Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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Business Motions

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-7849, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a suspension of standing orders.

I will explain to the Parliament the purpose of suspending standing orders in this case. It is to allow a debate on the Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) (No 3) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/441), which will take place immediately following the stage 1 debate on the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill. Decision time will now be at 5 minutes past 5.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees that for the purposes of allowing up to 30 minutes to debate motion S3M-7841 on Wednesday 2 February 2011, the second and third sentences of Rule 10.4.4 of Standing Orders be suspended.

Motion agreed to.

The next item of business is consideration of another business motion, motion S3M-7846, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revision to today’s business.

The motion has the same purpose as motion S3M-7849 on the suspension of standing orders.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees the following revision to the programme of business for Wednesday 2 February 2011—

delete

5.00 pm Decision Time

and insert

5.05 pm Decision Time

Motion agreed to.