Plenary, 03 Feb 2000
Meeting date: Thursday, February 3, 2000
Official Report
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Business Motion
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-489, in the name of Tom McCabe, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau. I ask Iain Smith to move the motion.
I advise members that the business for next Wednesday afternoon will be a ministerial statement on public appointments, followed by a debate on the knowledge economy. I also advise them the topics chosen for debate for Thursday next week are, from 9.30 am until 10.45 am, a debate on enterprise and, from 10.45 am until
12.30 pm, a debate on section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986. I move, That the Parliament agrees a) the following programme of business— Wednesday 9 February 2000
2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Ministerial Statement followed by Executive Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business -Debate on the Subject of S1M 304 Cathy Jamieson: Asylum and Immigration Act
Thursday 10 February 2000
9.30 am Non-Executive Debate on a Motion by the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Question Time 3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time 3.30 pm Stage 3 Debate on the Budget (Scotland) Bill 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business – Debate on the Subject of S1M – 413 Jamie McGrigor: Scottish Scallop Industry
Wednesday 16 February 2000
2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Executive Debate on the Census (Scotland) Order 2000 followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Thursday 17 February 2000
9.30 am Executive Debate on Tourism followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Question Time 3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time 3.30 pm Debate on the
Standards Committee Report on the Code of Conduct
5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business and (b), the following dates by which other committees should make any recommendations on instruments or draft instruments to the lead committee: the Rural Affairs Committee to report to the Health and Community Care Committee by 18 February 2000 on The Food (Animal Products from Belgium) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Order 2000 (SSI 2000/15) and on The Animal Feedingstuffs from Belgium (Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/16) and (c), the following timetables for Bills:
Stage 2 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill be completed by 1 March 2000;
Stage 2 of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill be completed by 6 April 2000.
The question is, that motion S1M-489 be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
Meeting suspended until 14:30.
On resuming—
Before we begin this afternoon's business, and in accordance with our custom, I should like to recognise in the distinguished visitors gallery, and invite members to welcome, the Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition at Westminster, right hon William Hague MP.