Business Motion
                    
    
        
    
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-07570, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. 
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Tuesday 3 September 2013
2.00 pm 	Time for Reflection
followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by 	Motion of Condolence
followed by 	Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by 	First Minister’s Statement on the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2013-14
followed by 	Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2013-14
followed by 	Business Motions
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.45 pm 	Decision Time
followed by 	Members’ Business
Wednesday 4 September 2013
2.00 pm 	Member’s Oath/Affirmation
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by 	Portfolio Questions
Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth
followed by 	Ministerial Statement: Helicopter Incident
followed by 	Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2013-14 (continuation of debate)
followed by 	Business Motions
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.30 pm 	Decision Time
followed by 	Members’ Business
Thursday 5 September 2013
11.40 am 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am 	General Questions
12.00 pm 	First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm 	Members’ Business
2.30 pm 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm 	Equal Opportunities Committee Debate: Where Gypsy/Travellers Live
followed by 	Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Report on 6th Report 2013, Draft Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies in Scotland 
followed by 	Legislative Consent Motion: High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill – UK Legislation
followed by 	Business Motions
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm 	Decision Time 
Tuesday 10 September 2013
2.00 pm 	Time for Reflection
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by 	Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by 	Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Historic Environment – The Way Forward
followed by 	Business Motions
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm 	Decision Time
followed by 	Members’ Business
Wednesday 11 September 2013
2.00 pm 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm 	Portfolio Questions
Rural Affairs and the Environment
Justice and the Law Officers
followed by	Ministerial Statement: Draft Budget 2014-15
followed by 	Scottish Government Debate: Enterprise Networks
followed by 	Business Motions
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.30 pm 	Decision Time
followed by 	Members’ Business
Thursday 12 September 2013
11.40 am 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am 	General Questions
12.00 pm 	First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm 	Members’ Business
2.30 pm 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm 	Stage 1 Debate: Scottish Independence Referendum Bill
followed by 	Business Motions
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm 	Decision Time
Tuesday 17 September 2013
2.00 pm 	Time for Reflection
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by 	Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by 	Scottish Government Business
followed by 	Business Motions
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm 	Decision Time
followed by	Members’ Business
Wednesday 18 September 2013
2.00 pm 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm 	Portfolio Questions
Health and Wellbeing
followed by 	Scottish Government Business
followed by 	Business Motions
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm 	Decision Time
followed by 	Members’ Business
Thursday 19 September 2013
11.40 am 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am 	General Questions
12.00 pm 	First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm 	Members’ Business
2.30 pm 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm 	Scottish Government Business
followed by 	Business Motions
followed by 	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm 	Decision Time—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.