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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

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025


Contents


Business Motion

The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)

The next item is consideration of business motion S6M-18622, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on changes to the business programme. Any member who wishes to speak to the motion should press their request-to-speak button now.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees to the following revisions to the programme of business for—

(a) Tuesday 2 September 2025—

delete

followed by Scottish Government Business

and insert

followed by Ministerial Statement: Tackling the Housing Emergency

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Priorities for Scotland

(b) Wednesday 3 September 2025—

delete

followed by Scottish Government Business

and insert

followed by First Minister’s Statement: Situation in Gaza

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Palestine

delete

5.00 pm Decision Time

and insert

5.15 pm Decision Time

(c) Thursday 4 September 2025—

delete

followed by Scottish Government Business

and insert

followed by Ministerial Statement: Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2024 and the National Mission to Reduce Deaths and Improve the Lives of People Impacted by Drugs

followed by Public Audit Committee Debate: The 2022/23 and 2023/24 Audits of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland—[Jamie Hepburn].

Motion agreed to.