Plenary, 03 Nov 2004
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Official Report
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Business Motion
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S2M-1939, in the name of Margaret Curran, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
I inform members, as I have informed business managers this afternoon, that the Executive business next week will be a ministerial statement on smoking, followed by a debate on smoking on Wednesday afternoon, and a debate on fostering on Thursday morning.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Wednesday 10 November 2004
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Executive Business
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 11 November 2004
9.30 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Executive Business
12 noon First Minister's Question Time
2.00 pm Question Time—
Education and Young People, Tourism, Culture and Sport;
Finance and Public Services and Communities;
General Questions
3.00 pm Procedures Committee Debate on its 6th Report 2004: A New Procedure for Members' Bills and on its 7th Report 2004: Timescales and Stages of Bills
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Wednesday 17 November 2004
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 1 Debate on the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Bill
followed by Financial Resolution in respect of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 18 November 2004
9.30 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 1 Debate on the Fire (Scotland) Bill
followed by Financial Resolution in respect of the Fire (Scotland) Bill
12 noon First Minister's Question Time
2.00 pm Question Time—
Environment and Rural Development;
Health and Community Care;
General Questions
3.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 of the Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business—[Ms Margaret Curran.]
Motion agreed to.