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The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-20664, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on changes to business. 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 3 February 2026—
delete
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
and insert
followed by Ministerial Statement: Scotland’s Prison Population
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Ministerial Statement: Scottish Hospitals Inquiry
delete
5.55 pm Decision Time
and insert
6.20 pm Decision Time
(b) Thursday 5 February 2026—
after
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
insert
followed by Financial Resolution: Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill—[Graeme Dey.]
I call Gillian Mackay.
14:46
I want to be clear that the Greens will not oppose the business motion, but I want to raise the late notice of changes and its wider impact. Over the past few weeks, we have had a series of very late decision times, which have impacted those of us with caring responsibilities or other responsibilities at home. I hope that, as we go through the rest of the session, we will remember that we need to take the decisions in a timely manner and remember the impact that late changes have on everybody across the Parliament.
I call the minister.
14:47
On behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, I say to Gillian Mackay that her concerns are noted. I hope that, as a former business manager, she will appreciate that we had to balance a number of asks and pressures in coming to the schedule of business that we have arrived at, and some of those arose quite late in the day. We have to consider a number of pressures when scheduling business. People’s childcare and other responsibilities, particularly when it comes to extended sittings, are always something that we consider—if we are sighted on them, of course. However, Gillian Mackay has given us something else to think about in relation to the moving of business within established timings, and I am sure that the bureau will reflect on that.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees to the following revisions to the programme of business for—
(a) Tuesday 3 February 2026—
delete
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
and insert
followed by Ministerial Statement: Scotland’s Prison Population
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Ministerial Statement: Scottish Hospitals Inquiry
delete
5.55 pm Decision Time
and insert
6.20 pm Decision Time
(b) Thursday 5 February 2026—
after
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
insert
followed by Financial Resolution: Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
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