thursday, October 1, 2020


Contents


Parliamentary Bureau Motion

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Linda Fabiani)

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S5M-22913, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on recess dates. I ask Miles Briggs to move the motion on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees, further to motion S5M-17943 and under Rule 2.3.1, that the parliamentary recess dates of 10 to 25 October 2020 (inclusive) be replaced with 10 to 25 October 2020 (inclusive) with the exception of 15 October 2020, on which date business may be programmed by the Bureau.—[Miles Briggs]

The question on the motion will be put at decision time.